Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

According to analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), supply chain disruptions are likely to outpace resilience.”[1] Jeremy Kay , Managing Director and Partner at the Boston Consulting Group, insists many organizations “struggle to get a handle on how resilient they need to be.” Here’s the rub.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2022

In a world that rarely follows the rules, our retail and supply chain planning suite optimizes and automates supply chains from production to purchase, enabling manufacturers, distributors and retailers to be ready for anything. That’s why global leaders like Absolut, BP and Harley-Davidson rely on us year after year.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

BOSTON, Mass. A North American-based survey of nearly 200 supply chain professionals from top CPG, distribution/wholesale, food and beverage, manufacturing, and retail companies found that 58% of respondents are still in the exploring or evaluating phases of digital transformation. PRESS RELEASE. and HOUSTON, Tex.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 15, 2021

BOSTON (June 16, 2020) – Supply & Demand Chain Executive , the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, selected Polaris to receive a “Top Supply Chain Projects Award for 2021” for its project with ToolsGroup. About Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Go to www.SDCExec.com. About Polaris.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 18, 2023

” Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts explain, “Whether there’s too much, too little, or it’s too polluted, the global water supply is in crisis. Transition to adaptive policies that enable NbS across infrastructure engineering, procurement, and construction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

I gave thanks when the Patriots jet—championed by Mass General and Robert Kraft (owner of the Patriots)—landed in Boston with a million masks. This cross-functional group (sales, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution) is an operational team to manage the day-to-day issues and exceptions in the supply chain. Recovery Team.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The book is authored by- Christian Schuh, Wolfgang Schnellbacher, Alenka Triplat, Daniel Weise, each of whom are Boston Consulting Group Partners , Managing Directors and thought leaders. One of the statements is: “ In many companies, if not most, procurement is an unglamorous, unloved part of the business.

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 6, 2023

On May 15-18, 2023, over 10,000 industrial enterprise professionals convened virtually and in person at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center to attend LiveWorx, PTC’s premier digital transformation event. It involves anticipating the roadblocks or issues that may lie ahead and identifying ways to mitigate risks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. Only 29% of manufacturers easily manage total cost trade-offs. Heavily booked and running from meeting to meeting, I was late. As I squeezed into the middle seat of a crowded conference room, I got the stare. The reason?

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ToolsGroup

MAY 13, 2019

BOSTON (May 13, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, announced today that David Barton has joined ToolsGroup as the new general manager of North America. Barton brings over 15 years of experience leading high-growth SaaS solution teams in the supply chain, procurement and content management markets.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Our prior full edition of this column was published on July 14 and featured news related to global battery manufacturer Panasonic and warehouse services start-up Flexe. Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

As explained by the Boston Consulting Group , supply chain leaders should gather all stakeholders from an organization. For example, supply procurement, manufacturing processes and warehousing information should be the first considerations. Gather Stakeholders, and Explain the Potential ROI of Your Big Data Strategy. .

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Xeeva

MAY 3, 2018

Last week a mix of supply chain professionals were brought together in Boston to learn about digital trends affecting manufacturing and gain insights into why development, digitization, and innovation are important. He also discussed what AI is and how it’s impacting manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and other industries.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Introduction: Procurement Planning for Distribution-Intensive Businesses Procurement planning is not a widely recognized category of supply chain software, but it should be. This article outlines five key challenges faced by buyers that can be addressed by a new type of procurement planning software, which we call a “buyer’s workbench.”

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 21, 2020

Boston and Paris, 21 January 2020 – ToolsGroup, a leader a global leader in supply chain planning software, announces that Allopneus, France’s number one tire retailer, has chosen ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ supply chain planning software to optimize inventory and respond ever more swiftly and effectively to customer requirements. “A

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

That is the role of marketing or sales or procurement. Yes, I believe that supply chain overlays on top of the sales and marketing organizations and the procurement function. Look at the gyrations of Boston Scientific and Eli Lilly for the same period of time. “ I scratch my head. Own the entire supply chain.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 15, 2015

The other members of the consortium are the University of Massachusetts Medical School, which leads the current initiative, the Boston Children’s Hospital, Avenir Analytics, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Some manufacturers have increased their output as demand has soared. million grant from Paul G.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. The traditional supply chain is inside-out, triggering processes on the back of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay financial processes. There is also no Santa Claus.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

Since 2015, PTC has hosted LiveWorx , a global forum that brings together manufacturing executives, engineers, product designers, quality leaders, supply chain partners, and other like-minded individuals who are focused on harnessing disruptive technologies to manage uncertainty and transform their business.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Global supply chains are fundamentally rearranging and there’s a lot of reflection on how the urge to optimize efficiency (whether it was offshoring manufacturing to keep labor costs down, or making supply chains very lean to cut inventory costs) made supply chains more fragile.

