SCMDOJO

JANUARY 29, 2025

Order Fulfillment Times Monitoring order processing times from order placement to delivery, including order entry, picking, packing, and shipping. Implementing lean manufacturing principles to streamline production processes and eliminate waste. This includes order entry, picking, packing, shipping, and delivery.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. We are not clear on definition. So, if you use the Supply Chain Insights definition, you might ask, how are we doing commercially against this goal?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. Don’t make the mistake that I did and assume that you know the definition and requirements of visibility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

Slowly the words take definition in everyday speech. Many supply chain consultants will quickly rattle off case studies and proof points, but the smart supply chain leader will ground the discussion with clear definitions. For the translation of a purchase of Aleve at a retail outlet store to Bayer, the manufacturer is 60 days.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Last Friday night, Aptean announced a definitive agreement to acquire Logility at $14.30 The Salesforce.com model is primarily a pipeline management tool suitable for discrete markets but not process manufacturers. Optimity was a strong technology that emerged in the Australian market for small process-based manufacturers.)

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Here’s what you can expect: A clear definition of warehouse optimization and its core components. Customer Satisfaction: Faster order fulfillment, fewer shipping errors, and improved order accuracy lead to happier customers. The post 8 Warehouse Optimization Tips from Manufacturing Experts appeared first on RFgen.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

When deploying enterprise decision support applications, there are many implementations and lots of hype but few clear and consistent definitions. PWC’s Digital Trends in Supply Chain Survey reports that 83% of manufacturers say that supply chain technologies have not delivered the expected results. What do they have in common?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 11, 2014

It lacks a consistent definition and set of practices. Let’s start with a definition. Local regulations, fair labor, variability in shipping lanes, new materials, outsourced manufacturing and faster product development cycles are all contributing to the pain. Companies reward the urgent. They had a disruption.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. In contrast, other sectors reached unprecedented shortages, including Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Contract Manufacturing, and Retail Home Improvement. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2024

A Closer Look at Digital For a decade, I have struggled to get a clear definition on the digital supply chain. similarly, over 95% of manufacturers invested and implemented supply chain planning, but their primary tool today is Excel. I do not see the testing and definition of engines for this type of decision support.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Shown in Figure 1 is the definition of the layers of outside-in planning. For example, in manufacturing, the shift in focus is away from OEE to focus on first pass yield and schedule adherence.) They implemented a simple planning technology with an outside-in channel-centric model (Ship to model definition).

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Pawn Definition: “A chess piece of the smallest size and value. I worked three layers down in the organization for a well-established leader in manufacturing named Dan. Dan had a very manufacturing view and Fred focused on logistics. The warehouse I ran just completed a consolidation of three shipping centers.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Remanufacturing and refurbishing activities also may be included in the definition of reverse logistics.”. For instance, goods move from the customer to the distributor or to the manufacturer. When a manufacturer’s product normally moves through the supply chain network, it is to reach the distributor or customer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. Challenges Traditional definitions of supply chain excellence focus myopically on cost but are too slow in making decisions in inflationary periods. The ride is uphill, but the visibility is low. What is normalcy?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Just two days before Thanksgiving, FreightWaves reported an “all-time-high 93 ships” were waiting there. Consumer expectations for cheap and fast shipping continue to climb, and consumers increasingly want to order across borders , only compounding the problems. The net effect creates a difficult reality for shippers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

“The idea of the value chain is based on the process view of organizations, the idea of seeing a manufacturing (or service) organisation as a system, made up of subsystems each with inputs, transformation processes and outputs. ” Institute for Manufacturing, 2013. __. Tipping points are fascinating to watch. The race is on.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration: Fundamental to Elevating Manufacturing Performance Supplier relationships are at the heart of manufacturing performance. That’s why supplier collaboration—that consistent, trusted, and responsive interaction between supplier and manufacturer—is pivotal to manufacturing success.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Definition of Confirmation Bias. So, I smile, catch my dinner partner’s eye and ask, “In our prior conversations, you mentioned the lack of clarity on the definition of supply chain excellence in your current deployments and how this is a barrier to implementing supply chain planning properly. “ Reflection.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

For clarity, the definitions are: -Strategic Planning: The frequency is either monthly or quarterly and the focus is on long-term planning. They also are clear that the supply chain is defined outside-in based on the channel requirements and the underlying rhythms and cycles of fulfillment, manufacturing and procurement. Many are not.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 16, 2014

