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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Synovos

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Manufacturing plants are now competing for wages that were unheard of five or six years ago,” explains William Brummett, Vice President of New Business Development at RS Integrated Supply, a global Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) supply chain services company that provides outsourced procurement and storeroom solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

The paradigm is shifting from foundational visibility to real-time decision-making, with positive implications for supply chain teams spanning sourcing & procurement, to production, to yard & DC operations and beyond. Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials?

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Synovos

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Manufacturing plants are now competing for wages that were unheard of five or six years ago,” explains William Brummett, Vice President of New Business Development at RS Integrated Supply, a global Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) supply chain services company that provides outsourced procurement and storeroom solutions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America. Starting his career in carrier procurement and management within a Fortune 100 logistics company, Lynch has held positions of responsibility in all areas of?

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A multinational corporation with 55 years of experience in the beauty industry, Belcorp seeks to promote beauty and inspire personal fulfillment through its brands ésika, L’Bel, and Cyzone, serving millions of people throughout Latin America. Our primary goal is delighting our customers and providing products they can feel good about.

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IQMS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Bottom Line : In 2021 and beyond, customers are voting with their dollars for the manufacturers who excel at sustainable manufacturing and make a positive contribution to the environment, dominating B2B supply chains and B2C purchasing decisions. of all North American manufacturers have a sustainability policy in place, and 8.3%

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Oracle SCM

MARCH 3, 2020

Procurement professionals are now playing an increasingly strategic role within their organizations. Procurement of raw materials and components that go into the manufacturing process is essential to ensure final product quality and strong financial performance. The new procurement professional needs a broad set of skills.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

During her 24 years at Honda of America, she helped implement many of the supply chain best practices that have now become renowned, including cost modeling, supplier development, supplier quality assurance, lean manufacturing, and many others, which evolved under the original North America leadership of Dave Nelson.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This manufacturer produces plastic reusable material handling containers and plastic fuel tanks. The Company operates eighteen manufacturing facilities, nine distribution centers located throughout North and Central America. Mr. Baker spent over 34 years leading procurement teams at The Dow Chemical Company.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , halted a consecutive five-months of contraction levels to that of no-change. The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI® had a February value of 47.3,

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. Source E2open Shipping Index). Focus on Cost.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 7, 2021

He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America. Starting his career in carrier procurement and management within a Fortune 100 logistics company, Lynch has held positions of responsibility in all areas of?

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ToolsGroup

MAY 13, 2019

BOSTON (May 13, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, announced today that David Barton has joined ToolsGroup as the new general manager of North America. Barton succeeds Patrick Smith, who served as managing director for North America from 2011 to February 2019. About ToolsGroup.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Together with its strategic partner Optis Consulting, Ivalua’s solution has digitally enabled FCL’s policies and processes for core procurement activities, including sourcing and contract management. Together FCL and those local co-operatives form the Co-operative Retailing System (CRS). learn more, please visit www.optisconsulting.com.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. Source E2open Shipping Index). Focus on Cost.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Ivalua has been developing Procurement Technology for Nearly 20 years and we work with many customers and partners in North America. Visit our booth and ask us about the work we are doing with US Public Sector Organizations and with Manufacturers such as Meritor. Drop us a line if you would like to arrange a 1 to 1 meeting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. VF is having conversations with fabric manufacturers to encourage them to produce more fabric in factories outside of Asia.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s announcement from athletic footwear designer and manufacturer New Balance of the grand opening of this company’s fifth production facility in North America. In a published Supply Chain Matters at the time , we pointed out that despite knowledge that manufacturing shoes in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. They are impatient that they know more about pizza’s status for lunch before their zoom meeting than the inbound shipment status for their critical manufacturing run. Reflection. The supply chain career is new.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This shortage and sudden uptick in demand weren’t something that most can manufacturers were prepared for. The deepening power crisis has already taken 900,000 tons of smelting capacity offline in North America and Europe. Continued scarcity and overbuying have led to a perennial shortage. What Caused Can Supply-Demand Mismatch.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

In addition to the procurement executives, I also got to meet Captain Dick Phillips, the captain of note in the film “Captain Phillips” We had a chance to talk about his experience, and he also presented to the group about the incredible experience he went through. Does procurement add to top line revenue.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2014

A new approach focuses on the way these products are procured. The research explores a new approach to combating drug counterfeiters: devising mitigation strategies based on the way dispensers procure medicines. Counterfeit cures. Agencies such as the Federal Drug Administration in the US work to stop the sale of tainted medications.

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IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

Improving semiconductor manufacturing yields up to 30%, reducing scrap rates, and optimizing fab operations is achievable with machine learning. Manufacturers care most about finding new ways to grow, excel at product quality while still being able to take on short lead-time production runs from customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact? We will certainly be feeling the repercussions throughout a bumpy holiday shopping season — and beyond.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 22, 2023

Automotive manufacturers Toyota and Daimler recently signed a letter of intent to merge their truck divisions. This will deliver procurement savings and enable them to develop electric trucks jointly. In fact, strategic supply chain collaboration can go even further.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2021

The department educates students to succeed in careers such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service. In 1940, the iron skillet was manufactured in Wisconsin from iron ore mined from Michigan and Minnesota. The iron ore will come from a North America.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Breaking Down Barriers Between Planning, Procurement and Logistics: The existence of isolated supply chains between procurement, planning, and logistics can lead to latency, reduced responsiveness, expedited processes, excess inventory, and substantial inefficiencies.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

We wanted to alert our Supply Chain Matters readers to an upcoming podcast that will be of benefit to many strategic sourcing, planning, product development and procurement professionals. I had the opportunity to interact with Graham Scott, Vice President of Global Procurement for global based manufacturing services provider Jabil.

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ivalua

MAY 7, 2020

And sellers in the Japanese market, such as Australian mining companies, had to find new customers to replace those Japanese manufacturers who were forced to halt production due to the quake. 84% of “Beginner” procurement organizations did not proactively monitor for risk. Most Procurement organizations are not yet advanced.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I have spent a great deal of time talking to engineers, maintenance and procurement professionals involved in MRO,” says Will Brummett, Vice President of Sales, North America, for RS Integrated Supply. “I The lean manufacturing model can no longer provide the continuity of supply for critical parts that businesses need.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

For example, pickleball has been the fastest growing sport in America for 3 years. The Franklin Sports Supply Chain 75% of Franklin Sports goods products, by revenue, are produced by third party contract manufacturers. 40% of the finished goods are shipped directly to retail clients by their contract manufacturers.

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Synovos

DECEMBER 5, 2023

They were a new company that had taken over an existing manufacturing plant and lacked the infrastructure needed to keep the facilities in good working order, whether that was buyers to order parts or an accounts team to manage the purchasing process. Not having to manage the indirect procurement process retains advantages for the client.

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IQMS

AUGUST 9, 2019

By 2023, 30% of manufacturing companies with more than $5B in revenue will have implemented Industry 4.0 Blockchain’s greatest potential to deliver business value is in manufacturing. provide valuable insights into how blockchain can improve supply chains and manufacturing. A copy of the study is available here (PDF, 32 pp.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

HarbisonWalker International Manufactures and Distributes Refractory Products. But refractories are used in a wide variety of industries, particularly manufacturing industries with high temperature or corrosive production processes. This closed loop procurement in turn helps ensure products are made on schedule.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2020

Macro events like the Coronavirus crisis trigger demand volatility that affects every link in your global supply chain—from the raw materials you procure to setting safety stock levels to planning logistics and promotions. One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from several Chinese and Italian suppliers.

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