Kinaxis

JUNE 26, 2017

by Dr. Madhav Durbha As supply chain professionals, we can grow insular in our thinking, as on a day-to-day basis we risk confining ourselves narrowly to our domain of responsibility or solving challenges specific to our regions. The 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo was one such opportunity.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

This is typically when I order a tequila in frustration and my mind goes into overdrive asking the basic question: What are the risks in their supply chain? . Is it possible these things have impacted the sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery of my cologne? Is the foreign country’s currency stable?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Many off-shore manufacturers have returned to the U.S., Those changes, along with high costs of transporting materials and finished goods to and from overseas locations, make the value of reshoring likely to become a compelling financial reality for many manufacturers. Transportation and freight costs are reduced.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Currency in India: Current State of Disruption, Confusion, and Economic Slowdown.Transportfolio. Two of India’s major currency denominations have been withdrawn since November 8. As of midnight that day, the India Rupee (INR) 500 and INR 1000—which constitute 86% of the currency in circulation in India —are no longer legal tender.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Note: This is an ongoing series of posts on new developments within the automobile supply chain, with examples of best practices. Understanding their supplier responsibilities as exporters is a critical performance component within a global supply chain. authorizations. provide appropriate packaging and markings.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 10, 2016

In this post, Adam discusses the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation or NNMI and how it relates to the Made in China 2025 initiative. . model, aggressively integrating Internet of Things technology into manufacturing and targeting specific advanced industries in which they hope to succeed. The Rise of Chinese Manufacturing.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

”[1] As humans became more organized many of these questions involved supply chains (i.e., Supply chains have always been tied to geography. ” So do most supply chain professionals. In fact, distance is very much alive and still creating challenges for supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Blockchain is the presumed cure-all solution for everything in supply chains, and its impact will be felt around the globe, in every industry, and within all activities. Powered by an incorruptible ledger, blockchain and TMS solutions will be the defining characteristic of successful supply chains. DOWNLOAD WHITE PAPER.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional Education Labor issues command a lot of attention right now, and notably the challenge of how to find enough talent to meet current and future market demands. The supply chain industry is no exception in this sense. Consequently, companies?—?and

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in the Middle East fared well in facing supply chain risks compared to those from other regions, despite reportedly facing a high number of logistics shocks as seen in Africa. They have started earmarking their investments for food supply chain networks since the pandemic.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ). Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

After the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , I took the time to recharge and took a month off from writing. The presentations from the Summit are posted now on the Supply Chain Insights You Tube Channel. The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence.

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Pivot88

MARCH 17, 2020

Safety has therefore become the new currency for both governments and companies. Offices and public transport are high risk areas, so most employees have been asked, or even forced to work from home whenever possible. The post Virtual Inspections: When Supply Chain business must go on! How to protect your team?

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Elementum

JUNE 6, 2016

Mexico may become the global manufacturing nerve center if the country plays its cards right. According to Deloitte’s 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index, Mexico ranks number eight out of 40 countries including Canada, Sweden, and Vietnam. These advantages give the country an edge over, say, China and Brazil. Branching Out.

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Pivot88

MARCH 17, 2020

Safety has therefore become the new currency for both governments and companies. Offices and public transport are high risk areas, so most employees have been asked, or even forced to work from home whenever possible. But the reality is that business must go on. How to protect your team? Virtual inspections offer solutions.

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20Cube Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2022

However, despite becoming the latest epicenter for sourcing and manufacturing activities, economic growth in certain countries is expected to slow down this year due to various reasons. This is a direct result of the overstocking/stockpiling that happened in Asian manufacturing and retailing sectors. International Travel Policies.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides a side panel supplementary update to our prior posted blog highlighting the latest reported September and Q3 global and regional PMI indices that indicate manufacturing contraction has begun. Noted was that 90 developing countries have seen their currencies weaken against the high U.S.

