Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis – the Director Global Manufacturing Capacity, Strategic Assets and Capital Expenditures at Philip Morris Products S.A. This was done at a stock keeping unit level and for the entire manufacturing supply chain. Once the analysis was done for Year One set up, Year Two was pretty much the same.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

As I shopped at Best Buy for office supplies, I struggled to not think about the massive disruption of electronics supply chain. I find three: organizational design, executive understanding of supply chain, and the lack of a clear definition of an optimization function for supply chain excellence. The reason? Organizational Design.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Shahzaib Khan discusses Resilinc’s journey toward AI-driven supply chain excellence From its early inception in the 60s’ to its increasingly available public access, artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way. Then, we look at where each company is manufacturing, housing, assembling, and testing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Cycle stock is the management of stock required to cycle through production runs and procurement buys effectively. There are two buffers in the supply chain: inventory and manufacturing capacity. More and more companies purchasing inventory technologies, but failing to give planners time to plan. It takes training.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It was designed with linearity in mind: a singular focus on minimizing transport costs through building high-capacity, point-to-point distribution infrastructure. And as global trade has accelerated in recent decades, greater levels of investment and manpower have been dedicated to expanding capacity to achieve cost efficiencies.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

It consolidated Cargill’s global animal feed production and strengthened its internal supply chain capacity for food production and processing. Their mission is to work with our many global buyers, collectively known as Risk Management and Sourcing (RMS), to streamline the buying, planning and logistics. With a price tag of $2.1

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 3, 2021

There are many reasons for this lack of due consideration: Many Supply Chain operations, like manufacturing, purchasing, warehousing, and logistics are hands on, blue collar type jobs. A lack of Supply Chain education and certification curriculum that goes beyond functional training.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. These are the highly trained professionals who control company capital and cash flow. Sea Change—A Supply Chain Career is now seen as ‘Cool’. Finance managers. Human Resources Personnel. Logistician.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing. From a manufacturing perspective, products vary significantly in complexity. Solutions, for example, can take from 12 to 16 weeks to manufacture. The company understands global manufacturers’ problems because they are one.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

Thankfully, in our digital age, we have access to an array of mediums for training and communication that can aid us on this journey of honing our negotiation prowess. In this article, we delve into an unconventional yet remarkably effective training tool: movies. However, mastering this art can be tough and perplexing.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

It boasts excellent infrastructure, including well-connected harbors, well-educated people, and multilingual capabilities, making it an international logistics hotspot. While it possesses the buying power of a large corporation, NUNNER focuses on providing tailor-made solutions to its customers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. The translation of independent demand into cycle stock reduction in production planning and material buying in demand-driven MRP.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. The subcontract efforts feature the majority of military and part of commercial aviation, systems are outsourced by the overall airframe manufacturer, known as “primes” (Boeing, Airbus, Sikorski, etc.)

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Flexibility, in particular in manufacturing, is an important skill that when implemented well can produce long term efficiencies and robustness to the supply chain.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Procurement planning functionality (essentially the planning of future purchase orders) is typically a subset of broader supply planning applications that plan manufacturing work orders, inventory levels, shipments, as well as purchase orders, to meet demand.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 25, 2024

Companies that excel in demand forecasting can optimize their supply chain operations, reduce costs, increase profitability, and stay ahead of competitors in meeting customer needs while ensuring long-term success and resilience. It enables better capacity planning, more efficient use of resources, and improved customer service levels.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. In this 2-part Supply chain strategy post , the Managing Director at Solventure – Bram Desmet, discusses the key elements of an excellent supply chain. So, as I sit down to write this blog, I wonder what are some of the things that make supply chains excellent? Please subscribe here.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

More to the point, though, for S&OP to be effective, it matters not whether a company uses Excel spreadsheets or the latest best-of-breed sales and operations planning software. S&OP can deliver several benefits, but that knowledge is not enough to encourage disparate business functions to overcome conflicts and buy into the process.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing. From a manufacturing perspective, products vary significantly in complexity. Solutions, for example, can take from 12 to 16 weeks to manufacture. The company understands global manufacturers’ problems because they are one.

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IQMS

MARCH 2, 2020

The innovation of our manufacturing customers was spotlighted at the Plastics News Excellence Awards ceremony on February 26, 2020. The companies, all users of our DELMIAWORKS (formerly IQMS) manufacturing ERP software, were judged by members of the Plastics News editorial staff. There, Intertech Plastics Inc.

