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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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 10, 2017

AGCO was honored to receive the AME 2017 Excellence Award. I loved Peggy’s presentation at the Summit. While many employers would have penalized the employees for tablet breakage , Peggy explored the world of wearables to enable her digital manufacturing transformation. Improvement in Digital Manufacturing.

Supply Chain Design Software 152

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 15, 2023

United States medical device manufacturers that already address ISO 13485 will have a leg up to address FDA regulations. Those manufacturers who have yet to address ISO 13485 should start assessing their quality management system (QMS) to determine whether there are any gaps to meet the ISO 13485 guidelines. What is ISO 13485?

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Unleashed

AUGUST 12, 2021

Food manufacturers will find new opportunities in the alternative protein market as consumer demand surges for non-meat proteins: insect, plant and algae-based products, and ‘lab meat’ cultivated from animal cells. The demand for alternative proteins has surged in recent years, creating an opportunity for food manufacturers.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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Arkieva

MARCH 7, 2017

From discussions on enabling advanced business processes and improving supply chain visibility, to supply chain technology trends, the SAPInsider SCM 2017 in Orlando Florida, is set to be a fun learning and networking experience for supply chain professionals using SAP systems.

Supply and Demand 60

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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. “The plant-based meat industry is presently valued at approximately $4.5

Beverage 75

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

This year, the analysis was for the period of 2010-2017 (post-recession years) and encompasses 655 companies in twenty-eight industry sectors. Before the recession, manufacturing performance on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) was stronger than retail.

Gartner 206

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Arkieva

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Is your supply chain ready for 2017? Benchmarking also presents you with ideas on how you could implement certain improvement projects, making a daunting task look attainable. The post How to Perform a Supply Chain Management Assessment for 2017 appeared first on Arkieva Blog.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

A pound of apples costs about the same as a pound of steel, yet steel is a complex product produced using high-tech metallurgical and manufacturing processes. IBP is a multifunctional planning process that includes sales, marketing, demand planners, manufacturing, and finance. Tata Steel’s connected planning journey began in 2017.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 15, 2015

At Cerasis, a core value of ours is continuous improvement for not only our company, our clients, and employees, but through our blog and content to those who are related to what we do (transportation management) in the fields of manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, distribution, and transportation. Industry 4.0: Industry 4.0:

Internet of things 120

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In those services, the retailer needs to understand what will be provided and how to present it to the consumer. Manufacturing : manufacturers are trying to create or enhance their online presence of direct-to-consumer business. One option is to use a cross-border delivery 3PL provider. Industry Trends.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

APRIL 26, 2017

Mitigating supply chain risks and excursions will be at the top of the agenda for the Peli BioThermal team attending LogiPharma in Europe.

Innovation 56

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2017

Only 7% of manufacturers are experimenting with cognitive computing. The AI presentation hype is in full force. We are putting the finishing touches on the agenda, and promise that the experience on September 5-8, 2017 will be a great opportunity for digital transformation leaders to ideate and imagine the supply chain of the future.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 9, 2017

In such a high mix, low volume portfolio, decisions such as how to allocate short supply to patients in case of contamination of a manufactured batch, can be lifesaving. In pharma, manufacturing batch sizes are driven by equipment efficiency. Keep manufacturing well informed. Ensure distribution capacity is in place.

Pharmaceutical 84

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 25, 2023

This technology took a step further in 2002 when Michael Grieves publicly introduced the concept and model of the digital twin at a Society of Manufacturing Engineers conference in Troy, Michigan. ” Today’s business world moves at computer speed — and that presents a decision-making challenge.

Supply Chain Design Software 130

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 24, 2017

To summarize Snapp says, “Statements made by DDMRP proponents are highly inaccurate in the articles that I have analyzed with many of the statements presenting a lack of knowledge about how supply planning systems function." My Take Many manufacturers are frustrated that their planning systems aren’t delivering the value they want and expect.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 15, 2018

by Teresa Chiykowski As we bid farewell to 2017 and usher in a new year, what can we expect to see in 2018? Over the course of three days, attendees can find inspiration from plenary keynote speakers, gain valuable insights from case study presentations, expand their knowledge through in-depth workshops, and more.

Pharmaceutical 132

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

We are putting the finishing touches on the agenda, and promise that the experience on September 5-8, 2017 will be a great opportunity for digital transformation leaders to ideate and imagine the supply chain of the future. The event starts with a unique business leader networking event on September 5, 2017 (named the Shaman’s Circle).

