Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 24, 2020

Phone calls to Europe or Asia were costly and of poor quality. By the early 2000s, phone calls to Europe from my cell were expensive but manageable. There is no network capable of connecting sourcing, logistics, manufacturing, and distribution together in the market today. Avoid slick presentations. It is a messy market.

Supply Chain Network Software 326

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 3, 2022

Similarly, a Honeywell investor presentation stated that its Intelligrated business grew by approximately 50 percent in 2021. Regionally, growth in North America and western Europe was most pronounced. Anecdotally, it appears that customer postponements were more pronounced in Europe than in North America.

Supply Chain Software 220

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Adapting to the present and future challenges of COVID-19. She predicted that shoppers would see more restricted ranges on supermarket shelves “to allow more throughput from suppliers and manufacturers of food”. And of course, the problem is acute right across Europe. And, assuming it can, how will it adapt to the new realities?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , halted a consecutive five-months of contraction levels to that of no-change. The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI® had a February value of 47.3,

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Global Manufacturing Optimal Sourcing 52

BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2024

As cars become more connected, autonomous, electric and configured to order, automotive manufacturers are increasingly becoming software companies. Software companies operate much differently than traditional manufacturers. Present-day consumers are increasingly seeking a B2C experience akin to Amazon.

Automotive 96

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Here we provide an overview of the latest pet food industry trends, and answer the question: how can pet food manufacturers respond to changes in consumer demands to take advantage of these new trends? manufacturing had seen five years of consistent growth. manufactured?pet pet food manufacturers?significantly grow to $2.9

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 7, 2016

Manufacturing Connect Seminar 2016. URL: jda.com/manufacturing-connect-2016-scm. Attend a presentation by Björn Rohrmann, Head of SCM, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke to discover the latest strategies that pioneering manufacturers are using to create a supply chain that is sufficiently agile to adapt to the emerging waves of innovation.

Manufacturing 60

Manufacturing Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain 60

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I found the presentation by UScellular especially interesting. The supply chain team conducted an in-depth analysis of 3 key projects and determined that 61% of components are internationally sourced, and most critical components are manufactured in Asia or Europe. As such, I assumed that supply chain wasn’t a core competency.

Supply Chain Transformation 242

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Major Trends: Volatile Production, Capacity Crisis & The Need for EV Automotive manufacturing is experiencing a huge global transformation compared to the past. The main destinations of vehicle exports were Europe, Middle East and Africa and South America. At CEVA, the saying goes the ‘never normal’ is to the ‘new normal.’

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Thankfully, technology has progressed to a point where we are able to overcome the challenges presented by an incredibly complex stack of legacy supply chain systems that has accumulated over decades — from ERP databases to demand planning and TMS systems, to control towers, data lakes and BI solutions. Lesson learned.

Real-time Visibility 185

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives by Luc Kremers , Vice President – Asia Pacific, BCI Global Reshoring is accelerating as American and European companies want to de-risk their supply chains from geopolitical developments and supply chain disruptions.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The theme of this year’s conference, ‘Go Beyond’, presents a bold vision for supply chains of the future, centered around automation, innovation and collaboration. FourKites, the real-time supply chain visibility platform, has announced that its European customer conference, Visibility 2021, will be held virtually on 7 October.

Real-time Visibility 75

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. The company is present in 38 nations and has more than 40,000 employees. And while a product may be manufactured in one geography,” Ralf Eberle explained, “we’re selling and supporting customers across the globe.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 196

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Following on from the popularity of startups in the Europe-wide fintech sector, investors now seem to have spotted significant potential in supply chain management. They also asked me how many supply chain startups there are. On 24 May, Supply Chain Media is holding a new event revolving around innovation: inNOWvate Supply Chain.

Security 108

Security Europe Netherlands Supply Chain Execution 108

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

As 2016 draws to a close, it’s clear that the next 12 months are set to be extremely disruptive for the manufacturing industry. Considering that the industry has largely concentrated on becoming cost-effective rather than lean, this means manufacturers must be prepared for change. Supply chain segmentation in Europe.

Manufacturing 40

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 25, 2024

To cite just a few, turning to key suppliers for added cost reductions in components presents complexities when the company has already indicated that overall vehicle output is not expected to increase in 2024. Tesla has further just announced another set of vehicle price reductions associated with China, Europe and the U.S.

Price Reduction 52

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

APRIL 26, 2017

Mitigating supply chain risks and excursions will be at the top of the agenda for the Peli BioThermal team attending LogiPharma in Europe.

Innovation 56

Innovation Europe Supply Chain Supply and Demand 56

AIMMS

APRIL 11, 2018

The first product of this partnership is TacticalOps, a Planning & Optimization solution for Food Manufacturers. Luis, UniSoma has provided advanced planning solutions to several leading food manufacturers, including BRFoods, Nestlé, Marfrig, JBS, Astral foods and many others. Get a demo of TacticaOps at VIV Europe 2018 .

Optimization Software 243

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2022

You must live in the present.”[1] ”[2] Since we can’t go back and must live in the present, we also must prepare for the future. Although there is a lot of talk about near-shoring or reshoring manufacturing, global trade remains an important aspect of the global economy. After all, the past is in the past.

