QAD

MARCH 14, 2024

Welcome to the latest episode wrap-up of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast, where Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I unravel the complexities and unveil the insights driving innovation in the automotive supply chain. Click here to listen to the full episode.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The question is, “Why?

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QAD

MAY 28, 2024

Getting Transformation Buy-in From the Executive Team From the outset, TS Tech recognized the importance of securing executive management commitment—a critical foundation for any transformative endeavor. However, achieving buy-in from the entire team required more than just managerial support. But we’re really excited.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. ” Most have the same values in the system as when it was installed.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. The automotive industries–with the poorest capabilities to plan and manage suppliers–will suffer the most.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

Within IT organizations, there are many zealots of existing systems. It requires the oversight of a non-linear, and often very unpredictable, system. Systems thinking is tough for people with a transactional mindset. As a result, the functions do not align to drive flows and small changes thrown the system out of balance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

While there is much hype on DDMRP and the use of orders as a proxy for demand, companies need to remember that orders carry latency: they are out-of-step with market purchase behavior. The transformational wave is slowly transforming the automotive industry from a focus on selling “rides” versus the purchase of an automobile.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

While traditional supply chain processes evolved from functional excellence definitions for source, make and deliver from the inside-out; to make the digital pivot and become more market-driven, companies need to define new supply chain processes outside-in. For example, should customer sentiment data feed into quality systems?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2017

The supply chain is a complex, non-linear system. As a result, supply chain leaders focus on unrealistic goals of inventory or costs, they will throw the system out of balance. While companies need ERP as a system of record for transactional processing, it is not the future of supply chain analytics or innovation.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 24, 2022

On that day, the barcode system invented by George Lauer, an IBM engineer, began to change the world.”[1] Barcode systems help businesses and organizations track products, prices, and stock levels for centralized management in a computer software system allowing for incredible increases in productivity and efficiency.

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QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

If you work in the automotive, aerospace and defense industries or, of course, the consumer goods industry, you’ve probably been working with RFID technology for years. I recommend taking a look at your inventory management, ERP and warehouse management system (WMS) to determine whether they can support a high degree of granularity.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The project is remarkable because the key success factor of any logistics system is information, so the aim of this project was to provide better information for the service provider but also the customer. Direct distribution system. The solution offers an impressive 98.92 percent delivery performance and 99.68

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IQMS

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Bottom Line: It’s in the striving to always keep improving process and product quality based on insights from their Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) that helps manufacturers become stronger and more responsive to customers in tough times. In MES systems, Quality Management is one of the most relied on modules there are.

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QAD

AUGUST 18, 2020

As we continue to navigate the tumult of a global pandemic , we are still keeping an eye on the widespread, irreversible impact electrification, autonomy, and connectedness will have on the automotive industry. This fact alone means that new cars will likely contain the most sophisticated software systems on the planet in the next five years.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

We have let buy- and sell-side transactional relationships erode value. We will never redesign healthcare for better outcomes if we do not redesign the buy/sell relationship and improve the understanding of the service providers on why supply chain matters. It was one of the issues of American automotive companies’ demise.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

The company is a B2B Supply Chain Operating Network supporting the automotive and aerospace industries. In our research, discrete industries–aerospace, automotive, hi-tech, and semiconductor– rate themselves as performing better, being more proactive, and having greater alignment. In 2004 Compuware purchased Covisint.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

The operating margin for the medical device industry is 4X that of the automotive manufacturer and 2x the margin of the hospital. There is an inverse relationship between margin and supply chain excellence. Zimmer’s strategic framework focuses on growth, operational excellence and prudent capital allocation. It matters more.

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

For companies with a DELMIAworks ERP system in place, the shift to front office personnel working from home, driven by COVID-19 prevention measures, has not caused major business disruptions. Their front-office teams are able to access their ERP system at home and run the business from there. A good example is Mar-Bal Inc.,

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2014

In this edition: Marion Kohlmeier, Head of supply chain planning and project purchasing at Weidmann Plastics Technology. Weidmann Plastics Technology is part of the Techniplas Group and I am responsible for three teams: Logistics planning; pre-series scheduling; and project purchasing. The third team is project purchasing.

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Bristlecone

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Excel-based planning spreadsheets have once again assumed center stage as planners try to adjust forecasts based on local and regional trends to the best of their ability, with the limited information and tools available to them. This has prompted planners to go back to fundamentals and rethink and redesign their demand planning processes.

