Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

This type of response is just not helpful. Orbit Chart of TJX Versus Peer Group for the Period of 2010-2019. Orbit Chart for Ecolab at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin Versus the Chemical Industry for the Period of 2010-2019. Morning after morning, fueled by good black coffee, I type away. Background.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

The prevalence of smoking is going down, but the world’s population is increasing; the net result is that the forecast for the number of smokers is essentially flat in 2025 as compared to 2010. Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis – the Director Global Manufacturing Capacity, Strategic Assets and Capital Expenditures at Philip Morris Products S.A.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. Molex ended up selecting a product from Infor Nexus – GT Nexus at the time. The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. The Molex Supply Chain.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2014

billion) over the past decade to improve rail and road access and boost inspection capacity at West Coast ports…Canadian railroad companies have also moved to capitalize on those infrastructure investments. has increased 11 percent so far this year. ports have also spurred some shippers to look north. . billion Canadian dollars (US$1.22

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2021

Pinnacle Propane was founded in 2010 through the acquisition of several retail propane companies in Central, South and West Texas. The goal of the project was to make timely deliveries while reducing out of gases. Pinnacle Propane is based out of Irving, Texas. Over the years, Pinnacle Propane expanded across the U.S.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 6, 2022

Actually, the semiconductor shortage has been going on for quite some time. Actually, the semiconductor shortage has been going on for quite some time. Recent reports suggest that in 2010 27% of vehicles relied on electronics that includes semiconductors. Why are we so short of semiconductor chips?

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

True Grit (2010) The 2010 film “True Grit” depicts the stubborn teenage Mattie Ross as she seeks to get revenge for her father’s murder. True Grit (2010) The 2010 film “True Grit” depicts the stubborn teenage Mattie Ross as she seeks to get revenge for her father’s murder.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 15, 2023

China is the global leader in exports for both rare metals, exporting around 80% of the world’s gallium and about 60% of the world’s germanium. Unfortunately, China has just issued critical restrictions on these commodities, creating a cause for concern for many businesses and manufacturers in the high-tech and semiconductor space.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 14, 2020

These have to be firm contracts – asking Manufacturers to “reserve” capacity/quantities of material to supplement the SNS is not going to happen. It’s probably too late to already be thinking about how to fix the bungled response to the current pandemic. Here are five things that I believe can be done differently.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

Heavy-Duty Truck Orders Fall to Lowest Since 2010 (WSJ – sub. 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 percent from 3 percent. billion.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DAT Freight Index Hits All-Time High in September. If you’re a transportation executive, you already know what’s happening in the market today: capacity is tightening and rates are climbing.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It’s time to re-evaluate your company’s foundation. The Santa Clara Medical Center reported that 383 medical items went missing between 2010 and 2014, including incubators, heart monitors and mammography machines. Managing your supply chain isn’t just about sharing data with your suppliers.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Manufacturing engineers spend a lot of their time ensuring their companies get the most value out of the equipment in their factories. A recent report by Frost & Sullivan, “The Future of Parts and Service Retailing in the Automotive Aftermarket” , predicts that by 2025, 10 to 15 percent of all global parts sales will be made online.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 10, 2015

At that time, I went to Sao Paolo, Brazil, in various supply chain related roles ending in managing supply chain operations for Syngenta’s crop protection business in South America. In 2010 I moved to our corporate headquarters to manage the global supply chain for crop protection. There are very long lead times in R&D.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 5, 2021

Over time I’ve had the opportunity to adopt these recipes; handwritten on the back-side of 1950’s newspaper scraps or in such faded ink that one can just barely see it reads ‘teaspoon’ not ‘tablespoon’. Leadership is always important, but increasingly important in times of crisis & uncertainty. 1 tbs | Strong Leadership.

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SupplyShift

MAY 14, 2021

To achieve the Paris Agreement’s envisioned limitation, countries and leaders worldwide must strive towards reducing emissions by approximately 45% by 2030 from 2010 levels. Many carbon-conscious companies have been working on decarbonizing their operations for quite some time. What are Scope 3 Emissions?

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SupplyShift

MAY 14, 2021

To achieve the Paris Agreement’s envisioned limitation, countries and leaders worldwide must strive towards reducing emissions by approximately 45% by 2030 from 2010 levels. Many carbon-conscious companies have been working on decarbonizing their operations for quite some time. What are Scope 3 Emissions? The Bulk of the Problem.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 11, 2017

If you’ve been in transportation or logistics for any length of time, you already know that nothing stays the same for long. Recent less than truckload (LTL) rates and capacity levels have been below the historical levels we saw from 2005-2010. It’s summer time. But that’s about to change—and it’s already started.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

And, some companies just instinctively followed the corporate crowd toward outsourcing. And, some companies just instinctively followed the corporate crowd toward outsourcing. This is the first post in a two part series on our update on Reshoring. Motivations and Stats on the State of Reshoring in 2015. a move known as reshoring.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

It takes six years to build a biotech production facility, and a billion dollars, so increasing capacity in the face of uncertain demand is a huge issue for us.” It takes six years to build a biotech production facility, and a billion dollars, so increasing capacity in the face of uncertain demand is a huge issue for us.”

