Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis – the Director Global Manufacturing Capacity, Strategic Assets and Capital Expenditures at Philip Morris Products S.A. The introduction of smoke-free products made the use of spreadsheet tools far less efficient in the capacity and sourcing planning as the new product categories had rapid growth. “We

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 16, 2021

To gain insights, we interviewed Alexandros Skandalakis, Director of Manufacturing Capacity, reporting to operations/manufacturing globally within Philip Morris. How much smoke-free product footprint capacity does the company need to build? What are the implications for our conventional products’ capacity & footprint?

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 5, 2015

More than a year ago, the Supply Chain Collaborator blog examined the trend toward crowd sourcing and wondered aloud whether an “Uber for commercial shipping” was imminent. Yet, as an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal concludes, we are still nowhere near developing a killer app for crowd sourced commercial shipping.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 20, 2020

COVID-19 and the Future of China Sourcing and Manufacture. Factories in developing countries, where costs would be lower, don’t have the technology or trained workforce to cope with modern demands. Limited capacity of ports to handle exports. But global dependence on Chinese manufacturing is mind-boggling….

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

EcoVadis’ focus is helping suppliers accelerate their journey by measuring and improving their sustainability management system, collecting and reporting their data, building capacity to ultimately drive reductions in impact. EcoVadis also deploys artificial intelligence to monitor online publications.

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USC Consulting Group

APRIL 21, 2020

The federal government has helped to increase the supply of PPEs by invoking the Defense Production Act, which mandates certain high-capacity industries to pause what they’re doing and devote resources to producing life-saving products and equipment. ” Dual sourcing serves as a hedge against supply chain risk. .

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. Source: Gartner, Market Guide for Supply Chain Analytics Technology, May 28, 2019. UniSoma’s Volnei dos Santos also stresses the importance of training and engaging key stakeholders early on with your optimization initiatives.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

This is not a new problem; but it is exacerbated by volume increases, COVID labor issues, and port infrastructure capacity issues. Manage Make, Source, and Deliver Together. Use the Zebra training methodology to define outside-in processes that can work for your company. There is no oversight or coordination. What to do?

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2020

CarrierDirect advises clients on the elements of their business most vital to success: strategy, organizational structure, compensation, technology, training, recruiting, workflows, processes, and more. The Supply Chain Disruptions Include: Manufacturing capacity drops and become less efficient. Final mile capacity demand increases.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2022

Across the global business ecosystem, sourcing and retaining top talent labor is of utmost importance. This means it can take as little as a few hours to train new associates and enable a rapid time to full productivity, which is a game changer for businesses needing to see immediate results.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Once you know where that truck (or train, plane or container) is, that’s when things get really interesting. The paradigm is shifting from foundational visibility to real-time decision-making, with positive implications for supply chain teams spanning sourcing & procurement, to production, to yard & DC operations and beyond.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

This is not a new problem; but it is exacerbated by volume increases, COVID labor issues, and port infrastructure capacity issues. Manage Make, Source, and Deliver Together. Use the Zebra training methodology to define outside-in processes that can work for your company. There is no oversight or coordination. What to do?

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2021

Meanwhile, organizations face myriad external risks: climate disruption, geopolitical issues, increasingly strict legislation and regulations, and, of course, the global pandemic all impact the supply chain, and Procurement is under heightened pressure to mitigate those macro risks with effective sourcing and supplier management processes.

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QAD

MARCH 23, 2021

Check out these upcoming training opportunities to expand your skill set with QAD’s new Adaptive UX functionality! Available QAD Training Courses. This detailed functional training will teach you to use the new Adaptive UX Action Centers and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to support the specific needs of your company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2023

The first use case is MIT professor Yossi Sheffi’s idea for using generative AI to monitor all possible sources of risk for a given supplier to mitigate any disruptions. Models trained on human data reflect us, both our pride and our prejudice. These perils are well addressed elsewhere , but I’ll summarize my four biggest concerns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.

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DiManEx

MAY 4, 2020

We have scaled up capacity to produce thousands per day through our network of Additive Manufacturing partners. Image source: Dutch Ministry of Defence. It’s important to ensure all essential workers are protected as travellers start making their way into trains. Image source: FIT. Protection for Dutch Railways workers.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 24, 2019

For instance, we use AIMMS to optimize production capacity, understand which raw material should go to which manufacturing facility, maximize yields in different plants and streamline our logistics. . Jamshedpur plant (image source: Tata Steel). We were able to do that by using AIMMS. The software supports scalability.

