Unleashed

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

UK electronics manufacturers have seen a sales revenue lift of 30% in 2021 vs 2020, outpacing the average performance of manufacturers of 24%, according to data from a soon-to-be released Unleashed State of Manufacturing report. The report analyses over 79,000 data points from UK manufacturers that use Unleashed software.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 30, 2022

Disruptions like the pandemic, supply shortages, global trade barriers, high customer expectations and inflation all add tremendous pressure on the procurement process. According to SYSPRO Research 70% of manufacturing businesses experienced material handling and supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

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Precoro

AUGUST 14, 2023

More and more companies are acknowledging the importance of centralizing and optimizing their procurement operations. One of the ways to accomplish this is to establish a procurement team to streamline ordering by centralizing purchases and improving supplier relations. What are the duties of a procurement manager?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 30, 2022

Disruptions like the pandemic, supply shortages, global trade barriers, high customer expectations and inflation all add tremendous pressure on the procurement process. According to SYSPRO Research 70% of manufacturing businesses experienced material handling and supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It is a process that creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. Assessment of the supply market (who offers what?) emergency purchases and b.) emergency purchases and b.)

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Resilinc

MARCH 26, 2024

In our second AI blog of the series, Predictive AI vs. Generative Supply Chain AI , we looked at the difference between predictive AI and generative AI. Currently, Resilinc uses several predictive AI models in tracking purchase orders (POs) and commodities, autonomous mapping, risk-scoring models, and simulators.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Supply chain execution is required to distinguish between the high runner purchases and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. A new hyper-focus to meet customer expectations is creating pressures upstream in the supply chain. Going Digital to Interact with Your Ecosystem.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 6, 2025

The Time One of the problems that Supply Chain Management has always had is getting respect. Supply Chain involves what have been traditionally considered lower value back office functions such as Purchasing, Warehousing, Logistics, and Material Handling. And that is a good thing. But they didn’t for many.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

As a leading vendor of procurement technology and solutions to manufacturing companies around the world, JAGGAER is witness to these changes as they happen, and even before they happen. Next came AI assistance, whereby AI supported humans with advanced AI applications on top of industrial IoT analytics.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

The company’s equipment was designed to connect to virtual based instructors utilizing an onboard camera, microphone, and electronic screen, at a rather premium cost compared to other fitness options. Consumer anticipation was thus compounded by a developing global supply chain disruption.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

The SCRC’s Supply Management Maturity Index was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article , that identified the companies best prepared to weather the storm ahead in terms of supply chain disruptions. Supply Market Intelligence Enables Improved Ability to Control Inflation. Handfield, R.B.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

It helps businesses decide whether to produce goods internally (make) or source them externally (buy), weighing costs, quality, scalability, and capacity. Make vs Buy Analysis evaluates whether to manufacture a product in-house or purchase it from suppliers. What is a Make vs Buy Analysis?

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Kanban Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Pandemic-related supply chain disruptions and labor shortages have hit hard, while consumer demand for products has simultaneously skyrocketed. The article references the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, which showed that the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was 59.9

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Organizations can create subscription-based analytics products and with the data collected from IoT devices monitor and use trends, patterns, and insights about their usage. This strategy creates a subscription-based revenue stream, while the physical good itself is often a one-time purchase. Share data for partnership and growth.

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QAD

JULY 8, 2021

In order to minimize the impact of similar future supply chain disruptions , organizations must ensure they implement and sustain the lessons learned from this disruption. In short, organizations are not leveraging ERP or using electronic communications with their suppliers down the chain.

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Resilinc

MAY 18, 2021

As expected, the semiconductor shortage continues to plague the automotive industry with carmakers now expected to suffer losses of $110 billion in 2021, according to a widely reported estimate from Alix Partners. And, the long timeframes required to build new semiconductor fabs mean chip supply won’t be flowing anytime soon.

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Arena Solutions

MAY 7, 2020

The lines and shortages at supermarkets have introduced the challenges of supply chain disruption to virtually everyone. Panic buying has made it hard to find toilet paper, cleaning supplies, masks, gloves, groceries, and protective equipment as consumers purchase beyond their immediate needs.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

B2B eCommerce is the use of electronic channels and portals for business-to-business commercial transactions – in other words, it enables the online ordering and processing of goods between retailers, distributors, manufacturers, and wholesalers. A B2B eCommerce platform is software that facilitates transactions between businesses.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

During a short term planning (less than one month), they pay much attention to the coordination between purchasing, production and sales. They use the bigger trucks (with special compartments for multi-temperature products) and make a less frequent delivery to reduce transportation cost.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 31, 2022

Ralf Seifert, as Professor of Operations Management at the Institute for Management Development (IMD), and Richard Markoff, a supply chain researcher, consultant, coach and lecturer, believe that assessment is too harsh. So, there was supply chain disruption. And there was no corresponding demand disruption.

