Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Forty years ago as a chemical engineering student, I learned the tedious craft of chemical plant design. Getting good at factory design is a merit badge of sorts for the chemical engineer. Getting good at factory design is a merit badge of sorts for the chemical engineer. In this position, we designed real-world plants.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. The slowdown had a final price tag of $770 million for Washington business alone—the sum of net delinquent shipments and additional costs such as warehousing and truck idling fees. Tips for an Effective Contingency Plan.

Pharmaceutical 94

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The advent of transportation management systems (TMS) in the 1990s introduced near-infinite metrics and data points into the supply chain yet brought with it more questions than answers: How do we centralize the data? How do we analyze it efficiently? How do we use it to our advantage?

Prescriptive Analytics Software 105

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

The problem is that warehouses are full. The demand latency for a semiconductor manufacturer is 180-220 days, while a chemical manufacturer has a latency of 150-280 days. Cash-to-Cash: Days of Accounts Receivable + Days of Inventory-Days of Accounts Payable. Business continuity is the discussion dejour for a supply chain team.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

Supply Chain Design Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Data 195

QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Typical manufacturing products made in Belgium include engineering and metal products, automobile assemblies, transportation equipment, scientific and precision instruments, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, glass, petroleum and food and beverages. billion metric tons of goods in 2015. percent; Netherlands 12 percent and the U.K.

Belgium 67

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. The slowdown had a final price tag of $770 million for Washington business alone—the sum of net delinquent shipments and additional costs such as warehousing and truck idling fees. Tips for an Effective Contingency Plan.

Pharmaceutical 60

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Other industries seeing the most reshoring include transportation equipment; computers and electronic products; electrical equipment, appliances and components; chemicals; plastic and rubber products; wood and paper products; apparel and textiles; fabricated metal products; and machinery. What was your response?

Manufacturing Procurement 62

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

They wanted to know, “ How was the market affecting the chemical supply chain?” DuPont as a chemical supplier to the market sits four-to-five levels back in the supply chain with extreme demand latency (about six months) and high volatility of the true market demand signal due to the bullwhip effect.

Supply and Demand 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Only beauty, chemical and Over-The-Counter (OTC) Drugs made progress in operating margins. As a result, unit picking, shipping and returns is redefining warehouse management and transportation processes. Most of this spend is targeted at the redefinition of warehouse management to make eCommerce a reality.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Software Manufacturing Procurement 150

Talking Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

The most common goals of supply chain visibility include the following, but as your company completes this exercise, be sure to include quantifiable metrics: Reduce business and supply chain risk. Consider the ways rich data collection can help shape your supply chain towards lower cost and optimal performance.

Optimal Sourcing 100

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

Traditional heavy industries, such as oil, gas, chemicals, and advanced materials will navigate major cost challenges resulting from a significantly reduced demand. That’s where Procurement Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) come into play. In this post, we’ll unpack ten top procurement metrics and why they matter.

Procurement Analytics 104

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

This is a key differentiator and vastly different to the principles we know today of relational software in rows and tables and traditional data warehouse approaches using ETL where processing data requires movement. In contrast, it took the average chemical company or automotive supplier five-to-eight months.

Supply Chain Planning Software 0

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Retail shelves are increasingly empty. Time For Action.

Supply Chain Design Software 267

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

At its core, demand planning is the function of producing the demand plan, e.g. the operational sales forecast that drives manufacturing and/or the replenishment of product into a store or warehouse. This can be overcome, however, with proper focus and metrics. And producing the demand plan is a combination of science and art.

Supply and Demand 57

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Retail shelves are increasingly empty. Time For Action.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Supply and Demand 195

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Retail shelves are increasingly empty. Time For Action.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Supply and Demand 195

Unleashed

JANUARY 13, 2019

We have a complicated assembly process due to the chemicals we handle. This process used to be quite manual — we’d have to ask someone in the warehouse who knew what goes into the chemicals – which left a lot of room for human error. Implementing Unleashed has changed the way we run our business for the better!

Inventory Management Software 65

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Over the period of 2009-2015 only 88% of companies made improvement on the “Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.” (The The Supply Chain Metrics That Matter are a portfolio of metrics which correlate to higher market capitalization. This trend was characteristic of the chemical industry. Ralf’s Insights.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 153

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

At its core, demand planning is the function of producing the demand plan, e.g. the operational sales forecast that drives manufacturing and/or the replenishment of product into a store or warehouse. This can be overcome, however, with proper focus and metrics. And producing the demand plan is a combination of science and art.

Supply and Demand 40

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Due to petrochemical producers cutting production following Covid-19, and a variety of storms and hurricanes, base chemicals are in short supply, leading to slower production at paint makers including Sherwin-Williams and PPG. Retailers short on storage space are buying warehouses rather than waiting for supply chains to straighten out.

Material Savings 207

Material Savings Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 207

EMERGE App

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Your retail customers bought them because health-conscious consumers wanted a non-stick solution without nasty chemicals or synthetic stuff on their fry pans. Their boxes are gathering dust and they’re taking up valuable warehouse space that could otherwise have gone to another best-seller. Horror 3: Disappearing Metrics.

Inventory Management Software 76

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Assets are tangible inventory items that must be inspected, maintained, and are tracked with performance metrics. Inventory Management: Digitizing your inventory system of record enables you to gain visibility into stock levels and materials as they flow through your warehouse, production floor, and work order system.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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RFgen

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Warehouse workers have to pay attention to forklift movements. Forklifts are necessary pieces of equipment for some inventory warehouses and manufacturing plants. Factories and warehouses need strategies in place that limit the potential risks associated with forklift operation and solutions to sustain best practices.

Data 52

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RFgen

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Warehouse workers have to pay attention to forklift movements. Forklifts are necessary pieces of equipment for some inventory warehouses and manufacturing plants. Factories and warehouses need strategies in place that limit the potential risks associated with forklift operation and solutions to sustain best practices.

Data 52

Data Inventory Reduction Material Savings Resource Reduction 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 29, 2020

The burning of this fuel in ships are main engines, boilers and generator engines and produces exhaust containing Sulphur oxide (SOX) which then reacts with water, oxygen and other chemical to form Sulphuric acid n secondary inorganic aerosols. million metric tons annually. Surcharges passed on to shippers.

Cost Reduction Strategies 67

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

It’s a combination that provides real-time inventory tracking, from purchase to warehousing through to the sale and delivery of products. Manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers in verticals spanning chemicals and metal fabrication right across to craft brewing and vitamin production, all tend to benefit from a move to the cloud.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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RFgen

APRIL 20, 2023

Other industries that make or process goods stand to benefit as well: Aerospace & Defense Automotive Chemicals Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Electronics Food & Beverage Industrial Manufacturing Medical Devices Oil & Gas (and companies supporting the industry) To name a few.

Inventory Management Software 52

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively. Have backups to your backups.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. Content Summary: Chemical conglomerate BASF, according to Gartner’s analysts, is piloting the use of augmented reality to visualize real-time performance in one of its factories, with the aim of increasing efficiency and safety. DataTable subpages.

Gartner 81

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