Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Dave Elias, VP of SCM (on the left), and Josh Stauffer, Sr. HarbisonWalker International Manufactures and Distributes Refractory Products. But refractories are used in a wide variety of industries, particularly manufacturing industries with high temperature or corrosive production processes. Director of IT, of HWI.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

Look no further – this guide is here to help you grasp the fundamentals of supply chain management (SCM) and how it can lead to success. From sourcing raw materials, manufacturing, and storage, to transportation and distribution, SCM ensures efficiency and cost-effectiveness throughout the entire journey.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Even closer to end customers, in August, Maersk acquired Visible SCM, a Utah-based B2B/B2C company, which handles over 200,000 orders a day across nine fulfillment centers, as well as a European counterpart. For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity.

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Precoro

JUNE 6, 2022

Efficient SCM starts with a well-managed network of suppliers and vendors. Suppliers can provide raw materials for manufacturing products or act as an intermediary between the manufacturer and the buying company. In this case, the supplier receives a commission from both the customer and the manufacturer. Blurred lines.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 11, 2019

What is Supply Chain Management (SCM)? “Supply chain management (SCM) is the broad range of activities required to plan, control and execute a product’s flow, from acquiring raw materials and production through distribution to the final customer, in the most streamlined and cost-effective way possible. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 20, 2022

There is now an urgent need for manufacturers, retailers and logistics services providers to be able to address added efficiency, ensure needed flexibility in supply chain execution processes while simultaneously ratcheted-up supply chain sustainability efforts.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

SCaaS will guide companies to achieve strategic value by improving Manufacturing as a Service, Fulfillment as a Service, and Warehousing as a Service. Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) is a new approach to managing the complex process of getting products from manufacturers to consumers.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. If your demand decreases, you have excess inventory or idle capacity. Mitigating Risk – inventory tracking and dual sourcing are considered to be the most effective risk mitigation strategies.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Billal Chouli explains, “A supply chain is a network of suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers, as well as intermediaries including freight companies, warehousing companies, and brokers, who transfer goods, services, money, and information amongst one another. The importance of supply chain management. ” 3.

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EazyStock

MAY 20, 2020

Manufacturers, suppliers and wholesalers across the US have been forced to adopt new ways of working with social distancing closing offices and reducing operational capacity. And, once US SCM teams have overcome the state of flux caused by this Coronavirus, they will have to prepare for a changed supply chain future.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

Walmart will pay more for domestic sources, but will not be burdened with the inventory and purchasing FOB. One reason for this is that the COVID crisis in China is escalating to incredible levels, and that is shutting down a lot of manufacturing hubs. But that doesn’t mean we will stop having shortages of critical materials.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

While the tariffs are meant to create more domestic jobs do the domestic industries even have the capacity to increase their share of market? Even if they have the physical capacity are there really enough people to fill those jobs given the generally low unemployment rates and specialized skills required? Sourcing Analysis.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

The dictionary defines potential this way: “having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.” Being able to trace contaminated food to its source can limit the amount of food needing to be recalled and it can help health and safety professionals focus where their attention is needed most. .”[6]

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Islands of information: Over the last two decades organizations made quite a bit of investment into Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems. Majority of the established vendors in the SCM space have grown into these disparate planning functions through acquisitions. This resulted in a highly heterogeneous underlying technology.

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Oracle SCM

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

The run up to Christmas is, after all, the busiest shopping period of the year and if manufacturers can capitalise on it the rewards are vast. Thanks to big data analytics, they can gather data from a wide variety of sources. To learn more about Oracle Supply Chain Management applications visit www.oracle.com/scm.

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Arkieva

JUNE 23, 2016

The purpose of Supply Chain Management (SCM) is simply to keep chaos at bay – steer the ship and have it work in a coordinated fashion. More formally, SCM is a business process that helps keep demand and supply in balance and synchronize the activities the firm at an aggregate level. The three primary activities include: 1.

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QAD

MARCH 27, 2024

Having a good Supply Chain Management (SCM) process is crucial for offering excellent customer service. And one of the keys for a good supply chain management (SCM) is gathering data from various areas of the business. It’s fair to say that your information is likely not unified in one system offering a single source of truth.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Key nodes in your Supply Chain, whether they be Suppliers, Manufacturing Plants, Distributors, Customers, Logistics Carriers, or other Channels should be well defined. As such you need to consider how to mitigate this impact in your Sourcing strategy. Capacity Contingencies. Logistics Capacity. Scenario Planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Hadoop is an open-source software framework written in Java for distributed storage and processing of large data sets on computer clusters. While the rest of the world was deep in a recession in 2008, and manufacturers were struggling with payroll decisions and layoffs, Hadoop innovation was in full swing.

