Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. An example for this client would be to use 2017 and 2018 history to forecast 2019. The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. In short, his vision of an end-to-end supply chain was transactional: better processing of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

Let’s celebrate that over the last two years, there were four significant acquisitions by traditional supply chain planning providers to deepen analytics capabilities: 07/2018 JDA purchases Blue Yonder (Purchase price confidential.). Procurement and transportation operated as islands.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2019

Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. If you're not flexible in making appointments that fit within the driver's hours of service, you're going to have trouble getting capacity. What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers?

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 4, 2018

Globalism has been a boon to the supply chain by expanding sourcing, opening new markets, accelerating growth and highlighting opportunities to save money. As we step into 2018, enterprises must realize the risks associated with their IoT ecosystem.” ”[1] They continue: “It’s not a simple question. ” 2.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2019

Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. If you're not flexible in making appointments that fit within the driver's hours of service, you're going to have trouble getting capacity. What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

So, while I count the days and hours and minutes until she gets back, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) Activates For Latest Major Hurricane Of 2018. Historically, when trucking capacity gets tight, which is the case today, demand for intermodal goes up.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Procurement professionals around the world are sitting up and paying attention, especially in sectors with globally integrated supply chains. Since the outbreak of SARS in 2003, the last major epidemic to hit China, the country has become even more important as a source of key components and materials as well as finished consumer goods.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development involving Tesla’s existing Nevada based Gigafactory that will be of interest to Automotive EV manufacturers and their supply networks. His 2018 effort led to a Securities and Exchange Commission settlement and this consequent shareholder lawsuit. More to come.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 26, 2022

” She adds, “These numbers prove to be a huge gain for those concerned with effective management of their supply chains — like manufacturing and distribution companies. ” Three specific areas where RPA can improve processes are: • Procurement. 2) RPA provides an ROI of 30-200% in its first year. (3) ”[5].

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” The organization, tightly capacity-constrained failed to forecast and build capacity ahead of market demand. The two primary buffers in the supply chain are manufacturing capacity and inventory.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Billal Chouli explains, “A supply chain is a network of suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers, as well as intermediaries including freight companies, warehousing companies, and brokers, who transfer goods, services, money, and information amongst one another. ” Improving supply chain management strategies. ” 4.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. The COVID-19 pandemic has only confirmed what we already knew: modern supply chains must be built on a foundation of extreme agility and responsiveness.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

And since end of 2018, ESSILOR merged with LUXOTTICA, the World Leader of Luxury and Sports Eyewear. Each route starts with one of our 32 manufacturing plants where we produce either finished or semi-finished lenses. Like a lot of manufacturers, the standard S&OP process needs to adapt to the pandemic. What about Essilor?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This begs the question: Even if the industry gets more truck drivers, just how much is enough to relieve the strain on trucking capacity? Below, Jason shares his insights and offers recommendations for what shippers can do to obtain capacity and plan for the coming months. for Q2 2021, relative to Q2 2018.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Manufacturing/Auto/Industrials – Raw material and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplier networks, along with factory outputs tied to industrial equipment, automotive products, and consumer goods. And, accordingly, each industry procures and manages capacity differently to navigate these challenges and drive positive outcomes.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 19, 2022

The projection is that it will take at least a year to return to 2018 levels. the projection is that it will take another 6 months or so to get back to 2018 YoY readings. An optimistic scenario says that in 6 months we will see YoY changes back to 2018 levels. In other words, we inflation is starting to go down… slowly.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

In the report’s Executive Summary , the authors indicate that as consumers adjusted to new norms of work and social life: “ clogged ports and paltry capacity failed to meet surging and often desperate demand.” parcel volumes, and as noted in our ongoing Supply Chain Matters commentaries added considerable capacity and headcount during 2021.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In 2018, Rockwell Automation won the Supply Chains to Admire Award. To decide winners, we analyze post-recession period performance of 2010-2018 by peer group. At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In 2018, Rockwell Automation won the Supply Chains to Admire Award. To decide winners, we analyze post-recession period performance of 2010-2018 by peer group. At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 15, 2020

As noted by Inbound Logistics , “Many manufacturers start assembling products, mapping out product specs to determine capacity needs, and working with their transportation and distribution partners on reliable and cost-effective logistics solutions up to six months in advance.”. supplychainmanagement #procurement #logisticsmanagement.

