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. Supply Chain Models Enable Companies to Compare and Test GHG Reduction Strategies.

Cost Reduction Strategies 100

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2014

It’s one of the most common questions I get these days from third-party logistics providers (3PLs), especially this time of the year as they’re finalizing their strategies for 2015 and beyond. Significantly INCREASE our manufacturing, sourcing, or operations in Mexico. My short answer: What do your customers think about Mexico?

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 30, 2014

They collaborated with two service providers, Sourcemap and AIR Worldwide, to develop an interactive mapping tool that evaluates operational risk, and flags the relative importance of key suppliers and manufacturers to the integrity of a supply chain. A broader view. Each node shows the revenue at stake in the event of a disruption.

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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. The Company has a checkered past.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As a result, most projects are not clear in scope, with the implementation of visibility as a ‘functional extension to existing process’ lacking a holistic outside-in approach/strategy to sense, respond, and act.” Design an Over-Arching Strategy and Building Blocks. Build a multi-year visibility strategy.

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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. But what does a great inventory management strategy look like? Amazon did not invent the random storage approach. Book your free consultation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

Inside Boeing’s Manufacturing Mess ( Paid subscription ), was far reaching in the implications of the latest incident. This paper: “ warned colleagues of the risks of the subcontracting strategy, especially if Boeing outsourced too much work and didn’t provide sufficient on-site quality and technical support to its suppliers.”

Alaska 52

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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.

Optimal Sourcing 40

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SupplyPike

MAY 21, 2020

In the latter part of 2011, apparel retailer JC Penney rolled out a daily low-price model. When manufacturers keep changing the prices to discount amounts, they influence customer demand. This makes it easy for them to purchase adequate quantities of products to be sold. Keeping Prices Stable. Do Away with Batch Orders.

Price Reduction 98

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2017

Now consumers can compare products from multiple manufacturers and/or retailers in order to find best product at the best price – all from the comfort of their own home – and then have it delivered within days or even hours. The question is: how will this impact retailers and manufacturers? Transforming the Retail Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In recent Supply Chain Matters commentaries focused on automotive industry supply networks, we have focused on how the ongoing global wide shortage of semiconductor logic devices continues to provide noteworthy manufacturing, supply chain as well as financial impacts. sales organization and vehicle distribution strategies.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. » The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments. Automotive. Financial Services.

Manufacturing Procurement 29

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 8, 2013

Although strategic sourcing capabilities are well established in industries ranging from automotive to electronics, they are still in the formative stages in the biotechnology sector. In addition, much of the power in decision-making lies in the hands of clinical trials scientists, who often have power over procurement decisions.

Manufacturing Procurement 68

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

manufacturing is not experiencing a “renaissance” Industry experts conservatively acknowledge that off-shoring has slowed, and perhaps “stabilized” Although around 80,000 manufacturing jobs have come back to the U.S. Manufacturing has gained 700,000 jobs since 2010. manufacturing. As the U.S.

America 120

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 23, 2015

Here are some excerpts from the press release: Twitter is like no other data source in the world. Manufacturers want to know what products to make and when, but constantly changing retail trends and habits make it harder to understand and respond to demand. Are you a believer or a skeptic? Post a comment and share your perspective!

Supply Chain Software 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. In 2011, Yannis Skoufalos became the Global Product Supply Officer at Procter & Gamble. Keith was an undisputed leader in building talent to drive manufacturing excellence. Discontinued in 2011.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. As we approach the 2011 holiday season, the environment has somewhat changed, requiring retailers to adjust their supply chain fulfillment strategies.On Automotive.

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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. A strong business case will articulate clear goals aligned with the company’s strategy as well as providing answers to anticipated objections.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Since 2011, the year the 737 Max was officially announced, Boeing has handed some $68 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and stock buybacks, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, though it suspended the measures as its financial crisis deepened. From our lens, this will take time and extraordinary efforts.

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Unleashed

MAY 10, 2020

As governments and hospitals work to stamp out Covid-19, manufacturers are also struggling to manage the virus’ impact on their supply chains. Many are quick to blame just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing for their lack of components and raw materials. It quickly grew in popularity and not just for car manufacturers. What is JIT?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 72

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Even before COVID-19, supply-chain managers considered how to cope with supply-chain disruptions — from natural disasters like the 2011 Japanese tsunami to political developments such as the U.S.-China Supply-chain flexibility and responsiveness have never been more important as they are at present.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

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. Manufacturers that want to have eCommerce capabilities are scrambling to catch-up.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

The example that I give in the first post is the focus of manufacturing strategies to drive strong results to improve Return on Assets (ROA) that have actually caused a deterioration in operating margin. Ten-year averages – food manufacturing companies. You got it! It is a low probability that this will ever happen.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

Source: Commerce Dept. Source: SupplyChainDigest. Supply Chain Strategy. Source: Supply Chain Shaman. In 2011 Japan’s earthquake and tsunami amidst the loss of lives brought many worldwide production plants in Japan to a standstill. Source: EBN. Source: Arkieva Supply Chain Blog. View full report.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2013

SmartOps was purchased by SAP. The press release last week cited the reason for the acquisition, “…as part of the strategy to build a real-time optimization solution for S&OP on SAP HANA. SAP released an S&OP solution using HANA in 2011. However, the picture is not that rosy.

Supply Chain Planning Software 212

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 21, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. IT strategies need to ensure that the processes are completely adhered to. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services.

Resource Reduction 38

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The top companies in 2011 included the following: Microsoft. However, it is also noteworthy here that many of the companies in the top 10 do not manufacture anything, but outsource their manufacturing to “contract manufacturers” such as Flex, TSMC, FoxConn, ThermoFisher, and others. Johnson and Johnson.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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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. Pearle and GrandVision were merged in 2011 making it the right moment to align the very fragmented business.

Supply and Demand 60

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MIT Supply Chain

JULY 10, 2014

Supply chain strategies often include some sort of commitment to innovation, but if the organization is not set up to be truly innovative it’s an empty promise. In order to support these principles, the manufacture operated high-volume plants that exploited economies of scale to the fullest.

Expense Reduction 96

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QAD

JULY 18, 2023

Change is coming whether we like it or not, and it’s usually something I welcome in manufacturing. Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Sam Gupta , Principal Consultant at ElevatIQ and the host of “The Voice of ERP” series, to discuss this very topic and how the right ERP solution can help manufacturers prepare for tomorrow, today.

Manufacturing Procurement 94

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Alexa.please tell Baxter the Robot to machine this part." - This may be coming to a manufacturing floor or supply chain soon! How Will Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence Impact Designers and Manufacturers? Think about the typical design and manufacturing process. What Is Artificial Intelligence?

Supply Chain Design Software 120

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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.

Manufacturing Procurement 120

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Unleashed

APRIL 1, 2020

The key to successfully pursuing these opportunities is knowing your core business and strategy inside out; that will guide you in making the right strategic decisions. They are working to produce prototypes for face masks at their manufacturing facility in America, with other facilities to follow when ready. automobile industry.

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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.

Supply Chain Software 33

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

In 2011 Cargill, the multi billion-dollar agri-industrial conglomerate acquired animal nutrition specialist, Provimi. This is a four to five year journey and we already have a framework and tactical strategy in place. Our buyers are purchasing micro ingredients, such as vitamins, additives, minerals, etc. With a price tag of $2.1

S&OP 107

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Lean Manufacturing is eliminating waste in every stage of supply chain. Hence Lean manufacturing contributes to the Green environment. Automotive. Healthcare.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 37

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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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