GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps. IoT makes use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips that “talk” to each other.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P. remains unclear.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined. The Global Manufacturing Output sub-index reportedly dropped to a contraction value of 48.5 Manufacturing Indices.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives on reported November 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report for November 2022, a composite index produced by J.P. Commenting on the October data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. slipping 0.6

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. Can you help us with what you see in the data?”

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

While global supply chain wide pressures have eased considerably, the data points to a number of warning signs that would suggest added contraction in the months to come. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. in April to 58.7 value in April to 58.2 value in April.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Manufacturers are Now Selling Directly to Consumers. Retailers can no longer have their heads in the sand, but neither can consumer products manufacturers. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. What does this mean?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

I also think that Quintiq’s leadership in concurrent planning to solve new problems is promising, especially in the design of transportation and inventory flows. For example, we discovered that transportation and duties are 5x the expense of labor and overhead. Is it duties, or is it transportation? Go slow and be clear.

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QAD

JUNE 14, 2022

based electric vehicle and autonomous technology company founded in 2009, cleared GM’s $87 billion and Ford’s $80 billion market caps when they went public in 2021 with a market value of more than $100 billion. . Monetizing Data. New automotive tech giants are flying past traditional automakers. Here are their top 5 strategies. .

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In line with prevailing economic forecasting, readers should anticipate continued uncertainty of global markets and the actual likelihood of various regional economic and manufacturing recession conditions in the coming year. By all accounts, there remain a lot of uncertainties and many potential downside risks. Global Economic Themes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 26, 2012

When you run the graphs, there is marked difference for these companies that begins to appear in 2009. To minimize costs, supply chain teams of manufacturing leaders have designed the value network to absorb this volatility. With the rising costs of commodities and transportation, reducing ROA can often increase operating margin.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

More data points this week confirming what we already know: demand for freight transportation is weak, which is leading carriers to cut back on capacity. Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 a solution provider that facilitates the drop-shipping process between manufacturers and retailers.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

You get on the M25 and before long you have a front seat view of the biggest transportation challenge facing companies in England and many other countries around the world: traffic congestion. UPS To Launch On-Demand 3D Printing Manufacturing Network. Mention the M25 to anyone there and you get the same reaction: Ugh! highway system.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. « Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future | Main | Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry » Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support. These 3 master data elements contributed to almost 50-60% of planning issues.

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RFgen

JUNE 16, 2016

Investigations showed that one main cause of the loss in revenue was that less than half of deliveries arrived on time, driving up costs, and over 50% of their supply chain budget went to outsourcing delivery to third party transportation services, leading to cost inflation. Plant in Columbia, South Carolina in 2009.

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RFgen

JUNE 16, 2016

Investigations showed that one main cause of the loss in revenue was that less than half of deliveries arrived on time, driving up costs, and over 50% of their supply chain budget went to outsourcing delivery to third party transportation services, leading to cost inflation. Plant in Columbia, South Carolina in 2009.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I then went on to work as a ‘shipper’, for a swiss confectionary manufacturer and then a global IT distributor. After selling the business in 2009, I went on to work for a leading US Chemical company and then a global 3PL. After selling the business in 2009, I went on to work for a leading US Chemical company and then a global 3PL.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 28, 2023

I often found myself in windowless rooms, basements or chilly server rooms wrangling data or writing code. Once Mulally brought divisional leaders together to a conference room to look at a pile of hood prop rods for the various cars and trucks that Ford manufactures. The prop rods all looked different.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 26, 2013

New Vehicle Routing Activity Tool and Enhanced iPhone Functionality, Highlight Latest Version of Roadnet Transportation Suite. According to the press release, “SCS total revenue increased 5%, driven by higher operating revenue, partially offset by lower subcontracted transportation revenue. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 0.1%

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this update, we focus on our fifth prediction which is focused on global transportation and logistics services sectors. 2023 Prediction Five: Global Wide Transportation, Logistics and Brokerage Services Sectors Will Face a Challenging Year With Significant Consequences. Scale matters, tech matters, and now, data science matters. ”.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

The Sustainable Freight Action plan released by California governor Jerry Brown outlines a long-term 2050 vision and guiding principles for California’s future freight transportation system. I find five common definitions: Tight Integration of Transactional and Planning Data. As seen in the chart below from the Commerce Dept.,

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2016

For forwarders, just as the 2009 financial crisis ended, another crisis began. Shippers are getting better visibility into freight forwarding right across the value chain of Quoting > Booking > Transporting > Delivery > Billing. We asked Phil to elaborate on these catalysts, and more importantly, their impact.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Managing adverse weather conditions is part and parcel of transportation planning. There is growing interest in incorporating weather forecast data from a variety of sources into supply chain planning. The raw data flows to Walgreens’ Centralized Security Operations Center. Watching the weather is one option.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. What is Green Supply Chain Management : Green Supply Chain Management is all about delivering products and services from suppliers, manufacturers to end customers through material flow, information flow and cash flow in the context of environment. Automotive. Financial Services.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 29, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. Today, manufacturing companies have adopted software in major part of their supply chain. Also its light weight makes it a very useful hand held computer on which the shop floor employees can view real time data and reports. Automotive. Communication Services. Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 24, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. Similarly errors can occur in master data area that affects SNP and PPDS planning. Similarly possible errors in terms of master and transactional data can be considered based on the past experience or thought through. Automotive. Communication Services. Financial Services.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

It is one of those high-end brands with global recognition, and to my surprise, the manufacturer’s own website did not have any stock and no indication on when it would be available. Data cleansing and data robustness. I recently changed continents and realized that my favorite hair styler wouldn’t work in the U.S.,

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 19, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. This one is from my experience in implementation of Baroda-Ahmedabad-KalolGas pipeline (BAKPL) ; a Gujarat state government project for transporting natural gas. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009.

Asset Management 29

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. Slotting, Yard Management, Labor management, transportation management, Returns Management, Reporting, Enhanced Task Interleaving, etc. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. The resulting solution set focuses on master data management, demand planning and replenishment management systems, and the sequence in which they must be implemented. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 28, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. We spoke to many sustainability and business domain experts who have wide expertise working within asset intensive organizations like Power Generation, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Telecommunications and Transportation. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. This years theme was "Smarter Partnering theme for Smarter Business" with emphasis on key technologies like Mobile, Social, Business Analytics, Big Data, Cloud and Expert Integrated Systems. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

Depending on how your systems are set up, this may be information you can rapidly pull out of other data bases. If not, this might be the right time to invest in a suitable (IT) solution, because these data will change and you will need them again to maintain and consolidate cost savings later. Uncertainty. Economies of scale.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 2, 2012

Connect retailers and manufacturers for collaborative planning through the cloud. Never before have manufacturers and merchants of all sorts been faced with such a dynamic and competitive environment. New navigation structure to understand context and relationships of data tables, for faster model building and scenario comparison.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. The 90s and early 2000 witnessed a transition of EAM from a mere package dedicated to a Production class of Assets to wider portfolio including IT Assets, Transport Vehicles, Pipelines, Roads, Landscapes (yes, you have read correctly landscapes) etc. December 2009.

Asset Management 30

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. But, before we dig into the data – let’s start on a positive note: Supply Chain Statistics Show Challenges, but the Industry Remains Resilient. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Consultancy UK).

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2013

Transport Reaches for the Sun ( Wall Street Journal ). Transplace is among the relatively few 3PLs that use and provide to clients their own internally-developed transportation management system (for related commentary, see “ The IT Dilemma for 3PLs ”). UPS Bulks Up in China ( Wall Street Journal ). Highly customizable, FAM 2.0

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