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Proxima

MARCH 27, 2020

COVID-19 impacted every aspect of Chinese manufacturing and shipping capability. How you allow your company to be impacted by this wave of incoming capacity will impact your supply chains significantly. Ask yourselves: What is your chasis procurement strategy and contingency plan? Think about this from a practical perspective.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune.

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Proxima

MARCH 20, 2020

Yet, they work in an environment where they’re often the source of frustration. After being manufactured, these bottles will need to be moved again to distribution centers, and then subsequently to retail locations so we can get this critical item in our homes. The simple math equates to a potential 16-20% capacity gain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Check out Procurement Experiences, Trends and the Future! To “speed” up the supply chain is to invest in change and change will come with the digital transformation of the supply chain, which is the major focus for executives in 2018. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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ThroughPut

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to a recent study, global spending on IIoT Platforms is predicted to grow from $1.67B in 2018 to $12.44B in 2024, attaining a 40% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in seven years. With accurate forecasting, organizations can procure what is actually required and hence eliminate the possibility of over or under stocking inventory.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 15, 2019

of procurement expenditures. To combat areas shippers can’t control like capacity, rate hikes, and driver shortages, they’re turning to. In fact, in 2018 we saw investments go up across the entire supply chain technology spectrum.” IFS study reports double-digit increases in IoT sophistication in 2018. TMS technology.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 11, 2018

They had previously been relying on dropshipping from their manufacturers, but that left them with little flexibility to improve their delivery promise. Limited Growth: Lull couldn’t expand partnerships or grow product lines unless manufacturers offered dropshipping. They turned to FLEXE. Solution: FLEXE eCommerce Fulfillment.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In the cloud, companies can deploy resources on an as-needed basis, rather than invest in additional servers and storage capacity that they may only need for a short time. Should supply chain delays occur, companies can more easily identify the source of bottlenecks and take action to improve processes.

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EcoVadis

MAY 17, 2018

With this unprecedented number of inspections across the whole country, over 30,000 companies were affected by the crackdown, especially manufacturers of textiles, heavy metals, coal and gas, automotive and consumer goods. million tons, equivalent to 29 percent of their aluminium production capacity. Managing Risk in Your Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 18, 2024

Since our inception as a supply chain management focused blog in 2018, Supply Chain Matters has continually provided examples and perspectives regarding what can be best described as an industry dysfunctional supply chain that is replete with key stakeholder conflicts. This is not a new phenomenon.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 11, 2019

With 2018 being a year of record capacity shortage and strong economic output, freight rates were driven to heights by unprecedented short supply and high demand. 2019 won’t see the continuation of the 2018 dynamic. In fact, we’re already seeing easing in terms of capacity and overall rates.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

In my case I graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree in 1990 and started my career with IBM Manufacturing in Toronto, doing test engineering. There was no such thing as supply chain in my consciousness early in my career – I was only vaguely aware of functions such as planning, production control, procurement, shipping and receiving.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 9, 2021

.”[3] Dos Santos isn’t accusing CIOs of negligence in procuring IoT devices, he’s simply pointing out how difficult cybersecurity is becoming. A single vulnerability in one component of the supply chain could affect a large chunk of those devices across multiple manufacturers.” ”[5]. ”[7].

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 20, 2020

Peter Fretty ( @pfretty ) writes, “Properly leveraged, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to empower manufacturers with data-based insights specific to their individualized operations. ” In spite of the perceived benefits, the study also found, “Many manufacturers remain ‘behind the curve’. ”[3].

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E2open

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

AUSTIN, Texas, November 27, 2018 – E2open today announced the completion of the acquisition of INTTRA following regulatory approval. This brings together the world leader in ocean shipping logistics covering a majority of ocean shipping container capacity, with the global supply chain and logistics network of E2open.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Say you’re a manufacturer , refining your production and capacity planning. If you’re a distributor , you want to plan your inventory carefully so you’re not bogged down by storage costs for post-season items that limit your capacity as the next season approaches. If you’re a manufacturer , have you produced enough?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

This has proved to be a major source of risk. Poor business continuity planning, lack of risk management programs and single source suppliers, have magnified the impact of such risks. A significant paradigm shift in procurement and inventory control is an emerging area of focus.

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