GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2015

Supply chain management in manufacturing is by no means a simple process, but the United States is learning from past mistakes and they're poised to start playing a little catch-up in the manufacturing world due to their expertise. Government Weighs In on Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing. The Numbers Are In.

Manufacturing Procurement 120

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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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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

In fact, according to eMarketer, there were estimated 1.75bn smartphone users worldwide in 2014. During the 2014 holiday season in the US, IBM Digital Analytics estimated that 25% of US online sales were via mobile. Marketplaces such as Alibaba’s Tmall, caters to suppliers and manufacturers. This represented about 24.4%

Supply Chain Software 120

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 22, 2015

In The Netherlands, cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris is closing its factory in Bergen op Zoom and AkzoNobel has decided to phase out its production of organic peroxides in Deventer by the end of 2016. In Belgium, the Ford factory in Genk will soon close for good, as will the Heinz manufacturing facility in Turnhout.

Europe 60

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

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. Forecasts are compared to inventory levels to ensure warehouses have enough, but not too much, inventory to meet demand.

Gartner 120

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 120

ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Ikea is a good example as it has sourced close to 50 percent of its wood from sustainable foresters and hundred percent of its cotton from farms that meet better cotton standards (Ikea, n.d.). Cardwell, 2014). 2014, July 30). Vishal Gupta, 2013). Bhattacharjee, K. Green Supply Chain Management- Challenges and Opportunities.

Waste Reduction 78

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Date: 28 – 30 April 2014. Exhibitors at Multimodal represent every logistics sector – road, rail, aviation, maritime, warehousing, storage services. In 2014, more than 7,000 high-calibre visitors attended. Manufacturers. To see the list of companies that visited in 2014, please click here. Multimodal 2015.

Manufacturing Procurement 79

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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

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more.

Supply Chain Design Software 110

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Innovation 110

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. Source: Arkieva Supply Chain Blog. Source: Supply Chain Shaman. Source: CBR.

Canada 60

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Manufacturers are Now Selling Directly to Consumers. Retailers can no longer have their heads in the sand, but neither can consumer products manufacturers. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. Manufacturers that want to have eCommerce capabilities are scrambling to catch-up.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Software Manufacturing Procurement 150

Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Potential Sources of Disruption. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. What alternative plants/factories/sources of supply do they have at their disposal? In August 2015, two explosions occurred at a dangerous goods warehouse containing over 3,000 tons of highly hazardous chemicals.

Pharmaceutical 94

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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). Oracle Warehouse Management Cloud Update Helps Businesses Scale Logistics to Meet Multi-Channel Demand. Cyber Insurance Becomes a Must for More Manufacturers (WSJ – sub.

Supply Chain Design Software 0

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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.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

West Coast ports and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) formally begin this week, prior to the July 1 deadline to the current labor contract. Labor contract talks among the Pacific Maritime Association , representing a multitude of U.S.

Supply Chain Planning 52

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

With Oracle on 31 October 2014. With EveryAngle on 19 November 2014. 30 | Innovations in warehousing. For warehousing a new era is dawning. A commitment to halving its environmental impact by reducing greenhouse gases, water use, waste packaging and increasing sustainable sourcing has a huge impact on the supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 60

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Planning 60

Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Potential Sources of Disruption. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. What alternative plants/factories/sources of supply do they have at their disposal? In August 2015, two explosions occurred at a dangerous goods warehouse containing over 3,000 tons of highly hazardous chemicals.

Pharmaceutical 60

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Design Software 60

Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Logistics Managers, Manufacturing Directors and other Supply Chain leaders often rose from the shop floor, from front-line warehousing and transportation positions. We first wrote about this topic in 2014 – if you can believe it – and unfortunately, in the intervening years, not too much has changed.

