Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. They are impatient that they know more about pizza’s status for lunch before their zoom meeting than the inbound shipment status for their critical manufacturing run.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Over his 30+ year career in the supply chain, Richard has worked with manufacturers around the world in operations, supply chain, and lean strategy roles to develop systems that can manage complex supply chains on a global scale. Richard previously founded and led Factory Logic, Inc. acquired by SAP). The Greenscreens.ai

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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. Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. The result was restatement. My conclusion?

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

But between rising costs, complex logistics, and the constant struggle to optimize space and labor, staying ahead can feel like an uphill battle. Data-driven forecasting improves purchasing and cuts storage expenses. To maintain operational excellence, establish feedback loops between staff and management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. XPO Logistics launched a Ship Net-Zero program, giving shippers the option to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from shipments.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

There, he navigated the complexities of the fuel desk, advising drivers nationwide on Comdata issues, optimizing purchase orders, and leveraging tax advantages. He earned dual bachelor’s degrees in business management and logistics and supply chain management from Missouri State University. Cultural fit is crucial.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

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. Did the plans reflect all of the constraints?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2024

This forecast provides a starting point for creating production and logistics plans to serve the OEM market. Pirelli needed to move from using an army of representatives visiting dealer sites, showing them massive catalogs, and saying to the dealer, “You could buy this or this or this.” Not every plant could manufacture every SKU.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Commerce is global and regional at the same time, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in this build-anywhere and sell-anywhere market. The classical approach involves functional silos, sequential decisions, and Excel and people to render a plan executable.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 27, 2022

He is an expert in the growth and turnaround of small and medium manufacturing, logistics, and technology businesses. Areas of focus include new market entry, new product development, sales effectiveness, partnerships and alliances, operational excellence, and financial management. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The secondary problem is the lack of definition of process requirements and a buying team that cannot see past simple MRP/MRP II/DDMRP requirements. Today, there are no authoritative identifiers to track and trace for containers, warehouse locations, trucks or manufacturing plants. Close this gap.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 29, 2024

Steve has lead multiple technology, manufacturing, and start-up businesses as CEO, COO, and President. His consulting clients include large publicly traded corporations and family businesses in industries from logistics to aerospace. iDev core values: Action, Excellence, Leadership.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a two part series featuring Chuck Intrieri, who along with providing excellent insights over at his industry leading The Lean Supply Chain blog, is also a consultant who works with companies for Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection. What is Manufacturing?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

At that time, manufacturers talked about customer-centric supply chains, but were afraid to aggressively adopt ecommerce strategies. Manufacturers, today, are aggressively pursuing e-commerce strategies. If you are going to be excellent at ecommerce fulfillment, you need to have great perpetual inventory capabilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

Frank, the line manager for manufacturing, dominated the meetings. Tom, the colorful warehouse manager, constantly heckled Frank for the increasing inventory levels while Ed, the quiet material/logistics manager, constantly questioned if there was a better way. Frank had little patience for Ed. Sector Averages in the Process Industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Furthermore, it should leverage advanced AI and analytics combined with a configurable platform to ensure tight communication, information sharing and continuously improved collaboration with multiple tiers of suppliers, logistics providers and partners. At GEP, he leads product marketing for the company’s AI-enabled supply chain solutions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In the process, there is a fine line between marketing hype and overpromising, making buying difficult. The key is that an excellent digital supply chain strategy starts with a clear goal rather than a list of technologies. For many tech providers, the message often becomes a religious argument. Who has the best approach?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing. In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. From a manufacturing perspective, products vary significantly in complexity. Ernest Nicolas joined Rockwell Automation in 2006.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 20, 2014

However, what is clear from our recent study of 73 manufacturers using supply chain planning is that companies using best-of-breed solutions implement faster, achieve a quicker Return-on-Investment (ROI), and are more satisfied. These solutions require greater insights and understanding by the manufacturer and implementing company.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2023

Paul Brashier is Vice President Drayage and Intermodal at ITS Logistics , a third party logistics (3PL) company that offers creative supply chain solutions with an asset-lite transportation division that ranks #21 in North America, a top-tier asset-based dedicated fleet, and a Top 12 intermodal and drayage division.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This manufacturer produces plastic reusable material handling containers and plastic fuel tanks. The Company operates eighteen manufacturing facilities, nine distribution centers located throughout North and Central America. At Dow, Mr. Baker had Purchasing experience in raw materials, and logistics for their plastics supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

A company buys these solutions to optimize their business. Rich Sherman – a Senior Fellow in TCS’s Supply Chain Center of Excellence – points out that many companies are building control towers to better manage their supply chains. That is how enterprise and supply chain software solutions work.

