4WL Consulting

JULY 8, 2015

The previous decade has seen many companies, mainly those handling manufacturing operations, change how sourcing of direct materials is executed – from an administrative function to a somewhat strategic procurement approach that has seen the creation of a new position “the Chief Procurement Officer.”

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

We’ve already listed the top 10 manufacturing blog posts and the top 10 supply chain blog posts last week. When a manufacturer’s product normally moves through the supply chain network, it is to reach the distributor or customer. Download the Webinar Replay. Read the Full Post. Read the Full Post. Read the Full Post.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. Download our E-Book on Supply Chain Sustainability and Profitability with Green Logistics. Download Now! Manufacturing : An essential aspect of sustainable supply chain manufacturing is monitoring energy consumption as a function of production volume.

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Vanguard Software

JULY 20, 2021

Download Brochure. Supply planning includes distribution, manufacturing, and procurement. Profitability and value creation : Reliable demand and supply plans allow businesses to improve availability and stock fill rates and focus on customer-centric metrics. Download Case Study. Fountain Tire Case Study.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Establishing Optimized Purchasing Procedures In the quest to ensure the stringent oversight of inventory, it becomes imperative to adopt procurement strategies that harmonize seamlessly with authentic sales history and demand patterns. To Download our best practice guide for Cycle Counting Procedure, Click here!

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Synovos

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In one case, a long-time packaging manufacturer changed its reporting structure, putting in place a new manager responsible for the MRO supply chain. There are 14 other sites that receive procurement support. Inventory Reduction This metric is defined as a reduction in the total value of inventory listed in a single storage location.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 19, 2022

Procurement is one core process area being focused to better manage today’s fluctuating change, with key performance metrics leading the way to assessing and managing procurement performance. The Basics of Procurement KPIs. Download Silvon’s Definitive Guide to KPIs : Concepts, Best Practices & More.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 14, 2015

Such systems are also instrumental in establishing aligned tactical and strategic performance metrics systems that drive improved economic outcomes (Bendoly et al., ERP systems are designed to integrate transactions from finance, human resources, procurement, operations, sales and marketing, logistics, and other functions in a firm.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. The Navisphere customer app can be downloaded for free at the Apple App Store on iTunes , Google Play and Amazon Marketplace. FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager.

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IQMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Bottom Line: The top 10 manufacturing trends reflect how manufacturers are planning to achieve their goals of revenue growth, operational improvements, digital transformation, and launching new products and services in 2019. A copy of the survey results are downloadable here (PDF, free, opt-in).

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Silvon Software

APRIL 1, 2024

Systems like ERP are at the heart of this data deluge, tracking everything from sales and financials to manufacturing and supply chain operations. The analytics help to improve a business process by analyzing a predetermined set of metrics relevant to the process and providing historical context of the data.

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OptiProERP

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The global pandemic has brought significant changes in the manufacturing industry. To grow, small manufacturers need to rethink their production processes and consider digital solutions. Many small-scale manufacturers are ready to go digital but investing in a new ERP system raises some concerns for them.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 3, 2016

A full copy of the report can be downloaded here. The production and use of biobased products replacing petroleum-based products has the potential to reduce GHG emissions up to 10 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents. Biobased Products Industry: 2016 Update.”. This new report shows how the U.S.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 29, 2022

Inventory can be a manufacturer’s most important asset. Key performance indicators (or KPIs) help to facilitate these requirements and drive higher inventory optimization outcomes as a result for manufacturers, distributors and other supply chain-centric businesses. The Basics of Inventory Management KPIs. Sales KPIs.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2016

What you find instead are functional groups — such as Manufacturing, Distribution, Sales and Marketing, and Procurement — operating in silos, like a boat full of rowers each doing their own thing. How do you successfully align goals, metrics, and resources across functional groups? Which metrics are the right ones?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2016

The caller had prior experience with a major household products company and recently transitioned to a smaller, but global discrete manufacturer. For most companies, greater economy of scale is possible through the global management of procurement and transportation and local management of sales, manufacturing and customer service.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

To see the what I built, check it out on SlideShare or view/download it in the SCI Community ). These can be shift in the channel, issues in manufacturing, increasing variability in transportation, or a shift in commodity prices. There were 250 attendees signed up and I needed to adapt. As we went live with the webinar, I laughed.

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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.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 31, 2017

This is abundantly clear throughout the United States, as revealed in both traditional economic data, such as high-tech export activity, and in newer metrics, such as broadband deployment. The report draws on 20 indicators of the technological innovation economy to paint statistical portraits of all 435 U.S.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

I’m Nerijus Poskus — Director of Pricing and Procurement at Flexport. Half of them are what we call 1PL — so they’re other retailers and manufacturers who are operating their warehouses. And, again, with the power of the marketplace in scale, you start to get comparative metrics. Transcript.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

If you can use new technology to enhance communication with suppliers, manufacturers and more, you will have a tighter grasp on everything that is happening around your company. He has worked with 300+ clients in manufacturing, IS selection and implementation and project management. and Design 2 Part.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 8, 2018

E-commerce has presented wholesale distributors and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with a crown opportunity for growth, but it comes at the cost of transitioning from single-channel shipping. This may be the result of moving manufacturing closer to end-users and developing business-to-business sales channels. Setup time.

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Arena Solutions

JULY 8, 2021

Product lifecycle management (PLM) enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), original design manufacturers (ODMs), and their supply chain partners to control and approve all of the data and processes that are tied to the product record from concept through design, development, and production. What Is the Purpose of PLM?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

While regional supply chain teams could focus on operational decisions–deployment, DRP/MRP logic, and finite planning/scheduling within manufacturing, and transportation routing–global teams must get good at tactical planning globally to drive synergies. Few implementations of planning connect to procurement and transportation.

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Veridian Solutions

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

A Guide to the Warehouse Metrics Supply Chain Execs Should Track. Download WhitePaper. The combination of autonomous inventory robots and reordering and procurement systems product can aid in knowing when product needs to be returned to the manufacturer for seasonal or vendor-mandated changes.

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