Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Thankfully, technology has progressed to a point where we are able to overcome the challenges presented by an incredibly complex stack of legacy supply chain systems that has accumulated over decades — from ERP databases to demand planning and TMS systems, to control towers, data lakes and BI solutions. Lesson learned.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The proceedings of the 2014 Workshop on Human Centered Big Data Research was recently posted. At this meeting, I was selected to make a presentation on the organizational structure and application of supply market intelligence. (My My presentation was also captured in a video that you can watch if so inclined!). Analytics'

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BlueYonder

APRIL 28, 2014

JDA FOCUS 2014 kicked off today in earnest from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with JDA CEO Hamish Brewer’s General Session Keynote highlighting the day’s activities. Make sure you drop by Supply Chain Nation tomorrow for another daily recap of JDA FOCUS 2014! This is one Grand Party attendees will not want to miss.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

Approximately 60 percent of today's unfilled manufacturing jobs are due to a shortage of applicants with sufficient proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and math ( STEM ) skills. IMPO Executive Editor, Anna Wells provides insights into the complicated issue in her article “Why The Manufacturing Skills Gap Is Serious”.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

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. 2013 has certainly been an interesting year! Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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RFgen

MAY 5, 2017

Production and employment is on the rise among manufacturers, new numbers show. And whether their new work home is in the factory or the warehouse, the manufacturing industry in particular is riding high, with both production and employment on the rise. Manufacturers Working More Hours. In the U.S. Department of Labor.

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RFgen

MAY 5, 2017

Production and employment is on the rise among manufacturers, new numbers show. And whether their new work home is in the factory or the warehouse, the manufacturing industry in particular is riding high, with both production and employment on the rise. Manufacturers Working More Hours. In the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Supply Chain Insights

OCTOBER 7, 2013

During the Summit, as companies presented their ideas and panels debated issues, a graphic artist captured the spirit of the conference. With over 91% of companies rating the conference as excellent and with more than 80% stating that they will attend again, the planning phase for the 2014 Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is active.

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IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

Improving semiconductor manufacturing yields up to 30%, reducing scrap rates, and optimizing fab operations is achievable with machine learning. Manufacturers care most about finding new ways to grow, excel at product quality while still being able to take on short lead-time production runs from customers.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2020

Serving more than 130 countries, 40 industries and 17,000 customer distributors/dealers, SKF’s vast supply chain includes 94 manufacturing plants in 24 countries worldwide. By 2014 there were some 800,000 item-locations in its core bearing business, in some 40 installations of five+ different ERP systems around the world.

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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. Harvard Business Review.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Date: 28 – 30 April 2014. It is this ability to present the entire freight transport and logistics supply chain under one roof that makes Multimodal the go-to event for shippers, importers, exporters, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers – all seeking ways to run a slicker supply chain. Manufacturers. Who attends?

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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. Be it Christmas, the New Year and New Orders, a new budget, Thanksgiving returns, etc.,

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 9, 2015

Are the presentations and breakout sessions really worth the time away from your desk? Robert Meyers , Planning Manager Americas, BP Lubricants, Quintiq World Tour Philadelphia 2014. Lora Cecere , Supply Chain Insights, Quintiq World Tour Philadelphia 2014. Andreas Novak, Director Manufacturing, Vlisco Netherlands.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 26, 2014

Quintiq COO Arjen Heeres presents “Big calculations: the key to solving the efficiency puzzle” , prompting He guests to think about various industries and how big data, if processed with big calculations, can lead to big value. Janine Olariu (@JanineOlariu) June 12, 2014. A Mercedes on the Autobahn of presentations.

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The Network Effect

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

In a recent survey based on interviews with 62 international supply chain executives as well as over 1800 respondents from the logistics and manufacturing industry found that the top priority for logistics managers was “meeting customer expectations” followed by “on-time delivery”.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Tibbits is working with an additive manufacturing equipment company to incorporate self-assembly into the 3D printing process. Skylar Tibbits is one of the MIT experts who will be presenting new innovations that could transform supply chains at MIT CTL’s Crossroads 2014 conference, March 25, 2014, on the MIT campus.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2023

Power was down and the plant suffered a complete loss of connectivity, presenting leadership with a serious challenge. The company has been a QAD customer since the 1990s and moved its ERP operations from on-premise to the cloud in 2014.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Manufacturers of medical devices are the first ones to get the blame when a patient complains of suffering injury or harm from using a medical device. But today’s manufacturers outsource most of the inputs and parts of their final manufactured medical devices and products. The 2014 Rule was for class III devices.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Dear Supply Chain Professionals, There are several very interesting supply chain surveys open for participation at the moment (in Januaray and February, 2014). Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI): The value proposition these processes present. This may or may not include the ability to determine orders: [link]. SID=SV_b1tfCTnV2RkTOXH.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 5, 2014