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RFgen

APRIL 12, 2024

Therefore, the goal is to optimize cost to optimize profits and catalyze growth. To start with, inventory costs go beyond the initial purchase price of goods. Hidden costs may accumulate after purchase if not meticulously monitored and managed. Next is the cost of storing the inventory.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

2] Other trends include: The rise of supply chain disrupters; smart tech tracking; advanced analytics; insourcing; autonomous vehicles; and changing roles for delivery drivers. Combined with the upcoming electronic logging devices (ELD) mandate, the use of smart tech to track last mile logistics will grow.”

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Arena Solutions

AUGUST 9, 2022

With the increasing complexity of the medical device market, manufacturers are faced with an extensive list of product commercialization challenges ranging from mounting standards and regulatory changes, slow and expensive R&D, and supply chain disruption, to providing better cybersecurity features for new connected devices.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

The engineering/manufacturing sector has a captivating attraction as a lucrative field for starting a career, thanks to technological developments and the exciting possibilities of working in industries like medical devices, electric vehicles (EV), aerospace and defense, consumer electronics, and biotechnology on cutting-edge products.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Resilience for Supply Chain Decarbonisation. by Dr. Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. Especially the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the industry operates.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 14, 2017

of people would like to receive electronics as gifts. While the holidays in the US officially begin on November 1, 25% of Americans report that they start shopping before November. Vendors must be prepared for communication issues, weather-related problems, and supply chain disruptions. should be ironed out.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

New manufacturing data has revealed which industries and nations are leading the way in the post-pandemic economic recovery – and the tactics they’re using to beat supply chain disruption. The average price paid for goods purchased. Fulfilment days – the period between receiving and fulfilling an order.

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Taulia

JANUARY 4, 2021

As a result, 43% of respondents to Taulia’s Covid-19 Supplier Survey reported an increase in receiving late payments. As the report noted, “the main reason seems to be that businesses are conserving their own cash amidst the economic uncertainty.”

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Exiger Perspectives

JULY 19, 2024

Unlocking the Potential of Supply Chain Digital Twins July 19, 2024 Article Table of Contents With the rising number of global regulations , sustainability demands and market fluctuations, the need to predict supply chain disruptions, mitigate risks and enhance procurement processes has never been greater.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In a broader strategic context, the industry is transforming its product development, planning, production operations, business process and decision-making processes in introducing multiple models of more sustainably powered and electronics enabled vehicles. He will report to Lawler. Development. Broader Industry Perspectives.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 18, 2021

As that trend is likely to continue, experts predict as much as a quarter of everything sold this coming holiday season is likely to be returned. Those numbers are expected to be even higher for specific items such as clothing and electronics. Making decisions based on real-time data and analytics.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 2, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers and clients with a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported June and Q2- 2024 global PMI activity levels. Germany, Austria and Poland were reported as the three lowest PMI activity levels. compared to the 50.3

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SupplyShift

JUNE 23, 2021

Many companies focus solely on their tier one suppliers when it comes to supply chain sustainability. Yet to holistically tackle ESG performance, procurement teams must evaluate their operations at tier two, three, and beyond, as each level of the supply chain carries different risks. Cotton is a great example.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 23, 2021

Many companies focus solely on their tier one suppliers when it comes to supply chain sustainability. Yet to holistically tackle ESG performance, procurement teams must evaluate their operations at tier two, three, and beyond, as each level of the supply chain carries different risks. Cotton is a great example.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 1, 2025

Least attention is paid to this category for the purpose of stock control and planning and procurement decisions for such items may be automated. Acknowledgement: In purchasing, acknowledgement is the term used to describe a suppliers confirmation that the buyers purchase order has been received, and hence, that the order is accepted.

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Unleashed

MAY 30, 2023

Anticipation inventory can be described as the inventory which is purchased in anticipation of expected increases in demand. For example, easter eggs purchased ahead of Easter, or pumpkins purchased ahead of Halloween. In some cases, anticipation inventory may be purchased ahead of expected cost spikes.

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Exiger Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Uncovering Risks Tied to Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Sterilization in Healthcare September 27, 2024 Case Study Table of Contents Executive Summary Through its purchase of a supply chain risk management illumination, a U.S. Consider ordering Exiger-produced analytic reports on entities of interest.

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