Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

The greatest gap is in the design of supplier and manufacturing networks. And, in our Digital Manufacturing Study. In contrast, the digital manufacturing study evaluates the rate of adoption of new technologies like The Internet of Things and 3D printing to change manufacturing strategies. We hope to see you there!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2024

If there was a heat wave in the southwest, a logistics manager might say, “Joule, show me every refrigerated truck shipment in Arizona today!” Supply chain planning is frequently subject to a black box problem—users don’t understand the recommended manufacturing or inventory plan arising from an optimization run.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 20, 2014

However, what is clear from our recent study of 73 manufacturers using supply chain planning is that companies using best-of-breed solutions implement faster, achieve a quicker Return-on-Investment (ROI), and are more satisfied. These solutions require greater insights and understanding by the manufacturer and implementing company.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Dave will be speaking on his journey along with other supply chain leaders at the Supply Chain Insight sGlobal Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona on September 10th and 11th. These interviews of supply chain leaders will be collated into our fourth book on supply chain excellencewhich will publish at ourconference in September 2015.

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Supply Chain Insights

MAY 5, 2014

But, with the help of the operations research team at Arizona State University (ASU), we now think that we have it right. In July our focus will be on the healthcare sector (hospitals, medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies). It is core to our mission at Supply Chain Insights.

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TransAudit

MARCH 25, 2025

The logistics landscape is evolving rapidly as more manufacturers relocate production closer to domestic markets. China trade tensions driving businesses to reconsider offshore manufacturing. States like Texas, Georgia, and the Carolinas are attracting EV battery and semiconductor manufacturers. Midwest U.S. Midwest U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 29, 2014

This culminated over the course of the last four months into a methodology that we developed along with the Operations Research team at Arizona State University. For the last three years, we have been plotting corporate financial data and studying the trends. Also, we are starting to tie quantitative data to financial data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. It turns out the Super Bowl happened on February 12 th in Glendale, Arizona.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

There will still be a workforce needed to maintain those driverless vehicles or costs associated with maintenance done by the manufacturer or a 3rd party.

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AB&R

MARCH 2, 2023

How to Get a New Arizona Facility Running Optimally in a Hurry If you’re setting up a new warehouse or manufacturing facility in Arizona, you will want to make sure you’re being as efficient as possible in everything you do. The post How to Get a New Arizona Facility Running Optimally in a Hurry appeared first on AB&R.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Before I started doing this research, I believed procurement and manufacturing were aligned. While this is the case in 50% of the organizations, there are many organizations with large alignment gaps between finance/operations and procurement/manufacturing. Digital manufacturing is also a disruption. I was wrong.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

Because he had reduced his buffers—both inventory and manufacturing—and had built a push-based supply chain using a forecasted demand signal, he was failing in many markets. The one next week focuses on the work that we have been doing on the Supply Chain Index with Arizona State University (ASU).

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The chain is testing the program across 17 locations in Tucson, Arizona from September 9 until November 24. The company will work with Chinese automobile manufacturer Jiangling Motors (JMC) and Chinese express delivery company ZTO Express to commercialize its first self-driving van at scale. Talk about a cool concept.

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Cathy Roberson

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Even today when one reads the numerous articles about the benefits of manufacturing or assembling in Mexico, most of them highlight Mexico's low-cost labor and, of course, its proximity to the US market. But what does it all mean for those shippers and manufacturers that rely on cross-border trade between the two countries?

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

This methodology, termed the Supply Chain Index, was developed in partnership with the Operations Research team at Arizona State University. As part of the panel, four ex-AMR analysts –Roddy Martin, Mickey North Rizza, Lora Cecere and CJ Wehlage– will share insights on the results and the trends.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 2, 2021

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it’s moving forward with plans to build a $12 billion chip plant in Phoenix, a step toward addressing U.S. concerns over reliability and security in the tech supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 14, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights indications providing added evidence that manufacturers and retailers are front loading inventory management actions in attempts to initially hedge against added U.S. tariff strategies. These are already signs of increased costs and supply chain inflationary pressures.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Chuck has significant operational experience having served as the Chief Procurement officer for The Schwinn Bicycle Company, Ping Golf, Troy Built as well as a procurement officer for Maricopa County Arizona. It should be noted that, with the exception of Schwinn, Chuck began work with these organizations as a Supply Chain Consultant.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

Walmart previously scaled back its drone deliveries in 2024, when it ended the service in Utah, Arizona and Florida, in favor of focusing on remaining operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas and Virginia. Eligible products include fresh produce, household essentials and various snack foods.

