Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The August S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI™ again fell to a two-year low of 51.5, The August 2022 J.P.

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OptiProERP

JUNE 4, 2021

It’s more important than ever for manufacturers to find ways to effectively manage their operations in the face of Covid-19, supply chain disruptions, inflation concerns, glimpses of recovery, and the many dynamics impacting manufacturers’ bottom lines. Eliminate those options that don’t meet your selection criteria.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Manufacturers like Hyundai are experiencing a shortage of components that threaten s to halt production. The study include d firms in the retail, manufacturing and distribution verticals. As the Coronavirus outbreak develops into a pandemic, people and businesses alike are feel ing its ripple effects.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 19, 2023

Many manufacturers have successfully implemented an ERP system to streamline their business processes and improve efficiency. In comparison while ERP systems collect and manage data across the business, including inventory management, they lack the comprehensive capabilities of a dedicated WMS. What is a Warehouse Management System?

Inventory Reduction 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Days of Inventory Comparison. The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. The supply chain team is subservient to manufacturing, with the plant managers believing that they understand supply chain management basics. The answer?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 1, 2022

Comparison of Business Results to Peer Group of the 2022 Gartner Top 25 Winners. The organization with deep manufacturing “roots” automated factories and trucks but did not align make, source, and deliver together. In this process, all of the targets are changed to meet the budget. (In Is this leadership? The reason?

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Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

By optimizing resources, you can minimize total supply costs while meeting consumer demand requirements. This approach satisfies market demand profitably through dynamic materials sourcing, optimized production and manufacturing plans, and reduced distribution costs and lead times. Improved customer satisfaction.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

I read earlier this week that pressure on the supply of critical materials will continue to mount as road transport electrification expands to meet net-zero ambitions. In a recent report, IEA indicated that global battery and mineral supply chains need to expand ten-fold to meet projected critical minerals needs by 2030.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Based in Paris, L’Oréal is a global personal care manufacturing company. Orbit Chart Comparison of L’Oreal and Estee Lauder. To understand the extent of the achievement, note the comparison to their industry peer group in Table 1. (Read more to understand the details on the Supply Chain Index ,).

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QAD

JANUARY 9, 2024

Let’s look at how companies can meet the demands of global trade compliance and avoid missteps. If you manufacture or distribute dual-use goods or controlled substances, this is even more important. In addition, geopolitical tensions and increasingly complex laws and regulations make ongoing trade compliance a serious challenge.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Major Trends: Volatile Production, Capacity Crisis & The Need for EV Automotive manufacturing is experiencing a huge global transformation compared to the past. Let’s take a look at today’s vehicle production and distribution market and how companies are overcoming these challenges. million cars and by 2023, it has almost reached 26.4

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Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Let’s look at a comparison of functions between ERP and SCM: 1. A digital supply chain platform with a corporate responsibility solution makes suppliers, manufacturers, logistics, and other supply chain stakeholders more accountable through centralized reporting and data. Economic sustainability .

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Precoro

JUNE 6, 2022

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. Let's imagine a company A, that manufactures a finished product – sneakers. Blurred lines.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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QAD

MAY 18, 2021

Every medical device manufacturer selling to the European Union or hoping to has been preparing and awaiting its arrival with a combination of anticipation and dread. A recent Emergo Outlook survey asked a similar question to manufacturing leaders regarding future sales (see figure below). The MDD, by comparison, uses it only 40 times.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Technology is disrupting the manufacturing industry, and with any type of change, comes opportunity. ChainLink Research recently released two reports about how digital technology is affecting today’s manufacturers. The first report, Digital Displacement , explores how these digital advancements are impacting manufacturers’ products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

These ABC segments can also be used for setting up service level targets or availability targets which then determine the safety stocks for ensuring there are enough stocks to meet the fluctuating demand for those groups of products that are critical to business. There are different ways of doing store cluster analysis.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Manufacturers like Hyundai are experiencing a shortage of components that threaten s to halt production. The study include d firms in the retail, manufacturing and distribution verticals. As the Coronavirus outbreak develops into a pandemic, people and businesses alike are feel ing its ripple effects.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. They are impatient that they know more about pizza’s status for lunch before their zoom meeting than the inbound shipment status for their critical manufacturing run. Reflection. The supply chain career is new.