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My Office Apps

JANUARY 16, 2024

Start Your Year with Cloud-Based ERP: The Ultimate Guide to Operational Excellence Begin your year on a transformative note by embracing the power of Cloud-Based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Operational Excellence with Cloud-Based ERP Procurement Management Efficiently manage your procurement processes with ERP.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2023

Richard is Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Intelligent Audit , a cutting-edge logistics and supply chain technology company, dedicated to revolutionizing how businesses manage their shipping and transportation processes. The company works with a wide range of industries, including retail, manufacturing, e-commerce, and healthcare.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Risk management, however, will become a critical skill for logistics and supply chain management in order to make the right supply chain decisions in these turbulent times. E-commerce boom requires a new urban logistics model. Let’s better understand these 5 megatrends shaping supply chain innovations in the coming years.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. Which metrics do you think matter to supply chain excellence? When it comes to how our products are produced, our Global Manufacturing Principles (GMP) set these standards.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

For the purposes of this blog, market data is channel, logistics, and supplier data generated outside the organization.) The order latency is the time from purchase by the end consumer to the visibility of the order. For example, when a product at retail is purchased, the shelf is replenished from backroom stock.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

The older tools from CAPS Logistics, SNO from Oracle, and Manugistics Network Planning are giving way to new technologies like the Logictools product (purchased from IBM), the Solvoyo product for concurrent planning, the Quintiq technology for concurrent optimization, and the Llamasoft technology platform for optimization and simulation.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 13, 2025

The food and beverage industry is a dynamic, ever-evolving sector in which manufacturers are continuously seeking ways to optimize production and reduce costs in the face of shifting consumer demand and preferences. Thats a tall order for food and beverage manufacturers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

We are pleased to continue our 2021 fire-side chat series with key people in the supply chain industry, and it is with particular pleasure to catch up with Stuart Whiting, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, based in Singapore but with a global functional responsibility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

PWC’s Digital Trends in Supply Chain Survey reports that 83% of manufacturers say that supply chain technologies have not delivered the expected results. Likewise, when he speaks about the supply chain, his partner, Yossi, his mental model is logistics. The trade-offs of manufacturing and supply constraints are not visible today.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The pandemic halted many supply chains last year, closing factories and stores, and limiting manufacturing and distribution operations. Construction of manufacturing plants and new warehouse sites were also postponed or canceled entirely due to market uncertainty. Many workers decided to retire, re-locate, or consider new professions.

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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. With shortages occurring in unexpected sectors and lockdown strategies impacting logistics, companies looked at reshoring to stabilize and strengthen their supply chains.

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Logility

AUGUST 12, 2021

For example, shoppers had limited access to fresh produce, meats, and fish due to shortages and disruptions in logistics and delivery services. The key to creating an effective market-driven demand plan so that food manufacturers can build resilience is access to rich forecasts based on inputs from multiple sources.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. We can no longer assume that government policy is rational, variability is low or logistics are available. Supply chain excellence happens when leaders manage complex non-linear flows.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis – the Director Global Manufacturing Capacity, Strategic Assets and Capital Expenditures at Philip Morris Products S.A. This was done at a stock keeping unit level and for the entire manufacturing supply chain. Once the analysis was done for Year One set up, Year Two was pretty much the same.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In fact, today several leading halal production standards (like the Indonesian and Malaysian halal standards) are already requiring a segregation between halal and non-halal in transport and storage for halal certified manufacturers. Some distributors and logistics might be halal certified; most are not.

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