Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

During the 1980s, I was on a management team for a large manufacturer. The Company was attempting to gain economies of scale by grouping manufacturing technologies within a common infrastructure to reap the benefits of a co-generation facility, a centralized warehouse, and a talented administrative team.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 18, 2022

This large food manufacturer used a popular technology to forecast monthly using orders as an input. They had never been in the same room to discuss demand holistically from sales teams to procurement. Large Food Manufacturer Thinking About Demand As A River. The large food company operated regionally. The takeaway?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. The move to agile supply chain management inherently required more data sources than traditional supply chains, reports GT Nexus. The State of Supply Chain 2016 Trends.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. We look at 6 core areas that manufacturing companies will take a long look at as they gear up for a successful 2016. E-Commerce for Manufacturing. Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The order management system wasn’t effectively connected to the warehouse management system showing tables available or the transportation management system showing the carrier had returned my first table. Customer service couldn’t call the DC, only email them, and her emails weren’t getting responses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

We’re currently on the cusp of a big incremental change in the industry’s transformation journey, as the value of real-time supply chain data is increasingly being felt far beyond transportation logistics. Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials?

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

From a manufacturing perspective, logistics management software facilitates effective planning of the supply chain itself and implementation of the final delivery to the end consumers. This involved procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military facilities, services, materials, and personnel.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

From a manufacturing perspective, logistics management software facilitates effective planning of the supply chain itself and implementation of the final delivery to the end consumers. This involved procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military facilities, services, materials, and personnel.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

From a manufacturing perspective, logistics management software facilitates effective planning of the supply chain itself and implementation of the final delivery to the end consumers. This involved procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military facilities, services, materials, and personnel.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is the second part of Chuck Intrieri's series on how procurement and suppliers can avoid issues with their contracts. Procurement and suppliers often assume that small print is highly complicated legal jargon that is both boring and largely irrelevant. How to Begin Your Terms.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2022

Opportunities abound for people in a wide range of roles including software engineer, data analyst, merchandise planner, line-of-business leader, transportation manager, and C-suite executive. That’s why, these days, you could never pick a supply chain professional out in a line-up. a venture within the Group.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

Even if your transportation management system ( TMS ) is ingesting carrier EDI information directly, the data you receive is often hours after that fact, leaving you to “best-guess” actual delivery times. Or a larger, more complex, matrixed operation, involving multiple suppliers and third-party manufacturers. Bottlenecks form.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This new behavior means that manufacturers and retailers need to anticipate consumer needs across channels with more accuracy than ever. To compete with Amazon, most retailers and manufacturers have had to dramatically shorten their own delivery windows. Navigating an Increasingly Challenging Logistics Landscape.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 6, 2021

That’s where forecasting and predictive analytics come into play. Predictive analytics involve techniques like data mining and machine learning to predict future trends from past and current data. You might be asking yourself: What is the difference between traditional forecasting and predictive analytics?

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

VP, ARC Advisory Group and Columnist, Forbes With in-depth research experience in logistics, transportation management, and managed transportation services, Steve’s writing and analysis are go-to resources for logistics and transportation professionals. Cassandra Gaines.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Per IDC Manufacturing Insights , the use of robotics will become more platform based through robot-as-a-service, reducing costs of deployment and maintenance. Technology Will Reshape Procurement Practices. For example, Johnson & Johnson procurement professionals actively review market trends before making purchases.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries. All rights reserved.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

However, logistics focuses expressly on the movement and storage of products, while the supply chain goes into deeper detail, including manufacturing processes, procurement, and the flow of goods. Further, we may see, as we are now in manufacturing, the rise of cobots, or collaborative robots, as coined by Rethink Robotics.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 21, 2015

In order to avoid incidents of mismatch between supply and demand, establish more efficient manufacturing and lower costs, it is necessary to establish an environment of consistent supply chain visibility. One of the often missing links, however, in supply chain visibility, is transportation management.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 17, 2022