It felt like a whirlwind, but this year’s Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference was definitely one of the highlights of the year for us. The opening keynote by Gartner executives Noha Tohamy and Debra Hofman definitely puts things in perspective. Participants as the role of a planner in our 10-task shipping challenge.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Studies say that 25% of customers won’t buy something unless it can be shipped in two days or less. To make things simpler, having a clear lead time definition helps in making sure orders are fulfilled on time and customers are satisfied. Time is really important in business.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

When I think of the definition of the word agility, I think of Gumby, pictured here. One of the largest issues for organizations to drive supply chain agility is the lack of a commonly held and well-understood definition. (To see the what I built, check it out on SlideShare or view/download it in the SCI Community ). Defining Agility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

The confusion starts when a supply chain leader states the need for improved visibility without a clear definition. In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. Control tower , by definition, is similar. The focus of this post is to drive clarity. >

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

The supply chain team takes and ships orders. Those without any chutzpah define the “supply chain” as an organizational function that focuses only on distribution, manufacturing and procurement. The later definition fits most organizations that I see. In short, I think that it is because we want to please.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 18, 2019

It bought its main rivals to become North America’s largest fine paper manufacturer. [1] To overcome historical obstacles, Angleson set three ambitious goals: Change the relationship between the manufacturer and distributor from manipulation to collaboration. Improving culture, service levels and profitability.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2015

We have also featured on our blog over 90 guest bloggers featuring voices from experts in all of the five main categories who have talked about such subjects as the Skills Gap, Reshoring, Technology, Innovation, STEM, the Maker Movement, Lean Manufacturing and Supply Chain, the Internet of Things, and much much more.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 31, 2022

Before I get into the software itself, it is useful to start with something of a definition of the supply chain management process itself prior to moving on to the solutions that support it. A compact definition is especially useful in this case, as supply chain planning software comes in so many guises and has so many functions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Definition: Brass tacks are a type of pin or nail. Consumers became more loyal to retail brands, and retailers increased the number of products manufactured and marketed as house brands. It needs to be an accurate signal reflecting real-time changes as orders are shipped throughout the day. Source Wikipedia.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 29, 2013

A lot has changed in both business requirements and technology capabilities; yet, the fundamental technologies and the definition of the supply chain footprint remains unchanged. Amazon can now deliver almost every category of item to your home with no shipping cost for Amazon Prime customers. Instead, it is real-time data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In both cases, there is a clear definition of “winning.” While shipping craziness is abating, the issues and implications of the Russian-Ukrainian war, energy shortages in China and Europe, food instability in Africa, and the global water crisis reverberate as disruption after disruption in the supply chain. Closed Loop.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

Starting With Definitions. To help, I wrote a few definitions on the board: Demand-Driven Processes. A Demand-Driven Value Network as defined by AMR Research in 2007: A network that senses demand with minimal latency to drive a near real-time response to shape and translate demand. Definition of Outside-In Processes.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 30, 2014

When measuring order fill rates, many manufacturer and distributors often fudge the numbers to make them look better than they really are. And let’s say that we have seven line items in stock and can ship them complete. To fill the 8th line item complete we had to ship the product from a DC across the country.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. In contrast, other sectors reached unprecedented shortages, including Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Contract Manufacturing, and Retail Home Improvement. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. In contrast, other sectors reached unprecedented shortages, including Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Contract Manufacturing, and Retail Home Improvement. The reason?

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

For example, in 2011 Amazon initiated a program called Amazon Prime (free 2-day shipping and discounted 1-day shipping). For example, if you were a contract manufacturer in China, you might already have different logistics networks for different customers. Noob Guide to Supply Chain Management Definition. A Case Study.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s no secret that manufacturing companies around the world are rethinking their supply chain strategies. Many operations turned to lean manufacturing to take any inventory out of their pipelines that could put their supply chain on the line. Australian reshoring strategies for advanced manufacturing .

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 14, 2024

The increasing transition from traditional sales channels to digital commerce isn’t breaking news for manufacturers. Over the past three to five years in particular, more manufacturers have identified or accelerated their eCommerce plans. It’s a strategic move you’ve likely pondered over countless meetings and budget reviews.

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