MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 15, 2021

In the first stage of the pandemic, many automotive manufacturers reduced their orders, anticipating a downturn in vehicle sales. For example, General Motors scrambled to find scarce materials in 2011 after a trifecta of disasters?—?an Companies need to think about how they are going to address this challenge.

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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. Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. The difference?

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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. All signs point to the rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping. So where is the industry heading?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 23, 2017

Top 3 Logistics Challenges for Automotive Manufacturers in China | Transportfolio. That’s not to say there aren’t challenges you’ll need to overcome as an automotive manufacturer in China —especially when it comes to logistics. 2] Pilar Dieter, “‘Go West’ into China…carefully,” DC Velocity, April 13, 2011.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

For example, an analysis carried out by AIR on the potential impact of Hurricane Harvey on regional manufacturing found that, based on percentage of the total potential revenue loss, the top three subsectors are petroleum and coal products manufacturing (37%), chemical manufacturing (13%), and oil and gas extraction (12%).

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Kinaxis

APRIL 15, 2016

billion tons (primary shipment only) moved by truck representing 67% of the total tonnage moved in 2011. One can certainly imagine the time and cost savings this would have to a shipping company. Autonomous shipping is not just a huge deal for commercial shipping companies, it will also make a huge impact in military applications.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 26, 2018

Steve says that according to research firm FTR Associates, effective truckload utilization since 2011 has been running in the high 90s to 100 percent, with the low points still up in the 90s. The rapid growth of e-commerce is disrupting supply chains, changing shipping patterns, and significantly increasing returns.

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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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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

FedEx Introduces Enhancements to Deep Frozen Shipping. percent in 2012 compared to 2011 (including contribution from acquisitions). percent from 2011. Revenue at Con-way Truckload in Q4 2012 was basically unchanged from Q4 2011, with operating income decreasing 10.5 percent in Q4 2011. percent in Q4 2012.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Collaborate with stakeholders in finance, sales, manufacturing, etc., Other best practices that will enhance a business case’s credibility: Acknowledge those risk mitigation and resiliency measures that are already in place and include only new revenue and savings anticipated with new SCRM measures. Anticipate and answer objections.

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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 About Shipping and Artificial intelligence?

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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.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If you fire one really bad customer every year, you’ll be happier…Find that one customer you’re not making money on and say hey, not that we’re going to stop shipping tomorrow, but we’re going to get out of this, and we’re going to have an orderly exit over the next six to 12 months,” shared Dan. Automakers have to get involved.

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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.

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Supply Chains Rock

JULY 11, 2011

Monday, July 11, 2011. A Peek at Leica Camera Lens Manufacturing. If you arent familiar, Leica is a German camera and lens manufacturer thats been around since 1913. Amazingly, they still manufacturer their high-end cameras in Germany and by hand the same way they did decades ago. Manufacturing Central. Newer Post.

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Elementum

JUNE 7, 2022

For our purposes, a supply chain is a connected set of organizations and individuals, working together to provision, receive, store, and move goods, for product manufacturing, and distribution. In 2015, the Tianjin port explosion rocked maritime shipping coming out of China. However, sad to say, this kind of situation is not unusual.

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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. It was the worst drop since 2011, after a four-year period of robust growth. percent in July from a year ago.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2011

The VMI reality was often a one-sided process that placed undue burden on the manufacturer/seller while providing the retailer/buyer the majority of the benefits. For example, Berry Plastics, a leading manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products, supplies one of the world’s largest food manufacturers with plastic containers.

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Supply Chains Rock

JANUARY 26, 2011

Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Of course with these orders came shipping and I found some old photos. From what I can tell our shipping partner was Numan Logistics. Manufacturing Central. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands. Subscribe To.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 29, 2013

Ocean Spray, CSX (the rail operator), and fruit shipping companies partnered in order to enable Ocean Spray to ship more products intermodally from its New Jersey distribution center to the company’s Florida facility. Traditionally, manufacturers use trucks, or a mix of trucks and rail, to transport their products to customers.