The software is designed with robust features allowing end users to monitor supply chain analytics, supply chain management, planning, transportation, sourcing, and procurement. Apart from this, supply chain analytics can help to manage data integration.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) have been around for several years, and while 3PLs may have existing software suites, such as our very own transportation management system, the Cerasis Rater, many supply chain managers are still implementing in-house technology solutions that have severe capability limitations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

This article explores 10 possible areas in which can help at each stage of the flow in Supply Chain Management. Procurement. Procurement can also have RPA do dynamic searches of websites to source or conduct market research for future buys and tenders. Another area where RPA is coming to the fore is in communication.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 17, 2022

Supply chain execution refers to the process of driving the flow of goods within the supply chain – starting from procurement all the way through final-mile delivery. Supply chain execution the second part of the supply management process, which falls after supply chain planning. Procurement and manufacturing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. But the on-demand concept does not end with transportation, labor and warehousing. Supply chain technology investments were once delegated to a specific function such as procurement or logistics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Makes us wonder if we should even manufacturer products in traditional ways? The many examples include streaming data, Internet of Things (IOT), new forms of analytics, software robots, wearables and robotics increasingly add value as computing power increases. New Form of Analytics. Redefinition of Transportation Management.

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Silvon Software

JUNE 1, 2023

The KPIs here highlight procurement, production, logistics, and customer fulfillment. This includes procurement, production, transportation, warehousing, and distribution. Supply chain KPIs are crucial for optimizing processes, minimizing costs, improving customer service, and enhancing overall supply chain performance.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 21, 2020

For a manufacturer, that might span from source to make to deliver. If you just have visibility to transportation processes, like what you can get in a transportation management system for example, then ‘control tower’ is not the right term. Descriptive analytics. Diagnostic analytics.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 30, 2018

Blockchain is entering a phase of development that will affect every aspect of supply chain and logistics management, ranging from procurement to forward logistics and beyond. Blockchain allows for the continuous tracking of information and improvement through data analytics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

More advanced supply chain leaders model the role of complexity (product and customer), the impact of risk, and opportunity of innovation as well as product shipping and manufacturing locations, and inventory policies. They are championing the building of sensing/learning supply chains based on new forms of analytics. Gotta run.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

According to PLS Logistics , global companies will install procurement managers in China for entire organizations by 2025. Providers will need to focus on predictive analytics to get ahead of tomorrow’s needs by adjusting operations to reflect today’s immediate demand. New markets are emerging in the global economy daily.

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Elementum

MAY 19, 2022

The 50’s saw the development of “containerization” which enabled intermodal (ship, rail, air, truck) transport. Through the 70’s and 80’s, computers brought the next major advances, with sophistication and speed for tracking, routing, and higher-order functions like analytics and planning. Why is Supply Chain Management Important?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2021

Manufacturers with a global supply chain network took the brunt of suspended operations during the pandemic. In addition, organizations need to rethink their lean manufacturing strategies. These major shifts will likely have various implications for the procurement process. Edge Computing and Analytics. electronics).

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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. New knowledge and insights from machine learning are revolutionizing supply chain management as a result. References.

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Oracle SCM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

This session explores customer best practices and benefits of Oracle’s IBP solution, which blends sales and operations planning, ERP/EPM, and predictive analytics with AI/ML, intelligent process automation, and other advanced technologies to help customers plan their future profitable growth. Logistics and Order Management Cloud.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

Let’s take a closer look at these stakeholders and their roles: Shippers: Shippers are businesses that produce or procure goods and require them to be transported to their intended destinations. Suppliers and Manufacturers: Suppliers and manufacturers are the entities that produce or provide the goods needed by the shippers.

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Locus

JUNE 2, 2023

Managing and controlling the flow of finished products from the organization’s facilities to the end customers or distribution centers. Focus Procurement, receiving, storage, and inventory management. Order processing, fulfillment, transportation, and delivery.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2014

You might decide down the road, in response to e-commerce initiatives or competitive pressures, to shift more volume to parcel and rail, modes that you have very little knowledge about or experience with today — and that your current transportation management system doesn’t address well either. And the list goes on.

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