Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2014

It’s one of the most common questions I get these days from third-party logistics providers (3PLs), especially this time of the year as they’re finalizing their strategies for 2015 and beyond. Significantly INCREASE our manufacturing, sourcing, or operations in Mexico. My short answer: What do your customers think about Mexico?

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Source Trust is a nonprofit founded by swiss chocolatier Lindt with the goal of transforming farmer livelihoods through grower training and community assistance. Other brand-name chocolate companies that partner with Source Trust include Ferrero, Hershey, Fazer and Meiji. The post Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

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DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In 2015, I joined Dassault Systèmes (3DS), more specifically the DELMIA brand, whose portfolio helps industries by connecting the virtual and real worlds of value networks to collaborate, model, optimize, and perform in the ambit of manufacturing and operations. Source : Designing Disruption.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Reports 2015 First-Quarter Results. Norbert Dentressangle serves customers in retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, chemicals, agriculture, e-commerce and high tech. Earlier this week, I attended the JDA FOCUS 2015 conference, where I moderated a panel discussion with 3PL executives. UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors.

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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. We look at 6 core areas that manufacturing companies will take a long look at as they gear up for a successful 2016. E-Commerce for Manufacturing. Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2015

Here are five to look for in 2015. This will be possible through a platform approach to transportation management that delivers a unified control structure, and drives savings by aggregating sourcing volumes and optimizing end-to-end transportation. As a result, several areas of focus will move to the forefront of logistics strategy.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2015

As Joe Dixon, SVP of Supply Chain at Brooks Brothers, commented at the GT Nexus Bridges 2015 conference a few weeks ago: “SAP is our internal ERP system, GT Nexus is our external [supply chain] ERP system.”. Where to Find Supply Chain Innovation (Source: Adelante SCM). Another great opportunity is for GT Nexus to leverage Infor’s Ming.le

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 11, 2024

They explain, “Transparency assures consumers, regulators and investors that products are on their way and that sourcing is sustainable, as well as helping avoid compliance fines and enhancing brand and corporate reputation. Sourcing decisions will be based more upon resilience, rather than merely minimizing costs. 5] Michael C.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Multimodal 2015. 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. Date: 28 – 30 April 2014.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Source: Laurie Cus. October 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Setting technology specifications detailing performance and design requirements for ELDs so that manufacturers are able to produce compliant devices and systems – and purchasers are enabled to make informed decisions.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I presented at Supply Chain Outlook 2015, an event hosted by the Supply Chain Management Review in Chicago on Monday morning. The growth of a rising middle class in China, India, and other countries in Asia was identified as a major source of revenue growth for many US companies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2014

For me, tonight sitting facing the city skyline in the dark, 2015 sounds so far in the future; but, I know that it is on the horizon. When 2015 rolls in, for me, it will mark a decade of quantitative research focused on understanding the evolution of supply chain management. For me, it was manufacturing. It was a special club.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 29, 2015

What will be the key trend that changes the manufacturing industry in 2015? Supply Chain Nation asked Simon Ellis, practice director for supply chain strategies at IDC Manufacturing Insights, for his thoughts on what 2015 might hold for the industry. His answer might surprise you.

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Getting high-quality, compliant products to market is a long and arduous journey for most manufacturers. Regardless of the business, today’s manufacturers are under pressure to innovate faster and gain first-mover advantages while operating under the constraints of stringent regulatory requirements and greater product complexity.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Source Trust is a nonprofit founded by swiss chocolatier Lindt with the goal of transforming farmer livelihoods through grower training and community assistance. Other brand-name chocolate companies that partner with Source Trust include Ferrero, Hershey, Fazer and Meiji. The post Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

A global marketplace is emerging that represents a huge opportunity for manufacturing. But the market is segmented, demanding specialization that will be tough for traditional manufacturers to handle. Technology and Manufacturing: It is a Part of the Cerasis DNA & How we Empower our Manufacturing Shippers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. Each year at Supply Chain Insights , we study the progress of public companies in manufacturing, retail and distribution sectors. A Look at History.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 13, 2015

Datum: 24 juni 2015. China: from sourcing location to an end market. 12:00 China as a Global Distribution Centre – Manufacturing and bonded warehousing. 12:00 China as a Global Distribution Centre – Manufacturing and bonded warehousing. Rietdijk, SVP Global Sourcing – Vestas. Locatie: Sea Palace, Amsterdam.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