S&OP 154

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QAD

AUGUST 11, 2020

Manufacturing in Italy. Italy is the second largest manufacturing country in Europe, behind Germany. Manufacturing accounts for 24% of the country’s GDP, and industrial production is growing at 2.1% annually as of 2017. Manufacturing accounts for 24% of the country’s GDP, and industrial production is growing at 2.1%

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

In the downturn of the market in 2017, it took the average supply chain six months to adjust, I expect alignment with this shift to be worse. As companies outsourced—greater dependency on third parties for manufacturing and transportation—and asset utilization grew from 10% to 35% ROIC the management of the supply chain became more complex.

Supply Chain Design Software 301

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

A worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain is present in 72 countries with more than 167,000 employees. Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions for the construction, mobility, healthcare and other industrial application markets. and Data Science.

Material Savings 208

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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. The wisdom of this is now being challenged. It is people who think like this that drive the process of creative destruction.

Manufacturing Procurement 78

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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. Unilever saved approximately USD2.8 Weighing and shipping technologies.

Supply Chain Planning Software 298

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

During his presentation at Kenco’s Customer Summit a few weeks ago, Fab Brasca from JDA Software referenced the giant 7 ft. I kicked things off with a discussion about visibility, collaboration, and new rules for success in 2017 and beyond. Rules for Success in 2017 and Beyond. We’ve all heard about the big elephant in the room.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 27, 2017

As we turn the calendar to a new year, I’m reflecting on 2017 highlights, as well as identifying areas that may require a different approach in 2018. And if we added opportunities for women to share their points of view on topics such as work/life balance, when to say yes – and no – when opportunity presents itself, etc.,

Supply Chain Network Software 40

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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. In the past decade, as companies rolled out single instances of ERP, most manufacturing became more difficult to do business with.

Material Savings 150

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

IBP can support a company’s vision by positively influencing its values and behaviors, thus actively shaping the company’s culture (Van Hove, 2017). In my benchmark survey (Van Hove, 2017), only 25% of survey participants answered yes to the question ‘ We have a relentless focus on only what is important for long term business objectives ’.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

We are putting the finishing touches on the agenda, and promise that the experience on September 5-8, 2017 will be a great opportunity for digital transformation leaders to ideate and imagine the supply chain of the future. The event starts with a unique business leader networking event on September 5, 2017 (named the Shaman’s Circle).

S&OP 152

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Gartner analysts presented their latest supply chain findings throughout the two-day Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference last month in London. This is a compilation of predictions and recommendations from various presentations. Analytics is the way supply chains will compete ,” he said.

Gartner 120

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GlobalTranz

MAY 10, 2018

Transporting pharmaceuticals is arguably more important than manufacturing them, because it enables these lifesaving medications to make it to where they are needed most. Guarding Against Cargo Theft Cargo theft is one of the largest risks associated with pharmaceutical manufacture and transport. Is it during loading and unloading?

Pharmaceutical 122

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

As a group purchasing organization (GPO), Intalere connects with the right manufacturers and distributors to aggregate purchasing volume across the supply chain and negotiate improved discounts on their members’ behalf resulting in unprecedented cost savings for the healthcare industry. Learn more at www.consus-global.com/. About Ivalua.

Manufacturing Procurement 147

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

” What often goes unspoken is the fact that something having potential means there may not be much to crow about at the present. Potential refers to a future state rather than the present state. 1] Hailey Lynne McKeefry, “ Blockchain & Supply Chain: Early But Promising ,” EBN , 29 May 2017. [2] Footnotes.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2021

Back in 2017, Andrew Busby ( @andrewbusby ), Founder and CEO of Retail Reflections, declared, “Cognitive computing is forever changing how we shop. AI needs as much information as possible to be successful, but if all product details are not set up, consumers may be presented with incomplete or inaccurate information.”[4]

Supply Chain Design Software 130

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. The company is present in 38 nations and has more than 40,000 employees. And while a product may be manufactured in one geography,” Ralf Eberle explained, “we’re selling and supporting customers across the globe.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 196

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

click and collect or click and next-day delivery) present a whole new set of challenges to retailers and e-tailers. Increasingly, manufacturers are turning from a traditional supply-driven orientation to demand-driven solutions to effectively meet e-commerce and omnichannel challenges to the supply chain.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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