Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Focus on Cost.

Procurement Analytics 217

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Focus on Cost.

Procurement Analytics 195

Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing 195

QAD

AUGUST 12, 2021

Sustainable manufacturing refers to the ability to manage manufacturing operations “in an environmentally and socially responsible manner,” according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. In their 2020 sustainability report, Whirlpool announced record low levels of energy and water intensity in their plants.

Waste Reduction 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

Only 29% of manufacturers easily manage total cost trade-offs. Total cost analysis is more difficult than it sounds and most technology implementations automated functional measurement systems (manufacturing or procurement), but leave the organization blind on the management of total costs. The reason? The result? The reason?

Gartner 235

Gartner Supply Chain Software Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement 235

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.

Manufacturing Procurement 42

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0 contraction threshold which is noted as the first time this has occurred since the depths of the global pandemic in 2020. In a prior Supply Chain Matters posting, we highlighted both September and Q3-2022 global and regional PMI indices.

Inventory Reduction 59

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Precoro

JUNE 6, 2022

In 2020, the global Supply Chain Management market was valued at $15.85 Suppliers can provide raw materials for manufacturing products or act as an intermediary between the manufacturer and the buying company. In this case, the supplier receives a commission from both the customer and the manufacturer. Blurred lines.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Proudly, I had led my division to have the lowest manufacturing costs with the highest Return on Assets. I believed that we would find a company with the lowest distribution costs (warehousing and transportation), and the lowest manufacturing costs, and this would result in the best overall cost structure. I was wrong.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

In the wake of COVID disruptions and the financial advantage earned by companies focusing on ESG despite major market uncertainty, investors are rapidly recognizing the strategic importance of these metrics as well. Deloitte’s 10th Annual Chief Procurement Officer Survey mirrors this shift in priorities. Corporate ESG Reporting Today

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Above-average holiday shipping seasons in 2020 and 2021 led to an above-average returns rate in the usual Quiet Season. With Russia exporting many critical commodities, Deloitte explained, there are insufficient raw materials for supply and manufacturing use. Q2: The Produce Shipping Season. Q3: The Peak Shipping Season.

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ThroughPut

JULY 24, 2022

In 2020, the strongest players started rethinking their planning strategies. While acknowledging the need to reassess planning approaches is indeed a positive sign, however, the unfortunate truth is that existing planning capabilities will not cut it if retail businesses want to remain relevant over the next decade.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A common challenge for procurement and supply chain professionals is obtaining support from C-level leaders to invest in a robust supply chain risk management (SCRM) program. But to make their strongest case, SCRM advocates need to focus on one key metric: return on investment. ROI analysis: core to a strong business case.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Morgan Working Capital Index 2020 , there is significant capital trapped in the form of working capital that can become a vital source of additional liquidity for corporations. The cash conversion cycle (CCC), also called the net operating cycle, is a metric used to measure the efficiency of a company's cash management and liquidity.

Optimal Sourcing 59

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

There are a lot of hard-headed realists in the procurement and supply chain profession. In this Q&A, Chaturvedi shares his views on rebuilding American manufacturing, reshoring, nearshoring, and other topics of the moment in supply chains. Resilinc: What’s the current status of reshoring manufacturing? That’s good news.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

not only described as a “ significant rate of contraction ,” but also the first time that this particular metric has reached such a low level. Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9 percentage points to an all-time low value of 27.9,

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

The economy is careening toward Stagflation While countries all over the world responded to the pandemic in March 2020, companies quickly began to see the cost to produce goods go up. This could indicate manufactures are expecting to reduce production and are, therefore, ordering fewer raw materials. Prices of agricultural oils (e.g.

Procurement Analytics 78

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

In the wake of COVID disruptions and the financial advantage earned by companies focusing on ESG despite major market uncertainty, investors are rapidly recognizing the strategic importance of these metrics as well. Deloitte’s 10th Annual Chief Procurement Officer Survey mirrors this shift in priorities.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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EcoVadis

JULY 17, 2017

Sustainability remains core pillar of revenue, risk management and procurement performance. Going beyond increased revenue, improved brand reputation and supply chain performance – risk management is another core “bottom line” metric where companies continue to see sustainable procurement make a meaningful difference.

Gartner 56

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Enterra Insights

JULY 28, 2020

” Alex Saric ( @alexsaric ), a procurement expert at Ivalua, told Eason, “There is a huge appetite to develop cognitive supply chains, which is only set to increase as more success stories come to light. ” Sprint Logistics Blog, 27 March 2020. [3] ” Logility Blog, 17 June 2020. [5] ” Start small.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. million metric tons to date, saying that some measures had led to a doubling of fleet efficiency. Last year the company announced that it has exceeded this commitment early by eliminating 28.2

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

The overall takeaway from the July data was that global production momentum had begun to stagnate and in some regions such as the Eurozone, Taiwan, and to some extent , certain manufacturing regions of China, PMI values had reached contraction levels. . Warehousing and Inventory metrics continue to buoy the logistics sector.

