Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I visited the BVL Kongress in Berlin, and also attended the International Institute for Analytics ”Chief Analytics Officer” meeting last summer. I helped create the first North American chapter of BVL International in the Carolinas, and we hosted two meetings at Volvo in North Carolina and Thyssen-Krupp in South Carolina.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In this case, the context was an annual bid and quote negotiation they had to do with electronic manufacturers who wanted to ship products from the factories in Asia to the US. We happened to use the example of a high end consumer electronics manufacturer, but in truth, any one of the manufacturers operated the same way.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

In my case I graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree in 1990 and started my career with IBM Manufacturing in Toronto, doing test engineering. The great thing about this too was meeting and working with a lot of talented people all over the world. I learned so much and made a lot of life-long friendships too.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

A kickoff meeting by a renowned economist discussed some of the issues around global growth, and where the growth will come from. We will probably keep the higher value added manufacturing, that requires extensive engineering skills, complexity, high technology precision, and customization for customer requirements.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

In my case I graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree in 1990 and started my career with IBM Manufacturing in Toronto, doing test engineering. The great thing about this too was meeting and working with a lot of talented people all over the world. I learned so much and made a lot of life-long friendships too.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 17, 2016

Although it is certainly not abandoning Asia, Nike is moving towards more near-shoring due to the need to mass-customize and meet many of the requirements for VELOCITY that we have discussed in this blog recently. Nike went about creating a three-tiered customized supply chain for their shoes. This is 7 days from click to delivery.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Pushing aside the scandals and the glitz and glamour of the show in Frankfurt, the underlying issue remains the same: To meet consumers’ increasing appetite for choice, manufacturers churn out an ever-increasing range of models, features and options. What can car manufacturers do? And this differs in each country.

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