Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 18, 2024

That number is the highest reported since 2014, including the period of the Covid-19 pandemic during the years 2020 to 2023. It has to do with middlemen who have made manufacturing generic injectable drugs unprofitable, magnifying the risk of shortages by artificially reducing supply.”

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Pharmaceutical Purchasing Skills Sourcing Strategies 52

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

For example, a vaccine manufacturer increased their order size by a factor of four in one weekend; a video call company wanted to receive ten times as much product as they initially forecast with just a month’s lead-time. In 2014, the company’s revenues were $43 million. In their fiscal year 2021 they had revenues of nearly $1.7

Supply Chain Design Software 193

Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Czech Republic 193

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

If you’re a typical shipper, 30-50% of your lanes change every year, and your demand goes up and down which impacts capacity, so it’s a constant battle. According to McKinsey, an auto manufacturer, on average, has around 250 tier-one suppliers – and 18,000 across the full value chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 191

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Visibility Supply Chain Design Software Real-time Visibility 191

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

For some customers, they manage the inventory using a vendor managed inventory program. In some case they manage inventory at the customer’s site. “We It started in manufacturing and spread, step by step, to improvements in the way the company runs its supply chain. The company has over 300,000 products. It takes time.

Supply Chain Transformation 194

Supply Chain Transformation Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Scenario Planning 194

GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Many off-shore manufacturers have returned to the U.S., Those changes, along with high costs of transporting materials and finished goods to and from overseas locations, make the value of reshoring likely to become a compelling financial reality for many manufacturers. Engineering isn’t disconnected from manufacturing.

Cost Reduction Strategies 120

Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction Material Savings 120

Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, here are some of my thoughts regarding the supply chain trends we are likely to see emerge in 2014. We will continue to see cost pressure at all levels in the supply chain: at the retail level, on manufacturing, distribution and warehouses, transportation, and raw material supply.

Predictive Analytics 117

Predictive Analytics Analytics Software Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Design Software 117

QAD

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Many medical device manufacturers are looking more closely at how they can make their operations less vulnerable to disruption. There may be opportunities your medical device manufacturing operation can leverage – in labor, materials, manufacturing and the supply chain – to make your infrastructure more resilient in the face of change.

Inventory Management Software 94

Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Software Material Savings Supply Chain Planning Software 94

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. JIT(Just-In-Time) deliveries and lean manufacturing (reducing times in production and in supplier response) were the goals of many manufacturers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy 116

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Oil prices jumped, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. In terms of trade, these are not critical, single-sourced Tier 1 inputs needed in manufacturing. electricity generation in 2020.

Price Reduction 207

Price Reduction Ukraine Russia Logistics Network Optimization Software 207

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2014

2014 is coming to a close and as we herald in the New Year, shippers (manufacturers, retailers, and distribution centers) around the country are busy gearing up for the holiday season and have holiday logistics best practices on the brain. Make your Inventory Omni-Channel.

DC 244

DC Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning 244

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2023

Growing flight capacity at CVG helps Amazon keep next-day deliveries on schedule even for coast-to-coast shipments. Logistics startup Zipline has flown more than 38 million miles with its autonomous electric delivery drones since the company was founded in 2014. The 800,000-square-foot facility’s central location in the U.S.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 232

Logistics Network Optimization Software Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Expense Reduction 232

DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 30, 2014

How do manufacturers manage a complex multi-product plant? Are there ways for companies operating at maximum capacity to speed up on delivery? Join us at the Quintiq World Tour event themed ‘Smart Planning, Smart Business’ in Istanbul on November 6, 2014. The key to overcoming these challenges is smart planning.

Supply Chain Planning Software 149

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Supply Chain Design Software 149

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Just as manufacturers and distributors were starting to climb out of the ‘COVID hole’, they’ve been knocked back in. Unpacking expected disruptions across the supply chain for manufacturers and distributors. Already, oil prices have reached their highest levels since 2014 and are expected to continue to rise.

Supply Chain Planning Software 111

Supply Chain Planning Software Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings 111

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

We developed the Supply Chain Index in 2014 as a way to measure supply chain improvement at a balance sheet level. I get called frequently to talk to supply chain leadership teams about inventory. Often the CEO hires a strategic consultant to audit the supply chain, and they roll through the organization making inventory promises.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Modeling Software 150

ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Sustainable supply chain management: The original model of Supply Chain Management follows a linear production that hypothesizes the constant input of natural resources and an unlimited capacity to assimilate waste. When the product has a defect after its production, it is sent back to the inventory to reuse or recycle it. Cardwell, D.

Waste Reduction 78

Waste Reduction Sustainability Material Savings Supply Chain Planning Software 78

NC State SCRC

MAY 27, 2020

The plan also call for a dramatic expansion in the materials held in the SNS, to cover sufficient reserves of 100 percent of major items associated with COVID-like pandemics, has access to predictive analytics for forecast requirements and enhances domestic manufacturing capacity to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign sources of supply.

Supply Chain Design Software 98

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Material Savings Manufacturing Procurement 98

Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 26, 2014

VIBA Aerospace Products and Services in the Netherlands and Peerless Aerospace Fastener Corporation, a distributor of aerospace fasteners based in Farmingdale (NY), went live with their Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) of special fasteners at Fokker Aerostructures covering several programs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 87

Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Optimization Software Aerospace 87

Enterra Insights

MAY 12, 2020

… This comes after a survey by Thomas found 60% of North American manufacturers say operations have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.”[1] First, it showed that the full force of the federal government will be brought to bear in the manufacturing of vital medical supplies. supply chains.”[2] Monitor resiliency.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

Supply Chain Design Software Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design 100

Vanguard Software

JULY 20, 2021

Not too long ago, in 2014, Walgreens had a $1 billion forecasting error that led to the exit of two executives. Whereas supply planning projects and manages inventory or supply to meet consumer demand. Organizations can then make shrewd business decisions about inventory and production.