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RFgen

AUGUST 29, 2016

One such manufacturer is Dunkirk’s Coca-Cola European Partners bottling plant. In 2011, 2012 and 2014, the site was internally recognized with the Oscas Energy award. Not only was this project time sensitive, but it required new manufacturing practices, meaning CCEP had to restructure its supply chain strategies.

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RFgen

AUGUST 29, 2016

One such manufacturer is Dunkirk’s Coca-Cola European Partners bottling plant. In 2011, 2012 and 2014, the site was internally recognized with the Oscas Energy award. Not only was this project time sensitive, but it required new manufacturing practices, meaning CCEP had to restructure its supply chain strategies.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

At the center of Atlas’ product line is Atlas Exchange, a secure document exchange providing a “connect-once, access-all” network, securely linking retailers, manufacturers, suppliers and logistics service providers. I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 26, 2015

In 2011, Google announced that this technology that had been envisioned and imagined for the better part of the 20 th century was within its grasp, as a result of increasing sophistication of computer navigation, GPS technology, and camera technology.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Although, long term, reshoring makes sense for some, at the end of the day, what reshoring does is remind executives at manufacturing companies to look at the long term, then decide what is best for the company. But this respite does not mean that manufacturing jobs are reappearing. labor force was 35 percent smaller than it is today).

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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.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

economy in 2017 and so far in 2018, manufacturers have been producing more goods than usual and requiring more freight to be shipped. retail holiday sales jumped 4.9%, the biggest increase since 2011. and many jobs in manufacturing and other industries available, desirable alternatives to trucking jobs remain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

With the third vaccine authorized, these manufacturers are pressing for more companies to be authorized to ship the vaccine. One method of last mile deliveries that has seen an uptick in recent years is drop shipping. E-commerce accounted for 20 percent of all retail sales last year compared to only 4 percent in 2011.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

While the company eventually produced and shipped the airplane, it faced gluttony of manufacturing and operating problems that delayed construction and delivery. Theoretically, this would reduce manufacturing costs from $10 billion to $6 billion and decrease development time from six to four years.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

While the company eventually produced and shipped the airplane, it faced gluttony of manufacturing and operating problems that delayed construction and delivery. Theoretically, this would reduce manufacturing costs from $10 billion to $6 billion and decrease development time from six to four years.

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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. Four executives from the company were found guilty in 2011 of unlawfully exporting firearm parts and received sentencing in August 2016.

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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. Four executives from the company were found guilty in 2011 of unlawfully exporting firearm parts and received sentencing in August 2016.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Behind the scenes during the tumultuous disaster season of 2017, building materials manufacturers leaned heavily on dynamic digital tools to supply recovery efforts. The urgent phone call to the building materials manufacturer came as yet another hurricane was churning its way toward landfall during the record storm season of 2017.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 25, 2018

Since around 2011, when the recession started to improve, we’ve gotten used to seeing extremely efficient use of for-hire capacity. GDP and manufacturing indices continue to show strength in the economy. Online orders are now shipped from manufacturing, upstream fulfillment centers, and retail stores.

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Supply Chains Rock

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Veteran retailers understand that outstanding order fulfillment services involve much more than simply wrapping up a product and shipping it. Use that shipping container and its contents to further emphasize your specific brand and your companys winning biography. Manufacturing Central.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 7, 2014

Vinay Krishna from Cypress Semiconductor shared a compelling story highlighting the key elements of their journey from a not so responsive supply chain in 2011 to a very agile one where they have been able to reduce their lead times from around four weeks to less than four and a half weeks.

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QAD

MARCH 31, 2022

Jokingly created in 2011 by student Ismail Jadun, World Backup Day is a critically serious reminder of the importance of data security. Manufacturers use digital twins to securely represent specific processes, people, products, places, systems and services. QAD supports digital twin technology in two ways.

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