Enterra Insights

JUNE 9, 2020

… When COVID-19 disrupted the delivery of essential goods such as food, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and even toilet paper, virtually everyone gave the supply chain more attention. Patrick Van Hull ( @PatrickVanHull1 ), a thought leader in the Kinaxis Strategy Office, points out, “In July 2005, epidemiologist Dr. Michael T.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 19, 2020

The novel coronavirus outbreak piqued interest in supply chain operations, particularly in the food supply chain. As a result, most employees in the food supply chain were considered essential workers and ensuring their safety became a national priority. food supply chain for future pandemics and national security preparedness.

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Elementum

MARCH 8, 2018

Amazon Prime exploded on the scene in 2005. The truth is that physical storefronts still play a vital role in industries from apparel, to tech, to food and more. Digitizing to bridge sources of information is necessary for companies that want to cut excess from their operations in terms of time, inventory, and materials.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

Process industry leaders–chemical, consumer packaged goods, food/beverage–have greater issues using data, with software usability, and building effective connections to align and build effective relationships with trading partners. How do you manage sourcing in innovation, compare suppliers and collaborate on design.

Supply Chain Software 150

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. When I saw Team Hoyt cross the finish line in 2005, I turned to my now-wife and said “I want to run next year.”

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Elementum

MARCH 8, 2018

Amazon Prime exploded on the scene in 2005. The truth is that physical storefronts still play a vital role in industries from apparel, to tech, to food and more. Digitizing to bridge sources of information is necessary for companies that want to cut excess from their operations in terms of time, inventory, and materials.

Modeling 60

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

The company invested in multiple beauty brands and sold off food products. So, while companies can achieve economies of scale in administration, sales, and logistics, the economies of scale for make, source, and deliver only happen when companies aggressively manage complexity. The results are questionable.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Also note that beauty, consumer packaged goods and food growth is also declining. This was not true in 2000-2005 where eCommerce capabilities by a manufacturer were seen as too competitive to retailers. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. The difference? The difference?

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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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. For example, the Tesco supply chain analytics team has built algorithms that create discount offers for food items nearing the end of their shelf life.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The US produces a lot of corn, but there is still a large part of the population that believes the food versus fuel debate is alive and well! Unlocking growth in this market is married to the concept of unlocking access to inexpensive sugar. This is a myth that again must be debunked through improved education.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Following its acquisition of competitor Maytag in 2005, Whirlpool found itself entering an unprecedented period of growth, at which point the management team recognised the need to continuously optimise its supply chain design and make it more flexible and adaptive to ride out economic fluctuations. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

Inventory Reduction 101

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

As food for thought in the meantime, I want to illustrate how seriously supply chain strategy misalignment can impact your company , using the story of Kmart USA to illustrate some of the possible consequences.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

For years now, we’ve watched the old guard of the packaged-food industry get pummeled as consumers look to fill their grocery carts with trendier items bearing feel-good labels such as “natural” or “sustainably sourced.”. After all, in food and beauty, “organic” has basically become a proxy for “healthy.”

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 3, 2018

Walmart launched this program in 2014, with a commitment to have 70% of its China-sourced export businesses participating in the factory energy efficiency program by the end of 2017. This is part of a global goal to reduce emissions in company operations 18% by 2025.

Resource Reduction 42

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 5, 2017

In the period of 2005-2010 I created research on the topic of demand-driven value networks as an analyst at AMR Research. Streaming data architectures are evolving, and there are few sources of definitive data. I like the work they are doing with food service companies on menus and raw material buying. Reflections.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. Mary Kay @MaryKay Mary Kay has a long history of supply chain innovation, earning accolades as far back as 2004 and 2005.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 27, 2016

The primary consumer and investor of robots in North America, the automotive industry, decreased robot ordering from 41 percent in 2005 to 21 percent in 2014. where does the source code for artificial intelligence come from? The trend for better, smarter robotics is spreading to new industries as well.

Manufacturing Procurement 120

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

SCOTT: Obviously tariffs, if implemented for the long-term, will impact global supply chain strategies—sourcing, nearshoring versus offshoring, etc. In the case of RFID, Walmart’s 2003 edict to its top 100 suppliers that they implement RFID technology by 2005 propelled the technology into the spotlight.

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