INDUSTRY INSIGHTS YOUR PEERS ARE READING
I spread my Supply Chain wings at an Aerospace company and since Aerospace and Defense is a key vertical market for Kinaxis, the recent Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: A Focus on Aerospace & Defense report was downloaded on my laptop to read on my next flight. MORE
Customers include the aerospace, surface mining, oil and gas and machine-tool industries. General News Inventory management Sales and operations planning (S&OP) Supply chain management Supply chain risk management by Melissa Clow Kinexions is in 26 days! MORE
For example, we helped Orbital ATK, an aerospace manufacturer of custom composite parts, connect over 100 individual data sources to collect data from more than 61,000 tags. In 2010, Gartner estimated that manufacturers outsourced about 70% of the products they make to other manufacturers. MORE
a nationwide provider of proven supply chain solutions, will be an exhibitor at the RFID in Aerospace and Defense Conference in Arlington, VA on December 12, 2018. The RFID in Aerospace and Defense event will provide information on the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Several large aerospace and defense companies are already including RFID technology in their operations to track parts and shipments throughout the supply chain. MORE
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. MORE
An article in my local paper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , had this interesting quote, “From aerospace to health care to consumer products to toys to medical devices, furniture … what I think you’re going to see is an explosion of use.”. MORE
a “ disgrace, ” and sternly warned that: “ Britain’s aerospace sector now stands at the precipice.” The implication is that British sellers would have to stock their inventories in EU located warehouses or customer fulfillment centers. MORE
The technology is proving indispensable in research and prototyping, and for creating unique and obsolete parts—in particular for the automotive and aerospace industries. For industries where storage for parts inventory is limited, this is welcome news. MORE
Commercial aerospace and aircraft producer Boeing has recently initiated some supply chain risk mitigation and strategic sourcing moves which demonstrate responses to important business needs. Todays Wall Street Journal reports (paid subscription or metered view) that certain aerospace manufacturers, namely Boeing and United Technologies, have been augmenting safety stock supplies of titanium, a critical material utilized in the fabrication of critical aircraft components. MORE
The topics covered included inventory policies, the added value of supplier portals and of close collaboration as an early warning system. Practical insights into inventory management via VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) and into SupplyOn’s analysis capabilities of its very own data lake were also part of the program. MORE
In earlier posts, I talked about order aggregation , new inventory replenishment policies , why a network model makes so much sense , the all important ASN , and international shipping. Image by Flickr user Alang7. MORE
Our third contract research paper is by James Wilkinson, focusing on aerospace contracts which typically entail a great deal of risk (as illustrated by the Boeing 737 MAX incident…). Risk in Aerospace and Defense Industries. With inventory desired to be at a minimum. MORE
The aerospace industry was an early adopter of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) which, as the name implies, involves reviewing as many components, assemblies, and subsystems as possible to identify failure modes and their causes and effects. MORE
Automotive and commercial aerospace supply networks have special considerations in the need to sustain just-in-time material movements. There is yet a new development regarding Brexit and the many supply and customer demand networks that would be impacted by an ill-defined exit plan. . MORE
It doesn’t matter if they’re high tech, consumer packaged goods, aerospace, automotive, or life science. The only inventory records are ‘inventory receipt date’ and ‘inventory ship date’. MORE
Solution: Work toward end-to-end supply chain visibility with insight to planned and current demand, inventory, capacity, constraints and supply at any desired level of the product hierarchy. Aerospace and defense. MORE
Scenario #2 implies that capacity, safety stock inventory, logistics and transportation contingency plans or commitments need to remain active and diligent. MORE
I have a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology but I’ve spend most of my career in operations. Our inventory levels on this side of the business tend to be quite high, with a rotation going to 1 year. MORE
The student teams then experience a one year simulated environment, which requires them to think about how to deal with conflict in the supply chain over a period of time, how to manage inventory, meet customer/supplier requirements, and do so profitably. NC State kicked off classes last week, and as usual our incoming group of MBA students were lined up with projects as part of their entry class into supply chain management, MBA 541. MORE