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Logility

MAY 3, 2018

Life science manufacturers are building advanced supply chain capabilities based on Big Data, Digital Transformation, Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence to drive unprecedented improvements to patient care and cost reductions. The rate of change for medical device manufacturers often means short product life spans.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

A slight change within a function–in sourcing or manufacturing, or along the chain–can greatly impact the outcomes of cost, customer service, or working capital. Today’s supply chain—with greater outsourcing, global manufacturing, and complex bill of materials–requires synchronization of the links. Upcoming Webinars.

Optimal Sourcing 169

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

In manufacturing, customers can personalize their orders to their specific needs, thanks to dynamic scheduling increasing production flexibility and efficiency. It supports your planners in their decision-making with real-time impact analyses, scenario comparisons and record-breaking optimization. Not convinced? Here’s how it starts.

Scenario Planning 120

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OptiProERP

MAY 18, 2023

Procurement is a complex process that requires careful planning and execution to ensure that the goods or services acquired meet the company’s needs and requirements. Direct procurement is critical for manufacturing companies as it enables them to obtain the necessary inputs to produce their products.

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Logility

MAY 22, 2018

After researching Demand Driven Manufacturing Resource Planning (DDMRP) this old grandma popped into my head proclaiming, “Where’s the Beef?” Most of the boasts of DDMRP value are in comparison to the value of MRP. This describes a very small subset of company procurement and manufacturing environments.

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Demand Solutions

JUNE 28, 2017

Companies may plan to use basic forecasts established by the large auto manufacturers, but they’ll still have to respond when those manufacturers make demand changes to support their schedule changes. Dick Ling responds: "Often I suggest a mini-S&OP meeting when a major change occurs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 12, 2017

like Stefan’s quote, “However, all the boasts of value it (DDMRP) brings are in comparison to the value of MRP. The highlight of my trip to CSCMP, which was largely disappointing, was meeting Matt Yearling of PINC. Lineage in food manufacturing–track and trace of lots and specifications–is problematic.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Read also: How the world’s leading F&B manufacturers boost efficiency. It’s clear that the oysters’ delivery route is more complicated than it may seem at first glance, particularly in comparison with our own holiday journey to the French Atlantic coast. Additionally, you get real time monitoring.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. ” Yes, I said. We see that nine out of ten companies are stuck.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

Plus, Americans’ spending spree during the earlier years of the pandemic, fueled by stimulus money, boredom and socked-away savings, have made for tough comparisons.”[2] In an omnichannel environment, “keeping costs low while still meeting customer expectations for speed and quality of service [is essential].

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

Inside Boeing’s Manufacturing Mess ( Paid subscription ), was far reaching in the implications of the latest incident. Further noted as part of the observations of this white paper: “ The performance of the prime manufacturer can never exceed the capabilities of the least proficient of the suppliers,” Hart-Smith wrote.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 24, 2016

And there are certainly meetings that occur throughout the process, but S&OP is not a meeting. S&OP is so much more than a process or a meeting. Yes, I’ve seen organizations that think they are ‘doing S&OP’ because they have a monthly meeting, but in fact they are actually missing the point of S&OP.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 21, 2022

Yet, despite all the technological advancements that have taken place over the past decade on the manufacturing side, S&OP continues to be dominated by ineffective, dated, manual practices in many organizations. S&OP is based on a fixed demand plan, it does not reflect how we can shape cement demand to meet business objectives.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

Self-reporting of data does not meet this standard. It is for this reason, that I discount the reporting by APQC, Institute of Business Forecasting (IBF) and Grocery Manufacturing Association (GMA) benchmarking data. While every company will agree that this data is VERY important, the lack of standard definition precludes comparison.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Everything can go perfect on the front end of the sales process, you can succeed in meeting those moments of truth that Lafley talked about, but a poor delivery experience can quickly negate it all. And it’s not just retailers that are transforming their networks, it’s manufacturers too — including P&G.

Supply Chain Design Software 101

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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. In a study conducted by Nicholson et al.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” Financial forecasts tend to have a negative bias (forecasts less than market potential) to ensure that employees have a better probability of meeting their bonuses. Background. Bias and error.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

At heart, the circular economy and circular supply chain refer to a transition from raw material to manufacturing center to distribution center to consumer to trash process. Let's take a look at some of the key considerations for the circular supply chain and how supply chain entities are stepping up to meet these demands.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 9, 2021

Over the last two days, I had the honor of attending a virtual C19 Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Summit , hosted by COVAX, CEPI, DCVMN, IFPMA, and BIO. The speakers included a critical number of major vaccine manufacturers, suppliers, government agencies, and NGO’s.

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