A manufacturer in China doesn’t read the specs on an order. What makes Ethereum different is that it actively encourages software development teams to use its open-source protocol to design tokens that run on top of the Ethereum blockchain. Supply chains are messy. Blockchain in Supply Chain Can Help.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2023

The Announcement Commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer Airbus announced plans t o double the production of the company’s final assembly production capabilities within China. Such scope requires a domestic manufacturing presence both politically and economically from a supply and production output perspective.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

The Circular Economy aims to change the way products are manufactured and used. Presently, raw materials are mined or farmed and subsequently manufactured into products. Thus, the consumer is now both the destination and the source of products. Similarly, the consumer also serves as a source of secondary raw materials.

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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.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

OpenAI, a UK-based AI research laboratory, was founded in 2015 by Sam Altman and Elon Musk, among other notable tech figures. Put simply, a supply chain consists of various components — raw materials, transportation, manufacturing, goods, etc. As of this past June, the chatbot had over 100 million users and 200 plugins.

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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.

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QAD

JANUARY 16, 2020

Further complicating matters, auto manufacturers source ECUs from many different suppliers, meaning that no one player is in control of, or even familiar with, all of a vehicle’s source code. Connected Vehicles and their Manufacturers. Tracking Automotive Security Vulnerabilities and Cyber Attacks . million vehicles.

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Elementum

APRIL 15, 2016

Consumer electronics could be facing months of supply chain disruptions after the Kumamoto quakes rattled manufacturers in Southern Japan. The popularity of semiconductor and other electronics producers in the region, whose fragile manufacturing process could have been critically damaged by the quakes. What Happened. Impact Analysis.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Suhas Bhise (Head of PPC, Logistics and Sourcing, Arvind Limited): At Arvind, we began looking for a new solution because there was a limitation to how much our existing planning system could meet our requirements. But today I say, “Why wait?” We have an enormous database of knowledge accumulated over the past 10 years or so.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 21, 2021

The BCG analysts explain, “Today, another workforce transformation is on the horizon as manufacturing experiences a fourth wave of technological advancement: the rise of new digital industrial technologies that are collectively known as Industry 4.0.” So, it’s not a question of if but when AI will become the norm in the manufacturing sector.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Frasquet is the executive director of corporate procurement, although his responsibilities include a much broader set of supply chain responsibilities than just sourcing. Belcorp Corporation, headquartered in Peru, manufactures cosmetics and personal care products for women in 14 nations across South and Central America.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

One of the clearest lessons learned during the pandemic was the importance of domestic manufacturing. As global supply chains snarled and essential products became hard to find, many domestic manufacturers pivoted to make up shortages. The importance of manufacturing has often been overlooked as the U.S.

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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] Although there is a lot of talk about near-shoring or reshoring manufacturing, global trade remains an important aspect of the global economy. Concluding Thoughts.

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Elementum

JUNE 18, 2021

Only 11% of manufacturers are able to consistently, accurately tie S&OP to execution. Sources: Gartner, “S&OE: The Secret Ingredient for Delivering Planned Business Results”, Marko Pukkila, 2015. T hits the fan. Second Down – Teams need to make real-time decisions based on new information, but they can’t.

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Elementum

JUNE 18, 2021

Only 11% of manufacturers are able to consistently, accurately tie S&OP to execution. Sources: Gartner, “S&OE: The Secret Ingredient for Delivering Planned Business Results”, Marko Pukkila, 2015. T hits the fan. Second Down – Teams need to make real-time decisions based on new information, but they can’t.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

According to (Namulo, 2017), “E-Procurement is the acquisition of goods, services or works from an external source. E-procurement, which is known as ‘electronic procurement’ or ‘supplier exchange’, is changing the way companies are sourcing their goods and services. & (Dec 2015). Namulo, 2017). Bibliography: Adebayo, V. &

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides another update on ongoing strategic sourcing and operational developments occurring among electric vehicle focused supply and production networks. can spur added interest in battery manufacturing circular networks. Rivian Automotive Initiates Key Strategic Partnership with Mercedes.

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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. Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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FLEXE

JANUARY 15, 2016

</p> <h2><strong>Record-breaking eCommerce</strong></h2> <p>The average consumer planned to spend about $804 for gifts in 2015, up nearly 5% from last year. Consumer behavior and expectations took a sharper turn than expected in three key areas. .</p>

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