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Oracle SCM

MARCH 3, 2020

Procurement of raw materials and components that go into the manufacturing process is essential to ensure final product quality and strong financial performance. Depending on where and from whom the components are sourced, they may also need to develop contingency plans. Globalization adds complexity to sourcing.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2017

As with many facets of business, the supply chain management (SCM) industry is working to leverage technology to accelerate processes and cut costs. Yet, disconnected legacy systems are inhibiting retail and manufacturing companies from quickly adopting technology solutions to address the needs of modern business.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

If you are in a business supporting some manufacturing or retail industries you may also be subject to performance penalties if deliveries or late. With all of that considered Freight Management can be a source of competitive differentiation and an enabler of strong financial performance. You can not get this visibility without a plan.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

I was working as an inside Sales Rep at Wesco and moved to Celestica in the same capacity. The next 5 years were pivotal in my career as I was exposed to many other aspects of Supply Chain and Manufacturing. As Contract Manufacturing commoditized, the focus to have dynamic, flexible and efficient Supply Chains quickly changed.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

On the supply side, however, there is less and less room for manufacturers to absorb additional costs as volatile input prices put the squeeze on margins and the marketing investment required to differentiate branded products from private-label competitors continues to rise.

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Oracle SCM

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

This blog post was co-authored by Lionel Albert, Oracle's Senior Director EMEA, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Planning. While they might assume it’s magic, manufacturers and retailers know that making holiday wishes a reality isn’t that simple. It starts with planning.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 10, 2018

The demand-driven SCM concept therefor uses actual demand instead of error-prone forecasts to drive replenishment.” This means for example, that marketing-campaign planning involves manufacturing and procurement functions, to ensure preparedness for an uptick in product demand. Capacity Buffering.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 9, 2022

This may include choosing software for managing the enterprise (an ERP system), for supply chain management (SCM) or for customer relationship management (CRM). Having all information located in one source gives decision-makers access to actionable data on multiple activities. What is ERP? What does an ERP offer?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

I was working as an inside Sales Rep at Wesco and moved to Celestica in the same capacity. The next 5 years were pivotal in my career as I was exposed to many other aspects of Supply Chain and Manufacturing. As Contract Manufacturing commoditized, the focus to have dynamic, flexible and efficient Supply Chains quickly changed.

Supply Chain Planning Software 57

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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. I’m not sure who ever said these first but we still say them today, “when in trouble, order double”, “when in doubt, push it out” and “don’t get sassy if you don’t have capacity”.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 16, 2017

Robots already stand side-by-side with their human counterparts on many manufacturing floors, adding efficiency, capacity (robots don’t need to sleep!) It is still the dream of many manufacturers today. Robots are becoming cheaper and easier to deploy thanks to less expensive sensors and free open source software.

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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. I split this off from global sourcing because we had plenty of buyers but not enough planning and logistics so service and documentation was failing. With a price tag of $2.1

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 25, 2019

What distinguishes Manufacturing ERP from other ERP systems? ERP started in the manufacturing industry, but it headed off in new directions. Manufacturers need all these functions, but they also need so much more. Defining Manufacturing ERP. So what is Manufacturing ERP today? Manufacturers are different.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Supply chain management (SCM) sounds like a straight-forward topic; nevertheless, numerous articles have been written on the subject explaining what it is and what it isn’t. Sara White, a Marketing Coordinator at SupplyPike, observes, “SCM performance directly impacts an organization’s general performance. ”[3]. .”

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ivalua

MARCH 30, 2022

A company’s supply chain is a key source of competitive advantage and Supply Chain Management (SCM) is designed to allow a company to monitor its suppliers and utilize the available resources to improve performance. But most sourcing and procurement teams need to pivot and modify the way they handle SCM decisions.

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Oracle SCM

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Every year during the holidays, anxiety hits shoppers, retailers, and manufacturers alike about whether the season’s hottest products will face shortages. For manufacturers, at least, it doesn’t have to be this way. Partner for Manufacturing Flexibility. SCM Visibility Is Clearer in the Cloud.

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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. I’m not sure who ever said these first but we still say them today, “when in trouble, order double”, “when in doubt, push it out” and “don’t get sassy if you don’t have capacity”.

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