Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

The myopic focus on IT standardization resulted in the purchase of technology, but not value delivery. The continued focus on functional metrics like Purchase Price Variance (PPV), manufacturing costs, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), and transportation costs throws the supply chain out of balance. Focus on IT standardization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Many major challenges of 2021—capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortage—are rolling over into 2022 and, in addition, the environment and machine learning are becoming more important for logistics and supply chain professionals. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

One retail sector that witnessed a dramatic rise in online purchases during the pandemic was the grocery sector. Analysts from Chicory note, “The grocery shopper’s path to purchase from digital to in-store and other online environments has always been obscure.”[2] The Omnichannel Consumer. The Omnichannel Retailer.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 18, 2021

Excellence, or superiority, is often the goal in corporate organizations. Each and every function, within its own right, strives for excellence and achievement in order for a company to collectively grow, evolve, and thrive. Achieving excellence seldom comes easy. As procurement reaches for excellence, evolution is required.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 30, 2023

Apple provides a prime example. Next came, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, was signed into law by President Joe Biden in December of 2021 and then went into effect in June of 2022. These controls included a measure to cut China off from certain buying semiconductor chips made anywhere in the world with US tools.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

We are pleased to continue our 2021 fire-side chat series with key people in the supply chain industry, and it is with particular pleasure to catch up with Stuart Whiting, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, based in Singapore but with a global functional responsibility.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The bane of e-commerce is the large percentage of purchased items that are returned. She reports, “The share of online purchases that are returned averages 30% or higher, depending on the category, three times the rate in physical stores.”[2] trillion in 2021, the projection for returns is around $503 billion.”

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Over time, I’ve been fortunate to work in groups where both men and women were well represented, and I’ve had excellent leaders who championed my career by giving me the freedom to chart my own path. These women are inspiring examples of supply chain leadership and achievement. Published 27 May 2021.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 23, 2022

billion were impacted by more constrained inventory than expected, including some high-demand holiday items…,” Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said. The highest percentage, 37%, use Excel-based forecasting, while 20% use manual “gut-based” forecasting models. Q4 sales of $16.4 But at what cost?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The price of an ocean shipment increased 9-10X from 2020-2021. Ocean carriers, struggling to make a profit for the past ten years, collectively will post 200 billion in profitability in 2021. Freight Rates 2019-2021. There is not a one-to-one relationship between a container and a purchase order. The reason? The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I disagreed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Here are some examples: Manufacturing: Lowest manufacturing cost, Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and Asset Utilization. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost. The Emergence of Logistics as Constraint.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

Functional excellence drove regional supply chain performance in the 1990s, but a focus on functional metrics in large, global and complex supply chains over the last two decades threw the supply chain out of balance. In the 2021 analysis, twenty companies met the Supply Chains to Admire Award criteria. Winners Over Time.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

At the COP26 climate conference in 2021, more than 1,000 companies committed to adopt targets to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals. With renewable electricity generation in 2021 experiencing the fastest year-on-year growth since the 1970s, solar power has become a major trend, seeing a record growth of 160 GW in 2021.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. in 2020 to 25.6 % in 2021, reaching a market size of $553 billion.

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Logility

JANUARY 28, 2022

There has been a collective sense that 2021 was going to be the pivot, the year in which we would turn our backs on the pandemic and look forward to a better future. A 2021 McKinsey report suggests that COVID has put supply chain risk on everyone’s radar. And it was only the beginning.

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ShipBob

MARCH 2, 2023

How people feel when they interact with your business influences their buying behavior. This article discusses what it takes to create a great retail experience for your customers, plus some unique examples from renowned brands. Though online shopping continues to rise, in-store shopping was up 22% in 2022 compared to 2021.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. in 2020 to 25.6 % in 2021, reaching a market size of $553 billion. increase in 2010, eleven years ago.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

A good example is the Netherlands, which is a very small country in Europe, but with its fertile river delta and with an estimated 80% of its land dedicated to farming and cheap natural gas to heat its greenhouses, it has been able to become the world’s second largest agriculture exporter.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

It has most definitely impacted how people buy products of all types and in all industries. For example, manufacturers have had to alter business models to be able to accommodate the change in consumer behavior. 84% of consumers have purchased a sustainable product in the past six months, which is up from 67% in 2021.

