The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. These core assumptions are no longer true.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2023

In prior Supply Chain Matters commentary , we have highlighted that commercial aircraft fuselage, structural component, and engine pylon supplier Spirit AeroSystems was involved in tense labor contract renewal talks with upwards of 6,000 workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

The Experts’ Choice of the Top Online Logistics Resources. So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Experts’ Choice: Supply Chain and Logistics Email Newsletters. Ti Logistics Briefing.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

The years of 2020 and 2021 presented unprecedented pandemic and other related challenges to industry and global supply chains. Notice the patterns, the industries of specific interest and the implications being drawn. Auto Industry Semiconductor Shortages- The Challenge Of Supply Resiliency And Risk Mitigation. October 8, 2021.

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The Network Effect

AUGUST 25, 2014

The problem has been compounded in recent years as many of the world’s high tech, automotive, aerospace and consumer products leaders have outsourced design, assembly, logistics and sourcing activities to Tier 1 suppliers. This is in contrast to the to the one-off relational database integrations in a traditional ERP deployment.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Tim Cummins, CEO of the International Association of Commercial and Contract Management (IACCM), notes in his blog Commitment Matters that Dreamliner’s battery problems are perhaps due to the lack of procurement competencies that exist in the organization.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Thoma Bravo has other noted investments in supply chain tech providers, including end-to-end transportation and logistics provider project 44 and aerospace industry Cloud platform provider Exostar. Trimble to Acquire Transporeon in the Logistics and Transportation Technology Segment.

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Kanban Logistics

JULY 23, 2020

Walk into the manufacturing sites of many large companies and you’ll observe a finely tuned inbound logistics operation, with parts and raw materials arriving at the factory for that day’s production requirements. Here are some of the ways that 3PLs can help smaller plants take advantage of logistics services in the manufacturing industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 16, 2022

Federal Reserve to initiate heightened interest rates in the coming months, and the implications to industry supply chains. Industry Supply Chain Implications. The Logistics Managers Index for May indicated that inventory costs are now one-third higher than they were last year. 75 percent.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

For complex systems (for example in the Aerospace industry), companies value executives who can interface with the engineering function to make sure that suppliers deliver intricate products on spec and on time. It’s the Supply Chains that are competing.” . At a Consumer Goods company, it’s looped in to marketing.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp.,

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 30, 2023

In the regulation-heavy world of the aviation, space, and defense (AS&D) industry, adherence to quality management system (QMS) standards is a necessity. This applies not only to suppliers and manufacturers, but also to service providers throughout the aerospace supply chain. What are AS9100 Standards in Aerospace Logistics?

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to major supply chain management and industry developments that we have shared previously on this blog. Last week, the industry publication Aviation Week published its report, Pratt GTF Repair Plan Jolts Beleaguered Airline Industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2023

freight and logistics recession , we called attention to reports that the Logistics Manager Index (LMI) for April reached an all-time low of 50.9, The logistics industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

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. The automotive industry took an early lead in squeezing suppliers so hard that they created risk in the supply chain by creating instability.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 7, 2013

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

And, there is a variable impacting emerging markets, which are major suppliers of so many commodities and inputs for global industry: Can limited medical infrastructures handle devastating disease upticks? Know the industries and markets that your suppliers and your B2B customers most rely on. Understand their sources of income.

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Requis

JUNE 12, 2020

They will have profound implications for manufacturing, energy, aerospace, health care, and even urban planning. There are already plenty of digital twins at work today: Logistics providers use them to track deliveries via location sensors on trucks. Digital twin examples. temperature spikes can indicate a failure about to happen).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 27, 2014

Students will learn core processes around initial exploration and assessment of supply chain relationships, establishing metrics/expectations for the relationship, crafting and managing contracts, and sustaining continuous performance improvement in sourcing, logistics and operations.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 23, 2020

I have spent over a decade – defining and driving supply chain operations in enterprise retail and industrial setups, including Walmart , Tesla , and ThroughPut.This experience has enabled me to witness, direct, and deeply understand the supply chain nuances when customer demands are chaotic with finite resources and capacity.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 23, 2020

I have spent over a decade – defining and driving supply chain operations in enterprise retail and industrial setups, including Walmart , Tesla , and ThroughPut.This experience has enabled me to witness, direct, and deeply understand the supply chain nuances when customer demands are chaotic with finite resources and capacity.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Contact Us. Infosys Labs.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Boeing Halts 787 Dreamliner Airline Deliveries In late January, we updated readers on c ommercial aircraft industry players Airbus and Boeing on their ongoing efforts to ramp-up monthly production and aircraft delivery volumes as the global airline industry continues to recover from the effects of the global wide Covid-19 pandemic.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

Industry and local business media reports indicate that commercial aircraft fuselage, structural component, and engine pylon supplier SpiritAerosystems has reached a tentative agreement in labor contract renewal talks with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). In September of last year, a U.S.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Contact Us. Infosys Labs.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers.

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

In the past few years we’ve seen the rise of new leadership roles in the C-suite, including the chief procurement officer and chief supply chain officer. According to CBInsights, investment in supply chain and logistics startups has been rising since 2014, and enjoyed a 70% increase in 2016 vs 2015 alone.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 17, 2013

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Contact Us. Infosys Labs.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 21, 2013

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Contact Us. Infosys Labs.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 2, 2012

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Contact Us. Infosys Labs.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 28, 2014

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Contact Us. Infosys Labs.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 10, 2013

Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Publishing Resources Industries. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers.

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