GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this blog, Andy discusses the health of the manufacturing industry, manufacturing technology orders, and setting benchmarks for company performance. The State of the Health of The US Manufacturing Sector & Manufacturing Technology Orders. USMTO is managed by AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

Contagion (2011) Despite being released nine years earlier, the synopsis for this movie sounds eerily similar to the COVID-19 pandemic—which is probably why this film has recently garnered attention. Extreme weather like this would damage manufacturing and transportation infrastructure in the U.S. and key regions worldwide.

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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. The adoption of Terra’s products were brisk until 2011, but during 2012-2014 sales softened, resulting in employee layoffs and downsizing. However, there are no sure bets.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Procurement is always thinking about cost savings, year over year. What if, for example, procurement has a budgeted amount for 4.5 cents, so procurement declares victory and says they saved their organization a lot of money: 3 cents per unit! Vel Dhinagaravel, CEO of Beroe , thinks this is the wrong way to measure procurement.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In 2015, the Port of Savannah moved 8.2% information is courtesy of this site: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/rpt/2011-R-0389.htm This powerful feature lets a supplier or manufacturer see what would happen if the ports all closed, or the delivery mechanisms could not embark. of total U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

Picture of traditional job in manufacturing. Each setting is an accurate image of manufacturing from different time periods in history, the past and the present. Manufacturing has changed a great deal over the last 100 years, and manufacturing today is dramatically different than what was “normal” in 1990.

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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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Logility

APRIL 10, 2017

In many cases you will discover that processes like demand, inventory, replenishment, and manufacturing planning are limited by a lack of software capability. the earthquake and tsunami of 2011), risk mitigation scenarios can be modified and run to assess the impact and decide what actions to take. When a disruption takes place (e.g.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 9, 2015

The December 2015 SCRC meeting was held this week in the brand spanking new Talley Student Center, and was a resounding success. After highlighting some of the results from the IBM study I worked on this past fall on procurement analytics, I introduced Rich Hughes, former Chief Procurement Officer from Procter & Gamble.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Supply chain network and transportation optimization can help make better sourcing and multi-stop route decisions that ultimately result in route design that balances low costs with higher service. In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I followed his journey during the period of 2006-2011, and wanted to check in with him to gain his insights on the selection of VTech as a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire research. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Operating Margin.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2016

In the last three years we’ve developed our strategy, centralised procurement, purchasing and manufacturing aligned our portfolios across all categories globally and developed our exclusive brands portfolio. The company is publically traded on Euronext Amsterdam since the IPO in February 2015.

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Elementum

AUGUST 24, 2015

We examine the manufacturing and supply chain implications of the Dow's fall. Analysts are worried about emerging markets suffering from a drop in raw material demand, which could slow manufacturing worldwide. Both China and the United States, as of Monday, lost their 2015 growth. What Happened to the Global Economy Last Week?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing. In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. From a manufacturing perspective, products vary significantly in complexity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing. In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. From a manufacturing perspective, products vary significantly in complexity.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

This article was first published in June of 2015. If upstream partners fail, as in the case of Thai computer disk drive manufacturers (factories hit by flooding) or Japanese semi-conductor producers (the 2011 tsunami), supply chains running too lean may have no fallback solutions. What Happened to These Trends? A 2018 Update.

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 11, 2017

EcoVadis was recently chosen as an independent third-party solution provider for the new “ Responsible Beauty Initiative ,” which is a procurement initiative created by four European leaders in the cosmetics industry (Clarins, Coty, Groupe Rocher and L’Oréal) as well as all of their suppliers. Powered by EcoVadis.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster. Additionally, the company’s manufacturing expertise will enable the reduction of production costs.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 14, 2016

Now, it's easy to think of technology as being a manufacturer-only realm. As explained by Alexa Cheater , Google announced in 2011 plans to develop an autonomous, or self-driving car. In early 2015, Apple announced plans to ship its first, albeit far from ready today, self-driving car in 2019.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

