Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. ’ 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]. sources of raw materials.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

” Hau Lee, October 2014. We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. Tie policy to action.

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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. Source: Amazon patent. And the garage door company is coming this morning to replace the crumpled door.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 27, 2020

ii] We observed an intense and immediate response by the Joint Acquisition Task Force to rapidly source supplies and quickly institute a robust vendor risk assessment process. health care system and risks in a supply chain dependent on global sourcing, would buffer the country from unanticipated disruptions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Source: Dictionary.com. How will the policy be executed? I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. Orbit Chart for SanDisk for 2006-2014.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

Last year around this time I made a lot of predictions about what 2014 would hold in store…Let’s revisit some of these, and see what has happened (or what hasn’t!) Here are my predictions from 2014, and an update on what I think will happen in these areas. This is likely to continue. More of the same.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Note the elongation of the cash-to-cash cycle in the chemical industry of 38 additional days when comparing the 2014-2019 averages to the pre-recession period of 2004-2006. While touted as a digital procurement provider, it took the Company nine days to onboard me as a vendor, and two weeks to process a Purchase Order.

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

In 2014, Massachusetts resident Pierre Picone pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit integrated circuits (IC) to the U.S. These counterfeits featured markings normally found on legitimate parts from “approximately 35 major electronics manufacturers, including Motorola, Xilinx, and National Semiconductor.”

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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. This advisory board is to serve as the first step towards a more comprehensive supplier policy and the building block for Raytheon’s new SRM strategy. Connect your supply chain.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 3, 2016

China’s Environmental Protection Law 2014 Amendment. Playing With Fire: 4 Hidden Risks Lurking In Your Supply Chain. EcoVadis Case Study: Alcatel Lucent “Driving a sustainable supply chain, globally”.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

How Can USMTO Reports Help Drive Manufacturing Sales and your Bottom Line? The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). Who is Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT)? What is the USMTO Data Report?

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

” Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) add, “Over the past decade, public and private sources have dedicated impressive amounts of energy and resources to digital agriculture in developing countries.”[2] ” In Part 1 of this article, I discussed some of the background involved in the Farming 4.0 Footnotes. [1]

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 4, 2017

Over the last two decades, increased competition and a globalized economy has led firms to deploy outsourced manufacturing and captive offshore policies across multiple industries. One fact remains certain; the trend of outsourcing and offshoring manufacturing is not likely to abate anytime soon.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

While US manufacturing has been hit hard by nearly two decades of policy failures that have damaged its international competitiveness, it remains a vital part of the U.S. The US manufacturing sector employed 12 million workers in 2013, or about 8.8 On average, non-college-educated workers in manufacturing made 10.9

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2009

Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Manufacturing Technology. Content Being Accessed: Lean Manufacturing White Paper: Strategies To Run a Lean Supply Chain. How principles of lean manufacturing transfer benefits to Operations. Privacy Policy | -->. Sitemap | Privacy Policy. Demand Planning/Forecasting.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Procurement costs. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2009

Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Manufacturing Technology. Content Being Accessed: Lean Manufacturing White Paper: A Holistic Approach to Lean. Supply Chain Digest is the industry’s premier interactive knowledge source, providing timely, relevant, in-context information. Privacy Policy | -->. ERP Systems.

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RFgen

JULY 21, 2016

That’s the aim of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America annual Sourcing Intelligence Summit. As Footwear News explained, California’s bisphenol A restrictions are cause for concern for many brands, as this causes the need for adjustments in the manufacturing process.

