QAD

JUNE 8, 2021

The Guardian stated : “The technology industry faces a growing shortage of semiconductors and other high-tech components following a failure to invest in new manufacturing facilities during the recession, experts have warned.” As a result, automotive OEMs were not able to ramp-up demand requirements fast enough back up the supply chain.

Supply Chain Software 97

Supply Chain Software Automotive Demand Planning Software Forecasting Software 97

ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

When Covid-19 hit, supply chains across the globe nearly came to a halt. According to Accenture, 94% of Fortune 1000 companies saw supply chain disruptions and 75% had negative or strongly negative impacts on their businesses due to the pandemic. Track functional influence using an annual business alignment survey.

Optimal Sourcing 130

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Gartner Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

This week, I will speak at Llamasoft’s conference on improving supply chain network design. One of the reports that I am writing is on the state of Supply Chain Planning (SCP). In the recent study of the Voice of the Supply Chain Leader , we find that the gaps are large, and growing.

Case Study 282

Case Study Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design 282

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

With visibility as the key driver for an effective supply chain improvement strategy, businesses today must rely on building collaborative relationships in their extended supply chains to gain visibility from end-to-end. Today’s technologies are allowing all the stakeholders in the supply chain to share a single network.

Real-time Visibility 100

Real-time Visibility Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction 100

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2017

Treading Water in the Real World: Managing Costs for the Supply Chain Leader. In a large company, the average supply chain leader manages hundreds, even thousands, of cost reduction programs simultaneously. In Figure 1, we share some recent survey results. of revenues on Information Technology (IT).

Cost Reduction Strategies 90

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Six Sigma Agile and Lean Supply Chain 90

Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 19, 2013

The article published in question, Knowledge sharing in interorganizational product development teams: the effect of formal and informal socialization mechanisms , was published in the Journal of Production Innovation Management in 2009. The theoretical model was tested based on a survey of 113 UK companies.

Innovation 68

Innovation Supply Chain Software Journal Supply Chain 68

Freightos

MARCH 17, 2019

Not that long ago, they were the only way people listened to music, peaking at 23 million units sold in Q1 2009. Technology rewrote industry rules and improved our listening to music. So we asked them by conducting a survey in November 2018. Source: Freightos Index Linking Survey. Remember iPods? We never looked back.

Optimal Sourcing 120

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Freight Price Reduction 120

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

This level of connectivity will have profound social, political and economic consequences, and increasingly form part of our everyday lives, from the cars we drive and medicines we take, to the jobs we do and the governance systems we live in, to even the business technology systems we use. The implication of this capability will be immense.

Internet of things 120

Internet of things Manufacturing Procurement Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Network Software 120

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. Transportation prices reportedly contracted for the tenth consecutive month, but authors pointed to a lessened rate in the April data. Supply chain pressures reportedly eased to the greatest extent in 14 years. The LMI has now declined 6.7

Negotiating Skills 52

Negotiating Skills Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction 52

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 27, 2018

David Blanchflower , professor of economics at Dartmouth College and member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee from June 2006 to May 2009: The fallout from the disastrous Brexit vote and the even more calamitous negotiations are scaring businesses to death, and continuing apace. Airbus closing plants in the U.K.

Negotiating Skills 40

Negotiating Skills Data Sweden Ireland 40

RFgen

JUNE 23, 2015

Mobile data can help companies streamline inventory management processes so their products arrive safely and unspoiled in consumers’ homes. RFID works by placing sensors on products and relaying information back to a company’s enterprise resource planning software. Warehouse and Shipping Automation.

Food 52

Food Company Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software 52

RFgen

JUNE 23, 2015

Mobile data can help companies streamline inventory management processes so their products arrive safely and unspoiled in consumers’ homes. RFID works by placing sensors on products and relaying information back to a company’s enterprise resource planning software. Warehouse and Shipping Automation.

Food 52

Food Company Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Logility

AUGUST 25, 2011

VMI was widely hyped to dramatically reduce inventories, cut costs and improve efficiency across the supply chain. Recently we conducted a survey on the use of vendor managed inventory. On average we find the companies in our survey have 8 supplier relationships and 12 customer relationships which include VMI.

Vendor Strategies 100

Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Logility 100

Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

The success of the third-party logistics industry is evident in the generally high marks given to 3PLs by respondents to a survey as part of the 2013 17th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, which identifies trends and explores how both 3PLs and shippers are using these relationships to improve and enhance their businesses and supply chains.

Third Party Logistics 60

Third Party Logistics Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction 60

Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Technology Services. Cloud & Big Data. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Guest Post By Bob Ferrari, Executive Editor, Supply Chain Matters blog. Business Services.

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 30

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply and Demand 30

Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Technology Services. Cloud & Big Data. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 28

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning 28

Supply Chain Trend

JULY 28, 2018

McKinsey studies in 2009 and 2013 also supports this conclusion. Principles like open communications, transparent data usage, public information sharing make them nervous. My S&OP surveys show that satisfaction on trust and communication increases slightly with S&OP experience. Change is hard. Improve Communication.

S&OP 68

S&OP Supply and Demand Modeling Software Supply Chain Planning Software 68

Supply Chain Trend

JULY 28, 2018

McKinsey studies in 2009 and 2013 also supports this conclusion. Principles like open communications, transparent data usage, public information sharing make them nervous. My S&OP surveys show that satisfaction on trust and communication increases slightly with S&OP experience. Change is hard. Improve Communication.

S&OP 60

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software 60

Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

This article was first published in the July / August 2018 issue of MHD Supply Chain Solutions. Reverse logistics, while not being the opposite of forward logistics, is still about products moving backwards in the supply chain. Retailers have often been faster than manufacturers to move to the requisite technology.

Reverse Logistics 40

Reverse Logistics Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Vendor Strategies 40