Current assets include inventory and accounts receivable, i.e. payments you are waiting to receive, notably from your customers. A ratio of more than 2 may be a sign that inventory is increasing too much or that the company is slow in collecting payments. MORE
Aerospace Supply Chain Inventory Management Procurement and Sourcing Product Lifecycle Management Supply Chain Strategy Airbus A320neo supply chain Airbus A350XWB supply chain Airbus supply chain commercial aircraft industry supply chain challenges Supply chain Matters blogIn a recent Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlighted that Airbus’s commercial aircraft delivery cadence was under a broader looking glass with perhaps undesired customer visibility. MORE
Your Forecast Isn’t Accurate – Is Your Inventory Optimization Solution Making Things Worse? Inventory buffers can counteract the effects of inaccurate forecasts. But, are you setting wrong inventory targets because your inventory optimization solution doesn't understand how bad the forecast really is? A good inventory optimization solution uses the mismatch between forecasts and orders to come up with stocking levels. Aerospace & Defense. MORE
We determine which companies have driven higher levels of improvement (based on Supply Chain Index calculations) and shareholder value (as defined by Price to Tangible Book Value) while outperforming their peer group on growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). MORE
Building on its extensive consulting and engineering experience, Wipro will collaborate with DiManEx to offer services for the distributed manufacturing of 3D printed parts and provide a digital inventory of parts for its clients. MORE
Today, over 90% of companies have deployed ERP and APS, but as shown in Table 1, inventory levels have grown not decreased in over 80% of industries studied. The largest increase is in Aerospace and Defense (A&D). Days of Inventory by Industry Across Years. MORE
One of the biggest challenges facing automotive, aerospace and defense manufacturers is the limited shapes a part can be cut, molded or welded in. To gain and sustain competitive advantage, the principles of lean manufacturing, just in time and inventory control are simply not enough. MORE
Inventory – Excess material and WIP. The Lean Journey Often Starts with Inventory. For many manufacturers, it makes sense to start by focusing on excess inventory. Lean Manufacturing Uncategorized inventory lean journey lean manufacturing Metrics waste MORE
We determine which companies have driven higher levels of improvement (based on Supply Chain Index calculations) and shareholder value (as defined by Price to Tangible Book Value) while outperforming their peer group on growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). MORE
by Alexa Cheater 7 barriers to aerospace and defense supply chain success. Aerospace and defense supply chain pain points. A solution that supports all aerospace and defense specific planning parameters into demand, supply, inventory and capacity balancing. MORE
VIBA Aerospace Products and Services in the Netherlands and Peerless Aerospace Fastener Corporation, a distributor of aerospace fasteners based in Farmingdale (NY), went live with their Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) of special fasteners at Fokker Aerostructures covering several programs. MORE
In a previous life, we had examples where aerospace products were produced in a non-air-conditioned factory but measured in an air-conditioned QA lab. Inventory Tracking – Despite all the efforts manufacturers put into inventory accuracy it still happens. MORE
Connecting to the supplier’s MES helps to reduce inventories and ensure supply reliability while allowing for high levels of product customization A leading aerospace company optimized its global supply chain with SupplyOn through an innovative Industry 4.0 The challenge The aerospace supply chain is globally distributed , its various stages tightly coordinated. MORE
reduced inventory waste and carrying costs and more) asking people to change the way they work is also real. There is a real cost of carrying inventory and eliminating this cost frees up accessible cash that can be reinvested into the company. by Jim Shore. MORE
At the moment, Kinaxis focuses on six verticals: high-tech, industrial, aerospace and defense, life sciences, automotive and consumer packaged goods. If I’m the demand manager, for example, my simulation is not about inventory but demand. MORE
The tracking system embeds chips inside of the plastic alarms attached to various garments and supports real-time inventory tracking. […]. It’s the end of the calendar work and this commentary is our running news capsule of developments related to previous Supply Chain Matters posted commentaries or news developments. MORE
Kinaxis
AUGUST 28, 2017
by Alexa Cheater 7 barriers to aerospace and defense supply chain success. Aerospace and defense supply chain pain points. A solution that supports all aerospace and defense specific planning parameters into demand, supply, inventory and capacity balancing.
NC State SCRC
APRIL 3, 2019
Our third contract research paper is by James Wilkinson, focusing on aerospace contracts which typically entail a great deal of risk (as illustrated by the Boeing 737 MAX incident…). Risk in Aerospace and Defense Industries. With inventory desired to be at a minimum.
