GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

According to the CSCMP's "State of Logistics" Report from 2015, logistics costs now make up over 8% of the GDP. Tomorrow we will continue the series where we will talk about best practices to use with inventory management and how the application of LEAN can further the quest for logistics cost reduction.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2014

The organizations using powerful new sourcing technology and streamlined processes are leaping ahead, quickly leaving their competition behind. Many organizations have moved away from lean practices, which often focused on small details and not the big picture. Innovation cycles are short and becoming shorter.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2015

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. It is easy to understand why strategy is often set aside to meet immediate needs of getting product shipped out the door.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 23, 2015

That liberal paraphrasing of a classic Prince song refers to particularly strong El Niño conditions predicted by the National Weather Service for winter 2015-2016—the likes of which haven’t been seen since 1998. Special attention should be paid to products that you source from one supplier with no redundancy—and their related revenue streams.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The client leaned across the table and asked, “Is a customer-centric supply chain strategy the same as a demand-driven supply chain strategy?” An example of social listening is the Lenovo Case Study presented at the 2015 Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. It was an early morning. I cradled my cup of tea in my hand.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 24, 2015

Just like last year, consultancy projects related to lean, sales & operations planning (S&OP), supply chain network design, sourcing and supply chain strategy remain the ones most frequently mentioned by the firms. The SCM Consulting Subway Map Europe 2015 will be available on this website soon. Visuals A.T.

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KEPLER Consulting

MARCH 25, 2018

offerings while developing demonstrators (Kohler C & C, 2015). Cultural and Psychological Barriers: below, the many sources of uncertainty for business leaders that are hindering the introduction of Industry 4.0: Sources : Kagermann, H., Kohler C&C (2015). How is this situation explained? Kagermann et al.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

2015 Supply Chains to Admire. What suppliers need help with cost (LEAN, labor, freight,…)? We are targeting much improved end-to-end planning in response to multiple demand sources. When I think of the future, I think of a thin broad line across design, plan, source, make and deliver. and Singapore.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

Use multiple sources of demand data in the forecast, and build a demand signal repository to harmonize and synchronize demand data from multiple sources. I leaned over to put my shoes back on my tired feet to return to the conference…. This column was first published in Supply Chain Movement 17 | Q2 -2015.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2020

For example, it includes data gathered from social media sources and it can be put into text document files held in Hadoop like clusters or NoSQL systems.”. Gavrailova adds, “Big Data always includes multiple sources and most of the time is from different types, too. “, Quora, 11 September 2015. [5] Semi-structured data.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As well, we need to be agile, lean and digital enough to integrate the new partnerships in our S&OP process and tools. Does it mean you have included the sourcing and procurement departments in your global S&OP meetings? Since 2015 we have succeeded in reducing the water consumption in our manufacturing process by 25%.

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Supply Chain Network

AUGUST 15, 2012

There’s no getting around it, times are tough and we may still be in for more of these lean times for years to come. Every company is looking for that elusive source of growth to keep driving the top line, or at least to replace any shrinkage in business from the downturn. Canada you say?

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

In a survey I conducted a few years ago, supply chain executives viewed “direct conversations with other executives and peers” — in other words, peer-to-peer learning and networking — as the most valuable source of practical knowledge and advice. Source: Adelante SCM. Source: Adelante SCM. Source: ProLogistix.

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Requis

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

They could see the entire supply chain right from the first request for materials all the way to the source of the materials in South Africa. It could be double sourcing, capacity, agility, inventory, and more. How do you integrate the current state of technology that exists now with what you wrote in 2015?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. Logistics and Transportation Managers at manufacturers will have reports at their fingertips on how to continue to reduce transportation costs, a heavy portion of the expense budget, by leaning on data to continually improve.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In my work tonight, I carefully studied 2006-2015 financial results to select the Supply Chains to Admire winners. Higher percentage of growth than the industry average for the period of 2006-2015. Greater margin performance than the industry average for the peer group for the period of 2006-2015. Operating Margin.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In a 2015 TED talk, Bill Gates warned about the spread of a potential virus and that organizations and governments were not prepared for it. One source reports disruptions increased over 60% between 2019 and 2020. Source: McKinsey. This may even suggest much larger safety stocks and in some cases, a whole new sourcing agreement.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The birthplace of Lean Manufacturing and the Toyota Production System (TPS), Japan’s model of close relationships among manufacturers, suppliers and distributors led directly to today’s emphasis on supply chain visibility and outward facing supply chains designed to promote mutual success for all members. Industry makes up 30.1%

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Source: Google. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). In Toyota’s case, the customer is the company’s manufacturing plants, which run in a lean, just-in-time environment where every minute of downtime is very expensive. Customs Info in 2014, MK Data Services in 2015 and Datamyne in 2016).