This is why it was so valuable to have present a seasoned business-goal oriented expert in IT implementations; Mikko Särkkä, from Itella Corporation in Finland. Markus referenced several elements presented in the day’s first session by Quintiq COO Arjen Heeres, which was titled, “Big Calculations – the key to solving the efficiency puzzle”.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 20, 2016

This morning, I happened upon a video presentation from MPI and Rockwell Automation titled A deeper dive into the industrial internet of things on the Industry Week website. In a 2014 study, 46% of manufacturing executives didn’t know what the internet of things was. Needless to say we had scrap issues on a hot day.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 9, 2014

If attendance at both conferences is anything to go by, 2015 is going to be even busier than 2014. We also had the most customer presentations with 11 case studies in total including: • ASICS. At the conference, that transformation was captured best by a pharmaceutical manufacturer and Schneider Electric. Dow AgroSciences.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 21, 2014

André Martin, the father of Flowcasting and DRP, and Fred Baumann, JDA GVP of the Flowcasting business unit, have presented the principles, advantages and early customer success stories of the ground-breaking Flowcasting process during several well-received webcasts.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 30, 2014

How do manufacturers manage a complex multi-product plant? Join us at the Quintiq World Tour event themed ‘Smart Planning, Smart Business’ in Istanbul on November 6, 2014. Join us at the Quintiq World Tour event themed ‘Smart Planning, Smart Business’ in Istanbul on November 6, 2014.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Nestled among these myriad national days is National Manufacturing Day?, According to the site, “[National Manufacturing Day is set aside to] celebrate those who proudly stand behind our goods and services made in America. They create jobs through entrepreneurship, and their competitiveness revitalizes American manufacturing.

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ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

Typically they’re presented with three options; increase taxes, increase fees, or pursue federal resources. 52 billion for transit agencies, airports, and the aviation industry (including airlines and manufacturers). $50 Other notable provisions include: $58 billion for employer pension plans. $52

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

An analytics officer from a major consumer manufacturer emphasized how at their organization they valued failure, and in fact would have a celebration of lessons learned around failure. ” Companies who do not pay attention to sustainable supply chains are ultimatey exposing their brands.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Datum: 3-4 December 2014. Every year, senior supply chain executives from pharmaceuticals manufacturers, medical devices manufacturers and hospital groups attend for elite-level, interactive peer discussions. The Life Sciences SCM Summit breaks away from the traditional conference mould of a presentation-heavy session.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come as they visit the Xmas supply chain. New product crazes present struggling businesses and eager entrepreneurs alike with an opportunity … The nature of China’s booming electronics business is to be adaptable to the whims of a global market.”. But it comes at a price.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

Today, we’re proud to present Cathy Roberson’s… 3 Technology Trends Changing the Supply Chain (2015-2020) Part IV. In fact, according to eMarketer, there were estimated 1.75bn smartphone users worldwide in 2014. Marketplaces such as Alibaba’s Tmall, caters to suppliers and manufacturers.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 21, 2018

(Notice that all of the companies doing pilot tests of blockchain in supply chain management are multi-billion dollar manufacturers, retailers, and logistics service providers. It’s not just security issues (such as the 2014 collapse of one bitcoin exchange and the more recent hacks of others) that concern us.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Implications like these will be discussed as MIT CTL’s 2014 Crossroads conference , Biomanufacturing, Robots, and 4D Printing: The Next Decade of Disruptive Innovation, March 25 th , 2014, on the MIT campus, Cambridge, MA. Find out about the supply chain possibilities by registering for Crossroads 2014 here.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Contents Supply Chain Movement 15 – 2014 Q4. Publishing date: 21 November 2014. 14 | Map Europe 2014/2015. In June of this year, he was voted Supply Chain Professional 2014. But this presents major supply chain challenges. 7 | News & Background. Winner and Loser of the last quarter.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

2014 was a dynamic year for shipping and freight, and 2015 might present us with some surprising changes as well. One month in, here are our predictions for freight brokers in 2015: Manufacturing Comes Home. As a freight broker , you know the importance of staying ahead of trends in your business.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Agrilculture Secretary notes that “This new report presents the opportunities U.S. biobased economy and brings together two of the most important economic engines for rural America: agriculture and manufacturing.” Congress mandated the upcoming study in the 2014 Farm Bill.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Manufacturing Technology. Content Being Accessed: Lean Manufacturng Overview Presentation. Excellent overview on Using Lean Manufacturing Principles & Techniques. © 2006-2014 Supply Chain Digest - All Rights Reserved.' Demand Planning/Forecasting. Distribution/Centers.

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