Talking Logistics

JUNE 12, 2015

I was at the GT Nexus Bridges 2015 conference earlier this week. April 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). For example, we provide a solution to forecast sales for both manufacturers and retailers so they can purchase, produce and sell more products more efficiently. What would a poet say about this photo?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Source: Dictionary.com. 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. My journey to understand SanDisk started in June 2015. It is systemic.

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Elementum

APRIL 26, 2018

For decades, chains like Starbucks and McDonald’s grew their revenue with a “ standardization ethic ”—a promise to consumers that any item they purchase will be exactly identical whether they’re buying it in Brooklyn or Bali. When the phone’s release in India was announced in 2015, more than 100,000 people placed pre-orders.

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EcoVadis

OCTOBER 17, 2017

A significant amount of waste – including flame retardants and gas pollutants – is generated during the manufacturing process of electronic components, which is hazardous to both plant workers and the environment if not handled and disposed of properly. The challenges are only growing. Even as the new U.S.

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Elementum

APRIL 26, 2018

For decades, chains like Starbucks and McDonald’s grew their revenue with a “ standardization ethic ”—a promise to consumers that any item they purchase will be exactly identical whether they’re buying it in Brooklyn or Bali. When the phone’s release in India was announced in 2015, more than 100,000 people placed pre-orders.

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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. In both cases we had about 50% increase in attendance over last year. In both cases we had the largest contingent of prospects ever and the largest contingent of partners ever. Buffalo Technologies. • Dow AgroSciences.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. An example of social listening is the Lenovo Case Study presented at the 2015 Supply Chain Insights Global Summit.

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ivalua

APRIL 26, 2019

Industry-focused solutions are coming soon too – manufacturing in May, financial services and healthcare Q3. Duncan Jones from Forester then presented on “Executing a Successful Procurement Transformation”. Around 80% of the firm’s cost base is purchasing costs, so they really have to get this right!

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

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Costa , the UK’s largest and fastest-growing coffee shop brand, implemented a demand and replenishment planning system that takes POS data from its unmanned, self-serve coffee stations every 15 minutes to forecast demand, optimize inventory, and generate nightly replenishment proposals for distribution and procurement.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Contents Supply Chain Movement 19 – 2015 Q4. Publishing date: 27 November 2015. This is an end-to-end Supply Chain transformation and a shift in the way that Diageo gets its brands from its own and third party manufacturing facilities to bars, restaurants, hotels and retailers, both directly or through a network of distributors.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

As I wrote two years ago in my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2015 : Historically, Supply Chain Design was an exercise companies undertook at most once a year, or when a significant change occurred in their supply chain, such as an acquisition. Source: LLamasoft.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

A Case Study. Keith led the work to move P&G from a regional to a global manufacturer opening up the Warsaw center of planning excellence and outsourcing IT to HP. Keith was an undisputed leader in building talent to drive manufacturing excellence. A case is not a case. Discontinued in 2011.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing. In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. From a manufacturing perspective, products vary significantly in complexity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

In most ‘benchmarking activities’, self-reported data is the most common source. It is for this reason, that I discount the reporting by APQC, Institute of Business Forecasting (IBF) and Grocery Manufacturing Association (GMA) benchmarking data. If you would like to participate in 2015, let us know.

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RFgen

MARCH 28, 2016

Health is a primary concern for consumers who purchase meal supplements and other nutritional products. Many of these items advertise their all-natural ingredients and simple manufacturing processes to attract the eye of people wanting to live a healthy lifestyle. Consumers want to trust the labeling on supplements.

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RFgen

MARCH 28, 2016

Health is a primary concern for consumers who purchase meal supplements and other nutritional products. Many of these items advertise their all-natural ingredients and simple manufacturing processes to attract the eye of people wanting to live a healthy lifestyle. Consumers want to trust the labeling on supplements.

