Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Ford has elected to partner with South Korean based battery manufacturer SK Innovation , in building and the joint operating of three battery production facilities, two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee. Both of these U.S. states support to right-to-work laws that make it very difficult for labor unions to organize workers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

On Monday, November 27th, Logility announced the purchase of privately-held Halo Business Intelligence. With annual revenues of 16-44$M, in the period of 1997-2007, the Company returned to its parent to become a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software in 2007. In general, solution innovation lags the industry.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 14, 2015

ERP systems are designed to integrate transactions from finance, human resources, procurement, operations, sales and marketing, logistics, and other functions in a firm. They have been touted as the key to manufacturing excellence and supply chain integration… But what is the real ROI on ERP system implementation?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Open Source Technologies (Examples include Hadoop, Spark, Kafka). Localized manufacturing. Shipment and manufacturing of the unit of one. … a group of energized innovators. … a group of energized innovators. In retrospect, the 1990s were an exceptional time of innovation impacts on productivity.

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

It hasn’t been too long ago that a typical consumer products manufacturer rep would replicate last year’s plan, make any adjustments for an account’s expanded stores, new markets, or new product launches, and dub it the new current year forecast. It was a tedious effort, but, overall, rather easy. Ah, those were the days! Just a nuisance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. In our recent analysis of supply chains that are “working well” , we find higher performance when companies have source, make and deliver reporting to the supply chain organization. The period of 2007-2008 was the great recession.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

Lockdown of cities and manufacturing plants have significantly impacted many industries’ supply chains. Innovation and supplier management calls for cloud-based integrated systems between partners and advanced predictive models. This challenge has contributed to the slowdown or cessation of production in some sectors (e.g. Olhager, J.,

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2015

in an effort to streamline its supply chain as it prepared to ramp up manufacturing…UPS said last year it would set up a logistics center in Londonderry, N.H., When I started my career at Motorola in the early 90s, I worked in a group called People Reaching Out for Innovation in Semiconductor Manufacturing, or PRISM for short.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

I remember December 2007 like yesterday. While the macroeconomic signals trigger market downturns, to meet Wall Street expectations, manufacturers usually push products into the market. Purchases in the center store of the grocery store are in decline, and apparel tastes are shifting. They are not. Reflection.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

I am a manufacturing gal by training. While traditional supply chain processes evolved from functional excellence definitions for source, make and deliver from the inside-out; to make the digital pivot and become more market-driven, companies need to define new supply chain processes outside-in. What drives my passion? Bio-engineering?

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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. ADVA Optical Networking is being honored for the end-to-end supply chain solution with which it has secured strategic advantages. Segmentation.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

It says it will do that by “clarifying retail career paths, better pre-employment training, more innovative and relevant on-the-job and supplemental training and credentials that employers will accept for advancement.” Sources: “Annual Financials for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.” Decades in the Making. marketwatch.com.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Over the years, various methodologies have emerged to address this need, including lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and the integration of both known as Lean Six Sigma (LSS). In this blog, we’ll delve into the integrated Lean Six Sigma approach, exploring its benefits, deployment models, moreover the implications for SMEs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” While many think that solutions with a common name—technologies purchased from a common vendor—are integrated, often the situation in the market is vastly different.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

To drive progressive change, I think that we need to rethink supply chain basics and unlearn from the past while driving process innovation. Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. Let’s Start With a Discussion on Inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

To drive progressive change, I think that we need to rethink supply chain basics and unlearn from the past while driving process innovation. Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. Let’s Start With a Discussion on Inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

To drive progressive change, I think that we need to rethink supply chain basics and unlearn from the past while driving process innovation. Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. Let’s Start With a Discussion on Inventory.

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FLEXE

MARCH 22, 2018

Amazon continued to expand and innovate its reach. And brick-and-mortar storefronts continued to hang up their hats and lock their doors—more so than during 2007’s recession. For many, purchasing everyday items comes down to convenience. Ready, Set, Innovate. online shopping day in history. In fact, U.S.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

How will the move affect manufacturing for Foxconn? takeover of Nikko Cordial in 2007 and General Electric’s purchase of Japan Leasing in 1999 for US $6.9B. As in Sharp’s case, state-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) was seen as a frontrunner to save the ailing Japanese electronics group.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. How much do we love freight innovation? Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

It has been forecasted that by 2040, approximately 95% of all purchases will be facilitated by ecommerce. It was the world’s largest VC firm in 2007 with over $20 million in assets during the year. Product sourcing. Product sourcing is the process of purchasing or creating products that you can sell.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

VTech drove significant improvement in operating margin through the recession of 2007-2009 and then drove improvement in both inventory margin and operating margin for the period of 2010-2012 with some regression in the period of 2013-2015. The North American operation is the top manufacturer in the US cordless market.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Deere & Company (brand name John Deere) is famed for the manufacture and supply of machinery used in agriculture, construction, and forestry, as well as diesel engines and lawn care equipment. One of the world’s largest manufacturers of computer chips, Intel needs little introduction. Deere & Company.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 13, 2016

Deere & Company (brand name John Deere) is well known for the manufacture and supply of machinery used in agriculture, construction, and forestry, as well as diesel engines and lawn care equipment. One of the world’s largest manufacturers of computer chips, Intel needs little introduction. Deere & Company.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The S&OP Pulse Check 2015 suggests S&OP practitioners are left behind in confusion: 62% of respondents think there is not enough innovation in S&OP systems. 64% think there is not enough coordinated innovation in S&OP processes. I have purchased the E-Book myself and truly enjoyed it. .

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Vinculum

JANUARY 18, 2023

Founded: October 2007. The organisation’s goal was to establish itself as the go-to resource for finding innovative businesses from India. Hyperpure, a one-stop procurement service run by Zomato, provides restaurant partners with excellent nutrition and kitchenware. Cr in 2018, are Zivame’s primary source of revenue.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Meanwhile, turbulence is the norm for manufacturing supply chains. When the recession of 2019-2020 happens, the whiplash will be higher than the 2007 recession. Innovators need to define business cases. Bottom line, we have stalled innovation in the supply chain planning market. I watch in amusement. What needs to happen?

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KEPLER Consulting

APRIL 9, 2018

Cloud manufacturing is the concept that reflects the idea of a smart factory, that is, the collaboration of advanced production models with cloud computing technology to achieve computer-based and service-oriented production. X industry possible, opening up new possibilities for innovative applications and processes. Haniff, D.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

He a sought-after author, having written both best-selling books and timely pieces in Industry Week Manufacturing Network and Supply Chain Management Group. His works remain expansive—from procurement through reverse logistics and even facilities management for the supply chain itself. . Steve Banker. and abroad. John Monarch.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 7, 2021

The main source of new diseases in recent decades has been large-scale contact with wild animals. They explain, “When Chinese factories shut down early in the pandemic, it sent shock waves through supply chains everywhere — and made businesses and governments reconsider their reliance on the world’s manufacturing powerhouse.”

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