GlobalTranz

JULY 6, 2015

The world has changed from the oil days of machine assisted assembly lines and manufacturing processes as more robots have entered the workforce. Robotics is not just a way to help companies, but many manufacturers have recognized how robots can improve their supply chain processes, benefit the company, and drive their future success.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 17, 2019

Nevertheless, over the past few years there have been some significant changes in the manufacturing sector, including the maturation of additive manufacturing and the emergence of the Internet of Things (often referred to as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)). Manufacturing trends. ”[1] Those arguments still hold.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. Molex has more than 80 manufacturing facilities around the world supported by an 18,000 strong supplier eco-system that provide raw materials, electronic components, and services. The Molex Supply Chain.

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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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Enterra Insights

MAY 22, 2019

Manufacturing has been the lifeblood of the global economy for hundreds of years. Because manufacturers have historically moved factories to regions featuring cheap labor and few regulatory restrictions (sometimes referred to as outsourcing or offshoring), a misconception has arisen about the importance manufacturing to national economies.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , halted a consecutive five-months of contraction levels to that of no-change. The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI® had a February value of 47.3,

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

They source from approximately 15,000 suppliers with a sourcing spend of over €7 billion. It started in manufacturing and spread, step by step, to improvements in the way the company runs its supply chain. This manufacturer already has business continuity plans in place. But even multi-sourcing is not enough.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market.

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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. For years, shippers have been reporting significant logistics cost reductions from moving operations to Mexico.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

“Managing supply chain and logistics has never been more significant and challenging since the outbreak of COVID-19 that created a new norm with high uncertainty and enforced an inevitable shift”. Logistics and supply chain management is a rapidly evolving field. This has proved to be a major source of risk.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Supply chain and logistics consultant, educator, and podcast host Rob O’Byrne has over 40 years of supply chain experience. 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’s embarrassing to say, but I’ve been in logistics since 1975.

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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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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

Since 2015, PTC has hosted LiveWorx , a global forum that brings together manufacturing executives, engineers, product designers, quality leaders, supply chain partners, and other like-minded individuals who are focused on harnessing disruptive technologies to manage uncertainty and transform their business.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America. Source data is a combination of reference and benchmark data from third parties as well as econometric models and formulas. HighJump Software Acquires Evenex. SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half Results 2013.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 13, 2021

When I started the event in 2012, the focus was on 2020. Pain abounds in the areas of global logistics and corporate social responsibility. 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.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2017

Drones and its future in supply chain and logistics processes. Logistics Excellence: Now & in the eFuture. Before diving into some takeaways from the sessions I attended and participated in, here are some high-level stats about Descartes (a Talking Logistics sponsor): Descartes is now a $200M+ company and continues to grow.

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Savi

MAY 28, 2020

Department of Defense (DoD), and your product is critical logistics technology for the Army National Guard’s first responders and warfighters, however, failing to deliver is simply not an option. How 3 Organizations Worked Together to Get New Logistics Equipment to the Army National Guard – in the Midst of A Pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. In DSD, instead of shipping truckload quantities of goods directly to a retailer’s regional distribution center every few weeks, a manufacturer has their own account representatives that sell to and service individual stores. Those reps go into stores and stock the store shelves.

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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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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Logistics is the prime example of a changing industry – colossal, ripe for disruption and utterly opaque. Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

At the time, we were both deployed as consultants for Manugistics to help a manufacturing company to implement end-to-end planning. There is no solution to optimize source, make and deliver together or drive bidirectional orchestration to execute trade-offs between functions automatically. Manugistics is now owned by JDA.).

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Based on literature review by Behdani et al 2012 called " How to Handle Disruptions in Supply Chains – An Integrated Framework and a Review of Literature ", academic articles in this area is centered around 2 themes, namely, Risk Management (before disaster strikes) and Disruption Management (after disaster strikes). Literature Review.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 29, 2015

Now, for this week’s supply chain and logistics news… HighJump Acquires Nexternal. Last November, JDA Software and IBM announced a “new integrated offering [that] will provide retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers with intelligent sourcing, fulfillment and order management capabilities.”

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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. On the federal government front, President Obama signed an Executive Order Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking In Persons In Federal Contracts on September 25, 2012.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Outsourcing Sourcing! With shipping fees, language barriers, and tariffs, managing the logistics of global supply chains can be an overwhelming endeavor. Manufacturing and production labor in developing nations are significantly less expensive than in most developed nations, but these often lack safety and environmental precautions.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Prior to the last decade the discussion about green logistics has often been segmented from traditional supply chain management. An automobile manufacturer deciding on fuel efficiency and hybrid engine systems is fairly obvious. Raw Materials / Sourcing –. Manufacturing –. (. Listen to this article. ).

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

This SaaS software provider has a noted 7,000 customer with a vertical industry presence spanning chemicals and life science , government , manufacturing and metals and mining industry sectors. In 2021, this column highlighted Blackstone’s acquisition of the company for $1.4

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

In attendance are manufacturing representatives from BASF, BerryGlobal, Corning, Covestro, Grace, Evonik, Intel, Monsanto, and Smith’s Detection. Technologists and manufacturers working together to try to define multi-tier processes to redefine B2B. Stuck, only 10% of manufacturers are driving improvement. (90%

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail. Song of the Week: “Miracle Mile” by Cold War Kids.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 19, 2013

SAP reported that total revenues and net profit increased 7 percent and 17 percent, respectively, in Q1 2013 compared to Q1 2012. Speedy Route incorporates Google Directions in its results, and uses portions of the Open source software OpenOpt to help calculate the optimal route. Note: SAP is a Logistics Viewpoints sponsor.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The Lightening port was first introduced with iPhone 5 in 2012. Manufacturing Support Contrary to the past 2-3 years, the shipping for all four of the new iPhone models is consistently communicated as September 22, with pre-orders now being accepted. market for the new iPhone lineup. percent decline in iPhone revenues.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure. Media and Entertainment. Public Sector.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2014

While omnichannel retailing is in the spotlight these days, lurking in the shadows is another big challenge and opportunity many retailers (and manufacturers looking to sell direct to consumers) have been struggling with for years: cross-border e-commerce. Source: Pitney Bowes (click to enlarge). Source: Amazon.com (click to enlarge).

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The Zaragoza Logistics Center, Zaragoza, Spain, is based in PLAZA, Europe’s largest logistics park, and both organizations benefit from the relationship. The Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, is celebrating its 10 th anniversary this week. The plan was to transform the region into a logistics hub.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Now more so than ever, corporations understand the tremendous impact logistics and transportation can have on their overall business performance and are taking meaningful strides to optimize their supply chain operations. dollars) in 2012 – a 9.9% But it’s not just limited to large corporations. Global 3PL revenues grew to $676.9

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Resilinc

MARCH 7, 2023

The above graph shows the increase in Extreme Weather disruptions tracked by Resilinc from 2012 to 2022. With this visibility, our customers initiated a dual-sourcing effort to secure supplies ahead of time. The difference comes down to the number of sources monitored, the quality of the data collected, and the timeliness of the data.

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Supply Chains Rock

MARCH 27, 2012

Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Despite the title, which implies that logistics and SCM are different, this is a great info graphic. Source: SCM-Operations.com. About.com - Martins Logistics Blog. EU Logistics Hub Blog. Latin American Logistics. Manufacturing Central. Subscribe To. Christopher Sciacca.

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