Gartner 54

Gartner Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Software Supply Chain 54

Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Event Management Now Available. billion USD) in pro-forma trailing 12-month revenue for the year-ended December 31, 2014. Infor Announces Major Enhancements to Supply Chain Management. billion ($5.5

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Distributors will inbound to a manufacturer the inventory needed and transportation management, especially inbound freight management, efficiency is paramount to an effective vendor managed inventory model. I took our line of fasteners: bolts, nuts screws and washers and put them in one location in the Warehouse.

Vendor Strategies 120

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

It’s hard to imagine that Cargill began as a grain storage warehouse in Iowa, USA, in 1865. We look at where we need to enhance our technology program, optimize transports and warehousing, segment and increase services to our customers, all within the matrix of improving the global supply chain. All three should be in balance.”.

S&OP 107

S&OP Supply and Demand Material Savings Sourcing Strategies 107

QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Manufacturing in Belgium. Typical manufacturing products made in Belgium include engineering and metal products, automobile assemblies, transportation equipment, scientific and precision instruments, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, glass, petroleum and food and beverages. Manufacturing accounts for about 22 percent of the GDP.

Belgium 66

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 12, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. » Flying Robots in a Warehouse? This saves human effort and time as well, especially for locations that are positioned at much higher heights in the warehouse. Automotive.

Warehousing 22

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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.

Supply Chain Software 52

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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.

Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy Sourcing Strategies Modeling Software 52

Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Big business are jumping on the bandwagon too – utilizing collaborative distribution, reverse logistics and cooperative sourcing to lower costs, improve efficiency and better optimize their supply chain. 3D Printing and Manufacturing. Think Uber , Airbnb , and other peer-to-peer lending services. Not an easy task.

Supply Chain Software 100

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RFgen

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Different territories may provide more cost-efficient supplies for manufacturing. Business information organization Bureau Van Dijk said the number of companies worrying about international political stability increased 20 percent between 2013 and 2014 in a Supply Chain Management World report.

Supply Chain Software 52

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RFgen

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Different territories may provide more cost-efficient supplies for manufacturing. Business information organization Bureau Van Dijk said the number of companies worrying about international political stability increased 20 percent between 2013 and 2014 in a Supply Chain Management World report.

Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Global 52

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. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Now for those statistics I mentioned.

Inventory Reduction 101

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

According to CBInsights, investment in supply chain and logistics startups has been rising since 2014, and enjoyed a 70% increase in 2016 vs 2015 alone. Heavy industry pays a lot of money to warehouse unused assets that could be sold to other enterprises dealing with similar projects, smaller players, or even back to original OEMs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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RFgen

JANUARY 31, 2016

Food source information is a primary concern for modern consumers. Around the world, traceability has become the primary concern for food manufacturing and supply chain procedures. percent between 2014 and 2022, according to Medgadget. percent between 2014 and 2022, according to Medgadget. Food Manufacture, a U.K

Food 52

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RFgen

JANUARY 31, 2016

Food source information is a primary concern for modern consumers. Around the world, traceability has become the primary concern for food manufacturing and supply chain procedures. percent between 2014 and 2022, according to Medgadget. percent between 2014 and 2022, according to Medgadget. Food Manufacture, a U.K

Food 52

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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? In short, the increased threat of terrorism underscores the importance of taking a smarter approach to supply chain risk management , which was one of my predictions for 2014. Insights from Kenco Customer Summit 2015.

Predictive Analytics Software 120

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2009

Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Manufacturing Technology. Warehouse Management Systems (. Content Being Accessed: Lean Manufacturing White Paper: Strategies To Run a Lean Supply Chain. How principles of lean manufacturing transfer benefits to Operations. Demand Planning/Forecasting. Distribution/Centers.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 32

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C3 Solutions

JULY 28, 2020

in 2014 to just 4 cents in 2019. Inventory control inside the retail DC is not typically done with roving robots, although Walmart did try drone-based stock taking in the warehouse a few years ago. Less stock means smaller warehouse footprints are possible, saving land and infrastructure costs. in 2004 to $0.38

Internet of things 78

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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.”

Aerospace 52

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