Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s news related to Ford Motor in having to warn investors of an unanticipated $1 billion in added quarterly supply chain costs. As has been the pattern with other warnings by companies related to supply chain challenges. Background. He will report to Lawler.

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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. It is a story of supply chain innovation. The initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. Let’s start by taking a look at history.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A common challenge for procurement and supply chain professionals is obtaining support from C-level leaders to invest in a robust supply chain risk management (SCRM) program. To forecast anticipated returns, sensitivity analyses should be performed to evaluate a wide range of scenarios.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Research by McKinsey in 2011 revealed that only 20 percent of companies link their business strategy to clear decisions about their product portfolio and allocation of the necessary resources. The company intends to plan the production of its denim jeans based on insight into current capacity at contract manufacturers in Italy and Turkey.

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SupplyPike

MAY 21, 2020

Learn about: What the “bullwhip effect” is How it affects your supply chain How to prevent it. In a supply chain, the bullwhip effect is a fault that gives rise to artificial supply and demand ups and downs. Simply put, the supply is exaggerated and the inventory grows faster than the demand.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. 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. Automotive. Healthcare.

Forecasting 27

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 23, 2015

For years, I’ve been telling supply chain executives to think beyond Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter when thinking about the role of social networking in supply chain management. As I wrote last December in Facebook for Supply Chain Communication and Collaboration?

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2018

A slew of global purchasing managers indexes all point to deep supply constraints as this year's economy looks to be the strongest since 2011. all pointed to deeper supply constraints, with a U.S. Firms expressed discomfort as euro-area manufacturing growth accelerated to a record in December, capping a solid year for industry.

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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.” This quote is actually from an article published in July 2011.

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Adexa

JULY 27, 2020

the leading provider of intelligent AI-powered S&OP and S&OE for supply chain optimization and digitalization, today announced successful deployment of Adexa’s latest version of its supply chain planning solutions at Teledyne Dalsa. Los Angeles, California – July, 2020 – Adexa, Inc.,

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This year, as in the past five years, our supply chain index contributed to the overall ranking of firms in the top 250 best managed companies , as ranked by the Drucker Institute. The top companies in 2011 included the following: Microsoft. First, they had invested heavily in a capability known as Supply Market Intelligence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

In part one of this blog series, I started the saga of the supply chain fairy tale. It was a story where people believed that functional excellence leads to supply chain superiority. I strongly feel that a blind focus on functional excellence will cause the supply chain to become out of balance. You got it!

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. 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. Automotive. Communication Services.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

According to Gartner, in general, only 65% of forecasts are accurate and 75% of new products fall short of forecast expectations. From a demand planning perspective, companies that do a better job forecasting demand tend to enjoy advantages like: 15% lower inventory levels. 17% stronger order fulfillment.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

VUCA is a term first used in the military that started creeping into supply chain discussions several years ago. Back in 2011, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) noted there is a similar sounding word supply chain managers should associate with VUCA. ” Those criteria are: 1.

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Supply Chains Rock

JANUARY 4, 2011

Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Tuesday, January 04, 2011. Mini Supply Chain Problems at Mini. China Supply Chain Council.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. It was exalted worldwide and became a model for enterprises aspiring to achieve lean supply chains.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. 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. Automotive. Healthcare.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… JDA Software Unveils New Brand Identity, Logo, and “Plan to Deliver” Tagline. Nulogy & GENCO Announce Production Command Center for Manufacturing & Packaging Suppliers. UPS Ready for 2014 Peak Season, Forecasting Record Holiday Deliveries.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 7, 2011

Designed to enable wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors to achieve best-in-class inventory management practices, NetSuite Demand Planning enables companies to forecast peaks and troughs in demand and minimize capital tied up in inventory.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 5, 2020

A manufacturer’s operations are constantly exposed to the risk of inconsistent supply. When it happens, supply chain managers can sometimes face a level of disruption that goes beyond the threshold of correction. Upheavals in one country can heavily impact manufacturers worldwide, too. For example, the 2011 T?hoku

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The wonderful thing about the work I do at Supply Chain Insights is that I can now connect to people I do not know through my blog, and they are able to reach out to me directly to have a discussion. The technology was built for a make-to-order or configure-to-order supply chain. Spreadsheets are insufficient.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Neil Southern, 2011).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (GSCM). Lean Manufacturing is eliminating waste in every stage of supply chain.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. 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. Supply Chain Management.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2016

the world’s largest network of optical retail stores is far along the path from historically being supplier-led to having a strong demand driven supply chain. And we are still on a journey with many more opportunities,” the Vice President Supply Chain says. Until a few years ago we were a very supply driven company.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. The subcontract efforts feature the majority of military and part of commercial aviation, systems are outsourced by the overall airframe manufacturer, known as “primes” (Boeing, Airbus, Sikorski, etc.)

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 18, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. 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. Automotive. Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Industrial Manufacturing. 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. Supply Chain Management.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 28, 2014

Industrial Manufacturing. 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. Supply Chain Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Here is the list: Supply chain technology implementations have reduced inventory. Companies should implement supply chain best practices. Companies that have focused on collaboration in the supply chain have built competitive advantage. Supply chain excellence matters. The reason?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. 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. Automotive. Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. 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. Automotive. Healthcare.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 22, 2018

We Can Have an Effective Strategy Even Without Effective Supply-Demand Balance. To Make S&OP Work, We’ll Need to Freeze the Forecast (or the Supply Plan or the Master Production Schedule). Their orientation is on supply chain, but there are needs for S&OP as a business-governing model in other areas.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. 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. Automotive. Healthcare.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 15, 2022

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. I loved my classes in supply chain strategy and naively believed that companies actively applied the principles of Porter’s theory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 15, 2022

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. I loved my classes in supply chain strategy and naively believed that companies actively applied the principles of Porter’s theory.

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