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Logility

AUGUST 14, 2020

Better forecasting implementations relate to: Preparing data for analysis; Measuring data currency, coverage and accuracy; Understanding how order fulfilment impacts your forecasts; and. By manufacturer or brand. For example, a category manager wants to track products before and after a promotion, by region and manufacturer.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

We just finished hosting over 150 executives at our Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, with a theme on Supply Chain Analytics. As 2013 comes to a close, here are some of my thoughts regarding the supply chain trends we are likely to see emerge in 2014. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Contents Supply Chain Movement 19 – 2015 Q4. Sharing Dutch supply chain knowledge in Turkey. Acquisition of GT Nexus Underlines Infor’s Focus on Supply Chain. Supply chains in Europe are facing a wide variety of changes. Supply chains in Europe are facing a wide variety of changes.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 25, 2016

With today being a holiday for many, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: FedEx Introduces Global E-Commerce Solutions Under FedEx CrossBorder. FusionOps Introduces Prescriptive Analytics For Supply Chain. Omnitracs’ Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.7.4

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QAD

MARCH 12, 2020

Manufacturing in Switzerland. Switzerland has a highly developed manufacturing industry specializing in high-tech and knowledge-based production. Manufacturing is the growth engine of the swiss economy, but the country has lagged in innovation during the last several years. Industrial production is growing at about 3.4%

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 23, 2020

According to Gartner , supply chain organizations expect the level of machine automation in their supply chain processes to double in the next five years. As global supply chains are increasing in complexity, the margin for error is rapidly shrinking. Scouting for the Needle in the Supply Chain Haystack.

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Pivot88

MARCH 17, 2020

Safety has therefore become the new currency for both governments and companies. Offices and public transport are high risk areas, so most employees have been asked, or even forced to work from home whenever possible. The post Virtual Inspections: Minimize the Impact of COVID-19 on Your Supply Chain appeared first on Pivot88.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 23, 2020

According to Gartner , supply chain organizations expect the level of machine automation in their supply chain processes to double in the next five years. As global supply chains are increasing in complexity, the margin for error is rapidly shrinking. Scouting for the Needle in the Supply Chain Haystack.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain. Feature Article by Anthony Beavis, Managing Director APAC at Körber Supply Chain. Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2014

While omnichannel retailing is in the spotlight these days, lurking in the shadows is another big challenge and opportunity many retailers (and manufacturers looking to sell direct to consumers) have been struggling with for years: cross-border e-commerce. The combined software and transportation solutions allow merchants in the U.S.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Despite carrier hopes of volume normalization as the market contracts in 2023, FreightWaves warns, “ 2023 is likely to be another year of sub-replacement level builds due to parts and components shortages as well as Europe’s struggles with sourcing energy to power vendor manufacturing site. ”. YoY Volume Lapses Worry Air Cargo Companies.

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3PL Insights

MAY 3, 2021

May 03, 2021— Evans Distribution Systems, a leading provider of third-party logistics and supply chain solutions, launched a new business intelligence tool: evans365. Data is the new business currency. MELVINDALE, Mich., The tool provides warehouse customers a holistic view of their account activity based on real-time data. “As

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Other countries outside of yours will have an advantage in producing certain goods because of lower costs, a highly-tuned supply chain or an abundance of raw materials and labour. Department of Transportation. Manufacturers vs Trading Companies. You might need to do more independent research to find unique suppliers.

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 2, 2018

Fiore, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management. Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in March, and the overall economy grew for the 107th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. Transportation Equipment). -- "In the U.S.,

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Other countries outside of yours will have an advantage in producing certain goods because of lower costs, a highly-tuned supply chain or an abundance of raw materials and labour. Department of Transportation. Manufacturers vs Trading Companies. You might need to do more independent research to find unique suppliers.

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OptiProERP

MAY 1, 2019

Manufacturing companies convert raw materials into a form that is of more value and use for the consumer. The planning horizon of MRP is at least as long as the combined purchase and manufacturing lead times. What is Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) Software?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 30, 2017

When a 100-year-old toy company collaborates with a leading automotive and technology manufacturer, the possibilities are limitless. To me, this illustrates the fact that global supply chains are about more than moving products, they are about bringing meaningful opportunity to shippers and consumers across the globe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Red Sea crisis impacts global supply Chains GlobalFoundries Receives $1.5 These disruptions significantly impact just-in-time inventory systems and cause substantial upheaval in the supply chain schedules of numerous organizations. It is no surprise that the operation of supply chains affects the economy.

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TMC

MARCH 2, 2017

Delivering exceptional service levels, regardless of where products are sourced and manufactured, or how buyers choose to purchase products is a constant challenge. To accomplish it, many turn to global logistics solutions that blend transportation management system (TMS) technology with supply chain expertise.

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TMC

MARCH 2, 2017

Delivering exceptional service levels, regardless of where products are sourced and manufactured, or how buyers choose to purchase products is a constant challenge. To accomplish it, many turn to global logistics solutions that blend transportation management system (TMS) technology with supply chain expertise.

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