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. Yesterday we published the top 10 most read manufacturing articles of 2015. . Top 10 Supply Chain Articles from 2015. Read the full article here. .

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 25, 2024

Much of the change in response to FedEx and UPS activities during the pandemic as noted in this Bloomberg story : “Since the pandemic hit in 2020, FedEx’s revenue per package soared 33% as retailers leaned on e-commerce to keep their businesses afloat. These tech tools may also use crowd-sourced carriers or traditional ones.

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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. ” Element 2. Procurement. Most raw materials are finite resources. ” Element 4.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Over the period of 2009-2015 only 88% of companies made improvement on the “Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.” (The Note in Figure 1 that BASF drove great improvement in the period of 2009-2013, but then slowed in 2014-2015. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

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. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. About the Supply Chains to Admire Research.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Supply challenges arising from the war will hit many industries, with electronics being a prime example, since Russia and Ukraine are both sources of materials such as palladium and neon , vital for the manufacture of semiconductors. In 2015, it stood at around $5.40. From Fuel to Fertiliser, Supply Shortages Start to Bite.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

We continue our "Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015.So We have already covered the top logistics blog posts and the top manufacturing blog posts by the most views those blogs in those categories have received in 2015. Like the logistics and manufacturing blog posts, the supply chain blog posts featured below are all also written in 2015.

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RELEX Solutions

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Electronic shelf labels make changes easier, but online stores still offer a much better opportunity to run lean experiments on a limited scale. Maiju joined RELEX in 2015 and has a background in product development and project delivery. This means that the business is more static than one would think. Product Manager, Grocery Retail.

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Requis

JULY 8, 2020

There have been several downturns in recent years, particularly in 2016 (which really originated in 2014-2015), 2008, and of course 1998. As Rob Handfield says on our Supply Chain Next podcast, “A lot of people are saying that this situation will be the death of Lean. A supplier in China with 16-week lead times is NOT Lean!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Programs such as Lean have become a popular means to develop a culture of simplification and constant improvement. Although Lean principles provide an excellent basis for managing energy costs, such costs are often left out of an efficiency drive… Why is that? What role will energy play in the long-term strategy for manufacturers?

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. And it works: in August 2015, Coyote became a UPS company , and by 2016, it had more than 2,000 employees with numerous offices nationwide.

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Supply Chain Cowboy

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Number 4 – Startups, Sourcing, and Sustainability with Mark Dwight of Rickshaw Bagworks – Interview Part 1 of 2. Want an example of what supply chain excellence and lean production really look like at a San Francisco bag company? What’s Coming in 2015? More Business and Lean Quotes. Fighting Fires – a How-To Guide.

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Elementum

MAY 7, 2018

Focusing on reducing days of supply and building a lean-cut yet fast-moving supply chain — one that will carry a company through any number of economic headwinds. Earlier in 2015, Wal-Mart demanded discounts from its Sam’s Club suppliers and went on to introduce fees to vendors in its network. The secret? How Much Can You Really Cut?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

From The Terminator to Blade Runner, pop culture has always leaned towards a chilling depiction of artificial intelligence (AI) and our future with AI at the helm. Industry observers tack this resurgence to 2015, when fast and powerful parallel processing became accessible. Blog post originally published at [link] by tenfold.com.

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KEPLER Consulting

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Sources: 1: Global Survey, Mc Kinsey, 2010/ 2: Supply Chain Impact Survey, Cap Gemini, 2013/ 3: Future of Supply Chain, SCM World, 2016. #2 Sources: 1: Future of Supply Chain, SCM World, 2016 /2: Global Supply Chain Survey, PwC, 2013 / 3: Supply Chain Impact Survey, Cap Gemini, 2013. #3 TRANSFORMATION AXIS. #4 OPERATIONAL. EXCELLENCE.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2015

The results show some of the biggest supply chain management trends in supply chains for 2015. A trend in dual/multi-sources helps to provide additional supplier sources in the case of any concerns. INFOGRAPHIC: 3 Core Supply Chain Management Trends in 2015 Changing SCM Forever.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 26, 2020

“They have multi-sourced key commodities or strategic components to reduce their reliance on any one supplier, and they had considered inventory strategy to buffer against supply chain disruption.” These risks come from a variety of sources, such as demands from the customers, a swinging political agenda and global sourcing.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 7, 2021

In 2015, Bill Gates ( @BillGates ), founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, “warned that the greatest risk to humanity was not nuclear war but an infectious virus that could threaten the lives of millions of people.”[2] The main source of new diseases in recent decades has been large-scale contact with wild animals.

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