Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

For several years, Ferrero has been seeking to grow its business in North America, making a series of acquisitions, including Nestlé’s U.S. confectionary business in 2018.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

In North America, 81% of consumers said they would stop buying products from brands they learned were harming the environment. The Demand for Carbon Accounting The push for sustainability isn’t new, but it has reached a tipping point. Retailers are following suit.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Her unique approach to research and strategy is based on a decade-long career launching successful B2B and B2C programs and products across North America. Sarah is an Owner and Partner at PATH, a research and growth strategy with a four-decade history dedicated to supply chain organizations.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

The company has recently launched intermodal rail tracking, providing direct connections to the 7 Class I railways in North America. Vizon automatically pushes complete, standardized, and detailed container tracking events to any software system or spreadsheet.

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AIMMS

JULY 19, 2017

The list includes our best supply chain analytics blogs and news items, our latest webinars and most recent case studies. Chris Gordon, AIMMS VP North America, discusses this on our blog. It’s the perfect companion for an inspiring holiday break! .

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Companies like ELIX Polymers and Fresenius Medical Care North America have chosen SC Navigator because it makes powerful prescriptive analytics accessible and allows them to quickly answer very specific questions about their business. Browse case studies to see how leading companies across industries make use of the technology

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QAD

MARCH 31, 2020

In some cases, only one or two companies in the world can produce the components ANCA needs. Our full case study provides details of how the QAD Supplier Portal helped ANCA streamline their purchasing processes. There’s more information in the full case study.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

These nominees represent 206 companies spanning 26 countries, with North America contributing 45% of the nominations, followed by Europe at 35%, and the remaining 20% from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific regions.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. Of course, the above case studies are merely summaries of the changes these high-profile brands made to their supply chains. Sunsweet Growers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Prior to that, Allen served as SVP, North America Sales & Service at CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG) where he led a team of more than 300 sales, service, and operations professionals during the company’s most expansive growth period. Biocair case study. Optimize Courier case study. Mercury case study.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Companies like ELIX Polymers and Fresenius Medical Care North America have chosen SC Navigator because it makes powerful prescriptive analytics accessible and allows them to quickly answer very specific questions about their business. Browse case studies to see how leading companies across industries make use of the technology

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

At the Descartes Evolution User Conference this past March, I attended several sessions about the MacroPoint solution and they were all standing room only , including the one where William Wehrle and David Bazzetta from BASF shared their case study. Real-time Capacity Matching: The Second Wave of Demand and Value.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Robert Oliver , from Quintiq’s Logistics group in North America, discussed the versatility of Logistics Planner, and how it provided advanced optimization for cost savings in multimodal, multi-leg and multi-hub trip generation of routes. Pay attention to the Quintiq website over the next few months for more details.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 9, 2014

by Trevor Miles I’m on my way back from Tokyo where I attended our user conference, Kinexions Tokyo , in Japan, just 5 weeks after our Kinexions North America user conference in San Diego. In both cases we had about 50% increase in attendance over last year. Buffalo Technologies. • Dow AgroSciences. Schneider Electric. •

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Steve Carpenter is chief operating officer of Creditsafe North America. Supply chains are built on trust and timing. To keep them moving, we can’t afford to ignore what the data is telling us.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 28, 2025

Consumer Preferences and Cultural Differences What appeals to consumers in North America might not resonate with audiences in Asia, Africa, or Europe, whatever your business. Subscription-based businesses must personalize their offerings and customer experience based on local consumer habits, language, and cultural expectations.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2018

Moen: A TMS Case Study. I also moderated a panel discussion highlighting the transportation management system (TMS) evaluation and selection process undertaken by Moen , the number one faucet brand in North America. Michael Leaser (Director Global Logistics & Transportation at Moen) and Alan Loos (Sr.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

I am currently collecting case studies in supply chain leadership for my next book Supply Chain Leadership Matters to publish in 2016. Emmanuel has been working in Supply Chain for L’Oreal for over 20 years, starting in France followed by 10 years in New York where he led the Supply Chain for L’Oreal North America.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Sharing this story is the goal of this case study. The next formal face-to-face session to discuss the pilots is on April 13 in North America and April 28th in Europe. Performance of BMS and Merck at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin. The sessions are open to all innovators.

