Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Businesses, especially, came to rely on electricity — making it an essential resource for manufacturing. However, when power problems plague the world’s largest manufacturing country — China — the effects are global. Department of Energy, 18 November 2014. [3] Troubles in China. ”[4]. How serious is the problem?

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Cardwell, 2014). RL is a process where a manufacturer accepts previously shipped products from the customers point for potential recycling and/or re-manufacturing” Kobo360 from Nigeria is a leader in the practice stated. International journal of production economics (Vol. 2014, July 30). Vishal Gupta, 2013).

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Elementum

MARCH 6, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 High Quality Suppliers, Demand-Driven Manufacturing and Longer Device Lifetimes.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

This funding is reportedly contingent on preconditions which include a delayed filing of its 2023 annual report with regulators and continued negotiations with an established auto maker on a joint manufacturing agreement related to North America based production. According to reporting by Axios , factories across the U.S. Paid subscription ).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2015

Three weeks is substantial and may tip the hand to reshore more manufacturing into North America. 2014 was not a good year for the western ports. The stock plunged, and the company announced the intent to find a buyer in the Wall Street Journal. What started as a chassis issue is now compounded with labor negotiations.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

When it comes to e-commerce initiatives by Walmart, the Wall Street Journal recently wrote : Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Riding a rising five-year trend, retail juggernaut Walmart® grossed $476 billion in the fiscal year that ended in January 2014, up from $408 billion in fiscal 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

The previous five-year labor contract was ratified in 2014 , after a total of nine months of contract negotiations and considerable urging from government officials for both sides to reach resolution. As The Wall Street Journal noted in its reporting: “ The risks have seldom been as high as they are this year.”.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 High Quality Suppliers, Demand-Driven Manufacturing and Longer Device Lifetimes.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 High Quality Suppliers, Demand-Driven Manufacturing and Longer Device Lifetimes.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

’ With respect to their consumer behavior, 73 percent of global millennials are willing to pay extra for sustainable products, an increase from 50 percent in 2014.”[2]. Transparency, on the other hand, involves moral and ethical dimensions of activities associated with sourcing and manufacturing. ”[2]. Footnotes. [1]

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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. million in net sales in 2014 over the previous year, a 25% increase to $2.1

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). Cyber Insurance Becomes a Must for More Manufacturers (WSJ – sub. Well, it seems like a growing number of manufacturers are responding to this threat by buying cyber insurance.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2015

The end-to-end supply chain solution that emerged focused on growth and agility, cost management, manufacturing flexibility and productivity, and supply capability. The Supply Chain Management Award is an initiative of PwC Management Consulting and the trade journal Logistik Heute. solutions.”. On-site deliberations.

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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.)

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Arkieva

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The director of Supply Chain (or inventory, manufacturing, analytics, customer order fulfillment, etc.) The answer is YES and details can be found in the INFORMS Interface Journal , especially the Edelman issue each January. Journal editors, such as Prof. John Milne, have a proven track record in successful applied modeling.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

A traditional viewpoint of manufacturers reveals many flaws in the efficiencies of standard shipping, transportation, and other logistics processes. Inherently, manufacturing and logistics go hand in hand. Manufacturers must receive raw material inbound and send out product to customers outbound.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Throughout this time, 3PL transportation management providers have taken advantage of the low-costs of transportation, which further reduced the costs for businesses and manufacturers. According to the Wall Street Journal , truck drivers are quickly aging into retirement, and the costs of hiring novice drivers can be quite extensive.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2019

2] She wrote: “There’s no doubt about it: manufacturers who fail to meet a retailer’s vendor standards can get into financial trouble. Being able to keep up with changing standards places manufacturers/distributors in a better position to negotiate with retailers, especially if requirements are arbitrary or illogical.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that global retailer Walmart has developed a capability to be able to switch seamlessly between Cloud computing platforms and its own application servers, offering a roadmap to other organizations: “ that want to reduce their dependence on giant technology companies. ”.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 8, 2014

On April 24 2014 the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon is testing a distribution network for the “last mile” delivery of purchased goods to customers. Amazon has arrangements with several manufacturers that actually fulfill orders directly from their own warehouses to consumers’ homes. Bypass Amazon.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 14, 2017

This quick roundup of industry news includes a look at manufacturing in the U.S., Bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. Manufacturers Struggle to Bring Jobs Back Home explores some of the challenges companies are facing. Manufacturers Struggle to Bring Jobs Back Home explores some of the challenges companies are facing.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

The law requires “retail sellers and manufacturers doing business in the state [with over $1 million $100 million in annual worldwide gross receipts] to disclose their efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their direct supply chains for tangible goods offered for sale, as specified.”

