Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2023

But as a situation occurs, whether that is a change to the forecast, a projected stock out or lost sale, or a new capacity constraint, the system flags that for a planner to review and potentially that planner will create a new plan. You don’t need to touch it.”. This is what the multi-enterprise supply chain network does.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

That is the job of the Procurement team. But more than just finding sources in response to demands from the R&D and Design teams, intelligent Procurement teams are also proactively searching for and qualifying sources in anticipation of future needs. Inventory Positioning. Distribution Points and Channels.

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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. Such constraints include things like lead times, supplier capacity, and minimum order quantities.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

We had to break them up into a lot of different modules, such as production management, order management, procurement, MRP, etc. It’s very difficult to plan and execute without an integrated network where you don’t have visibility beyond the DC or warehouse. They were designed to be enterprise-centric hub and spoke systems.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

For CPG manufacturers changing volumes from modern trade (hyper/supermarkets) to e.g. discounters, e-Commerce. CPG manufacturers are scrambling to strengthen the connect with consumers and in some cases to bypass retailers altogether. as well as external drivers (weather, interest rates, new housing starts….),

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

For CPG manufacturers changing volumes from modern trade (hyper/supermarkets) to e.g. discounters, e-Commerce. CPG manufacturers are scrambling to strengthen the connect with consumers and in some cases to bypass retailers altogether. as well as external drivers (weather, interest rates, new housing starts….),

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Each route starts with one of our 32 manufacturing plants where we produce either finished or semi-finished lenses. The Finished lenses are shipped to Distribution Centers (DC), we have 14 major DCs worldwide. Like a lot of manufacturers, the standard S&OP process needs to adapt to the pandemic. What about Essilor?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 15, 2020

As noted by Inbound Logistics , “Many manufacturers start assembling products, mapping out product specs to determine capacity needs, and working with their transportation and distribution partners on reliable and cost-effective logistics solutions up to six months in advance.”. supplychainmanagement #procurement #logisticsmanagement.

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Aera Technology

OCTOBER 30, 2018

planning, procurement, production, distribution and fulfillment. Leaders are seizing the opportunity offered through what’s called cognitive inventory management, referring to the “thinking” capacity of AI to understand the multitude of real-time dynamics that affect inventory levels. It’s a losing battle. In fact, they can.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2023

In order to achieve this, demand planning, inventory planning, supply planning via procurement and/or production planning, along with fulfilment/allocation and even transportation planning need to be integrated. DC procurement is also automated by aggregating the needs of the MFCs.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

What is to stop individuals from using other gateways in the region such as Baltimore or Washington DC to enter the country? As the demand for PPE has soared manufacturing capacity has become constrained, and some distributors are citing supply concerns. The situation is exacerbated by local stockpiling.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Having an agent detect how long it takes to ship from a supplier site to a manufacturing facility, and then doing a running calculation on how the average lead time is changing, is trivial math. That is every machine, factory, DC, mode of transportation, supplier, product, material, etc.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 31, 2021

We all know by now how the semiconductor shortage occurred when the automotive industry failed to order enough chips, which led the semiconductor industry to reduce their capacity. The problem with containers is that most of them are stuck in the US, but need to be at ports and manufacturers in China! Let’s start with COVID.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Most people know the stuff they buy at the store is not made there and would likely come from a manufacturer. I started my industrial engineering career in a hot Southeastern ambient distribution center (DC) where innovation consisted of adding conveyor and sorters at several hundred dollars per FOOT! How do the products get there?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 1, 2014

The increased sharing of point-of-sale data by retailers provides manufacturers with an opportunity to leverage this data to generate store-level sell-through forecasts. Visibility across the supply network into demand, inventories and capacities as well as any disruptive events is extremely important for efficiently running the supply chain.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

I’m Nerijus Poskus — Director of Pricing and Procurement at Flexport. Now all of this capacity is gone. So 7% of the capacity is now gone. And what that caused was a huge under capacity. So today and yesterday, there was not enough capacity, cargo was rolled, prices spiked. Transcript. east coast.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2022

Supply chain resilience is “the capacity of a supply chain to persist, adapt, or transform in the face of change” Wikipedia. To make the point, let us start with a discussion on Consumer Products manufacturing. For example, a “buy plan” for procurement. Revlon bankruptcy. McCormick stock falls on Q2 earnings miss.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

He a sought-after author, having written both best-selling books and timely pieces in Industry Week Manufacturing Network and Supply Chain Management Group. His works remain expansive—from procurement through reverse logistics and even facilities management for the supply chain itself. . Steve Banker. and abroad. John Monarch.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 21, 2020

These reports will also identify industry sectors and manufacturers most ready to fill orders, stockpiles that can be refurbished or repaired, manufacturers that could expand production into PPE and medical supplies, and supplies and equipment that can be redistributed to new hotspots.

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6 River Systems

JULY 3, 2020

You’ll need to know about fire safety codes and guidelines for things like shelving height, hanging weights, human capacity, etc. He loves playing banjo and resides in Northeast DC. And finally, especially for small businesses or first-time proprietors, be extremely familiar with your location’s building codes.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 26, 2020

“I predict we will see a greater adoption of automated tools assisting, rather than replacing, humans in specific roles within our supply chains: warehouse, manufacturing and distribution.” Also, globalization presents another hydra-headed challenge for your procurement network. And we had to shift fast.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

companies that move manufacturing operations overseas? What impact will an OSA rule (if it ever comes) have on trucking capacity and productivity? Will he impose tariffs on imports from U.S. Will he declare China a currency manipulator ? Will he take a more protectionist stance toward trade? How many slaves are in your supply chain?

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