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6 Manufacturing Trends to Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. We look at 6 core areas that manufacturing companies will take a long look at as they gear up for a successful 2016. E-Commerce for Manufacturing. The Internet’s large-scale global penetration has spawned an increasingly large number of technology and web-savvy consumers, creating a huge opportunity for both industrial manufacturers and their end customers.

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Plan for greater success: What experts said at Quintiq World Tour Singapore 2015

DELMIA Quintiq

When is the right time to seek a new IT solution for your business? How does UPS reduce travel time for their drivers? And what can Amazon learn from Rakuten? At the Singapore stop of the Quintiq World Tour this year, our panel of industry influencers delved into these topics and more. Read on for the highlights: Dr. Mahender Singh answers a question at the afternoon panel discussion.

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SCM Case Study with Adidas

SCM Research

Today, John McNamara, SVP Sourcing, Adidas Group, visited me and my SCM students at Copenhagen Business School. He presented a case study about the supply chain processes for t-shirts. It was very insightful and also a lot of fun for my students (and me). Thanks, John, for a great case study and an insightful discussion!

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‘Best in Class’ Supply chain from a Road warrior perspective – Part 3

Kinaxis

by Carol McIntosh Insight #3 – Your supply chain measurements. Much has been written about supply chain measurements. Just Google it. If nothing else, this blog reinforces the importance of establishing goals and measuring performance. Which metrics are most important? How are they calculated? How do you align your supply chain at every level? Everyone would agree that the big buckets of metrics are Service, Revenue, Inventory (Cash), and Cost, which support your company’s strategic goals.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Holiday Logistics: 5 Things Any Shipper Can do Now in the Warehouse or DC to Plan & Stay Competitive

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is the second post in a series of focus on planning and also getting ready for any peak season you may experience due to the holidays or otherwise. Today we will focus on more of the internal practice by focusing on what you can do in the distribution center. In the first post , we wrote more about external when we focus on how you can better work with Carriers and also your customers to communicate effectively and manage expectations and operations so no peak season has you

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Experts Discuss How to Improve Decision Making Process

Supply Chain Opz

A supply chain manager must make decisions under uncertainties everyday. However, how supply chain executives can streamline the decision making process? In this article, we invite a multidisciplinary group of experts to provide some insights. 1. Mike McCormack, a Director and Head of Logistics Practice, 4C Associates Decision making within the supply chain environment can be significantly improved when taking a view of the total supply chain costs and process efficiency. - Firstly, It is import

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Why S&OP and IBP are invaluable all year round but especially at Christmas

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

All rather too quickly Noddy Holder is already gargling on the festive gravel. Roy Wood and Wizard are wishing we could grossly over eat and drink on 365 or 366 days of the year and although they never met, Bowie and Bing are dueting about peace on earth – a likely story in today’s world.

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What has been Apple’s greatest impact on supplier management? The answer may surprise you.

ivalua

Apple has long been known as a leader in supply chain management with Gartner consistently ranking them number one in its annual report identifying the Top 25 Supply Chain Leaders. Apple’s sourcing and supplier management practices are under a constant microscope and have certainly taught us many valuable lessons including: The importance of keeping your supply chain as simple as possible.

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Driving Blindfolded: The Link Between Visibility and Risk

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater Nearly one in 10 organizations don’t know who their key suppliers are. Let’s just let that mind-blowing fact sink in for a moment. One in 10. That means 10% have no way to mitigate the risk of severe supplier disruptions, have no way to prevent or prepare for potentially catastrophic issues, and have extremely limited supply chain visibility.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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Trends 2016: Cyber Security

Enterra Insights

Cyber security is a concern that will continue to plague governments, businesses, and individuals in the years ahead. As our … Continued. The post Trends 2016: Cyber Security appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Surviving the holidays: Warehouse technology turns uncertainty into opportunity

Logistics Viewpoints

Most wholesale distributors have recovered from Black Friday and Cyber Monday by now – and are catching their breath just in time to sprint during these last few weeks of the holidays! This time of year is particularly urgent for getting products to consumers more quickly and cheaply than ever before, which means finding ways to strip out supply chain costs while satisfying customer expectations.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 7-11, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Hundreds of Cafe Bustelo cans washed ashore in Florida this week. When I saw the photos online, the first thought that popped into my head was, “This is like manna from heaven for Cubans like me who grew up drinking cafe con leche.”. Source: Laurie Cus. My father sold Cafe Bustelo at our family bodega, and if you opened the cupboards at my parent’s house — and the cupboards of all our relatives and friends — you would find those iconic yellow cans stacked high and wide, usually next

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Where is Mobile Technology Impacting the Supply Chain Most?

ModusLink Corporation

The top three areas of the supply chain where mobile technology will have the greatest impact Mobile technology is pushing supply chains into the future. New types of mobile devices and technologies are popping up every day, with almost half a billion mobile devices and connections added in 2014 alone, bringing the total number of […]. The post Where is Mobile Technology Impacting the Supply Chain Most?

