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A Manufacturing Day Look Into the Future: Sustainable and Digital

QAD

Manufacturing Day is all about paving the way for the next generation to see themselves in our field and sustain manufacturing into the future. Around the US, companies and schools are collaborating to give students a peek into our exciting world of modern manufacturing. The Next Generation of Manufacturing.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. We started the pandemic with twenty-one more days of inventory than we had in 2007. September 2021-March 2022. Rebuilding.

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When It Comes to Planning, Please Vote with Ike!

Supply Chain Shaman

On average, industries carry 38 more days of inventory than in 2007. To understand this point, I contrast the results of the Gartner Top 25 Award Winners published in 2022 (last week) against their peer group from 2012 to 2021. Comparison of Business Results to Peer Group of the 2022 Gartner Top 25 Winners. Is this leadership?

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech September 8 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Our prior full edition of this column was published on July 14 and featured news related to global battery manufacturer Panasonic and warehouse services start-up Flexe. The company was recently ranked number 159 in the 2022 Inc. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Mistake #5.

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Winning strategies for distributors and manufacturers during an economic downturn

EazyStock

What the last recession taught us An article from McKinsey & Company (2022) analyzed the performance of about 40 publicly traded distribution companies during the 2007-2009 recession. The post Winning strategies for distributors and manufacturers during an economic downturn appeared first on.

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Promo Industry Can Take a Punch, Stand Ready for the Next Blow

QAD

For the 10 years between 2007 and 2017, the promotional products businesses grew steadily. Unlike the decade prior, it was not pricing disruptions, but rather decreased manufacturing that led to major supply chain disruptions and lack of inventory availability. The First Blow — Tariffs and Fluctuating Prices.