AB&R
DECEMBER 10, 2018
a nationwide provider of proven supply chain solutions, will be an exhibitor at the RFID in Aerospace and Defense Conference in Arlington, VA on December 12, 2018. The RFID in Aerospace and Defense event will provide information on the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Several large aerospace and defense companies are already including RFID technology in their operations to track parts and shipments throughout the supply chain.
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 22, 2019
Automotive and commercial aerospace supply networks have special considerations in the need to sustain just-in-time material movements. There is yet a new development regarding Brexit and the many supply and customer demand networks that would be impacted by an ill-defined exit plan. .
Supply Chain Movement
MARCH 26, 2014
VIBA Aerospace Products and Services in the Netherlands and Peerless Aerospace Fastener Corporation, a distributor of aerospace fasteners based in Farmingdale (NY), went live with their Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) of special fasteners at Fokker Aerostructures covering several programs.
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 8, 2014
Commercial aerospace and aircraft producer Boeing has recently initiated some supply chain risk mitigation and strategic sourcing moves which demonstrate responses to important business needs. Todays Wall Street Journal reports (paid subscription or metered view) that certain aerospace manufacturers, namely Boeing and United Technologies, have been augmenting safety stock supplies of titanium, a critical material utilized in the fabrication of critical aircraft components.
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Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 14, 2019
Scenario #2 implies that capacity, safety stock inventory, logistics and transportation contingency plans or commitments need to remain active and diligent.
Kinaxis
JULY 18, 2014
I spread my Supply Chain wings at an Aerospace company and since Aerospace and Defense is a key vertical market for Kinaxis, the recent Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: A Focus on Aerospace & Defense report was downloaded on my laptop to read on my next flight.
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 6, 2016
Aerospace Supply Chain Inventory Management Procurement and Sourcing Product Lifecycle Management Supply Chain Strategy Airbus A320neo supply chain Airbus A350XWB supply chain Airbus supply chain commercial aircraft industry supply chain challenges Supply chain Matters blogIn a recent Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlighted that Airbus’s commercial aircraft delivery cadence was under a broader looking glass with perhaps undesired customer visibility.
E2open
AUGUST 31, 2017
Your Forecast Isn’t Accurate – Is Your Inventory Optimization Solution Making Things Worse? Inventory buffers can counteract the effects of inaccurate forecasts. But, are you setting wrong inventory targets because your inventory optimization solution doesn't understand how bad the forecast really is? A good inventory optimization solution uses the mismatch between forecasts and orders to come up with stocking levels. Aerospace & Defense.
Supply Chain Matters
JULY 25, 2014
The tracking system embeds chips inside of the plastic alarms attached to various garments and supports real-time inventory tracking. […]. It’s the end of the calendar work and this commentary is our running news capsule of developments related to previous Supply Chain Matters posted commentaries or news developments.
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SupplyOn
APRIL 4, 2018
Connecting to the supplier’s MES helps to reduce inventories and ensure supply reliability while allowing for high levels of product customization A leading aerospace company optimized its global supply chain with SupplyOn through an innovative Industry 4.0 The challenge The aerospace supply chain is globally distributed , its various stages tightly coordinated.
Kinaxis
JUNE 20, 2016
In a previous life, we had examples where aerospace products were produced in a non-air-conditioned factory but measured in an air-conditioned QA lab. Inventory Tracking – Despite all the efforts manufacturers put into inventory accuracy it still happens.
Kinaxis
OCTOBER 2, 2014
Customers include the aerospace, surface mining, oil and gas and machine-tool industries. General News Inventory management Sales and operations planning (S&OP) Supply chain management Supply chain risk management by Melissa Clow Kinexions is in 26 days!
synchrono
APRIL 2, 2018
Inventory – Excess material and WIP. The Lean Journey Often Starts with Inventory. For many manufacturers, it makes sense to start by focusing on excess inventory. Lean Manufacturing Uncategorized inventory lean journey lean manufacturing Metrics waste
Supply Chain View from the Field
AUGUST 27, 2014
The student teams then experience a one year simulated environment, which requires them to think about how to deal with conflict in the supply chain over a period of time, how to manage inventory, meet customer/supplier requirements, and do so profitably. NC State kicked off classes last week, and as usual our incoming group of MBA students were lined up with projects as part of their entry class into supply chain management, MBA 541.
synchrono
OCTOBER 30, 2017
reduced inventory waste and carrying costs and more) asking people to change the way they work is also real. There is a real cost of carrying inventory and eliminating this cost frees up accessible cash that can be reinvested into the company. by Jim Shore.
