Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor. For example, when I used to ship ice cream by reefer container to China from the west coast, the time on the ship was 12-18 days.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

raises $20M as it scales robot deliveries How friendshoring is impacting trade with China and the Far East Seagate to pay $300m settlement for violation of US export control laws Walmart is debuting the first North American 15-liter compressed natural gas engine, which is set to be incorporated into its private fleet.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Manufacturers like Hyundai are experiencing a shortage of components that threaten s to halt production. Avenues of transport are declining as major cargo airlines, like Cathay Pacific , drastically reduce flights to mainland China and Hong Kong.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Prior to the pandemic, efficiency meant just-in-time manufacturing, but disruptions exposed the flaw in this approach. Sanctions, blocked Ukrainian ports, and stalled transportation routes have also disrupted the China-to-Europe supply chain. By 1979, China was one of the globe’s fastest-growing economies.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.” The China COVID disruption impact is ongoing creating container and chassis imbalances. Does this solve the problem?

Supply Chain Design Software 130

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I also worked with a team of leading thinkers in developing the Future of Procurement Report (published by KPMG) , as well as publish the BVL International Global Logistics Trends and Strategies report with a team of leading academics and executives in Europe, China, North and South America, Russia, and India.

Predictive Analytics 117

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On this tour, I heard Jeff Ma, a former member of the MIT blackjack team, speak on the use of analytics to make better decisions in “beating the house.” Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. The outcomes are less predictable or clear. Closed Loop.

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Supply Chains Rock

MAY 9, 2012

Analytics Powering the Next Evolution of the Supply Chain. The chart, pasted below, focuses on how IBM is using analytics to not only optimize the supply chain, but to actually predict how issues in the world will impact operations. Analytics has got huge scope to get integrated in supply chain in terms of analysing spend data.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

China has been called the world’s factory floor and for good reason. When China’s factories shut down, the effects are felt globally. ”[1] Chinese lockdowns are particularly being felt in one of China’s largest cities and busiest ports — Shanghai. Close to 30% of that backlog alone is in China.”[3]

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Enterra Insights

JULY 9, 2018

The revolution is being triggered by technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing). is predicted to make manufacturing more efficient and effective and to eliminate many manufacturing jobs. Industry 4.0 ” 3.

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IQMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

to $2T in supply-chain management and manufacturing. By 2021, 20% of leading manufacturers will rely on embedded intelligence, using AI, IoT, and blockchain applications to automate processes and increase execution times by up to 25% according to IDC. to $2 in supply-chain management and manufacturing. 7T value to manufacturers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

A pound of apples costs about the same as a pound of steel, yet steel is a complex product produced using high-tech metallurgical and manufacturing processes. Dr. Svend Lassen, Head of Reporting & Data Analytics for Commercial and Supply Chain at Tata Steel Europe. Tata Steel Europe, which produced 9.5 What does that mean?

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 18, 2024

Mario Mirabella , CEO of MSM Digital, writes, “AI-powered predictive analytics enables us to harness the power of data and uncover valuable insights that can drive business success. By leveraging predictive analytics, businesses can reduce costs, improve operational efficiency and enhance overall decision-making.”[5]

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. It’s been a whirlwind, as manufacturers have been left scratching their heads about what’s going to happen next. There were floods in Europe and China, Hurricane Ida on the Gulf Coast, and California wildfires that all played their part.

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ivalua

MARCH 31, 2020

The effective shutdown of industrial activity in Wuhan, China — ground zero for the virus – presented particularly difficult problems for manufacturing firms worldwide, many of which had come to depend on materials, components and finished goods made in China. A retailer will have empty shelves. But recovery may be fragile.

Supply Chain Design Software 130

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My first focus was on China sourcing. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) This cross-functional group (sales, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution) is an operational team to manage the day-to-day issues and exceptions in the supply chain. This type of planning needs to be deployed by all consumer manufacturers.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 7, 2017

For analytics to become truly effective in global manufacturing settings, veracity and consistency are critical requirements. Driving consistency in analytic meaning is at the forefront of building a more reliable and predictive approach to capture a defined set of factory incident indicators.

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Logility

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In December 2020, the US Customs and Border Protection issued a detention order on cotton products sourced from some parts of China. import authority in the space of three months against goods made by forced labor from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). It marked the sixth such enforcement order from the U.S.