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BlueYonder

APRIL 14, 2017

This quick roundup of industry news includes a look at manufacturing in the U.S., Bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. Manufacturers Struggle to Bring Jobs Back Home explores some of the challenges companies are facing. Manufacturers Struggle to Bring Jobs Back Home explores some of the challenges companies are facing.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 1, 2016

Here are some details from the press release: Today, over 210 global brands from multinational manufacturers including Newell Brands, Del Monte, and General Mills, and their omni-channel retail partners rely on Orchestro’s analytics to improve on-shelf availability, promotional effectiveness, new product introductions, and forecast accuracy.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2015

of total tech investments in 2012 to 1.37% in the first half of 2014. 3D Printing : Almost 20% of manufacturers are already using 3D printing in their business to some extent. Wall Street Journal ]. Manufacturing Geek , @CamstarSystems ]. We know how you feel. Logistics startups are popping up everywhere. Into this idea?

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Arkieva

AUGUST 22, 2016

Source: Wall Street Journal. A new report by SupplyChainDigest: “Supplier Integration in an Outsourced Supply Chain World: A Benchmark Report,” showed a growing trend in supply chain outsourcing among manufacturing companies. New Survey Reveals Levels of Outsourcing in Supply Chain Expected to Grow by Over 40%. Read Full Article.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The latest example is Jabil, which according to the Wall Street Journal, “will begin making its internally-developed supply chain management software available for subscription in the first quarter of 2017.” Back in February 2014, for example, Flextronics spun off its internal software into a startup called Elementum.

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RFgen

APRIL 15, 2016

The danger becomes increasingly frequent as more companies rely on electronic parts for manufacturing consumer products. The Hapag-Lloyd transportation company reported a 65 percent increase in hazardous cargo mislabeling between 2014 and 2015, according to JOC. Working in Other Regions. Hershey is a U.S.

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RFgen

APRIL 15, 2016

The danger becomes increasingly frequent as more companies rely on electronic parts for manufacturing consumer products. The Hapag-Lloyd transportation company reported a 65 percent increase in hazardous cargo mislabeling between 2014 and 2015, according to JOC. Working in Other Regions. Hershey is a U.S.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

As reported last week in the Wall Street Journal , “Ralph Lauren Corp. I wrote about this emerging trend in Keeping Control: What 3PLs Must Convince Their Customers (March 2014). “Pretty much now today 100 per cent of the discount is paid by the manufacturer, but in 2008 and before, it was more split and shared.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

In 2014, SAP posted revenues of 19.5B$ and Oracle with 38.3B$. Based on reporting from the Wall Street Journal, the company hired Morgan Stanley to shop the company and package it for sale in 2014 with an expected evaluation of 800M$. Infor–a market consolidator of enterprise software–currently has revenues of $2.8

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

On February 27, 2014, the US House of Representatives Subcommittee had a public hearing to discuss the issue of counterfeit drugs and the underlying illegal supply chains.  1] “Tracing Stolen Malaria Drugs,” Faucon, Bariyo, and Whalen, Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2013. Christopher S.   (For details, see: [link] ).

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Talking Logistics

JULY 26, 2013

Daddy, What Was a Truck Driver? ( Wall Street Journal ). And finally, almost two years ago I wrote a posting with the fictional title “ JB Hunt to Hire 500 Robot Drivers by 2014 ,” that raised the possibility of robots displacing humans in the driver’s seat of trucks and questioning the limits of technology. million, up 9.5

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Some of the recommendations I made to the group are discussed here in this blog, and published in the latest edition of Industrial Biotechnology journal. As an example, Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) encompasses a variety of chemical manufacturing codes including petrochemicals (3251), but none for biobased chemicals.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 22, 2018

Implementing S&OP in a complex business environment—across countries, business units, and manufacturing and distribution footprints—is difficult. Effective S&OP requires commitment, trust, empowerment, role modeling, constructive engagement, and a collaborative spirit (Tuomikangas & Kaipia, 2014). & Kaipia, K.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

billion USD) in pro-forma trailing 12-month revenue for the year-ended December 31, 2014. Norbert Dentressangle serves customers in retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, chemicals, agriculture, e-commerce and high tech. Finally, the Wall Street Journal published a front-page story this week about the congestion plaguing major U.S.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 25, 2016

In today’s Wall Street Journal , Brian Baskin highlights how Pitney Bowes is shifting away from selling postage meters and other mailing equipment and services and moving aggressively toward selling international e-commerce software and services instead. Last May, for example, Pitney Bowes acquired Borderfree for $381 million.

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