Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

As a result, companies are writing new case studies through their actions or inaction. The company needs to focus on the design of flows, building outside-in processes, creating an effective supplier development group, reducing complexity, and driving bi-directional orchestration to a balanced scorecard. Don’t Be Like Ford.

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 26, 2012

But 2012 is an extra-special year; it carries heavy historical baggage chock full of dire predictions. Nostradamus painted a bleak picture of massive destruction and mayhem brought about by a comet in 2012. In the tradition of David Letterman, (in no particular order) let’s hit the Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2012.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 1, 2022

As we enter Q2, companies face the lashing with the big black whip. The first step is to understand that the companies that we hold in high esteem have clay feet. To understand this point, I contrast the results of the Gartner Top 25 Award Winners published in 2022 (last week) against their peer group from 2012 to 2021.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 13, 2017

So are you running out of ideas on how to curate content for your supply chain company? How to Write the Best Content for Your Supply Chain Company? According to research in 2012, 27.7% Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other platforms provide an excellent source of being discovered by others if your post does the trick.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Currently, companies struggle with rolling electric outages in China. Only 7% feel that their company managed disruption well. In nine out of ten supply chain planning systems that I test, I find that companies have a negative Forecast Value Added level. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory: Source Supply Chain Insights.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With an educational and professional background in finance, Shannon joined the logistics industry in 2012 with Knight Transportation out of Phoenix, Arizona.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

While the company has several different goals, two key focuses are improved agility and resilience, and more autonomous planning. Not surprisingly a company this big, delivering different solutions to a variety of industries, has a complex supply chain. The company has over 300,000 products. A Complex Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But Molex, a global electronics and connectivity solutions company, has been investing in their intelligent digital supply chain strategy to improve their supply chain agility and customer experience. The company is present in 38 nations and has more than 40,000 employees. Further, historically Molex had a focused sourcing strategy.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Back in 2012, Axit (a Siemens company and a Talking Logistics sponsor) together with the Institute for Cloud Computing (IFCC) surveyed over 130 supply chain and logistics professionals across various industries in Europe to determine the state of cloud computing in logistics and how it might evolve in the years ahead.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Consumer Goods Technology recently released its 2012 Consumer Goods Technology Reader’s Choice survey results. To remain competitive consumer goods companies must have greater supply chain visibility to understand at a moment’s notice the impact a sourcing, inventory or manufacturing decision will have.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. This is a much more complex supply chain than you might expect for a company that has approximately a billion dollars in annual revenues. After initiating direct store deliveries, the company immediately gained market share. The Peet’s Coffee Supply Chain.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

Since the start of 2012, more people graduating from college and universities are entering the engineering/manufacturing fields. alone, colleges and universities awarded 83,263 bachelor’s degrees in engineering in 2012, a 37% increase over the 60,605 degrees conferred in 2002. Breaking it down In the U.S.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

He has been helping companies design more profitable supply chains for over 25 years, most of them as founder and CEO of Logistics Bureau. It was far more fascinating than military logistics, so within a few years I decided to leave and headed out to Australia and worked for a consulting company for two or three years.

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Demand Solutions

MARCH 27, 2020

So then, how are you shaping your company's culture to empower your employees? When trying to answer this question, many people think of company perks like benefits programs, flexible schedules, office lunch parties and open-door policies. Organizational Culture Matters to Supply Chain Professionals.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

75% of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruption ( Accenture ). It is estimated supply chain disruptions and inventory shortages affect 4% of inventory for some large companies, and 40% of inventory for smaller companies. Source: Consultancy.UK. Reuters ).

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. The above seems to imply, from our lens, the movement toward China Plus sourcing activity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 17, 2013

Over 3800 products from 361 companies were recalled. 262 workers died in Pakistan in September 2012 in a factory fire. Just two months later, more than 100 people died in a garment fire in Bangladesh in November 2012. Walmart has worked hard on ethical sourcing. The factory had recently passed an ethical sourcing audit.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 26, 2023

Our research shows that the projects failed to deliver value in 75% of companies.) The industry first started speaking of digital in 2012, but today, it is still an amorphous concept. (My My first digital supply chain presentation was in Milan at an SAP Insider conference in 2012.) The problem is the lack of a semantic layer.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As concerns about environmental impact, fuel cost, and distribution methods have come into the purview of the public eye the way company's operate their supply chains are changing. As customers and companies become more conscious of green practices the planning and management of each link of the supply chain is open to review.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 13, 2021

