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Negotiating With A Chatbot: A Walmart Procurement Case Study

Talking Logistics

This past February we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — “Is your company using Artificial Intelligence in its supply chain or logistics operations?”

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Case Study: NXP Semiconductors

Procurement Academy

NXP Semiconductors (NXP) , is a global designer and manufacturer headquartered in The Netherlands. The post Case Study: NXP Semiconductors appeared first on Skill Dynamics. 93% felt the training was relevant to their jobs. 80% indicated that the new knowledge they had gained would be applied very often.

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Alternative Protein: A Food Manufacturers Guide [+ Case Study]

Unleashed

Food manufacturers will find new opportunities in the alternative protein market as consumer demand surges for non-meat proteins: insect, plant and algae-based products, and ‘lab meat’ cultivated from animal cells. The demand for alternative proteins has surged in recent years, creating an opportunity for food manufacturers.

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L’Oréal: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Based in Paris, L’Oréal is a global personal care manufacturing company. This case study is the best example we have seen of a customer-centric supply chain. The use of 3D-printing enables smaller batches, lower manufacturing costs, and shorter lead times compared to traditional machining.

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How One Manufacturer Used GEP SOFTWARE To Save $45M in Direct Material Sourcing

For global manufacturers, managing direct and indirect material spend can get very complicated very quickly. In response to these challenges, a leading heavy equipment manufacturer selected GEP to redesign its source-to-contract processes and implement a convergent data model to help manage procurement data across its multiple locations.

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Case Study: Ewellix

Procurement Academy

Ewellix, part of the Schaeffler Group, is the leading global manufacturer and supplier of linear motion solutions, which incorporate state-of-the-art designs, components, and digital technology. Employee feedback: 900 eLearning modules completed in 2 months 89% indicated great course satisfaction 92% rating the course content as ‘great’.

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Companies Using ERP: Case Studies

QAD

This type of software is used by businesses to plan and oversee routine operations, such as supply chain management, manufacturing, services, project management, customer relationship management, risk management, compliance, accounting and procurement. It has proven to be particularly useful for companies in the manufacturing space.

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How a Fortune 500 Company Transformed its Supply Chain Using a Digital Twin-Enabled Control Tower

Supply chain plays a crucial role for this Fortune 500 automotive manufacturer. With the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, along with demand and supply fluctuations in the subsequent years, many manufacturers, including this one, saw significant stress on their global supply chains. This case study covers: Customer challenges.

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How Georgia-Pacific Turned Their Supply Chain into a Competitive Advantage

Georgia-Pacific, one of the world's leading manufacturers of tissue, pulp and paper and supplier to top brands like Brawny, Angel Soft and DIXIE, trusts ClearMetal for their supply chain requirements. Read the case study to hear how one company turned the reliability and transparency of its supply chain into distinct competitive advantages.

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Hot Off the Grill: Optimizing Summer Supply Chains for Seasonal Staples

Speaker: Glenn Koepke and Steve Rotter

Topics covered include: The impact of seasonal demand on supply chain operations Unleashing innovative strategies that will help bring seasonal products to the market faster than ever Delivering frosty delights while maintaining cold chain compliance Case studies of companies that have successfully implemented supply chain visibility solutions for (..)

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Real-Time Trackers: A Welcome Labor Solution for Logistics

According to Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, the labor shortage will cost the U.S. Real-life case study examples of how real-time tracking helped two leading logistics providers overcome the challenges of the growing labor shortage. as much as $1 trillion, and 2.1 million positions could remain unfilled by 2023.