Supply Chain Movement

MAY 22, 2020

Since the 1970’s this focus on the present has intensified, as the prevailing wisdom centred around doing more with less, on growing shareholder value through efficiencies, asset utilisation and price competition. To those still trapped in an efficiency mindset, ALM, commonly known as 3D printing, provides a new way to save money.

Manufacturing Procurement 78

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Bristlecone

OCTOBER 23, 2019

This year’s Customer Excellence Award for Best Supply Chain Transformation goes to Ferrara Candy – for making incredible strides in its digital transformation journey amidst a string of M&A activity that continues to add extreme complexity to Ferrara’s global supply chain. Watch Michael Murray’s Pulse 2019 Presentation.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 3, 2022

eAuctions are online real-time dynamic discussions between one purchasing organization and a group of pre-qualified vendors competing for the purchaser’s trade. This also speeds up the transaction process by eliminating the need for individual vendors to present a detailed project (Medius, 2021). Macfarlane, 2017).

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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!

Manufacturing Procurement 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

As fall becomes winter, supply chain leaders are planning their budgets and building strategies for 2017. My goal is to have supply chain leaders consider a procurement redesign for 2017. This is not the case with the purchase of direct materials. The focus is primarily about the reduction of purchase costs.

Material Savings 150

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. In this 2-part Supply chain strategy post , the Managing Director at Solventure – Bram Desmet, discusses the key elements of an excellent supply chain. So, as I sit down to write this blog, I wonder what are some of the things that make supply chains excellent? Please subscribe here.

Inventory Reduction 62

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. Shipping approximately 400 million selling units consisting of 700 million manufactured units per year, Carter’s employs about 4,000 employees at its peak. Not many companies have cracked this code. Managing complexity is key.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. That’s an increase from 17% in 2017. Artificial Intelligence AND Machine Learning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

At the end of every presentation, one of my clients always says, “Let’s fix the basics.” I called the customer service line for the manufacturer and was told that the only thing I could do was call a maintenance specialist. Foundational to supply chain excellence is the reliability of delivery, quality, and service.

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Oracle SCM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

It may seem self-serving, but the only cloud solution I saw at the conference that could manage an end-to-end supply chain from a single architecture – from manufacturing through the last mile -- was the Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud. See you next year.

Gartner 84

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C3 Solutions

JUNE 19, 2020

For companies seeking to survive and excel in the current 'retail apocalypse' , understanding the right technologies to employ in their supply chain operations is critical. Consumers are no longer bound by loyalty or geographic necessity in their purchase decisions. The Challenges. Amazon has led the e-commerce charge.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster. Additionally, the company’s manufacturing expertise will enable the reduction of production costs.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

The clean energy technology sector achieved considerable growth with China’s low REE prices and advances in manufacturing technology , growth that some associated with low environmental and social sustainability standards. Nevertheless, over the last few decades the world largely relied on Chinese REE supply.

Modeling Software 56

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. That’s an increase from 17% in 2017.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Steve Hainey is an international speaker who has had over 20 years’ experience in global multi-site supply chain planning for Fortune 100 & 500 manufacturing companies of retail consumable goods, chemical materials, and medical device products. of it from my most recent IBF presentation in October. I created my own!

S&OP 60

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Orders are typically placed by different factions within a single facility, and fulfilled by multiple manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors. On the other hand, a number of the larger US healthcare providers have opted to buy or lease their own distribution centres and run their own truck fleets.

Inventory Reduction 40

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The latest smart manufacturing concept that we developed and demonstrated is the robot-on-a-cart concept for autonomous assembly or conveyer tending. The allocation of the right SKUs and volumes to different fulfillment centers has proven to be an excellent opportunity to apply AI. Drones & Autonomous Vehicles.

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