Procurement Analytics 52

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

2020 has been a defining year for transparent supply chains. They fell short of their 2020 sustainability targets, but quickly put together a new set of concrete goals to accomplish in the next 5 years. Decrease water usage by 20 percent at high-risk sites and 15 percent overall by 2025 (per metric ton of product made).

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

2020 has been a defining year for transparent supply chains. They fell short of their 2020 sustainability targets, but quickly put together a new set of concrete goals to accomplish in the next 5 years. Decrease water usage by 20 percent at high-risk sites and 15 percent overall by 2025 (per metric ton of product made).

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

participated in a virtual roundtable on October 16, 2020, to talk about process automation and share their RPA experiences. A leading electronics manufacturer represented at the roundtable achieved productivity increases of 30–40% by using RPA to automate last-mile delivery processes. all members of MIT CTL’s Supply Chain Exchange ?—?participated

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Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Today, as the founder and managing partner of USM Supply Chain Consultants she has put her expertise in supply chain, procurement, finance and project management to work to help her clients achieve greater profitability. In the end-to-end supply chain there’s procurement, logistics, operations, and warehousing.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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SupplyShift

MAY 27, 2021

With the latter, you may want to focus on programs to encourage renewable energy use across your suppliers’ manufacturing facilities. . Elevate the Role of Procurement. At PMI, procurement represents a spend of $10 billion, which covers a base of over 34,000 suppliers across a variety of industries, from paper to electronics.

Resource Reduction 52

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

These three decades between 1990 and 2020 were influenced primarily by several key factors. Impact: This is resulting in procurement teams scrambling to find new supply sources, while engineers are looking for substitutions alternatives, and other company leaders are figuring out how to bring more in-house for a vertical integrated approach.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

That event was the global COVID-19 pandemic, which erupted during the first half of 2020. It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. Streamline standards , including in procurement, packaging, and delivery.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

As shown in Figure 3, the period of 2015-2020 will be about analytics. However, the period of 2020-2025 will build on a confluence of disruptive digital technologies. For most companies, the traditional focus is on the management of order to cash, procure to pay and forecast to deliver processes. Digital Manufacturing.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 150

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SupplyShift

MAY 27, 2021

With the latter, you may want to focus on programs to encourage renewable energy use across your suppliers’ manufacturing facilities. Elevate the Role of Procurement Procurement professionals’ position of leverage with suppliers gives them a unique ability to normalize sustainable procurement practices and redefine global supply chains.

Resource Reduction 40

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Bristlecone

AUGUST 17, 2020

Today, with nearly two-thirds of the pandemic-hit 2020 over, there is now much anxiety and uncertainty about the coming year. I prefer to think: 2020 is only the beginning, the best is yet to come. I would like to define and remember the year 2020 as the Great Gap Year. Beyond 2020. The Gap Year.

Optimal Sourcing 98

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). higher than 2020. As of 2020, only 12% of semiconductor chips were made in the United States. (

Material Savings 207

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Unleashed

JUNE 8, 2020

may sound exciting for manufacturers – with its IoT-enabled factories, all-singing all-dancing ERP software, and AI-powered insights – but frankly this is fantasy land for the vast majority of manufacturers. 2020 has been more volatile than anyone in 2019 could have imagined. KPIs versus metrics: Specific vs general.

Manufacturing Procurement 72

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IQMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Bottom Line: The top 10 manufacturing trends reflect how manufacturers are planning to achieve their goals of revenue growth, operational improvements, digital transformation, and launching new products and services in 2019. In parallel, there will be more self-service analytics and BI apps specifically designed for manufacturers.

Manufacturing Procurement 102

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. I also believe that SAP is one of the best, if not the best, ERP system for most process manufacturers. At first the announcement by SAP was that SAP APO would be discontinued in 2020. Reflections.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As of September 2020 the greatest percentage of CEOs (42%) believe that the global economy will experience a 1 – 2 year recovery, with 32 percent projecting a longer L-shaped recovery. Some manufacturers are exploring DDMRP as a possible tool for managing this). How Planning is Essential to Recovery and Resilience.

Modeling 97

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. I also believe that SAP is one of the best, if not the best, ERP system for most process manufacturers. At first the announcement by SAP was that SAP APO would be discontinued in 2020. Reflections.

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