Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , that level of worker labor activism was nearly eight times the number of workers involved in 2021. Manufacturing Employment Impacts Across Europe and the United Kingdom , a significant period of production contraction has led to added manufacturing job losses.

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Kinaxis

JULY 30, 2018

by Joe Cannata According to the European Journal of Operational Research , the term ‘bullwhip effect’ was first coined by Procter & Gamble (P&G) in the 1990s in reference to the order variance amplification phenomenon observed between P&G and its suppliers.”. How ironic would that be?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). As reported by the Wall Street Journal : United Parcel Service Inc. UPS Acquires Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services. Fetch Robotics raises $25 million to automate warehouses (VentureBeat). Growing length of U.S.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Transparency, on the other hand, involves moral and ethical dimensions of activities associated with sourcing and manufacturing. Rootstock analysts explain, “Manufacturing supply chains need transparency throughout the process to avoid bad press outcomes from failures in the chain.” ” Concluding thoughts. Footnotes.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

MercuryGate extends invoicing and document management solution with HubTran integration. Setting technology specifications detailing performance and design requirements for ELDs so that manufacturers are able to produce compliant devices and systems – and purchasers are enabled to make informed decisions.

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Shipchain

APRIL 8, 2020

As per Jennifer Smith at the Wall Street Journal , the trucking industry now faces the daunting task of replenishing these supplies as quickly as possible, all while facing new obstacles caused by COVID-19 including closed truck stops, a lack of sanitizing equipment and protective gear, and increased scrutiny at border crossings.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

At the center of Atlas’ product line is Atlas Exchange, a secure document exchange providing a “connect-once, access-all” network, securely linking retailers, manufacturers, suppliers and logistics service providers. 36 healthcare-capable FSL sites will provide medical device manufacturers access to over 80 percent of U.S.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MARCH 7, 2013

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal shows pictures of logistics couriers in China riding scooters, with stacks of deliveries teetering six feet up in the air, parked outside of office buildings in downtown Shanghai. In general, the 3PL industry still significantly lags the growth of manufacturing.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). Cyber Insurance Becomes a Must for More Manufacturers (WSJ – sub. Well, it seems like a growing number of manufacturers are responding to this threat by buying cyber insurance.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. The subcontract efforts feature the majority of military and part of commercial aviation, systems are outsourced by the overall airframe manufacturer, known as “primes” (Boeing, Airbus, Sikorski, etc.)

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 28, 2013

In the pursuit of finding a way to off-load inventory (read “working capital”) from their books, many large manufacturers are moving towards so called “Vendor Managed Inventory” systems. The logic couldn’t be easier to follow: ”why not have our suppliers own the inventory up to the point of use?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2014

” Gary Hufbauer, senior trade expert at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, put it best in a quote from the Wall Street Journal : “[Reid’s opposition] is a one-two punch against trade policy.”. And you’re still wondering why more people didn’t watch the State of the Union address?

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 23, 2015

Manufacturers want to know what products to make and when, but constantly changing retail trends and habits make it harder to understand and respond to demand. IBM found that Twitter is a valuable indicator of demand for the apparel industry and other manufacturers.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

The law requires “retail sellers and manufacturers doing business in the state [with over $1 million $100 million in annual worldwide gross receipts] to disclose their efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their direct supply chains for tangible goods offered for sale, as specified.”

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

In an earlier paper we wrote in the Millbank Journal that was built upon our experiences working on the front lines of the healthcare PPE response, we developed the concept of the “tragedy of the commons”, which occurred due to a lack of advance planning. The new administration has an opportunity to really make a difference here.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Charles Babbage’s book on the economy of machinery and manufacturers, published in 1832, referred to the importance of the purchasing function. This white paper will seek to document not only what the future holds in store for the materials man (or the buying woman!”) The earliest traces of this can be linked to materials management.

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AFFLINK

DECEMBER 6, 2017

As the Wall Street Journal reported in September 2017, Apple's supply chain planning hit a major roadblock with its iPhone X. Past iPhone models use LED displays, which are easier to manufacture and many suppliers provide parts to Apple. Or, are you following ethical sourcing and manufacturing methods?