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 23, 2021

This article defines engineering change orders (ECOs) and describes the role they play in new product development (NPD) and manufacturing. These include manufacturing change orders (MCOs) and document change orders (DCOs). Engineering change order (ECO) definition. be implemented as planned and on time. ECO benefits.

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Arena Solutions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

BOSTON — September 13 – PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today announced the availability of the Onshape-Arena Connection , a new functionality that connects its cloud-native Onshape® product development and Arena product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions. .” Instant sharing of product data between systems with the click of a button.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The GCC chemical industry is second largest manufacturing industry in value add, after refining. Overcoming these challenges, regional chemical manufacturers and suppliers are now forced to rethink and readjust their global supply chain model. percent of the GCC’s GDP. The answer – supply chain integration.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

A significant paradigm shift in procurement and inventory control is an emerging area of focus. Diversify manufacturing base: need to avoid single production base and create multi-location, multi-supplier and building multi-production bases with a diversification strategy. . million job going unfilled. .

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Say you’re a manufacturer , refining your production and capacity planning. For instance, there’s more likely to be a steady demand for flip flops in Santa Monica year-round than in Boston (unless you’re one of those New Englanders that just doesn’t care). If you’re a manufacturer , have you produced enough? last year).

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 19, 2018

For example, a manufacturer who is selling to a few wholesalers would have sent out a catalogue to them. The wholesalers would then have to call the manufacturer and order over the phone, or via email. For example, a manufacturer might sell through the traditional methods of catalogues. How is B2B evolving?

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Jeff Townley, former Chief Procurement Officer at Nortel Networks, provided some fantastic insights in my MBA class this evening. At the time – it was all in Taiwan, and over time it was moved more to manufacturing locations in China. Nortel was on the first to create an outsource system house in Boston which was moved to Penang.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

The next-gen supply chain model is a networked ecosystem – suppliers, partners, manufacturers, distributors and retailers will all have access to relevant cloud-based data to make the best decisions based on real-time signals.” China trade war has already put regionalization of manufacturing back on the table.

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FLEXE

JULY 18, 2018

Ask your manufacturer if they offer 100% recycled corrugate or eco-friendly inks and advertise that you use sustainable materials on your website. Traditional methods for finding and procuring warehousing and fulfillment services are labor-intensive, time-consuming, and expensive. Make sure it’s the right fit. Enter fulfillment.

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FLEXE

JULY 18, 2018

Ask your manufacturer if they offer 100% recycled corrugate or eco-friendly inks and advertise that you use sustainable materials on your website. Traditional methods for finding and procuring warehousing and fulfillment services are labor-intensive, time-consuming, and expensive. Make sure it’s the right fit. Enter fulfillment.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 31, 2017

iconic places, such as the Route 128 tech corridor around Boston, Massachusetts; Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and, of course, California’s white-hot Silicon Valley. congressional districts, 50 states, plus the District of Columbia.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Meanwhile, turbulence is the norm for manufacturing supply chains. As I sign into the front desk-after-front desk at manufacturers, and open the signature book, I notice a large number of system integrators diligently working on the implementation of traditional enterprise technologies. I watch in amusement. What is cycle stock?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

For another case study example, see The Boston Globe: A Home Delivery and Outsourcing Failure.). Procuring logistics services is not the same as buying paper clips, yet that’s how many procurement organizations approach it.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2021

energy use of manufacturing, gas emissions, etc.) A recent study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded:[5] Many companies can multiply their climate impact by decarbonizing supply chains. made of recycled content) when other attributes not addressed (i.e., ” 2.

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