Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Seasoned supply chain professionals used the mental model from the recession of 2007 as a guidepost.) Planning taxonomies change to enable the trade-offs between source, make and deliver based on market signals and the design of supply chain flows to enable this shift. Procurement/Buyers Workbench. Bi-Directional Orchestration.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 1, 2022

On average, industries carry 38 more days of inventory than in 2007. The organization with deep manufacturing “roots” automated factories and trucks but did not align make, source, and deliver together. Each plan operates on its own island, and procurement and contract manufacturing are isolated.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. In contrast, other sectors reached unprecedented shortages, including Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Contract Manufacturing, and Retail Home Improvement. The reason?

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2014

A new approach focuses on the way these products are procured. The research explores a new approach to combating drug counterfeiters: devising mitigation strategies based on the way dispensers procure medicines. Counterfeit cures. Agencies such as the Federal Drug Administration in the US work to stop the sale of tainted medications.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. In contrast, other sectors reached unprecedented shortages, including Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Contract Manufacturing, and Retail Home Improvement. The reason?

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. In contrast, other sectors reached unprecedented shortages, including Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Contract Manufacturing, and Retail Home Improvement. The reason?

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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AB&R

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The initiative was officially put on hold in 2007 as a result. The pandemic accelerated the Buy Online Pick Up in Store (BOPIS) model, which accounted for $72 billion in purchases in 2020, having greater inventory accuracy grew ever more important. Ultimately, though, tags were expensive, and the technology was not reliable enough.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.

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QAD

MAY 26, 2021

Founded in 1979, QAD began as a small startup solution working with local companies to address a large gap in complete, integrated business software for manufacturing companies. As manufacturing businesses took their brands globally, we adapted quickly to keep up and our software has adapted as well. Digital Manufacturing.

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AB&R

APRIL 12, 2022

The initiative was officially put on hold in 2007 as a result [2]. The pandemic accelerated the Buy Online Pick Up in Store (BOPIS) model, which accounted for $72 billion in purchases in 2020, having greater inventory accuracy grew ever more important. Opportunities for manufacturing. Why try again now? HAVE QUESTIONS?

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

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. Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand.

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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. For the CFO, end-to-end is a focus on transactional flows like order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. I watch in amusement. Be Careful on Customer Service Automation.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In this second Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S. Today, China based EV automakers and suppliers have notable cost advantages in materials sourcing, production and labor costs. unionized auto companies. Thus, some U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. The Company has a checkered past. The Path Forward.

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Unleashed

JULY 11, 2021

Sustainability certifications help consumers identify whether or not a product or manufacturer is sustainable. Across Europe, EPDs are routinely factored into personal and corporate level purchasing and supply chain management decisions. Animal welfare certifications are important for food manufacturers.

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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

APRIL 26, 2018

In attendance are manufacturing representatives from BASF, BerryGlobal, Corning, Covestro, Grace, Evonik, Intel, Monsanto, and Smith’s Detection. Technologists and manufacturers working together to try to define multi-tier processes to redefine B2B. Stuck, only 10% of manufacturers are driving improvement. (90%

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Raw Material Tracking Traceability from the raw materials stage through the consumer tracking stage enables lean manufacturing and gains in productivity. This involves collecting data on the source of each material, including the country of origin, the supplier, and the conditions under which it was produced.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” A common issue in financially-driven companies is the heavy utilization of manufacturing assets past reasonable limits throwing the supply chain out of balance. Background. These are natural shock absorbers.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. Companies tripped over themselves to build ecommerce portals, and one-click purchasing grew in relevance.

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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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Talking Logistics

MARCH 9, 2017

With digital business-to-business (B2B) enhancements, industrial manufacturers can find prospective customers, research new suppliers, alert buyers to shipping delays and foster deeper trading partner relationships. Third, any changes required in the ERP system usually require resources that are already backlogged with unfulfilled requests.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Decision intelligence delivers early and immediate access to data and trends, driven by artificial intelligence and forward-looking predictive analysis and with a middleware layer capable of abstracting multiple sources of data to provide a single, unified view, and all of it delivered with a natural language interface.” 9 June 2023. [8]

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Founded in 2007, Rotterdam based Flo Group specializes in Oracle focused logistics software support and deployment services capabilities. Rockville, Maryland based OCR specializes in content and services related to export compliance and controlled commodities, denied party screening, license procurement and product classification services.

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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 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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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 24, 2015

Businesses must decide which routes to use, where to manufacture products, and whether to employ the use of a third party logistics provider. In fact, the EPA asserts that up to 40% of “tossed” computers were recycled in 2013, which has risen significantly from a startling 18% in 2007. Reuse Encourages Competition in Manufacturing.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2020

There have been eight official recessions (including the one that began in December 2007) in the last 50 years. Demand has been ravaged, there have been extensive disruptions to manufacturing supply chains, and a financial crisis is already underway.” ”[5]. This recession is different.

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KEPLER Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Non-updated product sheets in ERP (purchase price, MOQ, Incoterm,…) resulting in non-compliant supplier orders . However, it is essential to react quickly in order to prevent harmful effects due to the overload of the operational system (Véronneau and Cimon, 2007) and also to preserve a certain agility in for the Supply Chain.

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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. Here I share what I believe that this means for the market.

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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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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 11, 2020

When leading economists start talking about a drop in manufacturing comparable to the start of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, you can be sure that the world’s leading industries are in for a torrid few months. The US and many Western producers source most of their APIs from China. The Auto Industry. Electronics.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts. The rise of China in the past decade coincided with a global economic boom after the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It firmly cemented China as the world’s manufacturing hub. The Rise and Rise of China. So, the inevitable will happen.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 2, 2012

Acquisitions of Emptoris and Demandtec expanded sourcing and pricing portfolios while the new version of IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus XE further enhances supply chain network capabilities. Matrix Commerce extends beyond the sales and customer focus to include management and optimization of supporting sourcing and supply chain facets.

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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

OCTOBER 19, 2015

China is not only an attractive market in terms of sourcing and manufacturing but also for the sale of goods due to the rapid growth of its middle class. Companies that have already got a manufacturing base in China are not necessarily at an advantage, as Bugaboo’s story illustrates. Distribution in China takes a detour.

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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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