Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. Also, warehouse automation excludes similar systems such as airport baggage handling, manufacturing-line automation, and manually driven forklifts. Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 billion in 2019.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. Both companies outperformed their peer groups. Henkel is underperforming its peer group. The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. What can we learn?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

It is now our fifth year of analyzing balance sheets to understand which companies are outperforming their peer groups on the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while driving improvement. We group companies by industry sector because the industries are so different in performance.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

That would likely include the long-anticipated Tesla Class 8 semi-truck introduced in 2017 and the Tesla Cybertruck pick-up vehicle. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Further announced was that the company will not introduce any new vehicle models this year.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Strong Software Bookings Growth Highlights First Half 2017 Results for JDA. For the fiscal year ending May 31, 2017, Milgram had approximately $155.3 In Q2 2017 , Global Forwarding net revenues increased 24.5 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared to $291.1 Infor Expands the Power of the GT Nexus Commerce Network.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2017

Which is why a drone took flight from the stage during Ryan’s keynote address at the Descartes Evolution 2017 Conference a couple of weeks ago and broadcast real-time video of the audience as it flew across the front of the hall. Descartes (@DescartesSG) March 28, 2017. million in FY 2017 (net income has grown from $12.0

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2019

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain the first three revolutions were driven by steam, electricity, and automation. Stepping stones between the two revolutions include the generation of big data, advanced computing, and the rise of digital manufacturing. Industry 4.0 ” Some pundits believe Industry 4.0

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The award, based on beating the industry peer group on rate of improvement on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while outperforming their peer group, is tough to achieve. Based in Paris, L’Oréal is a global personal care manufacturing company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

These plants produce various food products, and these new projects’ technologies can be replicated across a wide range of food and beverage manufacturers. Retail groups this week are applauding a U.S. Millions of people descended on states with views of the 2017 total solar eclipse, congesting roadways.

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IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

Improving semiconductor manufacturing yields up to 30%, reducing scrap rates, and optimizing fab operations is achievable with machine learning. Manufacturers care most about finding new ways to grow, excel at product quality while still being able to take on short lead-time production runs from customers.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

It’s December 1, the beginning of the end of 2017. Now, it has outlined more broadly its strategy, in which self-driving Bolts could be manufactured at scale at GM’s existing plants, driving down costs, and rapidly deployed in major metropolitan markets through a ride service to disrupt incumbents. How did we get here so fast?

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USC Consulting Group

DECEMBER 5, 2018

This holiday season, American consumers are expected to spend more than $720 billion , an increase of nearly 5 percent over sales figures from 2017, according to the National Retail Federation. What exactly are these peak season manufacturing best practices? Manufacturers that plan for this eventuality set themselves up for success.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2023

About Nicole Glenn Nicole Glenn founded Candor Expedite in 2017 after more than two decades in the transportation brokerage business, with a vision to build the smartest and most efficient freight business that delivers on its client’s promises.

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USC Consulting Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

What are the major food and beverage manufacturing trends on tap for 2020? Here’s more on this and what other aspects of these food manufacturing trends that will be “in” as Americans shop for snacks, brunch, breakfast, and lunch: 1. billion , up 11% from 2018 and 18% from 2017 at $3.4

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BlueYonder

APRIL 26, 2017

FOCUS 2017, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, got started in a big way on Tuesday (April 24). Once registered, they got a head start on networking – and seeing old friends – through Special Interest Group meetings that occurred throughout the day. The popular WIN (Women’s Interest Network) dinner and session was a huge draw for attendees.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I find in my Supply Chains to Admire research that 96% of companies (when compared to their peer groups) are unable to drive improvement while delivering higher performance year-over-year on a balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Ecolab, L’Oreal, and TJX are exceptions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

Today, I am facilitating a share group. In attendance are manufacturing representatives from BASF, BerryGlobal, Corning, Covestro, Grace, Evonik, Intel, Monsanto, and Smith’s Detection. Technologists and manufacturers working together to try to define multi-tier processes to redefine B2B. Today, the gaps are large.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 19, 2021

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain the first three revolutions were driven by steam, electricity, and automation. Leonardo Vieira, digital industry director with Stefanini Group, explains, “Industry 4.0 or advanced manufacturing is data.”[3] Industry 4.0 isn’t a new term. technology.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

Redwood Materials was founded by former Tesla Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel in 2017. The company will reportedly recycle, refine and manufacture anode and cathode components within this manufacturing campus amounting to 100 GWh of cathode and anode components per year –enough to power more than one million EV s.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 26, 2017

FOCUS 2017, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, got started in a big way on Tuesday (April 24). Once registered, they got a head start on networking – and seeing old friends – through Special Interest Group meetings that occurred throughout the day. The post Day 1 at FOCUS 2017: Dogs, Candy, Captain JDA, and YOU!