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Belgium-based automotive supplier, specialising in sustainable and affordable propulsion system solutions, deployed Ivalua’s platform in September 2020 for the sourcing of components for the DT2 program, within the company’s Joint Venture operations: Punch Powertrain PSA e-transmissions. About Ivalua.

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DiManEx

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

DiManEx serves global customers in the Industrial, Transport, Household Appliances, Packaging and Automotive segments. The person in this role will apply a blend of project management expertise, order management process and purchase experience and knowledge, (mechanical) engineering experience and excellent client service.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

One company had an empty automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS), calling it the “epitome of a monument to waste.” Global supply chains are massively complex systems, with lots of interdependent moving parts and decision points that rely on human judgement. But, it can be overdone.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Surprising demand in automotive for car replacement. The validation of the output of the system is an important step that is often overlooked.). Human Systems. However, he understanding of the systems was lost through turnover and the lack of career paths. Conventional systems use rules-based consumption.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Historically, IT, automotive, retail and other commodity-producing businesses did not have to worry about deforestation. However, now more than ever companies do need to think about how global events impact them because their consumers are becoming increasingly eco-conscious and switching their buying habits. Traceability systems.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Historically, IT, automotive, retail and other commodity-producing businesses did not have to worry about deforestation. However, now more than ever companies do need to think about how global events impact them because their consumers are becoming increasingly eco-conscious and switching their buying habits. Traceability systems.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2016

In 2013 Nokia took full ownership of Nokia Siemens Networks, buying the other half of the venture from Siemens, and 2014 sold its handset business to Microsoft. Nokia is currently preparing for another major change, its purchase of Alcatel-Lucent, which is expected to close in Q1 2016. By Helen Armstrong. It’s a one-stop shop.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

As we traced the process that could exist using channel data, the conversation changed… DuPont served two primary markets–automotive and the building industry. Functional reward systems delay the needed response. The inherent buying patterns of consumers are also changing. Denial reigns. Simply put, it is expensive.

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ivalua

APRIL 26, 2019

But interestingly, firms are deluding themselves – 65% of those surveyed self-assessed themselves as “advanced purchasing organisations” while the objective analysis suggests that the true figure was more like 16%! Around 80% of the firm’s cost base is purchasing costs, so they really have to get this right!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

The Escort joined its fellow junk metal comrades in an automotive-parts junkyard a few miles away from my childhood home. But, when my mom was buying a new vehicle, she didn’t decide to scrap the vehicle from 1993 and purchase one from 1995. Say I purchase a car. My mom didn’t really choose to get a new car.

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Tompkins Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2013

According to experts, many companies are wondering whether control tower technology systems are worth all the ‘hype.’. Companies can successfully combat complexity and create supply chain excellence with the consumer-driven approach.” Creating Supply Chain Excellence Blog: [link]. CONTACT: Keri McManus. 919-855-5516.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 8, 2020

Panic buying lays bare inefficiencies. But due to a surge in panic buying – prompted by erroneous fears that grocery and corner stores would suddenly close – shelves were bare for weeks on end. We’re confident we can help your company achieve operational excellence. Contact us today to learn more.

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Arena Solutions

JULY 25, 2019

I’ve used Arena PLM for the past 17 years and with that benefited from its evolution into a world class tool that has allowed me to provide excellent support to my employers. AEye is a perfect example of this as a developer of artificial perception systems for autonomous vehicles. Key features for success. That last point is key.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 28, 2022

The most obvious concern is the initial cost of buying a product equivalent roughly to the unit price of a spare. A company will incur administrative costs from obtaining a quotation to accomplishing a purchase order. Moreover, purchasing teams can leverage bulk orders to get a better price.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Organizations around the world are now adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technology solutions to create smarter, leaner, safer and sustainable manufacturing systems. He served on the board of Trammell Crow Company (TCC: NYSE), which was purchased by CB Richard Ellis (CBG: NYSE) in 2006. billion to $9 billion.

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SupplyOn

JULY 17, 2018

.” The following figures show that digitizing the Siemens supply chain is a very complex undertaking: The Group works with 90,000 major suppliers and uses 42 different ERP systems in its 9 divisions, 35 business units and 220 factories. What is particularly important to him is that the entire process be fully digitized.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 1, 2018

Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA)-eligible goods that are subject to Section 232 duties or quotas may not receive GSP or AGOA duty preference in accordance with 19 USC 2463(b)(2) per CSMS#18-00372. Automotive and other vehicles, as well as parts. Electrical machinery. Ships and boats.

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