Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

I sure called this one right…Globalization linked with increasing labor costs in countries such as China, as well as fuel costs and regulatory shifts, are driving a dramatic impact on where companies source, where they produce, and the complexity of processes required to sell to the customer. This is likely to continue. The solution?

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Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Organizations used to talk about their sustainability aspirations but now these aspirations have broadened to embrace social responsibility and governance. This wider focus is known as ESG , environmental, social, and governance, and for procurement and supply chain functions, ESG’s wider focus brings challenges.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In my 2014 piece, I argued that educators need to play a role here and pointed to the planned launch in 2015 of the groundbreaking MITx MicroMasters® Program in Supply Chain Management online program as an example of what educators can contribute.

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Savant Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In response, national governments, state and regional governments and the EU have legislated to hold organisations to account for exploitation in their operations and supply chains. Around the world, nearly 50 million people are trapped in modern slavery, including 19.9

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The goal should be to maintain domestic sources where doing so makes sense in terms of national security and to create a global network of trusted suppliers willing to become part of the blockchain / visibility network” (p.78,

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QAD

JUNE 11, 2020

While it does have a history of sporadic electrical system outages, being primarily powered by thermal sources, the country is on a path to growth and sustainability in the power sector. Registered airlines moved 885,277,991 mt-km of freight in 2015. South Africa also exports electricity to other southern African countries. About 4.6%

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QAD

JUNE 11, 2020

While it does have a history of sporadic electrical system outages, being primarily powered by thermal sources, the country is on a path to growth and sustainability in the power sector. Registered airlines moved 885,277,991 mt-km of freight in 2015. South Africa also exports electricity to other southern African countries. About 4.6%

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Kodiak Hub

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Responsible Sourcing starts with a solid Supplier Engagement Model. Supplier Engagement is one of the pillars to sourcing in a more socially responsible, ethical, and environmentally friendly manner. As seen in the model to the left from Proforest.net, responsible sourcing is driven by 3 main value drivers; 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

The words “avian flu” often trigger alarm bells for the majority of the population, as was evident with the avian flu outbreaks in the US that led to the culling of hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys in 2015 and 2017.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

In fact, it made me think of a specific chapter I read from Magnus Carlsson’s Strategic Sourcing and Category Management: Lessons Learned at IKEA. In 1995 IKEA faced an organizational shift in purchasing and sourcing methodology. Now bear with me here…. They wanted to expand their production, and become more competitive globally.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2022

But as US trade representative Katherine Tai, recently stated, “We cannot just go back to the world in 2015 and pretend like these things didn’t happen.”[2] 10] They agree “western nations and organizations need to diversify their manufacturing and sourcing portfolios outside of China.” Concluding Thoughts.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Founded in 2015, the Sayari platform integrates global corporate and supply chain data to surface risk insights for investigations, analytics, and supply chain risk management. The supplier is expecting to be eligible for upwards of $257 million in state and federal government incentives for the facility build-out.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

Moller – Maersk, and CEO Soren Toft of MSC say: MSC and Maersk recognize that much has changed since the two companies signed the 10-year agreement in 2015. In a joint statement, CEO Vincent Clerc of A. Discontinuing the 2M alliance paves the way for both companies to continue to pursue their individual strategies.”

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

He explains, “Big data essentially has three sources: social data, machine data and transactional data. Unfortunately, these sources are limited in providing any meaningful insight into the $760-billion consumer packaged goods market. With AI/ML relying on data, cleaning tools and governance must be in place. Footnotes. [1]

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

Since 2011, the federal government focused on changing this paradigm and made American manufacturing a priority. government is following suit by establishing a network of manufacturing innovation hubs throughout the country. Launched – 1/09/2015. The great recession underscored some inherent weaknesses in the U.S.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 7, 2018

Back in 2015, Nestlé committed itself to “be an industry leader in determining where the seafood [in its supply chain] is coming from and demanding it is Sourced Responsibly.” 4] “ Responsible Sourcing of Seafood – Thailand Action plan 2015-2016. ” The fishing industry case study. “[5].

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Herlitz Inventory Management

JULY 7, 2021

source: tradingeconomics.com. Government shutdown. source: thebalance.com. The law of supply and demand, coupled with other environmental and political factors, have led to two months of inflation that are higher than we have seen in 30 years (see table below). ?. It hasn’t been lost here at Herlitz Inventory Management!

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Governance – is there a solid approach for supplier segmentation? This involves building a strong model for governance and oversight and ensuring everyone understands how it works, and often use only one or two criteria – there should be 15 different criteria. 91% have governance models for over 50% of their supply base.

