The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

These activities involve numerous stakeholders, such as suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. Through machine learning and data analytics, companies can gain valuable insights from extensive datasets, supporting decision making.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. In this posting we highlight our fourth prediction. Prediction Background.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2022

The pandemic also opened the door for new competitors, an increased need for predictive data, and a need for new customer-centric business intelligence models. Data plays a huge role in the ability to manufacture companies to draw powerful insights and create transformative experiences for customers and business growth.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. Molex has more than 80 manufacturing facilities around the world supported by an 18,000 strong supplier eco-system that provide raw materials, electronic components, and services. The Molex Supply Chain. Keys to Success.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2022

Current supply chain snarls, often associated with overseas factories and logjammed ports, have made manufacturing reshoring a hot topic. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.'”[2] manufacturing capability, and increasing their inventory positions.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

”[1] According to McDonnell, “The paper assesses what scientists call the ‘carbon budget,’ which is a way of predicting the amount of warming that will likely be produced by a given volume of emissions. Millions of people in Asia, in cities like Mumbai, Beijing, and Tokyo, would be uprooted and have to move inland.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

In 2017 I also assumed responsibility for Field Services and in 2019 Data Excellence & Analytics embracing digital transformation driving our Tailored, Sustainable and Connected 4.0 Spanning Global, Regional, Country Operational/Commercial Roles and General Management in Asia Pacific and Europe. my very structured upbringing.

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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. Union management issues.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. It is a time of uncertainty that has exposed weaknesses in the supply chain that are both difficult to solve and impossible to predict. It’s been a whirlwind, as manufacturers have been left scratching their heads about what’s going to happen next.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2023

Launched in 2020, CommodityWatch AI uses real-time news and event monitoring and predictive analytics to forecast supply, demand, and pricing trends out to three months for commodities including but not limited: gold, silver, aluminum, copper, caustic soda, cobalt, helium, paper, and tin.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The editorial team at Analytics Insight notes, “The technological revolution that is currently happening in the agricultural sector became possible, among other things, due to big data. ”[3] The analytics are most likely to be embedded in some type of cognitive technology (i.e., ’s more promising efforts. revolution.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 10, 2023

July is typically a month in which Chinese suppliers and manufacturers have ramped up production levels to support global-wide back-to-school and other holiday related demand for products that peak in the November and December surge period. reflects broader weakness in the entire chain of global manufacturing.” Shipments to the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2019

Long tail products do not flow well through the traditional supply chain designed for high volume, predictable demand. The demand patterns of the tail are different requiring a change in planning analytics. Lumpy demand for product with low volume requires a supply chain redesign. The reason? the organizational dynamics were tough.

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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.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 22, 2015

Analytics is the Answer. For example, let’s look at a cloud-based infrastructure company that outsources its manufacturing to two contract manufacturers. while growth is expected in Asia. The company’s product is highly configurable with long lead time components sourced from suppliers in Asia. Highest quality.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 31, 2022

Whether you’re interested in working in manufacturing, retail, healthcare, or any other industry, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to find a job in logistics that suits your interests. Some people enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment, while others prefer a more analytical role. Conclusion.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Followed by focus on big data analytics where companies began leveraging BI (business intelligence) tools for data-driven decision making. Financial analysts are predicting a period of heavy mergers and acquisitions ahead, while commercial real estate executives are seeing some of the highest demand for warehousing real estate in decades.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

Over the past month, we’ve been posting supply chain predictions, brought to you by some of the most creative thinkers in the industry, including Joel Clum of CarrierDirect , Martijn Graat of LogisticsMatter.com and Steve Brady of Supply Chain Innovations Today. Technology Trend 2: 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Meanwhile, the downstream supply chain involves activities post the manufacturing process, which would mean getting the finished goods to the end consumer. What’s not to love about that?”