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Vinculum

MAY 4, 2022

With the advent of digital technology, online purchasing has evolved in a huge way to attract a considerable crowd wisely. Digital purchasing has been so easy to access that people can scroll even through smartphones. E-commerce is rising high to working with social commerce is an excellent way for long-term growth.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The wholesale distribution and manufacturing (WD&M) landscape is entering a new era. AI-infused inventory and order management is the way forward for wholesale distributors and manufacturers hoping to bridge the supply-demand gap and meet and exceed their customers’ new B2B omni-channel expectations.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

This will help you determine the most efficient staffing, hiring and training plan. Inventory provides an excellent example of a cost indicator that should be measured and continuously improved. Invest the time up front to train your team on the fundamentals of the variables that impact warehousing inventory and fulfillment costs.

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synchrono

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Through this guest blog series, my intent is to share some of my experiences implementing supplier quality and Lean manufacturing initiatives by focusing on eKanban systems. My first post offered advice for planning an eKanban rollout (advice that could be applied across any Lean manufacturing project).

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Inventory replenishment is the process of purchasing the goods, components, and raw materials needed to build and sell products. Inventory replenishment involves negotiating bulk-buying discounts and considering seasonal changes to cost. Bulk buying can also provide leverage for discounted delivery costs. Let’s break these down.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 27, 2016

The supermarket chain reaching out to traditional families, working parents, or younger generations with different buying styles, or the apparel manufacturer seeking to satisfy both the everyday clothing market and the hot fashion clientele, are both examples of entities with a need to adapt to a variety of channels simultaneously.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 30, 2020

Automotive manufacturers are remobilizing to produce ventilators. Our responsibility is to minimize the impact, manage our healthcare system’s capacity, and make sure the right supplies show up at the right place at the right time. The Defense Production Act has been invoked to meet PPE demand in the United States.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 24, 2022

AI in supply chains is helping to deliver the powerful optimization capabilities required for more accurate capacity planning , improved productivity, high quality, lower costs, and greater output, all while fostering safer working conditions. AI can also analyze workplace safety data and inform manufacturers about any possible risks.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With experience in Enterprise Storage and Consumer Hardware, he can help with a variety of tasks, such as product launches, changes in manufacturing, and cost-cutting techniques. Francine has been an Interim (project) manager and senior business analyst with a track record in Operational Excellence, Process Design and Data Analysis.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Also to note that some technological solutions failed us, as they never have been tested or trained in such a highly volatile environment. It was the strong business relations which allowed to closely collaborate that made the difference during this crisis. Where to find accelerated digital transformation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

I had the opportunity to work with several excellent organisations, most notably, nearly 20 years with Ceva (including EGL or Eagle Global Logistcis) and now TVS SCS. We managed the supply chain for China’s largest manufacturer with close to US$500m in logistics spend. This is in a position to shift again.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 3, 2018

To survive in today’s highly competitive global environment, manufacturers need to piece together the many parts of the supply chain puzzle to lay the foundation for more mature capabilities in the future.”[1] “Still too much Excel being used. ”[1] Little wonder supply chain planning is often perceived as wanting.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Another is to invest in some supply chain and logistics training for some of your existing staff. With training and education now joining most other industries in the occupation of digital-business realms, you should find it possible to raise the level of supply chain knowledge in your organisation without spending inordinate sums of money.

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QAD

APRIL 15, 2021

Assessing Feasibility – When we are considering a new product, we should always consider the feasibility of meeting capacity, capability and quality requirements. Did their effective capacity just decrease because they now have a contract with a company with more purchasing power? Pre-production Material Planning.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Clearly, an excellent warehouse safety program is highly important. Day-to-day work habits learned through training and observing others. Workers buy into the safety program because they believe managers like you are genuine in your commitment to a safe and healthy environment. So do their co-workers and their families.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A shift to manufacturing critical goods like pharmaceuticals in the United States would lead to higher production costs, for instance. There are your typical costs, like recruiting and training, but there are some soft costs that are difficult to place a monetary value on as well. billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4%

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. Download an Excel version of the list here for free ! Supply chain platform matching drop-ship retailers, manufacturers, distributors and freight forwarders. Improved cargo capacity by innovative 40 foot container design (fold). Want to know more? Marketplace.

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