When I started the event in 2012, the focus was on 2020. In Figure 1, I highlight the significant shifts in my lifetime: Just four decades ago, McKinsey coined supply chain management as managing source, make, deliver, and plan together. Companies scrambled as they realized there would not be a new normal. Then the Pandemic hit.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 2, 2012

Acquisitions of Emptoris and Demandtec expanded sourcing and pricing portfolios while the new version of IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus XE further enhances supply chain network capabilities. Matrix Commerce extends beyond the sales and customer focus to include management and optimization of supporting sourcing and supply chain facets.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In 2011, the Fabricators and Manufacturers’ Association (FMA) of the United States decided a national Manufacturing Day might help turn the spotlight on manufacturing by encouraging companies to open their doors to visitors or sponsor events, exhibitions, and so forth. ”[6] Your company can be part of that celebration.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

To stay on course, many companies are moving away from legacy systems and embracing a digital transformation. Attending LiveWorx is a great way to see how other companies are using digital solutions to streamline their product work. Because the stakes are so high, audits and inspections can be very stressful for an organization.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

For example, an email I received from Axios noted that one far-right clothing company was recently fined by the Federal Trade Commission for ripping out “Made in China” tags and replacing them with “Made in America” tags. In some cases, support for “Made in America” is more show than actual support.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

This article will show you how one of the worlds leading companies put a theory into practice and survive many supply chain disruptions. The company won the ISM 2012 Award for Excellence in Supply Management (category:process). Gather around! Literature Review. Cisco System Case Study. And according to the U.S. Limitation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2012

The 2009 rates slowly increased to the current 2012 level. In November 2012, the CPM was $2.48/mile, Utilize lower cost transportation; alternate sources such as Aerocraft airship or rail. Read the full article in November/December 2012 edition, Pharmaceutical Outsourcing , Vol. In 2008, the rate reached a high of $2.50/mile

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Some key areas focused on included: When it comes to selecting countries or regions to source from, sustainability is usually considered afterwards. NGOs and companies are often perceived as being at opposite ends of the chess board. Companies want to use an established global standard (i.e.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

To help, we analyze business results each year to understand which companies outperform on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) over the past ten years. We designed the Supply Chains to Admire Methodology to help companies define supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2012

So much so, that you would think companies are getting it right; but, there are inherent problems. The package and the process of package development is a major source of corporate waste. While companies may have zero waste as a goal, the reduction of waste in packaging artwork management is a stumbling block.

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Supply Chain Trend

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In 2012 I wrote a short blog about demand driven & agile supply chains , which seems to be all the hype back then. Even within the same company, it is wise to apply different supply chain strategies. These leading companies are transforming their supply chains with agility being a clear element of focus.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

I wanted to help companies drive step-changes in performance. My argument centered on the observation that as new technologies evolved, companies did a lift and shift. Companies want a definitive Return on Investment (ROI), limiting the opportunity to test and learn with new technologies. The approach was not as profitable.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For example, in the life sciences industry, biopharma companies increasingly rely on contract manufacturing and development organizations (CDMOs) to address biologics manufacturing production and capacity demand. Then, we look at where each company is manufacturing, housing, assembling, and testing.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

California, for example, passed the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 , which went into effect in January 2012. As part of the law, companies must (among other things): Conduct audits of suppliers to evaluate supplier compliance with company standards for trafficking and slavery in supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2022

They concluded, “Regardless of when the top-line numbers fully recover, however, the global trade landscape will still look dramatically different as companies shift their focus from fighting the pandemic to winning the post-COVID-19 future. ” Time Management Ninja Blog, 17 September 2012. [2] China trade is not wise.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

No company in the past decade achieved the promised economy of scale. Companies performing the best have three characteristics: Business Model Innovation. Smaller, more agile companies outperform the larger and well-known brands in the retail, beverages, food, and pharmaceutical industry sectors. Leadership. Celebrating Success.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Outsourcing Sourcing! Business relationships with international companies can be influenced by changing geopolitical situations that create unexpected tariffs or barriers. Many companies are also turning to AI to help them monitor geopolitical risks. As such, this comes with a major risk for companies and workers.

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