Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

Last week both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported the departure of yet another senior manufacturing executive at Rivian Automotive as well as an overall reorganization. As noted in our January update, the manufacturer announced the news that the Chief Operating Officer had departed the company in December 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

Similarly, UPS has strong commitments to sustainability and invests in many options, such as alternative fuel vehicles, e-cycles in dense cities, and carbon offsets for purchase with shipping. We must plan, source, make, and deliver differently for supply chain sustainability. But what about the role of planning?

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Enterra Insights

JULY 29, 2021

One of the most prominent trends of the Digital Age is increased traffic on the digital path to purchase. An ABI Research press release notes, “Manufacturers of consumer-packaged goods are utilizing analytics to anticipate customer demand and optimize their processes.”[2] ” Brand Loyalty in the Digital Age.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5 Møller–Maersk, Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Yara International joined the coalition as founding members. Amazon, A.P.

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SupplyShift

JULY 23, 2021

Industry groups are one of the best ways for companies to put their heads together and solve common issues, helping them achieve net-zero supply chain emissions, drive visibility into sub-tier suppliers, and collaborate on any number of ESG compliance issues. Procurement and Supply Chain. Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, ResMed, Ross Stores, Sleep Number, Subaru, Toro, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company. More supply chain innovation happens in contract manufacturing–look at Jabil’s results–in the Contract Manufacturing industry with a 6-8% margin than in these high margin sectors. (No

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SupplyShift

JULY 23, 2021

Industry groups are one of the best ways for companies to put their heads together and solve common issues, helping them achieve net-zero supply chain emissions, drive visibility into sub-tier suppliers, and collaborate on any number of ESG issues. For more info, join their Sustainable Procurement Ambassadors LinkedIn group.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2021

Based on the Supply Chains to Admire analysis, companies focusing on IT standardization of ERP-centric platforms, score lower on growth than peer groups. ” Here I share my insights from facilitating a cross-functional group of business and technology leaders over the past five years in the Network of Networks forum.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Meanwhile, turbulence is the norm for manufacturing supply chains. As I sign into the front desk-after-front desk at manufacturers, and open the signature book, I notice a large number of system integrators diligently working on the implementation of traditional enterprise technologies. I watch in amusement.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Background In early December of 2022, we called Supply Chain Matters reader attention to published reports acknowledging that consumer electronics giant Apple was accelerating actions to source some hardware production outside of China. Reportedly, the current goal is to have upwards of 25 percent of iPhones assembled in India by 2025.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Before I started doing this research, I believed procurement and manufacturing were aligned. While this is the case in 50% of the organizations, there are many organizations with large alignment gaps between finance/operations and procurement/manufacturing. Analytics Techniques for Supply Chain 2030. I was wrong.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

We do so in the lens of supply chain management and manufacturing. While such an application might have been effective, and Procter and Gamble might have been pleased, it is not in conformance with the approved manufacturing process instruction specification for the aircraft. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2023

Bloomberg reported this week ( Paid subscription ) that the Semiconductor Industry Association industry trade group has warned that “ there won’t be enough engineers, computer scientists and technicians in the U.S. When semiconductor manufacturing first exited the U.S. based facility over a five year period. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2022

Let’s examine the market reality by looking at a peer group. To make the point, let us start with a discussion on Consumer Products manufacturing. P&G lacks a tactical supply plan to manage load across factories and contract manufacturing to effectively communicate to suppliers and underperforms on ROIC.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 2, 2023

Smart factories are growing in prominence as continued supply chain disruptions and pressures from the 4 th Industrial Revolution make embracing technology a necessity for manufacturers. For manufacturers to remain competitive, adopting more IoT technologies into their supply chain is key. Challenge 1: Dealing with a fragmented system.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

More importantly, this same voluntary market is projected to increase to $50 billion by 2030. A case in point is Tesla, the electric car manufacturer, which reported carbon credit sales of $518 million in the first quarter of 2021, with the majority of purchases coming from other automakers! billion a year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries will increase from around 340 GWh today to over 3500 GWh by 2030. In a recent report, IEA indicated that global battery and mineral supply chains need to expand ten-fold to meet projected critical minerals needs by 2030.