Global 130

Global Sourcing Strategies Manufacturing Procurement Resource Reduction 130

SCMDOJO

MARCH 22, 2023

With untapped oil and gas reserves and melting polar ice, the Arctic presents an opportunity for Russia to access these resources. Russia’s strategic location between Europe and Asia places it in a vital position for trade. Currently, the primary route for transporting goods from Europe to Asia is the Swiss Trade route.

Russia 106

Russia Shipping Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 106

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. In our monthly webinar last Wednesday, I presented these results.

Supply Chain Planning Software 311

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software 311

TransAudit

JUNE 27, 2023

Machine learning presents a solution by optimizing the flow of products from one location to another. Supply chain managers should ensure consistency in data provision across the supply chain and integrate supply chain management software with supplier and manufacturer systems for automatic data collection and processing.

Optimal Sourcing 69

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Modeling Optimization Software 69

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

”[4] He adds, “At the heart of his work is a thesis as dispiriting as it is radical: that the present dysfunctional state of the world is where we were always going to end up.” ”[5] The cost-benefit analysis resulted in many companies moving manufacturing processes to Asia, primarily because labor was cheap.

San Diego 130

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QAD

JANUARY 17, 2023

For global manufacturers, managing logistics across various locations, countries and regions, as well as carriers, is no easy task. Add to that the fact that disruption has been ever present the past two years and global trade is getting even more complex. Global manufacturers have highly complicated, intertwined transportation needs.

Shipping 92

Shipping Global Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 92

Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Most developed economies followed suit, establishing new industrial booms across eastern Europe, South Asia and the Indo-Pacific regions. This, of course, presents tremendous opportunity but also risk.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Scenario Planning 130

NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I had the opportunity to sit in on a very thorough presentation by a member of the Economist Intelligence Unit at the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies meeting today. The EU economies will also be hit, especially Germany and Eastern Europe as we go into winter in 2022. The forecast is that the EU GDP growth will be reduced by 1.3

Conference 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

COVID is far from over and food instability, coupled with drought, is driving migration from Sudan to Europe. Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. The presentations, videos, and pictures post a month after the summit. The winter offers no relief. My take away?

Supply Chain Planning Software 235

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy 235

Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

At SCL Europe in Berlin, Germany, from 25-27 June 2013, he held an insightful presentation on how 1,500 stakeholders determine the success of the company’s decision-making. The manufacturer has developed an app which lists for each meeting the organiser’s aim, who is present and a detailed description of the scope.

Meeting 90

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Similar sentiments were shared when Maersk acquired B2C Europe in October 2021 : The company’s offering consists of labeling services, pick-ups, sorting parcels, linehaul and injection into the last mile delivery network of 100+ connected carriers across Europe, including full returns logistics mainly covering 35 European countries.

Price Reduction 177

Price Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction 177

TransAudit

JULY 6, 2023

Machine learning presents a solution by optimizing the flow of products from one location to another. Supply chain managers should ensure consistency in data provision across the supply chain and integrate supply chain management software with supplier and manufacturer systems for automatic data collection and processing.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Modeling Optimization Software 52

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Data science consultancy and software development company Miralis has won the first ever Digital Catapult UK-Germany Global Challenge, after presenting its AI solution to multinational platform solutions company and supply chain expert CHEP Europe.

Supply Chain Software 48

Supply Chain Software Global Data Germany 48

Kinaxis

JUNE 26, 2017

About three hundred supply chain professionals from various pockets of the world representing manufacturers, retailers, logistics providers, and technology vendors took part in the summit. One observation he made was about how different logistics robots need to be compared to manufacturing robots. One of them is Augmented Reality (AR).

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 0

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Economists and forecasters additionally point to the risk of stagflation for some select economies such as Europe in the coming year, the combination of high rates of cost inflation and economic stagnation. Of added concern, the three largest global economies ( Europe, United States, China ) are expected to stall.

Supply Chain Software 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 4, 2013

Supply chain talent is primarily coming from North America and Europe, but these are the continents that represent the lowest levels of growth for supply chain 2020 (see figure 1). However, to capitalize on this opportunity, manufacturers need to step up. The conference kicked off with a presentation on robotics.

Africa 230

Africa South Africa Internet of things Kenya 230

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Past, Present, and Future Examining the evolution of supply chain management provides valuable insights into the changing landscape of resilience and agility. The present business landscape is marked by unprecedented levels of complexity and uncertainty.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software Sourcing Strategies Resource Reduction 130

Unleashed

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It’s become even more important that businesses navigate multiple supply chains with food manufacturing software. While tracing the origin of a food source and viewing transparent information about its manufacturing process has certainly grown over recent years – there’s no doubt the pandemic has sped up consumer demand for this.

Food 93

Food Trends Industrial Industry 93

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

As multi-industry supply chain management teams enter 2023, they will be presented with expected global economic themes, financial outlooks and overriding business sentiment that are likely to influence decision-making. The three largest global economies ( Europe , United States , China ) expected to stall. Prediction Background.

Predictive Analytics Software 98

Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 98