The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

We are pleased to bring back in 2021 our fire-side chat column with key people in the supply chain industry. Starting out as a Marketing Intern in Adelaide, Australia for a Fielders Steel Roofing, my international studies lead to an opportunity to work in Singapore in 2005. Family reasons relocated me to Bangkok in 2011. .

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RFgen

MARCH 13, 2023

In this comprehensive guide, we will explore JD Edwards barcode software, its history, advantages, best practices, industry-specific applications, and real-life case studies. In its early days, the software company focused on developing accounting software for IBM’s mid-range computers, which were popular in the manufacturing industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

It ceased to exist in 2005 when it merged with 1Sync. The solution solved a relevant industry issue. In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The widely-held view was that the e-procurement market would fuel the next generation of marketplace applications.

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Resilinc

JULY 25, 2023

Sidney has over three decades of global direct and indirect procurement and supplier management experience. As Head of Procurement at Harman International to VP of Global Supply Chain Management at Aptiv, we learned about this supply chain thought leader’s extensive experience in the world of supply chain and procurement.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 4, 2024

Growth accelerated in the intermediate goods sector which is an important leading indicator for industry supply networks. Report authors additionally noted that India manufacturing employment growth rose “ to one of the greatest extents since data collection started in March 2005.” up from the 51.4 reading reported for April and a 51.1

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In his first week in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in America by All of America’s Workers, launching a whole-of-government initiative to strengthen the use of federal procurement to support American manufacturing.”[1] Procurement must also be considered.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2023

Spirit , which was spun off from Boeing in 2005, is a key supplier to both major aircraft manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus. This rejection was noted by Reuters as sending a shockwave through the industry. On Thursday of last week, Spirit suspended all production operations.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

At that time, pollution wasn’t mentioned by economics scholars, that’s why pollution caused by industries was not part of economic discussions. After recognizing the importance of pollution within the economic systems, a tax was suggested for environmental pollution caused by industries (EM Ojo). 1995, April 12). 181 part B).

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Turvo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As an innovator in customer service across multiple industries, this market giant has forever transformed the face of retail as it is known today. Thanks to the Amazon Effect, innovative supply chain strategies and state-of-the-art technological deployment have become the norm rather than the exception among industry leaders. .

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Jaggaer

JUNE 23, 2020

For more on pharmaceutical procurement, register for our upcoming webinar. Furthermore, analyses of the industry, like IMS Health reports, show a change in companies’ portfolio distribution. From 2005 to 2015, most companies expanded their portfolio with at least 25% of total revenue coming from Asia Pacific and emerging markets.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

defense industry tends to follow a waterfall-phased lifecycle development approach beginning at the concept level and concluding at the subsystem/component level. Research suggests that up to 80 percent of the total cost of a product is ‘locked in’ by the procurement organization during this early engineering concept and design.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

He was joined by Youness Taghrichte, Head of Procurement at Attijariwafa Bank, together with Richard Hogg, VP Northern Europe, JAGGAER, and Javier Lopez, Senior Value Engineer, JAGGAER. At the same time banks have to invest in new technology to ‘reinvent the industry’,” Carande said. You can view a full recording of the webinar here.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 29, 2016

The lack of a common definition of the use of ‘research’ by industry analysts, bloggers, and consortia muddies the market. This research, released in 2005, gives a compelling view of a metrics hierarchy. I believe this did great damage to the industry. Tight Integration of Planning to ERP Improves Outcomes.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

As transportation management solutions automate the processes of procuring carriers, planning truckloads and determining optimal routes, the result is a huge productivity boost. Humans will always be at the heart of the logistics industry, but advanced technology makes their lives easier and their organizations more efficient.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2015

To ensure your leadership team is up-to-speed on the current market conditions, consider the following actions: DO: Be a student of your industry and create/distribute a monthly or quarterly update internally (trends, challenges, etc.). When we are managing a procurement event for a customer, the project will kick-off with a discovery call.

