QAD

JUNE 7, 2022

For the 10 years between 2007 and 2017, the promotional products businesses grew steadily. This dramatic tariff increase caused a chain reaction resulting in price increases that spread like wildfire across the entire industry. The Second Blow — COVID-19, Supply Chain Disruption and Lack of Inventory.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 2, 2023

million Americans in the auto parts manufacturing business, but the damage will hit smaller auto suppliers that are further down the supply chain the hardest. While companies do have some excess inventory available, the automotive supply chain is experiencing layoffs, furloughs, auto parts shortages, and idling operations.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 29, 2022

This can be interpreted as essentially “full capacity” – every operations person know that you can’t normally run a facility at more than 85%, especially with maintenance requirements, stoppages due to supply chain disruptions, material and labor shortages, and a host of other issues. Output in 2017 was $51.8

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 13, 2014

by Prasad Satyavolu Last week, Trevor Miles wrote “ SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change ” and it made me recall the dozen or so articles I’ve read recently on the Internet of Things (IoT). More and more sensors are getting embedded in the “things” and leading to an explosion of information availability.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 27, 2022

These include the COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chain disruption, and an ongoing labor shortage.” “Technology provides two key advantages in dealing with this type of unpredictable disruption,” he writes. ” I’ll let you decide if the retail sector has evolved or been revolutionized.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 20, 2022

As developments regarding industry supply chain disruptions continue unabated, businesses now increasingly face the sting of higher supply chain and transportation driven costs impacting the bottom line. One of the high-flying start-ups that is addressing the needs of smaller regional fleets is Uber Freight.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

To look at what risks will affect the supply chain in 2018, Rob Savitsky of AIR Worldwide ( a member of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Supply Chain Exchange program), wrote a blog for MIT discussing three broad categories of supply chain risk. Natural Catastrophes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Supply chains operate blindly on order data. 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. In the supply chain, there are potential buffers—excess capacity in manufacturing work centers and inventory.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

ORCA Cold Chain Solutions (ORCA) was founded in 2017 as a subsidiary of ISOC Holdings. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – October/November 2020. Information Sharing Communities for Digitally Enabled Supply Chain Visibility – LogiSYM October/November 2020.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

They explain, “In the wake of supply chain disruptions due to coronavirus, several experts have reiterated the need to obtain more visibility across the chain. … Obtaining this visibility is considered key to optimizing supply chain efficiency and agility during normal production.

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Stord

MARCH 3, 2019

Boeing is moving parts around the world to minimize supply chain disruption from Brexit. Anticipating possible regulatory hold ups or added expenses to its supply chain after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, the aerospace giant is moving spare parts to final destinations earlier than normal.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Supply chain disruptions are inevitable, whether resulting from natural disasters, technical failures, worker strikes, or other unforeseen incidents. What can supply chain managers do to ensure that action is taken quickly and efficiently when disruption strikes? Hurricane Maria Disrupts the Pharma Industry.

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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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Logility

APRIL 10, 2017

In many cases you will discover that processes like demand, inventory, replenishment, and manufacturing planning are limited by a lack of software capability. These can be used to develop risk mitigation plans for potential supply chain disruptions. When a disruption takes place (e.g.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Supply chain disruptions are inevitable, whether resulting from natural disasters, technical failures, worker strikes, or other unforeseen incidents. What can supply chain managers do to ensure that action is taken quickly and efficiently when disruption strikes? Hurricane Maria Disrupts the Pharma Industry.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 14, 2017

2017 has been an exciting year for the tech industry and holiday shoppers alike. Retail and logistics companies must ensure that products are manufactured and shipped in sufficient quantities so that stock is on the shelves when customers want it. Communication with suppliers, manufacturers, logistics, etc. should be ironed out.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 17, 2021

With the Atlantic hurricane season gearing up and COVID-19 surging in some Gulf Coast regions – where the petrochemical industry is concentrated – polymer supply chains and manufacturers that depend on these materials can’t relax anytime soon.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Here we will discuss the four main components of supply chain traceability: raw material tracking, production tracking, distribution tracking, and consumer tracking. Here we will discuss the four main components of supply chain traceability: raw material tracking, production tracking, distribution tracking, and consumer tracking.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 25, 2019

The supply chain risk management firm Resilinc reports disruptions hit an all-time high in 2018 and climate change played a big role in that increase.[1] The impact of major disasters can ripple through supply chains and disrupt economies far beyond any localized damage.”[5] million people in the U.S.

