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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The traditional manufacturing job defined the middle class. Each time, I turn on the channel, manufacturing jobs frame the global debate.

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Supply chain software demands continual attention

Supply Chain Movement

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. Google-level.

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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

If you are a retailer, manufacturer, or distributor, the day-to-day moves in the Dow neither drive nor necessarily reflect the day-to-day operations of your business. 2006-2009 I did a Ph.D. Today we face a comparable optimism and belief in Big Data and Manufacturing 3.0. Read More ». on Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization.