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. unionized auto companies. Specifically for the U.S. southern states where right to work and non-union labor laws are practiced.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 25, 2022

With a litany of challenges to take into consideration, manufacturers need to invest in the right digital initiatives—at the right cost. During the Great Recession of 2007-2009, cloud computing services got stronger and turned into a hub for IT solutions. Most companies are going through some sort of digital transformation.

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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. . New automotive tech giants are flying past traditional automakers. Still, legacy automakers are not going down without a fight.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Farmers believe they should own any data generated on their farms whereas equipment manufacturers and other providers of agricultural resources believe they should have access to all data generated by their machines or data related to their products. ”[1]. ” One of the big issues stalling better use of data is who owns the data.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Suppliers play a critical role in every facet of the supply chain but especially manufacturing. For manufacturers to comply with regulations, they must be able to trace each item to its origin. Not only did Sabre violate the Arms Control Export Act by not securing authorization from the U.S. Defining Supply Chain Mapping.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Suppliers play a critical role in every facet of the supply chain but especially manufacturing. For manufacturers to comply with regulations, they must be able to trace each item to its origin. Not only did Sabre violate the Arms Control Export Act by not securing authorization from the U.S. Defining Supply Chain Mapping.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 Intelligrated has a large and growing customer base of more than $5 billion, including leading Fortune 500 retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers worldwide, top consumer products companies, 30 of the top 50 U.S. percent from 3 percent.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Fitting facilitates cargo security and enables automation of container handling processes. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. Loading and unloading was particularly troublesome. Loading costs plummet.

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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. between £20bn and £40bn. GDP growth was 0.1

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 28, 2013

In the pursuit of finding a way to off-load inventory (read “working capital”) from their books, many large manufacturers are moving towards so called “Vendor Managed Inventory” systems. The logic couldn’t be easier to follow: ”why not have our suppliers own the inventory up to the point of use?

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2016

In his PhD thesis he developed a product to secure ocean freight rates with financial derivatives. For forwarders, just as the 2009 financial crisis ended, another crisis began. Supply chain volatility, increased procurement vendors, agile manufacturing and an on-demand economy. Phil knows his (freight) stuff. And getting it.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Fitting facilitates cargo security and enables automation of container handling processes. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. Loading and unloading was particularly troublesome. Did You Know That ….

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 1, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Further, for many enterprise applications, though clients want to use cloud based application but they still want to have data to be stored on-premise due to data security, local regulations etc. There are two main points to consider (i) Asset Management Users, (ii) Data Security. Automotive.

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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.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Since I first published this article back in 2009, warehouse design principles haven’t altered that much, but as we received many comments, including requests for more information, I figured it might be a good idea to expand on the original piece. A-Accessibility. T- Throughput. These are not in any order of priority.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2017

For instance, Rachel Duan, industrial conglomerate General Electric’s chief executive in China, told the New York Times that she sees manufacturing in the area increasing when “the roads are built, the ports are built and the power plants are built.” At that point, she believes, “other opportunities will come.”.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The raw data flows to Walgreens’ Centralized Security Operations Center. In 2009, the United States boosted import duties on Chinese tires from 4% to 35%, and did so with only 15 days’ notice. When Cisco saw news of wildfires in Colorado in 2012, it wasn’t concerned, because it had no manufacturing or suppliers in the area.

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Supply Chains Rock

JANUARY 5, 2009

Monday, January 05, 2009. Id love to get more details regarding the customs processing, security technology and other supply chain related things, but these photos will have to do for now. Manufacturing Central. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 31, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. From customers point of view security is the most important factor. In case of contactless payment options, providing wireless network security in line with PCI DSS standards, could results in significant upfront investment for retailers. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009.

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Supply Chains Rock

JANUARY 19, 2009

Monday, January 19, 2009. To take it a step further, the containers "smarts" dont have to stop at security. Manufacturing Central. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands. Still not excited, well visit often and eventually you will be. Subscribe To.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure. April 2010.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure. April 2010.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 11, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Theme for this year was same as last year- Optimizing Worlds Infrastructure, with IBMs four offerings - Cloud, Smarter Physical Infrastructure, Mobility and Security. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. The competition to secure every last sale extended to a very last days before Christmas, as some online retail sites, who made investments in distribution center automation and speed, were able to extend deadlines for last minute orders beyond what was offered by online retailers such as Amazon. December 2009.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Industrial Manufacturing. While cloud brings in advantage, there have been concerns as well with data security, privacy and control. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Automotive.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Both the above solutions give the E-Retailers a faster and secure way to receive the money from the customer. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Automotive.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

Significant industry capacity supply and demand imbalance, similar to what occurred in 2008 and 2009 global recession. Our prediction is that manufacturers and retailers will exercise considerable pressure on carriers for re-negotiating existing transportation and logistics services contracts in the coming year.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Learn more on how to overcome today’s supply chain challenges by securing the free guide, 8 Winning Strategies to Combat Supply Shortages. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Consultancy UK). Source: Consultancy.UK. Deloitte Global).

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Sarah Boisvert @fablabhub Sarah Boisvert is the author of The New Collar Workforce and founder of Fab Lab Hub that offers Digital Badges for skills such as 3D printing, robotics, CAD design and AI in manufacturing. Southern California is an expensive place to operate, so many of their manufacturing customers have embraced robotic solutions.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Uber drivers perform one-off services with no guarantee of repeat “gigs”, of stable employment, or of accompanying social security benefits. For example, before Uber started in 2009, Amazon’s Mechanical Turk system was already functioning in 2007. Gig economy. Digitally driven. Uber’s Own Plans in Logistics.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2013

can also support a public exchange environment to secure capacity and rates in a backhaul, capacity-constraint market. The stability in trucking, the decline in rail intermodal, and the decline in the overall Freight TSI were consistent with a slight decline in manufacturing output, and a larger decline in housing that took place in April.

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Veridian Solutions

JULY 12, 2023

As have numerous additional company areas, blooms & Fancies provides incorporated security steps in reaction to the COVID-19 break out that enable the shop to deliver plants to the consumers. As an example, anyone can quickly make use of blooms from a garden to manufacture a flower garland or a DIY rose crown.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 26, 2014

Mergers and acquisitions, increased competition, wider fluctuations in the availability and costs of raw materials, reduced demand and supply predictability, and dispersed assets further add to the broad array of challenges manufacturers face when planning their operations. The ERP is not the end-all solution. Rich Katz is CTO at Elemica.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 27, 2023

Two significant critical component providers in high tech equipment, consumer electronics and smartphone supply networks, namely Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics , reported Q2-2023 quarterly financial performance this week. This reportedly marked the fastest decline rate since August 2009.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 21, 2019

“First implemented in 2009,” reports Michael Moore ( @notTHEmikemoore ), “the technology consists of ‘blocks’ that hold batches of timestamped transactions, with each block linked to the previous one through cryptography, thus forming a chain.”[2] ” What you need to know about blockchain technology.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2014

Industrial Manufacturing. There are concerns on data security, privacy, business continuity and control. and also carry sensitive and confidential data like financials and sales, hence companies have been maintaining them with utmost planning, precision, control and security. Automotive. Communication Services. Healthcare.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 31, 2016

In process manufacturing BASF, L’Oréal and The Clorox Company. In discrete manufacturing those are Apple, Cisco, Coopertires, Cummins, Edwards, Steelcase and Tsmc. Similarly, industries like beverages, contract manufacturing, food, oil and gas, restaurants and fast food, and retail apparel have finalists, but no winners.

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