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E2open

AUGUST 24, 2018

The supply chain transformation started by moving away from functional silos to an end-to-end value chain,” says Rick Sather, vice president Customer Supply Chain, North America, Kimberly-Clark. Read Case Study. A one-day reduction in safety stock for one business unit can equate to $10 million in savings. Delivered.

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QAD

MAY 16, 2019

QAD provides training on behalf of AIAG and Odette in North America, Eastern Europe and Asia/Pacific. To read more about how QAD helped one customer achieve their Level A Certification by conducting a MMOG/LE Q-Scan to identify areas for improvement, check out this case study.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

Working in partnership with Blue Yonder, I’m confident we’ll get there,” according to a Transportation Manager, Kimberly-Clark ( read the case study ). Constant Focus on Benefits Achieved Our TMS helps customers gain holistic benefits in customer service, sustainability, cost-to-serve, resource retention, and more.

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Locus Robotics

JUNE 26, 2020

Since 2014, LogiMed has served as the largest gathering for medical device and diagnostics supply chain heads in North America. See Case Studies Learn More. Join Locus on July 14, 2020 Noon EDT | 9AM PDT for the FREE LogiMed Virtual Event! Ready to have a conversation? Get Started.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Get the PDF of Lull’s case study >> Challenges to Order Fulfillment. Now, with inventory strategically placed throughout North America, they reach the majority (88%) of their customers with two-day delivery and have reduced overall delivery times from 3.5 88% of orders met within two business days.

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Bristlecone

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Read Case Study. Recent highlights include: Go-lives across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. One auto parts manufacturer has unlocked a new era of ML-backed strategic decision-making – not only increasing the accuracy of their product launch forecasts but also minimizing inventory costs.

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RFgen

AUGUST 10, 2023

You may also like: Schwing America: Global manufacturer of construction equipment replaces aging software, gains mobile barcoding and advanced warehouse capabilities. Read More » Graphic Packaging: Ubiquitous paper goods manufacturer implements mobile barcoding in 25 sites across North America, scaling operations internationally as well.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2024

Nortera, a leading manufacturer of frozen and canned vegetables in North America, was struggling to maintain a complex logistics network with decentralized data and intensive manual processes.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2022

This week, in conjunction with General Motors reporting of Q2-2022 financial performance, the auto maker disclosed that it had secured strategic supply agreements to support one million electric powered vehicles in North America by 2025. or North America presence. Some Broader Context.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

30 | Case study: 3M doubles its truck load factor. The sector continued to grow steadily during the financial crisis and the export level has since doubled thanks to rising demand from Western Europe, Asia and North America. 28 | Facts & Figures: Supply Chain Software. In 2006, with an export value of EUR1.5

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

Then the packed halls had a lot of business user case study presentations. The next formal face-to-face session to discuss the pilots is on April 13 in North America and April 28th in Europe. It has always been more valuable to me than Sapphire. Today, fewer and fewer supply chain professionals make the event.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 7, 2014

Around 150 CSR and procurement professionals joined us from all over Europe and North America. Therefore, for its 2014 edition, what a better location for our event than Palais Brongniart, the ancient Paris stock exchange ?

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Stord

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In the near future, The Zero Proof can expand to a multi-node structure to reduce transit times and parcel zones on DTC orders to key markets, as well as a seamless expansion to European markets through Stord’s network of facilities across North America, The United Kingdom and The Netherlands.

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Synovos

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In fact, RS Integrated Supply is in active talks with the client about expanding services into additional sites in North America too. The challenges: then and now Initially, the client didn’t have the capacity or experience to manage MRO in-house. They’re seeing great savings and we’re able to stay ahead.” Interested in our services?

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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TMC

MAY 26, 2016

Supported by the North America Free Trade Agreement, Mexico and the U.S. For more information about the challenges and solutions for automotive supply chains, read our case study. already are major trading partners.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s announcement from athletic footwear designer and manufacturer New Balance of the grand opening of this company’s fifth production facility in North America. Background. While a robust supply network presence for footwear or apparel goods across the U.S.

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Synovos

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In fact, RS Integrated Supply is in active talks with the client about expanding services into additional sites in North America too. The challenges: then and now Initially, the client didn’t have the capacity or experience to manage MRO in-house. They’re seeing great savings and we’re able to stay ahead.” Interested in our services?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

The saga of fitness hardware and services provider Peloton Interactive took yet another turn last week with an announcement of the pending closing of the company’s owned North American warehouses and the shedding of field customer support teams, along with other moves.

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