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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? Case Studies. Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage. Cyberattack and data breach. Loss of talent/skills.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Different territories may provide more cost-efficient supplies for manufacturing. The World Economics Forum put together a Global Risks report for 2015 to see what concerns international supply chains could face in the near future. Supply Chain Risk Insights said companies want to find a good local source for information.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Different territories may provide more cost-efficient supplies for manufacturing. The World Economics Forum put together a Global Risks report for 2015 to see what concerns international supply chains could face in the near future. Supply Chain Risk Insights said companies want to find a good local source for information.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Insights from Kenco Customer Summit 2015. The Case for Competing on Logistics Talent. percent in Q3 2015 compared to Q3 2014 in the United States).

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Mini Case Study: Walmart. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool. The same applies to certain products in your range , some of which will inevitably incur more costs than others in the process of manufacturing or buying, storage, and delivery to customers. Procurement costs. Inventory and storage costs.

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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? Case Studies. Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage. Cyberattack and data breach. Loss of talent/skills.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

CMO’s are now responsible for guiding company culture, influencing talent recruitment, creating new ways of collaborating, and making technology purchases that might have once been exclusively the responsibility of the IT department. In turn, we see the role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) radically changing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

In my work with clients, many companies have customer-centric goals, but there are few compelling case studies. When I called Mark to tell him that Clorox outperformed for the period of 2009-2015 in the Household Products sector and won the Supply Chains to Admire Award, he commented, “ Lora, I am happy to help.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2016

This self-service 4-session course provides an overview of how to build a strong transportation management foundation, with a focus on strategy development, procurement, the role of technology, and the importance of enabling a continuous improvement culture and processes. Descartes reported record revenues of $185.0

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” ” I have been studying the evolution of inventory technologies as an industry analyst since 2002. In Figures 2 and 3, we share orbit charts of progress.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Source: Google. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). How can I summarize the many sessions and customer case studies I attended in a short blog post? One of Descartes’ most high-profile acquisitions was its purchase of MacroPoint for $107 million in August 2017. Where is Descartes today?

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

CMO’s are now responsible for guiding company culture, influencing talent recruitment, creating new ways of collaborating, and making technology purchases that might have once been exclusively the responsibility of the IT department. In turn, we see the role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) radically changing.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 3, 2016

“Better economic opportunities, like those offered by the biobased product manufacturers, are creating wealth in rural America. It is apparent that growth is occurring increasingly in specialty sectors (as exemplified by several of the case studies in the report).

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Source: Corning; Gary P. Pisano, "You Need an Innovation Strategy," June 2015. years ago, I watched a terrific case study in ‘adopt and separate’ take place. They purchased the registration data for US consumers. They used that data to help automotive manufacturers understand patterns in car ownership.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Shipping approximately 400 million selling units consisting of 700 million manufactured units per year, Carter’s employs about 4,000 employees at its peak. The company leverages globally sourcing strategies to buy products at a lower cost and then deploys some unique process logic to drive mass customization for retailers.

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Unleashed

APRIL 27, 2022

With material costs rising and the drive towards sustainable practices in full swing, the circular supply chain has become an attractive way for manufacturers and sellers to manage their supply chains in a more environmentally friendly way – and save costs in the long term. So how do you close the loop on your supply chain?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Successful supply chain leaders will pilot these bleeding-edge technologies as they get fine-tuned into maturity, and use those case studies to refine our roadmaps – but they will also focus on and celebrate the gains they achieve from process improvements and enhancing current technologies.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2017

In countless surveys over the past decade, manufacturers and retailers rank “improving supply chain visibility” as one of their top priorities. An interruption in delivery of parts from a partner in Europe can therefore also have implications in China,” said [Markus Duesmann, BMW board member in charge of purchasing and supplier network].

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

For this case study we interviewed Ralf Busche, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Strategy and Performance. Our goal in writing these case studies is to share insights from the Supply Chains to Admire winners from 2016. The work of the BASF leadership team is a success story in managing global complexity.

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

My professional history in supply chain has mostly been in manufacturing and sales and operations planning. I’ve always been very practical, which is why my PhD thesis was a research topic, not a case study. There’s a big gap in manufacturing: it’s a huge industry with a huge body of best practices.

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