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. Industry leaders invest in analytics to better use outside-in signals. Does this solve the problem? Prepare for a slog.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. The team was attempting to be customer-centric by modeling an item by customer at a DC level. The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. This was the case for the client stories that I will share in this blog. Let’s Be Customer Centric.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

At the time, only a little over 40% of respondents indicated that they used some form of advanced analytics for decision support. Scenarios to assess DC closures and the impact of shutdowns . Another use case we see for scenario modeling in the current context is evaluating new sourcing locations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, ResMed, Ross Stores, Sleep Number, Subaru, Toro, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company. More supply chain innovation happens in contract manufacturing–look at Jabil’s results–in the Contract Manufacturing industry with a 6-8% margin than in these high margin sectors. (No

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

In particular, the landscape is being challenged with a number of fundamental drivers: The changing consumer preferences with the move towards fresh, natural/organic/healthy, convenience foods and locally sourced products but at the same time looking for value. as well as external drivers (weather, interest rates, new housing starts….),

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

In particular, the landscape is being challenged with a number of fundamental drivers: The changing consumer preferences with the move towards fresh, natural/organic/healthy, convenience foods and locally sourced products but at the same time looking for value. as well as external drivers (weather, interest rates, new housing starts….),

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

With Russia exporting many critical commodities, Deloitte explained, there are insufficient raw materials for supply and manufacturing use. As noted by DC Velocity , “ most freight forwarders, traders, and shippers expect more disruption in the 2022 third-quarter peak season than they felt last year.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Primary Challenges in an E-Commerce Shipping Strategy Developing an e-commerce shipping strategy is about more than just considering e-commerce; e-commerce may include the omnichannel purchases in which customers use a variety of online and in-store devices and experiences to make a final decision and complete a purchase.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 10, 2020

Distribution centers are overrun and fairly chaotic right now trying to prioritize and fulfill orders, so be mindful of DC appointments and collect ready times to avoid OTIF or ORAD fines. You’ll need to work with your buyer on revising their purchasing plans to favor high demand items. Forecasting. How SupplyPike is helping.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2013

You could answer them with a purchase order (P.O.) Your stakeholders can: Align sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and I.T. Sourcing uses P.O. performance metrics to influence vendor behavior and impact sourcing choices. Vendor behavior may remain unchanged and unchallenged by buyers, sourcing, or management.

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IQMS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Like manufacturing, warehouses, and the systems that manage them, are going through an inflection point. A recent survey completed by IQMS of 151 North American manufacturers found that the fastest growing manufacturers can orchestrate analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), mobile and real-time monitoring to grow 10% faster than their peers.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 28, 2020

Inventory control inside the retail DC is not typically done with roving robots, although Walmart did try drone-based stock taking in the warehouse a few years ago. 13 More typical is sensor-based tracking using RFID on pallets or cartons to count and locate stock within the DC. Bringing the Outside In.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 11, 2021

We recently had two industry and supply chain experts join us to discuss this topic during a LinkedIn Live session: Fab Brasca, Blue Yonder GVP of Global Solutions, and Suresh Acharya, Blue Yonder Scientific Advisor and the University of Maryland Professor in Business Analytics. Below is an excerpt of the conversation. Essential Enablers.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 23, 2015

Ready or not, manufacturers are being pulled into the Omni-channel world by the evolving needs and strategies of the retailers they serve. Retailers are more analytical than ever. They want to understand the source market—where it was made, the labor and other practices of the manufacturer, and so on.

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Aera Technology

OCTOBER 30, 2018

planning, procurement, production, distribution and fulfillment. That data is consolidated, normalized and enriched, providing the foundation for AI analytics and the data-driven recommendations that distinguish cognitive inventory management. It’s a losing battle.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2023

In order to achieve this, demand planning, inventory planning, supply planning via procurement and/or production planning, along with fulfilment/allocation and even transportation planning need to be integrated. DC procurement is also automated by aggregating the needs of the MFCs.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Additional benefits of good decision practices are reducing (non automated) decision time with 75%, reducing wasted analytics with 60% and improving employee engagement with 50%. Augmented analytics runs (automated) advanced analytics to provide unique insights or different possibilities to a planner/user.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 26, 2018

In another article, Nahata predicts, “By 2021, 25% of large global companies will be piloting or using artificial intelligence automation in transactional procurement.”[5] 1] Steve Geary, “ The line between disorder and order lies in logistics ” DC Velocity , 2 January 2018. [2] 5] Sawaram Suthar ( @sawarams ?), ”[7].

