Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 20, 2013

ADVA Optical Networking, a Meiningen based manufacturer of telecommunication equipment focusing on fiber-optic transmission technology, is the winner of the Supply Chain Management Award 2013. The Supply Chain Management Award 2013 was presented at the inaugural Exchainge – the Supply Chainers’ Convention in Frankfurt on June 18, 2013.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

billion between 2006 and 2012 to fight Malaria in Africa that kills 600,000 annually.    First, as more pharmaceutical companies are purchasing ingredients or importing drugs from various developing countries, these suppliers or contract manufacturers can eventually develop counterfeit drugs. 

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EMERGE App

JANUARY 1, 2020

World exports of manufactured goods increased from US$ 8 trillion in 2006 to US$ 11 trillion in 2016. Developing countries make up the bulk of suppliers and manufacturers today. They have a comparative economic advantage: lower wage costs, specialized design and manufacturing skills, and a finely-tuned supply chain.

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Freightos

MAY 10, 2015

I threw in a healthy dose of interesting (globalization, shipping trends and the business of logistics), a dash of history (the evolution of longitude), a sprinkle of next generation manufacturing (lean manufacturing) and some great company success stories (FedEx, Walmart. Ever hear of Lean Manufacturing? Got some suggestions?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

Orbit Chart for Kimberly-Clark and P&G for the Period of 2006-2015. 19 average) and 3 times better ROIC for the period (33% versus P&G’s 11%), note that none of these three household products companies made progress on supply chain excellence in the period of 2013-2015. Orbit Chart of Colgate for the Period of 2006-2015.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 28, 2023

After taking over the reins as CEO of Ford in 2006, he famously transformed a culture with deep-rooted divisional fiefdoms that hindered communication, reporting, efficiency and agility into a new era of quality, efficiency and innovation. The prop rods all looked different.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. We studied this pre and post-recession.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The orbit chart in Figure 1, shows the relative rate of improvement at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin for the period of 2006-2017. Orbit Chart for Rockwell Automation at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2017. Ernest Nicolas joined Rockwell Automation in 2006.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The orbit chart in Figure 1, shows the relative rate of improvement at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin for the period of 2006-2017. Orbit Chart for Rockwell Automation at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2017. Ernest Nicolas joined Rockwell Automation in 2006.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. More types of goods are traded economically, and much manufacturing is transferring to developing economies. Two books on McLean are published in 2006, marking the 50th anniversary of the first commercial intermodal container service. 0 TEUs 0 meters long. 0 TEUs 0 meters long.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

How Can USMTO Reports Help Drive Manufacturing Sales and your Bottom Line? The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). Who is Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT)? What is the USMTO Data Report?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. More types of goods are traded economically, and much manufacturing is transferring to developing economies. Two books on McLean are published in 2006, marking the 50th anniversary of the first commercial intermodal container service. Did You Know That …. Did You Know That ….

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 5, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. In 2006 the analyst community predicted that gap between the Best of Breed (BOB) WMS and ERP WMS has narrowed significantly and it was just matter of time before the ERP vendors caught up with the BOB vendors (1). December 2013. November 2013. September 2013. August 2013.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

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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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 25, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. That said, the "Ariba on the bid block" has been now a since-2006 story ever since Oracle kicked up some serious acquisition dust during the Peoplesoft, JD Edwards, Siebel years. December 2013. November 2013. September 2013. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2015

This is clearly illustrated in DAT Hot Market Maps, below, for July 2013, 2014 and 2015. Compare last month to the extreme pressure of July 2014 or even the more typical scenario of July 2013. It is typically a slow month, but demand fell even more than usual, so it is below 2013 levels for the first time this year.

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Elementum

AUGUST 11, 2016

CEO Elon Musk, whose original “Master Plan” was unveiled ten years ago in 2006, initially mapped out blueprints for autonomous electric cars and energy storage. Around 14,547M tons worth of cargo was in transit in 2013, accounting for 73% of cargo delivered that year. Overview of Trucking in the U.S. Untapped Markets.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The 2006 SAFE Port Act required the Secretary of the Treasury to oversee an interagency initiative to establish a “single portal system,” to be known as the “International Trade Data System.” Global Trade Global Trade Management Regulations Sustainability This Week in News 2006 SAFE Port Act Ben Cubitt C.H.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Note in Figure 1 that BASF drove great improvement in the period of 2009-2013, but then slowed in 2014-2015. Orbit Chart of Supply Chain Performance at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2015. I worked in Hong Kong for 4 years during 2009 to 2013. Ralf’s Insights.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 7, 2017

Fuel cell patents were in second place, with 1024 (a 27% jump from 2013), followed by wind patents (623), and hybrid/electric vehicle patents (521). Biofuels patents (230) were in the fifth position. Source: CEPGI. Another interesting example comes from Solidia Technologies, Inc.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I followed his journey during the period of 2006-2011, and wanted to check in with him to gain his insights on the selection of VTech as a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire research. Orbit Chart of VTech for the Period of 2006-2015 at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns . Slowly, my process thinking evolved.

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AFFLINK

MAY 17, 2017

As a 2013 UNLV paper points out: “One of the biggest challenges with information technology at the Four Queens and the Venetian/Palazzo is the poor flow of information which ultimately affects areas of the hotel’s supply chain in areas of costs, flexibility, and delivery of goods and services. Logistics Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

One of my favorite speeches, over this fifteen year tenure, was listening to Alan Greenspan at the AMR Research IT conference in November 2006. He discussed the adoption of the steam engine and the electric motor in the manufacturing sector. At the time, Alan was frail. He spoke from a chair in a stilted voice with an uneven tempo.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The food and drinks manufacturer and owner of brands including Lay’s, Duyvis and Quaker has been using that ERP system since 1 November 2013. Quaker Oats has only been part of PepsiCo since 2001 and Duyvis since 2006. We’ve been able to manufacture, supply and invoice as normal since day one. Inheritance. Critical path.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

We are currently working with Arizona State University (ASU) to use advanced operations research techniques to understand the patterns in our database of 52 supply chain financial ratios for the period of 2006-2013. Soluble coffee manufacturing is hugely asset intensive with important capital expenditure plant infrastructure.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

MAY 2, 2014

In November 2013, a German lawmaker met with Mr. Edward Snowden in Moscow to assist investigations into alleged U.S. Shorrock 2013).  product adultration, child labor, environmental law violations) associated with outsourcing and with contract manufacturers in general (Sodhi and Tang 2012). surveillance. Shorrock, T.

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