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A New Red Wagon?

Supply Chain Shaman

Let’s take a look at the world of the chemical manufacturer. Orbit Chart of Dow Chemical and BASF for the Period of 2006-2016 and Performance Data for the Chemical Industry. Performance Data for the Chemical Industry for 2006-2016. In my fifteen-year tenure as an analyst, I have not encountered such an open audience.

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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. Each year at Supply Chain Insights , we study the progress of public companies in manufacturing, retail and distribution sectors. A Look at History.

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Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Supply Chain Shaman

“The idea of the value chain is based on the process view of organizations, the idea of seeing a manufacturing (or service) organisation as a system, made up of subsystems each with inputs, transformation processes and outputs. ” Institute for Manufacturing, 2013. __. Tipping points are fascinating to watch.

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Mining Supply Chain Data for Insights

Supply Chain Shaman

These are mainly North American-based manufacturers, distributors and retailers.) For example, Johnson & Johnson spans multiple industries (pharmaceutical, medical device and household products manufacturing industries). At Supply Chain Insights, we have been actively working in our own mine sweeping project. Technology Shifts.

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2006, they made a decision to implement a supply chain planning solution. Manufacturing is designed and planned in isolation. Integration with manufacturing systems to understand actual run times and Operating Efficiency (OEE). Manufacturing. Manufacturing programs are implemented as standalone programs.

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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part IV: Data Analysis, Wearables, and the Cloud

GlobalTranz

Powered by an increasing number of connected devices via the Internet of Things , automated data entry is empowering usable data and allowing more companies to replace legacy systems or integrate new technologies with existing systems. Think about the grocery stores that have implemented self-check-out registers.

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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

Orbit Chart for Kimberly-Clark and P&G for the Period of 2006-2015. Orbit Chart of Colgate for the Period of 2006-2015. They got good at Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and tied the output to decisions on what to make in contract manufacturing. Item complexity is taking a toll. A similar pattern exists for Colgate.