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Smart Cities and Driverless Vehicles

Enterra Insights

We’ve all heard the question, “Which came first the chicken or the egg?” A similar conundrum could be brewing in … Continued. The post Smart Cities and Driverless Vehicles appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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ARC’s Supply Chain Predictions for 2015: Hits and Misses

Logistics Viewpoints

At the beginning of the year the ARC supply chain team made supply chain predictions for 2015. This article circles back and reports on how we did. Very often any predictions you can make for a one year period are not about a brand new thing that will occur, the prediction is really part of a larger megatrend that has not only been going on for some time but will also continue for many years […].

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Aligning Warehouse Labor Management with Omni-Channel Strategy

Talking Logistics

How are e-commerce and omni-channel fulfillment impacting warehouse operations and labor requirements? That was my opening question to Tom Kozenski, VP of Solution Strategy at JDA Software, in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. Here’s a snippet of his response: In my opinion, it’s the reason why there are so many growth initiatives in this space right now.

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Air Freight: Accelerating Supply Chains

NFI Industries

December 17 th marks 112 years since the first airplane took flight 1. Since then, air has been an essential vessel for people and goods to travel the globe. Similarly, air cargo has been a viable mode of global transportation and has contributed to expanding markets for many shippers. This year has been challenging for air freight. READ MORE.

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What Your Order Management System Should Be Doing

To continue scaling your omnichannel business, you need to manage a lot of orders across a lot of different channels and marketplaces. Some brands do this by hand. Some try to force their ERP to manage it. Others rely on a complex system of cross-referencing the dashboards of their various channels. None of these is an effective or sustainable solution.

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Technology is Helping the Base of the Pyramid

Enterra Insights

Technology advances come in all forms. Most of us probably think of the latest electronic devices when we think about … Continued. The post Technology is Helping the Base of the Pyramid appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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The Three Pillars of Supply Chain Execution

Logistics Viewpoints

We all know that Supply Chain Execution (SCE) is composed of Warehouse, Yard and Transportation management components. But have you ever considered the relative importance of these three components? Even though organizations usually prioritize their Yard Management System (YMS) as the final component of this trio, implementing an enterprise YMS is just the beginning of the journey of engendering execution excellence across an organization’s supply chain.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2016

Talking Logistics

Take a look at your budget for 2016, which is probably finalized by now. Does it contain a line item for supply chain talent and leadership development? Is the dollar amount allocated enough? Unfortunately, as I’ve written in the past, many companies still underinvest in talent and leadership development , and it’s among the first budget items they cut when cost pressures arise.

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Lack of market transparency causes long tender processes

Supply Chain Movement

Apart from a few exceptions, logistics service providers do not make life easy for shippers. They will sometimes make all kinds of promises in order to secure a contract with little regard for how they will deliver on them. The result is a ‘murky’ market in which shippers have to spend a lot of time on selecting the right logistics partner. And another thing: logistics service providers could definitely take a more proactive approach to shippers.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Jobs Sustainability in the Age of Automation

Enterra Insights

“Everything that can be automated,” predicts Robert Tercek, “will be.”[1] Automation, of course, is not a new phenomenon; however, automation … Continued. The post Jobs Sustainability in the Age of Automation appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Managing Your Supply Chain Career

Arkieva

As I was twirling my pencil thinking about this blog, my mind went back to my own career through the supply chain world. I have worked for a supply chain planning software and services company (Arkieva) for all my professional life. When I graduated with a masters in transportation engineering, I did not even know the meaning of the phrase. However, as I started to learn a few things about supply chains in general and supply chain planning in particular, I found myself becoming a generalist and

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World Class Logistics Event - Paris 2015

Oracle SCM

This one day event brings together 300 supply chain and logistics professionals. The event will include multiple round tables, workshops, and networking opportunities which will focus on methods and best practices to create value throughout global logistics operations. Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Time: 8:30 - 18:30. Location: Cœur Défense, Paris.

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Anita Arts: “A supply chain manager can no longer sit in an ivory tower

Supply Chain Movement

In a company that employs more than 50 different nationalities, the fact that Anita Arts speaks five languages comes in handy. Fifteen different countries are represented in her own team of 25 people alone. Liberty Global is a patchwork of mergers and acquisitions in Northwest and Central Europe and Latin America. Up until two years ago each country was very much an island, each with its own operational management, processes and IT system.

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.

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The Four Most High-Value Ways to Use Mobile Technology in the Supply Chain

ModusLink Corporation

Are you using mobile technology in the right way? As you probably saw in our earlier post, “Where is Mobile Technology Impacting the Supply Chain Most?” it’s clear that we’re already seeing the use of mobile technology in our supply chains. However, with all of the mobile functionalities available, it can be hard to focus […]. The post The Four Most High-Value Ways to Use Mobile Technology in the Supply Chain appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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Shipping Costs and Complexities Grow for CPG Companies

Logistyx

Rising Freight Costs and Growing Supply Chain Complexity Hit CPG Companies Hard by Paula Heikell Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are facing an uphill battle to control costs and keep their customers happy, based on a recent survey published by the Grocery Manufacturers Association. The survey, which included feedback from executives of 40 CPG companies and […].

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Top 5 PLM Reasons to Attend Modern Supply Chain Experience 2016

Oracle SCM

The Modern Supply Chain Experience is the most important event of the year for users of Oracle's Supply Chain Management applications, including Product Lifecycle Management. To see why this event is more popular than any other for PLM users, watch this short video to see the top 5 PLM reasons to attend in 2016. Register today at www.modernsupplychainexperience.com !

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