Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

The authors of this report noted that manufacturing output fell at second-steepest rate since this survey began in early 2004. At the same time, inventories purchased for Q4-2021 and Q1 consumption are still overflowing warehouse and distribution centers. in March to 46.0

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

The two companies switched positions in 1991, an event which heralded the start of a decade-long decline for Kmart, which ended in bankruptcy in 2002 and led to a subsequent merger with Sears in 2004. Cross-docking operations to reduce the need for warehouse real-estate and resources. Where Did Supply Chain Strategy Fall Down at Kmart?

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Requis

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

I found logistics, hardware logistics, and warehouse planning very interesting. Back then I was working on difficult optimization problems, what I called “multi-stage sequencing” which you have in warehouses. It could be double sourcing, capacity, agility, inventory, and more. This is where I focused my efforts toward my PhD.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

But in only a few years since then, Google’s Books Library project has digitized and scanned books from many more libraries and sources. You will be able to tell where an order is, what orders are in a load, what loads are on which truck, when certain orders will be unloaded or loaded in a warehouse … and so on. iii] [link]. [iv]

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

10 Warehouse Productivity Tips for Reducing Downtime Today! View the full post or view the snippet below: If you are a warehouse manager, you would know that handling warehouse operations is not an easy task. Minimizing downtime and increasing productivity are two things that rank high on a warehouse manager’s to-do list.

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PINC

MARCH 24, 2020

Whether they’ve sent their workforces home to work remotely, scaled back their operations, or scrambled to find alternative supply sources, organizations across all industries are implementing new measures to offset the impacts of COVID-19. Founded in 2004, PINC is a pioneer in digital yard and digital inventory solutions.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Source: Google. I remember speaking a few years ago with Art Mesher, Descartes’ CEO from November 2004 through November 2013, and he attributed the turnaround to Descartes’ shift from a “culture of selling” to a “culture of serving.” Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). Where is Descartes today?

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The cluster approach 1 proposed after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami has been implemented and improved over the years. There are good sources of information about how the system is working and how many people are being served during a crisis. I have listed several of my usual sources below (note that they do have a logistics angle).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Sourcing, manufacturing and consumption models will continue to evolve and the supply chain industry is positioned as a strategic partner to support companies in rationalising future decisions. Today, a dominance of production and sourcing is considered far-sourcing, driven by attractive labour rates in Asia.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 11, 2016

The source of the content is research. We are also more advanced on transportation and warehouse planning than supply chain planning. As shown in Figure 3, while the adoption of SAAS was 5% in 2004 it is currently the deployment preference for the Line of Business Leader. Annually we invest 22% of revenues in building content.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

In 2004, with the evolution of demand sensing applications, the tactical and operational forecasts were both modeled using optimization, but the lack of synchronization of the two forecasts limited the technology adoption. Tactical processes are weekly or monthly, whereas operational processes are weekly or daily.). Traditional Models.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

In 2004, I started to drive La Poste’s expansion outside of Europe. In 2012, Amazon bought KIVA Systems, a maker of robots that service warehouses which kicked off the boom of warehouse automation. Supply chains are a significant source of environmental damage. Supply networks cause 66% of all global emissions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The second presentation given in 2004, shared the results. In 2001, we were in trouble, but in 2004, we had made a lot of progress. We would aggregate the data into a data warehouse and we would then chart it and identify the trends. I do not think that most companies understand the concept or source of profit leakage.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

You have to get the numbers right and you have to translate the S&OP lead-time, inventory, planning bill of materials design implications and sourcing to dozens of different languages used in the roles / departments of a company. Figure 5: User Interface Simulation Examples.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Since 2004 Samsung has also been using the Lean Six Sigma method, which is a management technique aiming at sustained improvement of manufacturing processes through statistical & financial analysis. Automated technology is used to store and retrieve products in high demand, while products in low-flow warehousing are manually processed.

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