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EcoVadis

JULY 25, 2017

The Hong Kong government and the industries have been working towards a number of initiatives in enhancing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Green Procurement Initiative by the Hong Kong Government. Green procurement has been practiced by the Hong Kong Government since early 2000s. Climate Action Plan 2030+.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The USA says it intends to reduce emissions by 26-28 percent below its 2005 level by 2025 , trying hard for the upper limit. He holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. Amazon’s trucking fleet is expanding rapidly; it launched in 2005 with the purchase of thousands of trailers used to shift goods between fulfillment centers.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 24, 2015

billion, which if it happens, would be another large deal in the third-party logistics (3PL) industry since December (see, for example, FedEx acquisition of GENCO and XPO Logistics acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle ). For related commentary, see Is the 3PL Industry Becoming Barbell Shaped? and Convergence is the Word for 3PLs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

The product naming convention changed to Demand Sensing (DS) in 2005. As shown in Figure 1, demand and supply volatility is the largest issue for the supply chain leader across industries. Traditionally E2open sold to the procurement organization. Its first customers were Campbell’s Soup and Procter & Gamble.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Bloomberg , it its reporting indicated that this was the first time the company had missed analyst holiday sales projections since 2005. While Apple’s iPhone shipments declined only 15 percent, the industry feeling is that 2023 will present continued market headwinds as global consumers continue to be economically distressed.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

percent year over year, representing the first quarterly revenue decline in nearly four years, as well as the first time the company had missed analyst holiday sales projections since 2005. For the all-important fiscal Q1 2022 holiday fulfillment quarter, Apple reported total quarterly revenue down 5.5

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics. Fredrick Taylor, who wrote The Principles of Scientific Management in 1911 and is considered the father of industrial engineering, focused his early research on how to improve manual loading processes. History of Supply Chain Management: Roots.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The move into process industries went badly and scalability issues plagued many of the deployments. The focus was on automating procurement. i2 Technologies acquisition of Intertrans Logistics Solutions (ITLS) in 1998 or Oracle’s acquisition of GLOG in 2005 are also exceptions. However, the company had issues.

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 7, 2015

In case you weren’t able to make it to Paris, here’s a summary of the insights and discussion from this excellent panel procurement and sustainability leaders: Jeroen Wegkamp. CPO / Director Procurement & Chair in Railsponsible. Chief Procurement Officer. NS – Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Fréderic Niola.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

The Internet’s large-scale global penetration has spawned an increasingly large number of technology and web-savvy consumers, creating a huge opportunity for both industrial manufacturers and their end customers. Robotics have been in the manufacturing industry since the 1950s.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Listening to him reminded me of the fun we had starting up the first ever company to produce supply market intelligence focused on the procurement space. Today, Beroe is the most successful procurement intelligence company, and continues to lead the pack in this space. We were astounded to discover that the ratio was 1 to 105.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Supply Chain Excellence as defined by a methodology whereall companies are put into a spreadsheet and compared across industries is meaningless. Dave joined Campbell Soup Company in 2005 after a 24-year career in product supply at Procter & Gamble. We also believe that it needs to be based upon their peer group.

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Aera Technology

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Many forecasts from thought leaders and industry experts pertain to technologies such robotic process automation, or RPA, geared to automate relatively simple tasks like data entry and order processing. These include ERP, CRM and systems for procurement, supplier and warehouse management and manufacturing.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. Procurement costs. There is also the question of ethical procurement and purchasing to consider. . Ethical Procurement and Corporate Responsibility.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Some of the recommendations I made to the group are discussed here in this blog, and published in the latest edition of Industrial Biotechnology journal. All of the individuals we met with were willing to support our work and eager to find ways to support further growth of the bioproducts industry.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 22, 2011

Recently, Chinese authorities launched a national wide campaign to fight against the lead pollution of the battery industry in China. People which live within the industrial zones were then quick to take personal initiative to go for health checks, and more serious case were being discovered especially in children.

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FLEXE

APRIL 12, 2017

Keeping up with industry titans has forced retailers of all sizes to improve online shopping experiences—because it all plays a role in completing a purchase. In 2005, department stores alone sold $60 billion in apparel; in 2015, it was half with nearly $28 billion shifting to online retailers like Amazon. Wal-Mart’s sales hit $13.5

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Industries. Industries. Industrial Manufacturing. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Aerospace and Defense. Automotive.

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EC Sourcing Group

MAY 30, 2019

If you want stakeholders to buy in to your procurement process you may need to ask some “dumb” questions. Amazon Prime was started in 2005 but really took off in the last 5 years. If you are a procurement professional, it is certain that you will be asked to source products or services that haven’t existed previously.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Advance Auto Parts @AdvanceAuto The auto parts industry is driven by speed, as independent garages can’t afford to wait for parts they need to repair their customers’ vehicles. Mary Kay @MaryKay Mary Kay has a long history of supply chain innovation, earning accolades as far back as 2004 and 2005.

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