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QAD

JULY 7, 2022

The concept of ethical sourcing has risen in popularity during the past four years.” . Supply chain due diligence is a critical topic for manufacturers and enterprises in all industries, especially given three major impacts of recent high-profile abuse cases, new due diligence laws and consumer buying trends. . United States.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2022

This rollout is just the beginning of what is expected to be thousands of Amazon’s custom electric delivery vehicles in more than 100 cities by the end of this year—and 100,000 across the US by 2030. Procter & Gamble is taking note. The three more are slated to open by the end of January.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

In manufacturing-based companies, 70-80% of costs are in the processes of source, make and deliver. While the practices of finance are over 200 years old, in contrast, supply chain as a cross-functional practice (the combination of make, source and deliver) was recently defined in 1982. Is talent a cost or an asset? Talent Gaps.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Trillion by 2030. . It is becoming clearer that supply chain procurement and logistics teams elected to route import shipments thru either U.S. Trillion by 2030. In one reported dimension, cited from sourced industry forecasting data, automakers and their battery suppliers are planning to install 5.8 All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 15, 2017

As I talk through the market options, I find we have solutions for two groups of buyers now–innovators and late majority/laggards. In contrast, when we look at the evolution of technologies for 2030, we see a very different view. Shifts in Technology for Supply Chain 2030. We are at the beginning of the hype cycle.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Industry suppliers will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 and will phase out coal-fired boilers in their own companies and direct suppliers from 2025. Hugo Boss, H&M Group, Inditex, Kering, Levi Strauss & Co., H&M Group, Hakro Gmbh., Hugo Boss, Inditex, Kering Group, Lenzing AG, Levi Strauss & Co.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

Only four percent of companies outperformed their peer groups. of revenue on IT solutions and expensive solutions to improve performance, yet degrade balance sheet results against peer group sectors in tough markets? Trade-offs of commercial programs with source, make, and deliver to maximize value to the customer and improve margin.).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) A balance sheet analysis shows that 95% of publicly traded manufacturers are stuck (when compared to peer group) at the intersection of growth and margin, margin and inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and growth. AMR Research was an industry analyst firm in Boston.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2023

Supply Chain Matters continues to highlight announcements being made by global auto manufacturers regarding supply network moves to support domestic and regional EV production and supply network needs. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Unleashed

JULY 25, 2021

Let’s look at how smart food businesses can reduce their waste – and how the right food manufacturing software helps them do it. How can food and beverage manufacturers reduce their waste? The following five strategies can help food and beverage manufacturers to manage and reduce their food waste: 1. Feeding the community.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. In our recent analysis of supply chains that are “working well” , we find higher performance when companies have source, make and deliver reporting to the supply chain organization. Organizational structure matters. Resiliency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2021

The group needed a clear market signal on consumption patterns and the translation of demand with minimal latency to optimize price, mix, and schedule the factory to manage margin. Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat.

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

billion by 2030. and France investing heavily in developing and procuring advanced UAM systems for commercial operations. Ann noted, “We can manage product complexity by providing one accurate source of product information for the entire product team, including your global supply chain. billion in 2022 to USD 28.3

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

In my work with manufacturing companies recently, I am thinking a lot about the need for diagnostic testing. To accomplish this goal, I ask a cross-functional group to audit the past year. As a group, we drill into root issues. ” Or alternatively, “Is there data that could be sourced to help?”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2023

Since its introduction in 2016, the innovative Pratt GTF has been dogged by a series of reliability and manufacturing quality issues. In the specific case of the Airbus A320 neo narrow aisle family, backlogs now extend to the year 2030. Initially, problems centered on metal composition of the engines, complex turbo fans.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

My first job was in manufacturing in the 1980’s. In the traditional supply chain world, the processes of sell, deliver, make, source, and plan are separate and distinct. The focus of APICS is manufacturing, CSCMP’s foundation is in logistics, and ISM serves the procurement organization. Supply Chain 2030.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In the specific case of the Airbus A320 neo narrow aisle family , backlogs now extend to the year 2030. Both aircraft manufacturers continue to address challenges related to availability of certain key components or assemblies that have exhibited either quality and reliability issues related to component production and/or performance levels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2016

The caller had prior experience with a major household products company and recently transitioned to a smaller, but global discrete manufacturer. In this plan, determine which groups should plan at the strategic, tactical, operational and executional levels within the organization. How do I get started?” ” I smiled.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2021

”[3] In fact, a recent poll found that most consumers blame manufacturers for the packaging waste problem. What are CPG Manufacturers Doing? ”[10] According to Johnston, “The recyclable, bio-based technology uses sustainably sourced FSC-certified paper and a thin plastic barrier made from post-consumer recycled PET.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 25, 2023

Started in 2017 by Compass Group USA, Stop Food Waste Day is now recognized globally in every corner of the world as we unite to educate and ignite change.” However, unlike many supply chain challenges, consumers constitute one of the largest stakeholder groups when it comes to food waste. ” Why all the fuss? UN’s FAO, U.S.

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