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QAD

MAY 12, 2025

This type of software is used by businesses to plan and oversee routine operations, such as supply chain management, manufacturing, services, project management, customer relationship management, risk management, compliance, accounting and procurement. It has proven to be particularly useful for companies in the manufacturing space.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

No company in either the household non-durable (consumer goods) or the food manufacturing group beat their peer group on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for 2013-2022. The paradigm needs to change to buck the trend.

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2025

Example: A bicycle manufacturer adds a rear reflector and bell, reclassifying the bike as a safety transport device, reducing the duty rate by 10%. For example, a drone company that moved part of its assembly from China to Arizona experienced cost increases; however, the adjusted tariff math ultimately worked in their favor.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

A balance sheet analysis shows that 95% of publicly traded manufacturers are stuck (when compared to peer group) at the intersection of growth and margin, margin and inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and growth. We don’t have a clear industry definition of supply chain excellence.

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ivalua

MAY 28, 2014

,” I talked about Gartner’s first-day focus at their Supply Chain Executive Summit in Phoenix, Arizona. This is an especially important message for manufacturers’ supply chain organizations. This is an especially important message for manufacturers’ supply chain organizations.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. While millennials and Gen Z make up the majority of eligible candidates to fill open roles, they show an innate mistrust or misperception of the supply chain and manufacturing industry. US Chamber ).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

The selection of metrics is based on prior work with Arizona State University to understand which metrics, in combination, correlate to market capitalization and price to book value. Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, ResMed, Ross Stores, Sleep Number, Subaru, Toro, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company. Congrats to all.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This week, I had the privilege to represent Blue Yonder at the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit (NASCES) 2024 , a premier supply chain summit, set in the picturesque and historic Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. Our innovative work in infusing sustainability KPIs into supply chain decisioning makes real impact to the planet.

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QAD

MARCH 16, 2023

A Message for EV Battery Manufacturers With winter in the US drawing to a close, QAD’s EV and mobility experts traveled to the Wigwam Golf Resort in Litchfield Park, Arizona, to take part in their second NAATBatt International’s 2023 Annual Meeting appearance. What’s Next? Interested to learn how QAD can support your business?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 11, 2014

Saturday, April 12, the University of Advancing Technology campus in Tempe, Arizona will once again serve as the host for the Avnet Tech Games , now in its ninth year. This event brought teams of two to four students together to form Littlefield Technologies, a fictitious manufacturer of digital satellite system receivers.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 12, 2019

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is part of a new series we’re launching called “Practitioner Perspectives” — commentaries written by supply chain and logistics practitioners from manufacturing and retail companies who want to share their insights and advice on industry trends and topics. The $4,000 Transportation Question.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Distributors will inbound to a manufacturer the inventory needed and transportation management, especially inbound freight management, efficiency is paramount to an effective vendor managed inventory model. The Ford Motor Company led by Henry Ford and The Toyota Manufacturing Company led the way to VMI.

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Kinaxis

JULY 17, 2015

That means manufacturers will likely be scrambling to find enough cocoa to satisfy their chocolate producing needs. My colleague John Westerveld has previously written about the subject of supply chain risk, outlining how massive flooding in Thailand in 2011 had a large-scale impact on the manufacturing of hard drives.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. Yesterday we published the top 10 most read manufacturing articles of 2015. . The Benefits of Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model Led by Web-Based VMI.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 7, 2023

is an American electric vehicle manufacturer and automotive technology company which has emerged as a prominent player in the highly competitive automotive industry. With its manufacturing operations situated in Normal, Illinois, Rivian’s presence has had a profound impact on the local economy. billion in financing.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 14, 2016

Now, it's easy to think of technology as being a manufacturer-only realm. In fact, autonomous vehicles are already being used by a logistics provider in Arizona. Yet, technology breakthroughs are further pushing the bounds on what we see as normal shipping standards.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Today, there are 8 states in the country, including Nevada, California, Michigan, Florida, North Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Arizona that are allowing the testing of self-driving vehicles on certain roadways.”.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

APRIL 26, 2017

NeoGrid, a global technology provider of end-to-end supply chain management solutions, has announced that chief operating officer Gilson Torii will co-present a session at the 2017 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference scheduled for 22-25 May in Phoenix, Arizona.

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