Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 24, 2022

As Brent mentioned in his introduction, it has been a challenging few years for semiconductor manufacturers. The solution was implemented in 2012 in order to deliver a comprehensive sales and operations planning (S&OP) solution that was able to move into execution with high integrity. As Covid spread, so too did factory closures.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 1, 2022

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. In contrast, 19% have an operating margin less than a comparative company for 2012-2021. The red cells indicate that the company is underperforming against its peer group.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

ChainLink Research and SupplyChainBrain just released “ Business Priorities 2012 – Research and Results ” which takes a look at where companies will invest in the coming year. And yet, our respondents do expect business expansion and intend to invest to make it happen in 2012.” Related Content.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2013

The “reshoring” of manufacturing operations from China and elsewhere to the United States continues to make headlines. Back in December 2012, for example, Apple announced that it is investing $100 million to build some of its Mac products in the US. One is the thought process around best-cost sourcing versus least-cost sourcing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

In 2012, I published an article on Sales and Operations Technology (S&OP) Maturity. (I The order latency is the time from purchase by the end consumer to the visibility of the order. For example, when a product at retail is purchased, the shelf is replenished from backroom stock. I look forward to hearing your feedback.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2013

Please check out the most popular blog posts of 2012. Highly effective shipper realize that purchasing decisions should be based on value, not just cost. The concept of lean (and the 8 wastes) originated in the manufacturing sector where it was first recognized that eliminating waste in the system led to much bigger profits.

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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. Keys to Success.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 14, 2020

Whether your organization is purchasing raw steel, injection molded plastics, or fully finished office supplies and IT equipment, a st reamlined P2P system can be a game changer. Curiously enough, big companies that are providing raw materials to other P2P companies tend to have their procure-to-pay be less of a focus,” Charles says.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory: Source Supply Chain Insights. Definition of groupthink A pattern of thought characterized by self-deception, forced manufacture of consent, and conformity to group values and ethics Wikipedia.

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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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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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ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2021

Frédéric Lino EVP Purchasing and Supply Chain. He also holds an Executive Master in International Purchasing Management from ESSEC Business School (2012). He was then promoted to Purchasing Executive Manager at Renault-Nissan, where he will be in charge of seat and raw material amenities with the management of 25 buyers.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

When I started my business in 2012, I frequently wrote about the future using the moniker of Supply Chain 2020. The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. At that time, Supply Chain 2020 seemed so far away. My focus was simple. The answer?

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 24, 2020

Today’s WSJ front page shares the important role of one of Apple’s top senior executives who runs much of the procurement and supply chain activity for Apple – Tony Blevins. As head of procurement, he earned the moniker of the Blevinator, someone who could get the job done when it came to saving money and cutting costs.

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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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ivalua

MAY 7, 2020

And sellers in the Japanese market, such as Australian mining companies, had to find new customers to replace those Japanese manufacturers who were forced to halt production due to the quake. 84% of “Beginner” procurement organizations did not proactively monitor for risk. Most Procurement organizations are not yet advanced.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

One of the clearest lessons learned during the pandemic was the importance of domestic manufacturing. As global supply chains snarled and essential products became hard to find, many domestic manufacturers pivoted to make up shortages. The importance of manufacturing has often been overlooked as the U.S.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 2, 2023

Services that can be shared among the various business units of a company include finance, purchasing, inventory, payroll, hiring, and information technology. We started in 2012 as a finance back office, which included elements of the procure to pay process. A shared service is a Center of Excellence in effect.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Too little inventory also creates problems — for manufacturing, customer service, and maintenance. For a small manufacturing operation, with limited inventory items, a small storage area, and a few customer orders, a spreadsheet might manage inventory sufficiently. The role of inventory management. The rise of Industry 4.0

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

Negotiation, a crucial skill in the realms of business and procurement, demands the ability to remain calm, collected, and confident even in the most challenging situations. These films were chosen to inspire and educate both aspiring negotiators and seasoned procurement managers.

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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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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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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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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2014

For most 3PLs, their customers — across a variety of industries — are growing their presence in Mexico, either manufacturing there or growing their supplier base there, so 3PLs need to align their services and capabilities accordingly to the changing supply chain networks of their customers.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 5, 2023

As Lynn Torrel, chief procurement and supply chain officer at Flex, explained the company’s operations during the Covid-19 pandemic, “We’ve had a few escalation calls with suppliers, and you get on a call, and there are critical needs. CDT is a critical ingredient in manufacturing a high-tech type of nylon called PA-12.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Only 29% of manufacturers easily manage total cost trade-offs. The research project analyzed 1200 combinations of 180 metrics for four hundred companies for the period of 2010-2012. The reason? Ahold), L’Oréal S.A,

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 17, 2013

The PCA factory that manufactured the peanut butter was certified as safe by the American Institute of Baking (AIB). 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.

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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. However, there are no sure bets.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

Medical Device Manufacturer. The most common reporting relationship in the supplier organization is to a leader of supply (focus on logistics, distribution, materials sourcing and customer service). The focus has been on sourcing and managed costs. They are primarily focused on cost management on new purchase decisions.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Manufacturing sites have been rationalized in terms of, “we don’t need five factories in this country, we only need three, then two, then we don’t need them at all, we’ll move them to China”. Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2022

Although there is a lot of talk about near-shoring or reshoring manufacturing, global trade remains an important aspect of the global economy. It also involves weaponizing supply chains — various legislative loopholes in the US still allow states and companies to source supplies such as personal protective equipment from China.”

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 29, 2022

We know this because the Census of Manufacturers tells us that the broader computer & electronics product manufacturing sector is itself being hammered by labor and parts shortages (see second graph). From the 2017 Economic Census Jason pulled data on industry concentration in semiconductor manufacturing.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 14, 2020

First, develop contracts with manufacturers of healthcare supplies. These have to be firm contracts – asking Manufacturers to “reserve” capacity/quantities of material to supplement the SNS is not going to happen. Our manufacturers most often rely upon foreign supply chains.

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QAD

AUGUST 18, 2022

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their supply, contract packaging and distribution partners are under constant pressure to comply with government requirements while maintaining high standards for patient safety, product quality and innovation. How Does the November 2023 Deadline Affect Manufacturing and Supply Chain Businesses?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

“The idea of the value chain is based on the process view of organizations, the idea of seeing a manufacturing (or service) organisation as a system, made up of subsystems each with inputs, transformation processes and outputs. ” Institute for Manufacturing, 2013. __. E2open last week announced the purchase of Serus.

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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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