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2021

When shipping giant Maersk fell victim to NotPetya malware in 2017, the costs were estimated at between $200 and $300 million. ARC Advisory Group clients can view the complete report at ARC Client Portal. Port and maritime operations are critical to the stability of the global supply chain and the global economy.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2017

According to Commerce Department figures released Thursday, sales in the retail control group increased at a three-month annualized pace of 6.6 This week, Ng announced the launch of Landing.ai , a new startup that focuses on bringing artificial intelligence to the manufacturing industry. Bloomberg reports that U.S. The post U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. percent in 2017 and have since fallen to 16.5 imports peaked at 21.6 percent in 2022.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

Glaxo SmithKline introduced Shingrix in 2017, but shortages prevailed. The global economy rebound from COVID-19 hinges on the discovery and manufacture of an effective vaccine. However, supply chain leaders well understand that drug discovery, manufacturing, and distribution are all necessary to deliver the vaccine to a willing arm.

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GTG Technology Group

JANUARY 9, 2018

Let’s explore some of the most successful trends from 2017 to prepare for improved capabilities in the year ahead. In the past, vendors had no real way to track goods once they left their facility, and manufacturers had difficulty planning production because they couldn’t know exactly when materials would arrive. No Longer a Choice.

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BlueYonder

MAY 24, 2017

By gaining greater insights into the shopping behaviors and preferences of these groups, companies can use those insights to deliver more personalized and localized assortments at the store level. Investment in customer-driven data science ranks highest when it comes to merchandising capabilities for retailers and manufacturers.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 30, 2019

We had quiz takers from 23 countries and across industries – from chemicals to manufacturing, metals, telecom, cosmetics, consumer goods, t ransportation and food. Only about 22% use network design software and 18% use network design software with embedded analytics among this group. . It’s time to kick the spreadsheet habit.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Alessandro de Luca, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Supply Network Operations at Merck Group. I am responsible for the end-to-end global supply chain for Merck Serono, the group’s pharmaceutical division. The pipeline currently contains several medicines in phase 2 and 3 of development that will reach the market in 2017-2018.

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RFgen

JANUARY 27, 2016

manufacturers will no longer be allowed to use tiny plastic materials called microbeads in health, hygiene and beauty products. Many consumer groups are in favor of the ban. In 2017, the national ban on microbead manufacturing will begin. Ban on Microbeads Affect CPG Manufacturing appeared first on RFgen.

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RFgen

JANUARY 27, 2016

manufacturers will no longer be allowed to use tiny plastic materials called microbeads in health, hygiene and beauty products. Many consumer groups are in favor of the ban. In 2017, the national ban on microbead manufacturing will begin. Ban on Microbeads Affect CPG Manufacturing appeared first on RFgen.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2017

According to Commerce Department figures released Thursday, sales in the retail control group increased at a three-month annualized pace of 6.6 This week, Ng announced the launch of Landing.ai , a new startup that focuses on bringing artificial intelligence to the manufacturing industry. Bloomberg reports that U.S.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2018

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Firms expressed discomfort as euro-area manufacturing growth accelerated to a record in December, capping a solid year for industry. Global growth also got a boost from a solid reading in China’s manufacturing sector. “The and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Still, the global economy is forecast to expand 3.7%

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

In my work with manufacturing companies recently, I am thinking a lot about the need for diagnostic testing. To accomplish this goal, I ask a cross-functional group to audit the past year. As a group, we drill into root issues. Build an industry peer group and gain insights on major trends. Let’s take an example.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

For the past four years, as we have done our work, we have tracked Novo Nordisk’s continued improvement against the pharmaceutical peer group. As shown in Table 1, based on continued improvement initiatives, the Novo Nordisk company outperforms their peer group in all areas except inventory turns. This is a design element.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

. “As one of the leading global providers of material handling solutions, we are an ideal partner for companies that pursue economically viable and future oriented sustainable goals,” says Steffen Bersch, CEO SSI Schaefer Group. ORCA Cold Chain Solutions (ORCA) was founded in 2017 as a subsidiary of ISOC Holdings.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

I frequently see groups of supply chain leaders arguing about the right for individual businesses to define their own systems/process. You will also gain insights on the Network of Networks group’s work on blockchain along with insights on wearable/IOT to redefine digital manufacturing. Businesses are different.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The logistics orchestration platform provider was co-founded by Kirchner along with Chief Product Officer Rajan Patel in 2017. IFS specializes in contract manufacturing, contract packaging and assembly, display engineering, product launches, multichannel programs, and club store programs and has operations among 15 U.S.

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