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6 River Systems

JULY 9, 2019

Today’s global supply chains are increasingly complex, making a data-driven approach to supply chain management a must. Data-driven SCM provides visibility from end to end for monitoring the flow of information, services and goods from procurement to manufacturing and delivery to the end consumer.

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EcoVadis

MAY 17, 2018

Since then, a team of 5,600 inspectors was deployed to 30 provincial-level regions in four batches over 2016 and 2017. The last round of inspections, which covered Jilin, Zhejiang, Shandong, Hainan, Sichuan and Qinghai provinces as well as the Tibet and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions, was completed in September 2017.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Global supply chain disruption, rapid technological evolution, changing buying and selling habits – wholesale distributors have had to deal with some rapid and radical changes over the past couple of years. In 2017 it showed the world the D2C trend was coming by slashing its 30,000 retail partners down to just 40.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The pharmaceutical industry is facing serious disruption as regulators push manufacturers to embrace serialization. However, pharma companies aren’t the only ones that need to put serious thought into gaining visibility across their supply chains. percent for the period of 2017 to 2021.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The pharmaceutical industry is facing serious disruption as regulators push manufacturers to embrace serialization. However, pharma companies aren’t the only ones that need to put serious thought into gaining visibility across their supply chains. percent for the period of 2017 to 2021.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

Efficient Supply Chain Practices: Automated Distribution Centers and Computerized Inventory Systems Automation is a key component of Walmart’s efficient supply chain practices. The company has strategically invested in automated distribution centers, streamlining the flow of products from manufacturers to stores.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 26, 2018

De Bernardini points to a number of emerging technologies he believes are disruptive enough to change how supply chains work. They include: Real-time Big Data and advanced analytics; mobility; the Internet of Things (IoT); social media; additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing); and drones/autonomous vehicles. Footnotes.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

IoT supports operational efficiencies in areas such as asset tracking, inventory management and forecasting, improving productivity and aiding decision-making across the supply chain. That’s an increase from 17% in 2017. Just 7% say they’re not likely to adopt predictive analytics, a decrease from 11% in 2017.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

AGCO Logistics Team Accepts Prestigious Supply Chain Award. AGCO is an agricultural equipment manufacturer. Greg Toornman – vice president global materials, logistics and demand planning at AGCO – told more of this story in a panel at ARC’s Supply Chain Forum. The actions that we need to be taking.”.

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TMC

JANUARY 5, 2018

Technology and innovation drove many conversations in the global logistics and supply chain industry in 2017. Those topics reigned among the top posts here on Connect , too—as did posts about managing supply chain disruption and global shipping projections.

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TMC

JANUARY 5, 2018

Technology and innovation drove many conversations in the global logistics and supply chain industry in 2017. Those topics reigned among the top posts here on Connect , too—as did posts about managing supply chain disruption and global shipping projections. Start off 2018 with us.

Supply Chain Software 48

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TMC

JANUARY 5, 2018

Technology and innovation drove many conversations in the global logistics and supply chain industry in 2017. Those topics reigned among the top posts here on Connect , too—as did posts about managing supply chain disruption and global shipping projections. Start off 2018 with us.

Supply Chain Software 48

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

Luxottica recently strengthened its position in the industry by vertically integrating with the world’s largest lenses manufacturer, Essilor, in January 2017 [2]. Luxottica has manufacturing facilities in five countries: Italy, China, India, United States and Brazil. Manufacturing is outsourced to offshore factories in China.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Was this a Supply Chain issue, a manufacturing or distribution issue, or was something else going on? In Canada, according to CTV News , “These are not widespread manufacturing shortages of medications. This in turn would lead manufacturers to reduce production and cut capacity and costs.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2023

In the years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic, most people paid little attention to supply chain operations. Supply chain disruptions dominated the headlines. People suddenly understood what had always been true: supply chains shape our lives. Following the outbreak, that all changed.

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FLEXE

MARCH 16, 2017

In 2017, subscription boxes are on track to generate $40 billion in revenue. For example, if the manufacturing strategy changes or customer demand patterns shift, you can make real-time adjustments to the distribution network by popping-up and popping-down capacity. Manufacturing locations. And the industry isn’t insignificant.

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Requis

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

He has taught at several universities and is a leading instructor for the supply chain programs on LinkedIn Learning. The second edition of his book, Supply Chain Management for Dummies, is now available. I published the first edition around Thanksgiving 2017, and I’m delighted to say that it’s done really well.

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