SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2022

Outsourcing takes place in every service, so much so that the retailers or businesses are not aware from whom a specific part of the product is procured. A good example would be the Rana Plaza Tragedy of 2013. The tokenization system will also improvise how inventories are managed in the supply chain.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

When the product has a defect after its production, it is sent back to the inventory to reuse or recycle it. Sustainable procurement: consists of environmentally friendly purchasing that carry reduction, reuse, and recycle. Vishal Gupta, 2013). Cardwell, 2014).

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

Volcano , 1997) and land sharks ( Sharknado , 2013). In addition, “End of the World” movies like This the End (2013) have also been eliminated. Extreme weather like this would damage manufacturing and transportation infrastructure in the U.S. and key regions worldwide.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half Results 2013. As I’ve commented in previous postings, if you are a 3PL or transportation company and you’re not involved in cross-border shipping with Mexico, then you are missing out on a growing business opportunity (see Reuters article from December 2012).

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Onshoring: Manufacturers capitalise on goods ‘made in the USA’ ( Financial Times ). Decaying Bridges, Highways Raise Costs for Truckers, Manufacturers ( Wall Street Journal ). Years from now, when we look back at 2013, we might say this was the year where logistics truly became a strategic weapon for companies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. We find that this is true of too few companies.

Optimal Sourcing 301

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2013

Date: 12-14 november 2013. Connect with 100+ senior supply chain executives from retailers and manufacturers and build your professional network. Key Topics to be Discussed at the 2013 CSCO Forum. Robert Bloodworth, VP Supply Chain & Procurement, Saltigo. Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum/ 3PL Summit. URL: [link].

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

When I sat down to write the book, Bricks Matter, I believed that companies had used supply chain technologies to reduce operating margin and improve inventory turns. Resiliency: The pattern or reliability of results at this intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. I was surprised to find that I was wrong.

Metrics 283

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

Inventory measurement is critical and it is money after all in that it took a capital expense to procure. The goal is to keep inventory levels at a minimum to meet customer needs. Review Inventory turns and Return on Assets. Other areas to consider measuring as it relates to transportation: Managing inventory.

Procurement Analytics 120

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 5, 2017

This ended when Gartner purchased AMR Research in 2010. In 2013 the Demand-Driven Institute redefined the term “demand-driven,” giving it a very different meaning than the Demand-Driven Value Network concept defined by AMR Research in 1996. Focus on managing form and function of inventory. Reflections.

Supply and Demand 169

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: DHL, Artificial Intelligence in Logistics, 2018 (PDF, 45 pp., no opt-in). 15th, 2017 (PDF., no opt-in).

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

They know stuff gets made, transported, and sold; but, they have little interest in the details. A supply chain is an end to end process which typically begins with the sourcing of raw materials and concludes with the sale of a good to the final customer.”[1] Most people never think about supply chain operations.

Optimal Sourcing 100

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

Supply Chain is just one of our five main categories we are covering all this week, which consist of: Logistics, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Freight, and Transportation. We have already covered the top logistics blog posts and the top manufacturing blog posts by the most views those blogs in those categories have received in 2015.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 120

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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. In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. The Company has a checkered past.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Walmart would not have the ability to provide such low prices and have consistent inventory in the over 5,000 stores in the United States and over 1.3 restaurant industry made in 2013. Walmart uses its mammoth purchasing power to shape suppliers’ behavior which also drives down costs, Gartner said. Decades in the Making.

Gartner 120

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. It’s becoming more strategic, as companies integrate their Supply Chains and use them as a source of competitive advantage – instead of just a back-office function. Fallacy 4: Improved forecasting will always lead to lower inventory levels.

Manufacturing Procurement 49

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Ask a person on the street what constitutes supply chain management and my guess is they would say SCM means ensuring the entire supply chain, from procurement of raw materials to product delivery, runs smoothly. Only for turkeys. ” eft , 1 February 2013. [4] I would a sixth area: Sales and marketing. . Data-as-a-service (DaaS).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 18, 2013

on August 12, 2013. However, the survey shows that costs are on the rise, greater than 8 percent on average in manufacturing industries. Two out of three respondents stated that their company’s logistics capability is negatively influenced by poor transportation infrastructure, which is a problem particularly in emerging markets.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

He is an industrial engineer with a diploma in transportation and logistics from the University of Applied Sciences in Bremerhaven. The composite of metrics includes growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital.) Inventory Turns. This trend was characteristic of the chemical industry.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 16, 2013

Inventory mismanagement. Ingrained attitudes can block better inventory practices. Depending on which corporate silo you belong to, inventory can be a liability, an asset, or something in between. How do supply chain (SC) professionals overcome these biases and implement optimal inventory management solutions?

