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Cyberattack Targeting Boeing Parts Distribution

Supply Chain Matters

Boeing acknowledged this week that the aerospace and defense contractor was investigating a cyber incident that has impacted elements of the company’s parts and distribution business. The post Cyberattack Targeting Boeing Parts Distribution first appeared on The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group / Supply Chain Management.

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Understanding 3PL Custom Kitting Services

Kanban Logistics

Packaging + Distribution: The 3PL can then custom package the final products and deliver them to their destination. Additionally, if you’re leaning on your 3PL partner for parts procurement , your 3PL may be purchasing for multiple customers to achieve economies of scale that you wouldn’t otherwise have on your own.

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How Blockchain Can Improve Manufacturing In 2019

IQMS

Increasing visibility across every area of manufacturing starting with suppliers, strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier quality to shop floor operations including machine-level monitoring and service, blockchain can enable entirely new manufacturing business models.

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Yes, I am a Zealot. I Still Believe. Do You?

Supply Chain Shaman

That is the role of marketing or sales or procurement. Yes, I believe that supply chain overlays on top of the sales and marketing organizations and the procurement function. I had a conversation with one of the major medical device companies, a healthcare distribution firm, and a leading hospital. “ I scratch my head.

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What I Have Learned Teaching Courses on Market-Driven Value Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

I do not think that this will happen through the repurposing of indirect procurement networks (e.g., SAP’s redefinition of Ariba). Instead, I think that this will happen through the evolution of industry-specific business networks. What is old is new again. I describe this in the post Emperor’s New Clothes. What do you think?

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The Digital Twin is the Next Big Technology Enabler

Requis

They will have profound implications for manufacturing, energy, aerospace, health care, and even urban planning. Additionally, most supply chain managers know that we’re still waiting for machine learning and distributed ledger technologies to mature to the point where they have more practical value.

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28 Procurement KPIs That Optimize Supplier & Buyer Performance

Silvon Software

Procurement is one core process area being focused to better manage today’s fluctuating change, with key performance metrics leading the way to assessing and managing procurement performance. The Basics of Procurement KPIs. A decrease in the compliance rate results in an increase in indirect procurement or maverick spending.