MAY 19, 2017

It was seeking to gain efficiency by optimizing its purchasing process. Specifically, it needed to gain efficiency to build orders that met complex vendor minima for several of the suppliers manufacturing the company’s own brand, Dave’s Pet Foods. HIMPACT has been used to help businesses buy smarter since 2011.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

CMO’s are now responsible for guiding company culture, influencing talent recruitment, creating new ways of collaborating, and making technology purchases that might have once been exclusively the responsibility of the IT department. In turn, we see the role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) radically changing.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The earthquake and subsequent tsunami in March 2011 destroyed several nuclear power plants and set off a new round of economic crisis. In addition to its economic might, Japan has long been a model for manufacturers throughout the world. Manufacturing in Japan. Japan is currently the third largest economy in the world.

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KEPLER Consulting

MARCH 25, 2018

was introduced for the first time during the 2011 Hanover Fair (Wahlster, 2012). offerings while developing demonstrators (Kohler C & C, 2015). Until now, they had never convinced the French manufacturers while they have been working to the satisfaction of everyone in Japan for more than 20 years. Sources : Kagermann, H.,

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2018

IBIA's membership includes ship owners/operators, bunker suppliers, traders, brokers, barging companies, storage companies, surveyors, port authorities, credit reporting companies, lawyers, P&I clubs, equipment manufacturers, shipping journalists and marine consultants. IPCSA - International Port Community Systems Association.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

CMO’s are now responsible for guiding company culture, influencing talent recruitment, creating new ways of collaborating, and making technology purchases that might have once been exclusively the responsibility of the IT department. In turn, we see the role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) radically changing.

Sustainability 40

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Revenue data is sourced from the companies’ websites and market research platforms such as Macrotrends. Jacobs in 2011. The company was founded in 1905 when a Dutchman named CWH van Dam purchased a barge boat to transport goods between Germany and Rotterdam along the river Rhine. Møller Mærsk Group. Revenue: JP¥ 544.53

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EcoVadis

JUNE 14, 2015

A retrospective on the five-year anniversary of one worker’s courageous act of protest in China that sparked a chain reaction… In May 2010, revolt was brewing in the Pearl River Delta, one of the most industrialized regions in the world and home to automobile parts manufacturers for Volkswagen and Toyota, among others.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 17, 2022

The magic happens on site in Erina, where Arabica coffee beans sourced from premium coffee producers are roasted and brewed before being blended with Australian wheat vodka and cane sugar. West Winds sources ingredients directly from local growers to ensure the use of environmentally sustainable produce where possible.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. Businesses in the EU and US are increasing their investment in manufacturing and sourcing offshore. ► 2011. (1). Subscribe To. Monday, 19 November 2007.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

“If you have a tsunami and part of your supply chain is knocked out, as happened a few years ago, you have better info about where parts are,” he said, referring to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan in 2011. companies that move manufacturing operations overseas? Will he impose tariffs on imports from U.S.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 7, 2017

Many of these patents focus on alternative or renewable energy sources , such as wind, solar, tidal, wave, biomass/biofuels, hydroelectric, geothermal, fuel cells, and hybrid electric vehicles and/or biomimicry. Source: CEPGI. Biofuels patents (230) were in the fifth position. for all patent applications. Global Green Patent Databases.

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SupplyOn

JULY 21, 2020

The interview process was uncomplicated and quick, so in October 2015 was my first day at SupplyOn. After graduating from high school in 2011, I spent a few months working & traveling in New Zealand. This helped me to identify the areas of work which I found the most interesting, that is purchasing and logistics.

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KEPLER Consulting

APRIL 9, 2018

Cloud manufacturing is the concept that reflects the idea of a smart factory, that is, the collaboration of advanced production models with cloud computing technology to achieve computer-based and service-oriented production. Sources : Boud, A. Smart manufacturing for the future. Artificial Intelligence. Haniff, D. Springer US.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 25, 2017

OEM s have lost 3% of their global market share in 2015[1]. Release of electronic data of repairs : According to this EU regulation 566/2011, the manufacturers in Europe automobile industry are obliged to release and share the electronic data so that an accurate identification of service parts can be done for the vehicles.

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