SupplyOn
MARCH 11, 2019
The topics covered included inventory policies, the added value of supplier portals and of close collaboration as an early warning system. Practical insights into inventory management via VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) and into SupplyOn’s analysis capabilities of its very own data lake were also part of the program.
Supply Chain Movement
AUGUST 28, 2015
The technology is proving indispensable in research and prototyping, and for creating unique and obsolete parts—in particular for the automotive and aerospace industries. For industries where storage for parts inventory is limited, this is welcome news.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 14, 2018
Today, over 90% of companies have deployed ERP and APS, but as shown in Table 1, inventory levels have grown not decreased in over 80% of industries studied. The largest increase is in Aerospace and Defense (A&D). Days of Inventory by Industry Across Years.
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 25, 2016
We determine which companies have driven higher levels of improvement (based on Supply Chain Index calculations) and shareholder value (as defined by Price to Tangible Book Value) while outperforming their peer group on growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).
Logistics Bureau
MAY 9, 2016
Current assets include inventory and accounts receivable, i.e. payments you are waiting to receive, notably from your customers. A ratio of more than 2 may be a sign that inventory is increasing too much or that the company is slow in collecting payments.
Logility
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
The aerospace industry was an early adopter of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) which, as the name implies, involves reviewing as many components, assemblies, and subsystems as possible to identify failure modes and their causes and effects.
The Network Effect
JANUARY 11, 2016
In earlier posts, I talked about order aggregation , new inventory replenishment policies , why a network model makes so much sense , the all important ASN , and international shipping. Image by Flickr user Alang7.
synchrono
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
For example, we helped Orbital ATK, an aerospace manufacturer of custom composite parts, connect over 100 individual data sources to collect data from more than 61,000 tags. In 2010, Gartner estimated that manufacturers outsourced about 70% of the products they make to other manufacturers.
DiManEx
MARCH 13, 2018
Building on its extensive consulting and engineering experience, Wipro will collaborate with DiManEx to offer services for the distributed manufacturing of 3D printed parts and provide a digital inventory of parts for its clients.
Supply Chain Insights
JULY 26, 2016
We determine which companies have driven higher levels of improvement (based on Supply Chain Index calculations) and shareholder value (as defined by Price to Tangible Book Value) while outperforming their peer group on growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).
AIMMS
DECEMBER 8, 2016
I have a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology but I’ve spend most of my career in operations. Our inventory levels on this side of the business tend to be quite high, with a rotation going to 1 year.
Kinaxis
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
Solution: Work toward end-to-end supply chain visibility with insight to planned and current demand, inventory, capacity, constraints and supply at any desired level of the product hierarchy. Aerospace and defense.
Cerasis
OCTOBER 9, 2015
One of the biggest challenges facing automotive, aerospace and defense manufacturers is the limited shapes a part can be cut, molded or welded in. To gain and sustain competitive advantage, the principles of lean manufacturing, just in time and inventory control are simply not enough.
Kinaxis
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
With shortages comes missed deliveries, and in most industries – particularly the aerospace industry – that means big dollars in late delivery penalties.
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.
Kinaxis
OCTOBER 2, 2017
It doesn’t matter if they’re high tech, consumer packaged goods, aerospace, automotive, or life science. The only inventory records are ‘inventory receipt date’ and ‘inventory ship date’.
Kinaxis
MARCH 24, 2017
At the moment, Kinaxis focuses on six verticals: high-tech, industrial, aerospace and defense, life sciences, automotive and consumer packaged goods. If I’m the demand manager, for example, my simulation is not about inventory but demand.
Kinaxis
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
An article in my local paper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , had this interesting quote, “From aerospace to health care to consumer products to toys to medical devices, furniture … what I think you’re going to see is an explosion of use.”.
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