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Logility

MARCH 13, 2023

Yet they still struggle with contradictory pressures related to the cost savings of just-in-time manufacturing and inventory optimization, the economic realities of raw material shortages and inflation-induced pricing, and growing customer demand for sustainably made products. However, this is not a cost-efficient or sustainable arrangement.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

AUGUST 26, 2018

Digital technologies, such as additive manufacturing, blockchain, and more secure IoT infrastructure, advance the freedom, speed and security of these flows. Digitization – increased computing power, more analytical software, the availability of data – have made it possible in a week.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Digital technologies, such as additive manufacturing, blockchain, and more secure IoT infrastructure, advance the freedom, speed and security of these flows. Digitization – increased computing power, more analytical software, the availability of data – has made it possible in a week.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

MARCH 21, 2019

Digital technologies, such as additive manufacturing, blockchain, and more secure IoT infrastructure, advance the freedom, speed and security of these flows. Digitization – increased computing power, more analytical software, the availability of data – has made it possible in a week.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Digital technologies, such as additive manufacturing, blockchain, and more secure IoT infrastructure, advance the freedom, speed and security of these flows. Digitization – increased computing power, more analytical software, the availability of data – has made it possible in a week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Having an agent detect how long it takes to ship from a supplier site to a manufacturing facility, and then doing a running calculation on how the average lead time is changing, is trivial math. That is every machine, factory, DC, mode of transportation, supplier, product, material, etc.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Calculate cash-to-cash cycle time by adding the number of days that inventory is on hand to the number of days (on average) that customers take to pay for their orders and deducting the number of days it typically takes for your organization to pay for its purchases. Customer Order Cycle Time. Delivery documentation is completed accurately.

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

But how do these measure up against traditional solutions, and how can brand manufacturers benefit? When it comes to evaluating them against established software solutions for analytics, forecasting, and planning though, there are a few significant differences. after consumers have already been turned away.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 20, 2021

By providing an alternate and more sustainable energy source, this technology has enabled telecommunications companies to reduce their GHG emissions and carbon footprint across the globe. H2 PowerTech has developed a fuel cell technology, which uses hydrogen and oxygen to generate electricity in lieu of traditional power generators.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2015

enVista Releases Latest Version of Distribution Center Optimization Tool, Model DC. Although they represent a range of manufacturing industry segments, the common thread is their dedication to quality manufacturing through lean principles and techniques. All seek to extend their manufacturing line back to their suppliers.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 1, 2018

But omnichannel retail is causing retailers to revisit practices like this and explore a new approach that flips the sequence, using analytics to first determine what is likelier to sell, then deciding what to carry. Retailers have relied on an “Open-to-Buy” budget as a way to both control spend and determine what inventory to purchase.

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Gravity Supply Chain

APRIL 14, 2020

6 ways supply chain health checks ensure streamlined operations, mitigate risk, minimize disruption, meet customer needs and protect the bottom line.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

China is not only an attractive market in terms of sourcing and manufacturing but also for the sale of goods due to the rapid growth of its middle class. Companies that have already got a manufacturing base in China are not necessarily at an advantage, as Bugaboo’s story illustrates. Regional DC. Free trade zone.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 5, 2017

No matter what your business model is — whether you run the largest car manufacturing company in the world or operate a commercial website on eBay — orders need to be satisfied to receive payment and remain in business. Figure 1 shows how various new data sources can enrich the demand-shaping effort.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Furthermore, since every process and every step is now tracked in a single source of truth, there is the added benefit of analytics to identify trends and systematically address recurring problems. That was the case for BASF, the global chemical manufacturer.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Most people know the stuff they buy at the store is not made there and would likely come from a manufacturer. I started my industrial engineering career in a hot Southeastern ambient distribution center (DC) where innovation consisted of adding conveyor and sorters at several hundred dollars per FOOT! How do the products get there?

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Supply Chain Network

MAY 4, 2014

Plastic pallets refer to pallets made of a thermoplastic polymer, the method of manufacture varies depending on the style and loading requirements, typical processes used include thermoforming, injection molding, and blow molding. The preferred method to manufacture FRP is compression molding.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

JULY 8, 2021

After a short stint in manufacturing process engineering in another industry, she got interested in the business side of things and moved into supply chain planning, starting in demand planning. Amanda wonders what is preventing her from getting better results at the product/DC level, where it counts.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 20, 2017

Manufacturers may bypass a finished goods distribution center (DC) and go direct to the consumer. Also, during high promotional periods or times of high seasonality, many manufacturers are going direct to their retail customers to streamline the shipment of goods. Because by the time you sense it, it may be too late.

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