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. Most of the container traffic flows across the Pacific Ocean or between Europe and Asia. billion metric tons as of 2017. ” An expected global surprise.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Ocean container transport costs as reflected by The World Container Index increased in excess of 134 percent from 2020 to 2021, with the cost of shipping a standard container from Asia to the U.S. Morgan Manufacturing PMI© reporting , which technically would describe a production recession.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

To date, most of our content has covered topics related either to logistics or manufacturing outsourcing. Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Introduction: The Importance of Sustainability in Asia/Pacific Supply Chains. Manufacturers’ digital transformation (DX) efforts are typically focused on driving efficiencies, quality, and innovation. Organisations seek visibility to support daily supply chain operations to increase speed, reliability, and responsiveness.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Macroeconomic Trends of increased globalization, the movement of manufacturing to Asia, the rapid growth of urbanization and the accompanying challenges of delivery in urban environments, volatility in commodity prices and tariffs, and increased weather disturbances driven by climate disruptions means that UPS must become nimble.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

I had touched some nerves with my five predictions for 2020: Digital, Outside-in Value Networks. I also believe that growth in Asia and Africa will spur new thinking in supply chain processes for the use of mobility and sensor data. We are beginning to design and implementing outside-in processes that will fuel growth agendas.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2023

has been around since 2011, but it has taken time for manufacturers to understand what it means and what is needed to make it work. can improve the way the factory shop floor works and manufacturers now have all the tools they need to operate a connected shop floor. Industrial development has transformed Asia’s manufacturing landscape.

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Shipsy

JUNE 20, 2017

Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and advanced analytics have been some of the most disruptive technologies that leaders are adopting. In the last five years there has been a triple-digit growth in the implementation of industrial robots in manufacturing and warehousing especially in North America, Europe and Asia.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2023

Nike also uses a 3PL integration orchestration solution to integrate and orchestrate its 3PLs, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers network. It also uses predictive and prescriptive analytics to optimize scenarios and trade-offs and identify issues and opportunities for improvement.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 4, 2015

I provided an initial overview based on the work our SCRC Risk Analytics team has been engaged on this past year. This was followed up by a tremendous presentation by David Shillingford from Verisk and Sung In Marshall from Maplecroft, describing the approaches they have been engaged in on risk analytics.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s no secret that manufacturing companies around the world are rethinking their supply chain strategies. Many operations turned to lean manufacturing to take any inventory out of their pipelines that could put their supply chain on the line. Australian reshoring strategies for advanced manufacturing .

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2020

AI now has the ability to consume data far more efficiently than humans, delivering on the possibility of insights and predictions never before imagined. Coronavirus Impacts Manufacturing Supply Chains in Southeast Asia ; Bob Gill. By 2025, the amount of data will double every 12 hours.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

American imports of Mexican manufactured goods grew a staggering 26 percent according to the Kearney Reshoring Index.” Lower volumes and declining spot rates continued into 2023, and in Q1, blank sailings reportedly returned in earnest particularly among routes originating from Asia/Pacific regions. Of the total U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Before making the transition to SE Health, I spent more than 20 years leading operations in global electronics and automation manufacturing organizations. I’ve off-shored, on-shored, and green-fielded business operations in more than fifteen countries across Europe, Asia, and North America. Don’t be afraid to colour outside the lines.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

With the third vaccine authorized, these manufacturers are pressing for more companies to be authorized to ship the vaccine. Drop shipping is where retailers have manufacturers ship items directly to the consumer rather than carrying them in their warehouse. Global transportation is at the forefront of sustainability efforts.

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Bristlecone

APRIL 8, 2019

As CEO of my company, I’ve overseen our business create high-performance ecosystems that have led to organizational changes and process improvements in markets across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Adopting AI and other technologies to unlock analytic value from data and information accrued from cross the chain.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Technicians monitored real-time data from sensors on the production line using the plant’s digital twin and applied predictive analytics to assess the impact of filling-process adjustments. During one of its digital twin trials, Mars reduced the rate at which package overfilling occurred.

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