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Back in 2019, just as the world was learning about the Coronavirus outbreak in China, Bain & Company analyst Pete Hultman and former Bain analyst Leonora Lesesne wrote, “In the past, running an organizational transformation was a bit like taking an international flight — challenging but familiar. Industry boundaries are blurring.

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 26, 2012

Image via Wikpedia It’s that time, once again, when everyone predicts what will happen in the coming year. At the start of 2011, I wrote a blog (Supply Chain Risk and Charles Darwin) that highlighted 2010 as the worst on record for supply chain disruptions. Supply chain risk will not go away. Entering the “era of big data”.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 4, 2018

Before jumping in to the new year, you may want to take a quick look back at the year that just ended. What started as a fairly normal year in truck transportation, ended with record freight rates and tightened capacity. Capacity Tightens. the highest monthly average since at least 2010. Rates Climb. Heat Maps Darken.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 16, 2014

By the time the delay was announced, the fog had long since cleared. In December 2010, the CEO of British Airways talked about the effects of heavy snowfall on his rosters. There is simply no time to look for better ways of using limited capacity. Time doesn’t have to slip away just because there’s been a disruption.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Oxford Languages Dictionary defines resilience as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.” Good planners don’t just extrapolate the present into the future. In today’s chaotic world, organizational resilience is a much-discussed topic. ”[2]. Bouncing Forward.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 31, 2020

Helena’s goal is for the platform to be able to answer these questions using real-time data from hospitals, CDC information about the spread of the virus, census data on the concentration of at-risk populations (e.g. Several projects have sprung up in the face of the dire shortages of hospital supplies. So, what about a remedy?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

To decide winners, we analyze post-recession period performance of 2010-2018 by peer group. Diversified Industry Performance For the Period of 2010-2017. In 2018, Rockwell Automation won the Supply Chains to Admire Award. In this picture, Ernest is sharing his story by speaking at the recent Supply Chain Insights Global Summit.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

To decide winners, we analyze post-recession period performance of 2010-2018 by peer group. Diversified Industry Performance For the Period of 2010-2017. In 2018, Rockwell Automation won the Supply Chains to Admire Award. In this picture, Ernest is sharing his story by speaking at the recent Supply Chain Insights Global Summit.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

We had a choice to either install newer high-capacity machines for the Jell-O lines (CM Bartelts) running at over 1500 packages/minute or slower, more flexible equipment (IM Bartelts) at a rate of 650 pouches/minute. The changeover times for the CM Bartlelts was 5X more prolonged than the more agile IM machines. Sharing My Experience.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 7, 2014

Once the system flow is smoothened, the constraints capacity should be improved in any way possible. Exploit the bottlenecks  ensure NCX-10 and the furnace are being used at their maximum capacity. Do so by eliminating idle time (no lunch breaks allowed during set-up times) and reducing the cycle time on the machines.

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Arkieva

APRIL 7, 2016

Examples could be: Shorter lead times. In fact, as is illustrated in Figure 2, companies that are not yet on the best practice frontier, can still improve on both dimensions at the same time; i.e. both reduce inventory (increase turns) and improve service. Sales tries to increase service to sustain top-line. Higher fill rate.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

For the most part, the primary focus of the supplier relationship is ensuring the right materials are available at the right time and location. Without the apps, the iPhone is just another ordinary phone! Suppliers don’t just collaborate with you to provide a critical component or service.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Luckily, we did not have to set up our camping tents in front of our favorite stores, but just logged in to their mobile apps. Online shopping has been on a steady rise since 2010. between 2010 and 2020. With the global pandemic, it became a necessity. This new habit was reflected in the numbers.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The “Economic Belt” shortens rail transport time from China and Europe, with the prospect of spurring Central Asian and Eastern Europe economies, with better trade connections to Western Europe and North East Asia. It’s not just talk. Freight In The Year Of The Monkey. “Uber for Truck” Platforms.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 19, 2011

In manufacturing industry, ATP is used to calculate exact delivery date for customer order considering constraints of operation capacity & materials and various supply and delivery side lead times. Retail order management is a relatively new concept. All of these changes have increased retail supply chain complexity many fold.

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Freightos

JUNE 9, 2018

It was made possible by a foundation of pricing and capacity automation dating back to Sabre’s reservation system in the ‘60s. It was made possible by a foundation of pricing and capacity automation dating back to Sabre’s reservation system in the ‘60s. This article first appeared in The Loadstar on June 8th, 2018.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

Those four factors added up to extraordinary pressure on spot market truck capacity, driving rates up as high as we’ve seen them since at least 2010, when we established the freight rates database that forms the foundation of DAT RateView. Electronic logging devices. Extreme weather (including Hurricanes Harvey and Irma).

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