Supply and Demand 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

It is 2014. We have not been able to build the planning architectures that effectively let manufacturers plan from the customer’s customer to the supplier’s supplier. In the study of 63 manufacturers, the average company has outsourced 49% of logistics and 30% of manufacturing. It is a story of parts.

Supply Chain Planning Software 289

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Network Software 289

AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Papyrus, a leading European paper wholesaler, started using AIMMS in May 2014 to implement radical changes in its supply chain network and re-envision its forecasting, replenishment & supplier management workflow. A systems roadblock. After identifying their need, it became apparent that Papyrus would also require better planning support.

Supply Chain Planning Software 156

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning AIMMS Modeling 156

ToolsGroup

JULY 26, 2016

The Boston Consulting Group said at the 2015 Grocery Manufacturers Association/Food Marketing Institute (GMA/FMI) supply chain conference that 22% of polled respondents said less accurate forecasts were one of their top hurdles to improving service. They don’t know how to segregate, forecast or inventory these “extreme error” items.

Forecasting 120

Forecasting Supply and Demand Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction 120

The Network Effect

JULY 3, 2014

A cloud-based planning layer can enable the sharing of all data, for example the S&OP data discussed earlier in the first two posts, across key stakeholders: manufacturing, distribution, logistics, retail, sales, marketing, brand management etc. You know exactly how many you have, and where each one may be in the world at any given time.

Internet of things 136

Internet of things Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software 136

BlueYonder

APRIL 11, 2014

This year, I am especially pleased about a new event called the “ JDA 2014 Supply Chain Challenge.” This event brought teams of two to four students together to form Littlefield Technologies, a fictitious manufacturer of digital satellite system receivers. Uncategorized capacity forecasting inventory pricing'

Supply Chain Planning Software 72

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Forecasting Supply Chain Planning 72

NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. The subcontract efforts feature the majority of military and part of commercial aviation, systems are outsourced by the overall airframe manufacturer, known as “primes” (Boeing, Airbus, Sikorski, etc.)

Aerospace 40

Aerospace Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing 40

AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Papyrus, a leading European paper wholesaler, started using AIMMS in May 2014 to implement radical changes in its supply chain network and re-envision its forecasting, replenishment & supplier management workflow. A systems roadblock. After identifying their need, it became apparent that Papyrus would also require better planning support.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Modeling AIMMS 120

Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

And of course, there’s the issue of profitability: a study from Deloitte in 2014 highlighted the importance of a healthy supply chain to an organisation’s bottom line. Cloud-based systems offer a cost-effective way to manage and monitor suppliers, inventory and more. Orchestrate. Cloud-based software. A mobile sales app.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Management Software Analytics Software 98

Freightos

APRIL 16, 2015

of total tech investments in 2012 to 1.37% in the first half of 2014. Optimized trucking capacity : Technology companies like 10-4 are optimizing capacity usage, closing the loop between truckers, shippers and brokers. [ 10-4 Systems , @10_4systems ]. Manufacturing Geek , @CamstarSystems ]. We know how you feel.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 120

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 14, 2013

December is now upon us and before we know it we’ll be starting off 2014 right, which means it won’t be long until we’re all gathering in San Diego Feb 23 rd to 26 th for RILA Supply Chain 2014. Networked companies have a single version of information related to inventory status, POs, inventory, shipments, payments and documents.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 115

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Retail 115

Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As the logistics industry reexamines capacity challenges ahead of the 2022 holiday shipping season, SupplyChainDive gathered a group of transportation experts to discuss how shippers should prepare for a potentially tough peak season. So the shortage will continue, but for some sellers, the problem will be too much inventory.”.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Pharmaceutical Trends Industrial 52

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Cost Reduction Strategies 150

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2015

Resilinc Launches New Solution for Supplier Capacity Management. November 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report for December 2014. LOG-NET releases Version 7.5 with Predictive Execution and Big Data Views. Paragon acquires majority share in Axida. JDA’s Retail.Me

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Analytics Software 100

Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

The capacity crunch and technology are reshaping ?the Kearney and sponsored by Penske Logistics for CSCMP, vividly depicts a supply chain struggling under the twin demands of constrained capacity and the need for significant technological investment to help service providers and their customers keep up with soaring growth.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 98

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software Logistics 98

AFFLINK

MARCH 14, 2017

SCM also deals with the movement and storing of materials needed to create a product, as well as inventory management, and keeping track of finished goods from where they were created to who they go to. From 2010 to 2014, claims from 68 countries were at $2.4 The Interconnected Supply Chain. Integrated and Cooperative Logistics.

Supply Chain Planning Software 78

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Design 78

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 10, 2015

2015 is coming to a close and as we herald in the New Year, shippers (manufacturers, retailers, and distribution centers) around the country are busy gearing up for the holiday season and have holiday logistics best practices on the brain. Make your Inventory OmniChannel.

DC 120

DC Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning 120

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We believe that a supply chain leader is defined by both the level of performance on the Effective Frontier (balance of growth, Return on Invested Capital, Profitability and Inventory Turns) and driving supply chain improvement. Resiliency is the tightness of the pattern, or the reliability of operating margin and inventory turns results.

Case Study 286

Case Study Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 286

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

In May, 2014 Raytheon gathered a group of its largest suppliers in Boston, MA to discuss the launch of the company’s Supplier Advisory Council. The company also realized a 10% increase in stock price since the summer of 2014, in a highly competitive and regulated market. Connect your supply chain.

Sourcing Strategies 120

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