Sustainability 130

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2017

The decision support technologies that we use today–price management, trade promotion management, network design, supply chain planning, transportation planning, supplier risk management–are on the cusp of redefinition through new forms of analytics. Only 7% of manufacturers are experimenting with cognitive computing.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

resigned from their jobs in durable goods manufacturing. China, which had a worker surplus of 55.2 These include transportation and material moving, warehouse and fulfillment center workers , truck drivers, call center agents, delivery services, and manufacturing workers. Roughly 25% of workers plan to change jobs in 2022.

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IQMS

AUGUST 15, 2018

92% of all manufacturers say they are either on the same level as or ahead of their peers when it comes to Digital Manufacturing. 68% of manufacturers are making Digital Manufacturing their highest priority today. Key takeaways from the digital manufacturing study. You can download the report here (PDF, 24 pp.,

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Logility

APRIL 9, 2020

ERP systems do a great job managing transactional data but do not have the capabilities to provide an early warning to a disruption or analyze the situation through advanced analytics like simulations and what-if scenarios. Change purchasing and manufacturing plans days or weeks sooner. Just look back over the last couple of years.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Manufacturers like Hyundai are experiencing a shortage of components that threaten s to halt production. Avenues of transport are declining as major cargo airlines, like Cathay Pacific , drastically reduce flights to mainland China and Hong Kong.

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QAD

JULY 15, 2021

While the collaboration amongst manufacturers both within the life sciences domain and across the ecosystem was truly admirable, the question that now remains is what happens next? Are manufacturers ready for the next disruption? . Post-Pandemic Recommendations for Life Sciences Manufacturers. Automation and Pharma 4.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. The impact?

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o9 Solutions

JULY 12, 2021

Bookings growth was diversified across o9’s core verticals of retail, brand manufacturing, industrial manufacturing and supply manufacturing. Key highlights during Q2’21 included: Continued expansion in APAC with a new SaaS engagement announced with Korea-based Doosan Infracore and expansion of vTradex partnership in China .

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In line with prevailing economic forecasting, readers should anticipate continued uncertainty of global markets and the actual likelihood of various regional economic and manufacturing recession conditions in the coming year. Of added concern, the three largest global economies ( Europe, United States, China ) are expected to stall.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 24, 2019

A decade ago it was unrealistic to compete with “the China price”. Manufacturing was transformed into a global enterprise. Technologies such as machine learning and demand analytics can favor shorter, smarter and more demand-driven supply chains. Not surprisingly, technology is also playing a role.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Just as manufacturers and distributors were starting to climb out of the ‘COVID hole’, they’ve been knocked back in.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings 111

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

The US-China trade war got the ball rolling and exposed the problem by highlighting the worldwide shortage of containers. A lot of blame has been attributed to many different causes, which raises the next question – are Lean and JIT manufacturing the cause of these supply chain disruptions? .

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2020

Analysts have now been forced to acknowledge that COVID-19, which has whipped through 170 countries and has been declared a pandemic, threatens supply chain disruptions far beyond sourcing and production in China. How China’s Manufacturing is Recovering. The State of Play on the Ground in China.

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TransAudit

JUNE 27, 2023

Supply chain managers should ensure consistency in data provision across the supply chain and integrate supply chain management software with supplier and manufacturer systems for automatic data collection and processing. Europe, China, and Singapore. Regular checks and audits of supply chain information are necessary.

Optimal Sourcing 69

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

For instance, a large apparel brand requested about 20 of their largest textile mills (many in Pakistan, Singapore, China, and other regions) to travel all the way to San Francisco for a “Vendor Summit”. As pointed out in the NY Times – even apparel manufacturing in Mexico is largely dependent on fabric produced entirely in China!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

While supply chains are recovering, a recent survey found that 57% of shippers experienced longer lead times from suppliers in China. A virus in China disrupts auto manufacturing in Detroit , or a flood in Thailand takes out a cluster of research and production facilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

When it comes to analytics, users have strong business preferences. A common mistake that many companies make is not defining the analytics requirements for these four layers. Analytic Layers of a Global S&OP. Data Models. Visualization. The planning level must be able to model the feasible supply plan.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

Unpredictability is undoubtedly the major issue manufacturers face when dealing with fragmented supply chains. As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. So, how can manufacturers respond to these challenges?

Optimal Sourcing 94

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BlueYonder

MAY 18, 2020

Automotive and industrial manufacturing plants are being shuttered around the world, which has affected not just the OEMs but also their Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 suppliers. Daimler has already reopened its factory in China and has said the vast majority of its dealerships have reopened. As of April 10, 99.7%

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