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crisp

MARCH 20, 2024

They train warehouse teams using augmented reality. Some 3PL providers, on the other hand, don’t want to be in the EDI business at all and will require that you work with an outside provider to stay compliant with your order sources. A 3PL may have the warehouse capacity to accommodate surges, but can their EDI processes keep pace?

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For example, in the life sciences industry, biopharma companies increasingly rely on contract manufacturing and development organizations (CDMOs) to address biologics manufacturing production and capacity demand. Trained on this data, our machine learning models identified why historical purchase orders were delayed and for how long.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Port congestion, capacity constraints, large increases in rates across all modes, labour shortages and long delays in shipments—these are just some of the operating realities supply chain and logistics professionals face today. Feature Article by Ryan Tang – Executive Director, APAC?E2open. Scope 3 emissions must be an immediate top priority.

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2023

Your Comprehensive Guide to Production Planning Software The benefits of production planning software vs scheduling are about the granularity of the plan: capacity plans (or master production schedules) are not granular and factor in less granular things, like high level capacity, forecasts, inventory, and transfer times.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. As AIMMS’ COO, Jan Willem van Crevel , writes : “in the past, organizations were dependent on the prioritization, capacity and skills of their company’s IT departments” to deploy AIMMS-based models. We turned 30 this year.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 10, 2022

The talent nowadays needs a different way to nurture, train, and most importantly, be retained. She highlighted the trend of increasing ocean freight capacity, but she maintained that the capacity will not be enough. The capacity shortage that we witnessed will continue. “

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Enterra Insights

MAY 4, 2020

From the outset, key lessons related to knowing the supply chain were at the forefront — not just the final link but key sources of supply related to materials, having contingency plans for interruption of supply, and understanding the capabilities and vulnerabilities of critical elements within the value chain.”[4]. ”[4].

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 6, 2018

Creating an emergency medical response plan , including the placement of first aid kits and completion of first training for staff members. Creating a centralized source of information necessary to mitigate losses. Using data to ensure compliance with regulations and training requirements on a frequent, repetitive process.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This advanced modeling technique significantly improves machine learning performance by delivering a faster, higher-performing ML engine with a much shorter time-to-train, delivering better time-to-value for customers across the board. Key Takeaways The SO99+ Supply Chain Planning Solution is the market leader in dynamic planning.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 19, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, supply chains were already growing in complexity due to increased globalization, data sources, and customer demands. In this dynamic environment of frequent disruptions, spikes in demand, and tight capacity, the ability to quickly scale your talent and technology is a significant competitive advantage.

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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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Parade

JANUARY 10, 2022

Asking the right questions can help make sure your capacity management solution helps you achieve your goals. Choosing the right capacity management vendor can be complicated. However, capacity management is a little more complicated than that. Your capacity management provider should offer you success on your terms.

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Parade

JANUARY 10, 2022

Asking the right questions can help make sure your capacity management solution helps you achieve your goals. Choosing the right capacity management vendor can be complicated. However, capacity management is a little more complicated than that. Your capacity management provider should offer you success on your terms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On the supply side, material shortages, staffing challenges, and shipping capacity constraints are all happening at the same time. The simultaneous shocks to demand and supply, and the magnitude of these shocks are not something the world ever experienced. The demand patterns significantly shifted in terms of the product and channel mix.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 15, 2021

and that of the pharmacy is 10 points above. ( *INSEE Source No 262 published on the : 10/05/2021 ). How can one then meet demand that exceeds the available production capacities ? Unfortunately, there is no miracle solution, we can only play with 2 parameters : – short term capacity increase. Increasing capacity.

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BlueYonder

JULY 14, 2021

So now that we’ve boarded the train to SCS, where do we go from here? The Waste Reduction dashboard does exactly what its name implies — it helps our customers reduce waste by recycling and repurposing expiring inventory, identifying and optimizing container fill rates, and determining warehouse capacity and allocating inventory.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Not so surprisingly, the 2021 MHI Annual Industry Report found that 31% of the respondents were already using predictive analytics in some capacity, and 48% were planning to invest in it in the next 5 years. Capacity Planning Capacity planning is a critical aspect of supply chain management.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 20, 2023

Production lead time considers multiple steps in the production process, including: Planning Sourcing raw materials Manufacturing Quality control Assembly Delivery Production lead time factors in the time spent on the physical manufacturing steps and also any potential delays that might arise. This helps you allocate resources effectively.

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DynaSys

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Sourcing and supplier performance. Advanced Analytics help you control costs by tracking efficiency and capacity use to select the best mode and carrier, as well as monitor customs, health, safety, and environmental requirements across multiple countries to ensure compliance and on-time delivery. Fleet Management. IT Management.

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