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Logility

MARCH 24, 2021

The outcomes, for example, can be expressed in terms of balanced achievement across the following: . These critics sensed a sinister “rebranding” ploy designed to get companies to purchase technology and services they already own but perhaps have not fully implemented. IBP will remind many of you of Sales & Operations Planning.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

Parents got notifications that school was cancelled, employees got notice to stay home, the world started buying most of their goods online, and the global supply chain did a collective * gulp. We’ve had many ups and downs since March of 2020, but one up that has continued its upward trend, is e-commerce purchase volume.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. At a high level, what GEON does is purchase plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. It’s the narrative.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 29, 2022

Also, you need to understand that the recent swing in their prices wiped away the $1 trillion market capitalisation of the total value in May 2021. More and more time is being consumed in mining blocks for bitcoin, and the transaction fee is about $20 in 2021 for mining one block in bitcoin.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2020

It ensures consistent repeat purchases over time, regardless of price, convenience or even a global pandemic. An apt example is Corona beer. Some examples of smart community-orientated strategies and tactics implemented by beer brands include: ‘All Together’ global beer collaboration. This builds trust and familiarity.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2023

It doesn’t work for shades of gray and processes involving a lot of individual decisions, but rather excels on simple tasks or a series of tasks where there is no interpretation required.”[2] ”[3] Greg Council , Director of Product Marketing at ImageSource, adds, “RPA is founded on an early example of expert systems. ”[6].

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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. Nike, which is an even better example. The question is: Where to from here? Getting clear on your service offerings.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

For example, direct store delivery supply chains with 1-3 replenishment cycles adjusted quickly, while Over Counter Drugs with replenishment cycles of 180-250 days are still adjusting. For example, catalytic converters use palladium. Another example is medical/surgical supplies. These are not always obvious. Please follow.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

Breaking up with Excel: Digital Sales Planning Success with Concord Foods. People : Consumers and key stakeholders increasingly expect the brands they buy and support to address sustainability issues. The post 2021 Trends in Supply Chain Sustainability appeared first on Vanguard Software. Webinar: Register Now.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2022

5] They are: Supervised Learning : “Supervised learning requires a programmer or teacher who offers examples of which inputs line up with which outputs.”. He explains, “Machine learning excels at rapidly organizing, analyzing, and making intelligent decisions and recommendations based on large quantities of data. 10] Michael C.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Shahzaib Khan discusses Resilinc’s journey toward AI-driven supply chain excellence From its early inception in the 60s’ to its increasingly available public access, artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way. For example, imagine we recognize that suppliers A and B have a trade relationship through autonomous mapping.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 26, 2021

Every single organization I have been a part of has been dependent on Excel spreadsheets for order tracking and expediting – and in some cases – even demand planning. Buyers and expeditors alike tend to place Purchase Orders with suppliers and then check the box as if the task is complete. PO Placement ? PO Placement ?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 5, 2021

In 2021, procurement organizations will require inspirational, innovative, and pragmatic leaders to ensure procurement excellence. Classification and segmentation of the supplier base is a necessary activity in order to know who you buy from, and why you buy from them. 1 tbs | Strong Leadership. Bon Appétit!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 30, 2021

Goldratt and Jeff Cox convey lessons in improving processes and operational excellence through a story about a small-town factory that’s heading for disaster. It is about a research study undertaken by MIT students over a period of five years on the concept of lean production in the automobile industry, using Toyota as an example.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

For example, companies can track products throughout the entire lifecycle with RFID and GPS sensors. 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.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 9, 2021

March 09, 2021. He notes, for example, repairing equipment when the first indications of a problem arise can save loads of energy. The agility to switch from one manufacturing approach or strategy to another with minimal downtime is essential for manufacturers to transform their operations and excel for customers first digitally.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Port Community Systems, Government Single Windows, Trader Community platforms are all examples of this sort of development. Hackathons, in various setups, have become, more present, for example in the maritime sector during the last five years , and just recently, one was concluded for the ports of Morocco.

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