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Techgistics

MARCH 12, 2018

Source: The Daily Dot. Singapore has a nationwide government network of delivery lockers where consumers can pick up their packages ordered online. CargoX CargoX founded in 2015 and based in Slovenia is building a digital blockchain-based smart bill of lading that can be encrypted and securely recorded on the blockchain.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Bhattacharjee, 2015). Four fundamental practices: Based on (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016) research, Chinese and Iranian governments have focused their fight for SSCM based on four fundamental practices: sustainable procurement, sustainable production along with sustainable distribution , and reverse logistics. S.Minner, Ed.) Avittathur, A.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 5, 2021

Having a solid supplier information management system simplifies supplier base segmentation, enhances data quality/governance, harmonizes processes, and increases team collaboration. Figure out what 3rd party intelligence sources are interesting for your supplier management, and apply accordingly. 9 tsp | Spend Analytics.

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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. A value network governed and defined by customer segmentation and a clear understanding of what drives value for the customer.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

Tomorrow, we will do more of the top areas or trends for manufacturers to look out for in 2015. Unless the source of natural gas dries up, which is not likely for many years to come, the price of gas is likely to remain low for the foreseeable future. in 2015, 3.9% But things have changed a bit since then. in 2016 and 3.1%

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2016

The projections are from BTS’ and FHWA’s latest version of the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) , “which integrates data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight movement among states and major metropolitan areas by all modes of transportation.”. trillion in 2015). trillion in 2015).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

In fact, it made me think of a specific chapter I read from Magnus Carlsson’s Strategic Sourcing and Category Management: Lessons Learned at IKEA. In 1995 IKEA faced an organizational shift in purchasing and sourcing methodology. Now bear with me here…. They wanted to expand their production, and become more competitive globally.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 25, 2018

million tons in 2015). Corporate Commitments to Zero Deforestation and Responsible Sourcing. An increasing number of major multinational companies are committing to tackle deforestation issues in their supply chains in a view to enhancing environmental and social impacts through responsible sourcing. million tons in 1995 to 62.6

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Not only are customers demanding their data be treated securely many governments are also penalizing companies that don’t treat personalized data with the utmost care. Knowing that, and how to combine it with external data sources, allows you to build and maintain a uniquely competitive business asset for your organization.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

For instance, when a disaster such as a hurricane, a labor strike, or a bankruptcy disables key suppliers, quick-moving enterprises are able to lock in alternative sources of supply before their rivals. There is growing interest in incorporating weather forecast data from a variety of sources into supply chain planning. Robinson.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 21, 2020

Keeping the specialist knowledge inside the heads of the owners is a safety mechanism: if those on the outside can’t speak the language, they can’t get in” ( Clinton 2015 ). Source: CIPS. Source 2 Pay. Source-to-Pay (S2P) is an End-to-End (E2E) perspective. But, what is Source-to-Pay? Source: xChanging.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 9, 2020

”[1] How far in advance should companies and governments have seen the pandemic coming. Bill Gates raised a similar concern back in 2015 and epidemiologists and science fiction writers have been issuing warnings and raising concerns for decades. During a pandemic the ability to shift to alternative sources could prove crucial.

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Elementum

JANUARY 4, 2018

But given the extreme conditions of this bomb cyclone, it may replicate the scenario faced by the region in 2015, where refineries were abruptly shut down due to glitches. Because of the higher price of natural gas, some plants have switched to oil as their source of fuel for the duration of the storm.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2015 : solar-powered vessel, robot dispatcher, 3-D printed flight parts, and more. 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. Media Type.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Ethereum was invented in the year 2014, and the network of Ethereum went live in 2015. The transactions of the bitcoin network are verified by miners by integrating computers and power sources. After the arrival of bitcoin, there were hundreds of cryptocurrencies in a nominal range of time.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 3, 2015

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. Besides complete government collapse; citizen uprising, terrorist attacks and proliferation of organized crime are all major concerns. The most common risk projected was financial crisis.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 3, 2015

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. Besides complete government collapse; citizen uprising, terrorist attacks and proliferation of organized crime are all major concerns. The most common risk projected was financial crisis.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

36 percent of Belgium’s energy consumption comes from renewable sources, making it the eighth country in the world for renewable energy production. billion metric tons of goods in 2015. The government has recently undertaken labor reforms to make the country more competitive, but this has led to concerns from labor and trade unions.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 11, 2016

Trucks were readily available on the spot market in 2015 , and at bargain prices -- at least when you compare to average rates in 2014. Spot market rates were higher in 2015 than in 2013, the most recent "normal" year. Load volume in 2015 was on par with 2013 , due entirely to heavier demand in the first half of the year.

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