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Arkieva

AUGUST 22, 2016

Source: Wall Street Journal. A new report by SupplyChainDigest: “Supplier Integration in an Outsourced Supply Chain World: A Benchmark Report,” showed a growing trend in supply chain outsourcing among manufacturing companies. I urged him to take his corporate strategy document and set up a meeting with each profit center manager.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

On an ongoing basis I view supply chain strategy documents. However, companies mature in the concepts of demand know that each order has latency–the time to translate market take-away into re-order points through the channel to the manufacturer. The automotive manufacturer had a surplus of green vehicles that no one wanted.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The cash conversion cycle is a significant financial metric for retailers and manufacturing companies involved in buying and managing inventories and selling them to customers. The European Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance Research released a study showing that 51.2% All such businesses have a positive cash conversion cycle.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

EU Energy Chief Sees Hurdles to Carbon Overhaul ( Wall Street Journal ). In addition, users are able to view events of a shipment, imaged documents, and can email their account representative with questions on a particular move. FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager. Robinson load numbers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

Based on reporting from the Wall Street Journal, the company hired Morgan Stanley to shop the company and package it for sale in 2014 with an expected evaluation of 800M$. There is seldom one technology used within a manufacturing company to connect B2b value networks.) At this size, there were few possible suitors for the company.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

When it comes to e-commerce initiatives by Walmart, the Wall Street Journal recently wrote : Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The retailer started dealing directly with manufacturers in the 1980s, giving suppliers the job of managing inventory in its warehouses, the Arkansas Business article said. ” Walmart states early on.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 25, 2016

In today’s Wall Street Journal , Brian Baskin highlights how Pitney Bowes is shifting away from selling postage meters and other mailing equipment and services and moving aggressively toward selling international e-commerce software and services instead. FedEx is not alone in pursuing opportunities in cross-border e-commerce.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Extracting data from scanned documents and validating against digital records. Document management and data look-up. Looking at past recessions, companies that spent on marketing throughout the period had stronger business performance results than competitors ( HBR , International Journal of Research in Marketing ).

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Requis

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The Investment Recovery Business Journal Vol 5, 2019. [Ed. The information can be shared across public datasets and product manufacturers’ databases to create a complete and accurate dataset for all assets. Logos on boxes and/or vehicles to determine the manufacturer. Paper documents (i.e., By Loïc Coyot.

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Requis

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The Investment Recovery Business Journal Vol 5, 2019. [Ed. The information can be shared across public datasets and product manufacturers’ databases to create a complete and accurate dataset for all assets. Logos on boxes and/or vehicles to determine the manufacturer. Paper documents (i.e., By Loïc Coyot.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

These questions are being asked throughout the supply chain: by consumers, but also by the retailers who pre-select products for the consumers, by the manufacturers who choose which labels to pursue, and by farmers and other providers who have to decide which labels’ requirements (if any) to adhere to. ISEAL credibility principles.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

While many companies have invested significant time and money over the years to improve their demand, supply, and manufacturing planning capabilities, they have underinvested in workforce planning and optimization, and they’re now starting to feel the consequences. . For related commentary, see: The Messy Reality of Cross-Border E-commerce.

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

For companies in manufacturing, this means being able to affirmatively say that your suppliers of raw materials, parts, and equipment are not using any forced labor. This article serves as a best practices guide for manufacturing companies looking to unshackle themselves from the chains of modern slavery. Manufacturers in the U.S.

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It’s getting harder for product manufacturers to compete successfully in today’s global economy. However, accepting the status quo is no longer feasible with the shift to remote work practices and more design and production steps being outsourced to contract manufacturers and sub-tier suppliers. Read our ebook. References.

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Bristlecone

JULY 20, 2020

Reuse of Predictive Accounting Data – All CDS-based financial accounting reports can make use of predictive journal entries in their KPI reporting. When a sales order is created, Predictive Accounting simulates all the necessary steps (goods issue / invoice documents) that are performed when the sales order is fulfilled and billed.

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

These two e-commerce business models have really taken off in the past decade, helped no doubt by the resurgence of China as the world’s manufacturing hub, the app economy and the convenience of an always-on mobile web. It’s not the world’s manufacturing hub for a reason. Also, you’ll want to meet manufacturers.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 25, 2016

More manufacturers are turning toward vocational training and apprenticeship programs to help close the skills gap. According to The Huffington Pos t, a wide variety of apprenticeship programs focus on construction and manufacturing, creating a largely untapped resource of new skilled labor that manufacturers could easily access.

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Unleashed

APRIL 20, 2023

An inventory accounting journal entry records your inventory transactions, helping to categorise your financial expenses and earnings. In this guide, we break down the different accounting methods used in product businesses and list 13 of the most important inventory accounting journal entries you need to know.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Some of the recommendations I made to the group are discussed here in this blog, and published in the latest edition of Industrial Biotechnology journal. As an example, Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) encompasses a variety of chemical manufacturing codes including petrochemicals (3251), but none for biobased chemicals.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 22, 2018

What Do You Mean “Document Assumptions”? Implementing S&OP in a complex business environment—across countries, business units, and manufacturing and distribution footprints—is difficult. A Coordination Framework for Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP): Synthesis from Literature, International Journal of Production Economics.

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