Inventory Reduction 78

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

So when I asked Cathy Roberson, a senior analyst at Transport Intelligence and a tech-enthusiast who is vox supplychainus on Twitter at cmroberson06 , I was not surprised when she sent me back an analysis that seems to match up perfectly with some of Google’s recent projects: Google Glasses, Android and 3D printing.

Supply Chain Software 120

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AFFLINK

MAY 17, 2017

As a 2013 UNLV paper points out: “One of the biggest challenges with information technology at the Four Queens and the Venetian/Palazzo is the poor flow of information which ultimately affects areas of the hotel’s supply chain in areas of costs, flexibility, and delivery of goods and services. Inventory Management. The reason?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 15, 2016

There’s an art to integrating computerized data collection systems on the manufacturing floor. Unless you plan correctly, you won’t actually improve productivity on your manufacturing floor. Stock levels and inventory. This is especially true if you opt to use any standard IT equipment on the manufacturing floor.

Manufacturing Procurement 120

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

I have to go to the grocery store again today to replenish our inventory (yeah, I don’t shop for groceries online; as the son of a bodegero, I’m old fashioned that way.). Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions. Did I mention they eat a lot? Alexa in the Warehouse.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

To log, track and trace everything’, your vision of a better manufacturing floor. Here’s how you can improve manufacturing floor data collection, long-term. A key component of any manufacturing process is data collection. However, are you starting to outgrow your manufacturing floor data collection system ? The problem?

Manufacturing Procurement 120

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Data 120

Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2015

That is one of the most important, yet often overlooked, questions shippers should ask before implementing a Transportation Management System — specifically if they’re implementing a traditional, behind-the-firewall solution. How will you establish and manage electronic communication with carriers and other trading partners?

Supply Chain Network Software 100

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

2013 has certainly been an interesting year! I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

Predictive Analytics 117

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 28, 2017

Unfortunately, most organizations place too much emphasis on data that is sourced from human input, which is not only expensive on the labor side, but it also introduces error into the picture. Utilize automated technologies to locate and track inventory.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2015

Like the multi-billion dollar chemical manufacturer that had been paying market rates for ocean transportation for eight years because nobody realized that their contract, filed away in a drawer by a transportation manager who had left the company, had expired. From the article: Columbia Sportswear added $415.6

Supply Chain Software 100

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

By working closely with its suppliers to receive the best sales terms, fluctuating manufacturing capacity when needed and first access to the latest innovations, Raytheon secured its status as a leader in the defense systems market. The transportation of lithium batteries is dangerous, as they overheat, which can cause significant damage.

Sourcing Strategies 120

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

August 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). across from the Empire State Building in Midtown [and on the same busy street as Macy’s flagship store], would function as a mini warehouse, with limited inventory for same-day delivery within New York, product returns and exchanges, and pickups of online orders. Bill from Calif.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Pioneered the use of vendor-managed inventory. Implemented cross-docking in its supply network to enable inventory reductions. In 2017, the company began to look at new options for warehousing, knowing it would need to start placing inventory closer to customers if it wanted to compete in the challenging omnichannel retail space.

Inventory Reduction 101

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

With the virus running rampant, members of factory management teams, too, can become thin on the ground, placing manufacturing companies under severe strain. In any typical year, companies around the globe must factor the New Year shutdown into their inventory management plans. Hunt Transport Services Inc.’s

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

A Boston Scientific medical device is used somewhere in the world every two seconds, but the company is much more than a medical device manufacturer. The firm’s lean engineers and supply chain engineers help hospitals not only with inventory management and logistics but also with process improvements in catheterisation labs, for example.

Supply Chain Planning Software 60

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 23, 2013

2013 Trends and Strategies in Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Embracing Global Logistics Complexity to Drive Market Advantage. They are based on 1757 responses collected in an international survey from supply chain executives (including logistics service providers (LSPs), retailers, and manufacturing companies). Key Trends.

Cost Reduction Strategies 150

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2016

Second, we just released our second Talking Logistics YOUniversity course, Building a Strong Transportation Management Foundation. In recent quarters, Target has struggled with inventory shortfalls as it tried to cater to online and in-store shoppers at the same time.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Deere & Company (brand name John Deere) is famed for the manufacture and supply of machinery used in agriculture, construction, and forestry, as well as diesel engines and lawn care equipment. In 2014, Deere & Company was listed 80th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking and was 307th in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 ranking.

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