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RFgen

JULY 21, 2016

That’s the aim of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America annual Sourcing Intelligence Summit. As Footwear News explained, California’s bisphenol A restrictions are cause for concern for many brands, as this causes the need for adjustments in the manufacturing process.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 29, 2009

Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Manufacturing Technology. Content Being Accessed: Lean Manufacturing White Paper: 5 Ways ERP Can Enable Lean. Supply Chain Digest is the industry’s premier interactive knowledge source, providing timely, relevant, in-context information. Privacy Policy | -->. ERP Systems.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, consumer purchases, manufacturing, housing, and exports contributed to a 4% increase in GDP in the second quarter, following a 2.1% While that number is a bit disappointing, there was a whopping 14% increase in purchases of durable goods, and non-durable goods increased 1.9%.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 25, 2018

Incentives for carriers to purchase new trucks include better fuel economy, lower maintenance costs, higher reliability, and improved driver recruitment and retention. Smaller carriers purchasing used trucks may be able to recruit friends and family members to join the business during these strong economic times.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Worth about US $43 billion , the all-cash bid is the biggest foreign purchase made by a Chinese company and the most expensive transaction on record in the agribusiness industry. billion in 2014, its highest in five years. Syngenta’s Troubles. China’s Food Woes. Food security is a major driving force in ChemChina’s pursuit of Syngenta.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. It measures the cost incurred by an organization to manufacture a quality product. Cost of quality. On-time and complete shipments.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Launched in 2018 with Shui Mahieu, Sustain gave us an opportunity to embellish our gallery with portraits of responsible purchasing professionals. Global Sourcing Director – Methods, Tools & Responsible Sourcing (Bel Group). Pascale, how did you get into responsible purchasing? Pascale de Felix .

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 23, 2017

Nowhere are disruptions more prevalent than in Low Cost Countries (LCC’s), which have become the focal point for outsourced contract manufacturing for major apparel brands such as Nike, Under Armour, Gap, Apple, and others. The most obvious way to create social responsibility might be just to avoid sourcing markets with low social standards.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Lean Manufacturing is eliminating waste in every stage of supply chain. Hence Lean manufacturing contributes to the Green environment. Automotive. Healthcare.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

Benchmarking is a measurement of the quality of an organization’s policies, products, programs or strategies against standard measurements. In most ‘benchmarking activities’, self-reported data is the most common source. Business Dictionary.com. Writing a Shaman blog post is now a Sunday night ritual.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In the United States, growing nationalist and protectionist sentiment rests on the hope manufacturing (and associated jobs) will return from overseas. manufacturing jobs since 2010 are evidence of a big turnaround in manufacturing. Manufacturing still matters. ”[1]. 2] Boston Consulting Group analysts, Harold L.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory. percent in Q3 2015 compared to Q3 2014 in the United States).

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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. government stepped in with policies and national directives that were aimed at boosting the supply and available of critical vaccines and drug treatments for severely ill patients.

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EcoVadis

MARCH 24, 2014

As the first Conflict Minerals reports ( SD form ) are due at the latest by May 31st 2014 as per mandatory S.E.C In January of this year, Intel announced its manufacturing of the world’s first ‘conflict free’ processors. An appeal from the National Association of Manufacturers , the U.S. While the S.E.C

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Former McKinsey analyst Markus Zils adds, “The circular economy aims to eradicate waste — not just from manufacturing processes, as lean management aspires to do, but systematically, throughout the life cycles and uses of products and their components. Procurement. ” Supply Chain Elements of a Circular Economy. ” Element 2.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Manufacturing Technology. Excellent overview on Using Lean Manufacturing Principles & Techniques. Supply Chain Digest is the industry’s premier interactive knowledge source, providing timely, relevant, in-context information. Privacy Policy | -->. Sitemap | Privacy Policy.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 19, 2015

China’s logistics industry is gaining in importance and developing rapidly to support the nation’s manufacturing sector. These findings have important policy implications. According to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, 3PLs suffer acute skill shortages in every operational and functional area.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2009

Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Manufacturing Technology. Best practices in Lean Manufacturing and Lean Supply Chains. Supply Chain Digest is the industry’s premier interactive knowledge source, providing timely, relevant, in-context information. Privacy Policy | -->. Sitemap | Privacy Policy.

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