After doing a deep dive into the Household Products (Nondurable) industry segment to show why Proctor & Gamble did not make the Supply Chains to Admire TM winner list, I wanted to show an example calculation for a company that made the winner list. MORE
Today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal includes an article, Ports Get Creative as Cargo Piles Up. paid subscription or complimentary metered view) This article describes the application of innovation and creative use of Uber like technology can certainly help alleviate the current backlog across U.S. west coast ports. MORE
There are an array of challenges when it comes to successfully applying an outsourced transportation management strategy. Companies want to make freight moves as efficient as possible, which means centralized systems, qualified carriers, managed schedules and visibility. Realizing opportunities for transportation efficiency starts with identifying challenges. Below, we examine different challenges from 3 companies and how PLS solutions created and maintain notable results. MORE
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For example, a subscription box company may need to send millions of orders to hit a shared drop date, a direct seller may need a network of locations to reach its consultants quickly and cost effectively, while an omnichannel merchant is likely to. Order fulfillment is not one-size-fits all. MORE
Use this example as a starting point to understand the different optimization methods, and when optimization is helpful in supply or central planning. An Example of When Optimization Is Helpful in Supply or Central Planning was first posted on April 11, 2018 at 1:25 pm. ©2017 ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. MORE
This week brings two visible and poignant reminders of the perils for being an Apple supplier. There are of course, the positives related to the sheer production volumes that doing business with Apple provides, along with being on the leading-edge of product or component innovation. Along with the positives come the perils for dealing with a highly demanding and influential customer. MORE
We thought it was time to share some positive examples and learning on how some shipping organizations raised to the challenge of delivering on customer service. Much has been written and shared regarding the effects and/or consequences of the U.S. West Coast port disruptions brought about my labor contract negotiations these past 6-7 months. MORE
SKU proliferation is a familiar challenge in supply chain business planning, one that dates back quite a few years in CPG and consumer brand-oriented product areas. Today's permanent changes towards online and Omni-channel retailing can add to the occurrence. MORE
Across our supply chain management community, we are often keenly aware of how the dynamics of product demand and component supply interrelate. While teams always strive to balance and align product demand and supply needs, forces in a market or across an industry have a way of adding different or unforeseen challenges. They drive home […]. MORE
To find out more information about the examples in this post, please visit Magnatag Visible Systems website. Mieruka : The Four Different Types of Lean Visuals with Examples. Each section will soon provide links to more examples used within Toyota. MORE
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This is yet another example of how past performance is no guarantee of future success , of how companies cannot succeed anymore despite having all sorts of inefficient practices in place, including having poor visibility and control of their supply chains. MORE
There are many ways to remediate a perceived supply risk management problem and Constellation Brands has just exercised its bold and approach. The beer and spirits producer recently reported fiscal 2015 second-quarter results. While total revenues increased 10 percent, the company had to reverse approximately $37 million of net sales in the quarter as a result of a product recall at the height of the seasonal beer consumption period in August. MORE
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If you’re like me, you might see a long report online and skip past the details to get to the good stuff – the results. When the Supply Chains to Admire TM report came out last week, I scrolled right to the winners. MORE
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For example, Apple might want us to increase 100 production lines, but we would only add 50 to 60 gradually.”. Today’s breaking Wall Street Journal article provides a great case study on the impacts of not proprerly managing contractual supplier relationships. First consider the type of supply arrangement this represented. This was an important and emerging new technology, one that would produce manufactured sapphire to cover the face of all of Apple’s new iphone products. MORE
In “Apollo 13,” NASA ground engineers create a replica of a system of parts currently in outer space to save the astronauts from carbon dioxide poisoning. Though there was nothing particularly digital about this endeavor, it was a clear precursor to current digital twin technology MORE
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I’ll dive deeper into the concepts of supply chain optimization and show examples of when it’s ideal to optimize and when it’s less ideal. Two Simple Examples to Help You Understand How Supply Chain Optimization Algorithms Work. I work with clients that utilize our supply chain optimization software to maximize their resources. In my upcoming webinar “Should I Optimize My Supply Chain Planning?” MORE
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Production and Manufacturing Index (PMI) is a rather important barometer of supply chain and manufacturing activity, and has been particularly closely watched by economists and the Wall Street investment community for a good many years. Of late, the U.S. stock market has incurred immediate swings after a positive or not so positive report of PMI. MORE
Examples of Real-World Use of Blockchain in Supply Chain & Logistics Some examples of application and use of blockchain in supply chain and logistics, reports DHL , include: Citizen Services – Blockchain technology can be used to verify the identity of individuals, and it is already in use by ID2020, helping those without access to a physical form of identification to verify their identity. The days of managing supply chains through databases and changing information are over. MORE
Here are three ways that Walmart has become a leading example for grocers. Although Walmart has thousands of stores and innumerable resources, many of the offerings that have made Walmart a leading example for grocers are available to the smallest of grocers. MORE
To serve as reinforcement, Supply Chain Matters amplifies one specific example brought to light by an article published in […]. Prediction One of our 2016 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains called for another year of more uncertainty and continuous challenges related to supply chain activity. Risk factors are growing and so are business challenges. MORE
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To help logistics professionals understand the case for automation, I’ve put together a hypothetical case example. The example shows the pitfalls of crunching the numbers manually as well as the consequences of this error-prone approach to order consolidation. MORE
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One of the best examples I have seen of highly successful change management was presented by Tina Jalap from the Swedish pharmacy chain Kronans Apotek. Some examples: Q: If a customer asks for a product that we don’t have, how will the system know that there is a demand? MORE
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For example, a subscription box company may need to send millions of orders to hit a shared drop date, a direct seller may need a network of locations to reach its consultants quickly and cost effectively, while an omnichannel merchant is likely to. Order fulfillment is not one-size-fits all.
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I’ll dive deeper into the concepts of supply chain optimization and show examples of when it’s ideal to optimize and when it’s less ideal. Two Simple Examples to Help You Understand How Supply Chain Optimization Algorithms Work. I work with clients that utilize our supply chain optimization software to maximize their resources. In my upcoming webinar “Should I Optimize My Supply Chain Planning?”
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There are many ways to remediate a perceived supply risk management problem and Constellation Brands has just exercised its bold and approach. The beer and spirits producer recently reported fiscal 2015 second-quarter results. While total revenues increased 10 percent, the company had to reverse approximately $37 million of net sales in the quarter as a result of a product recall at the height of the seasonal beer consumption period in August.
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OCTOBER 10, 2014
This week brings two visible and poignant reminders of the perils for being an Apple supplier. There are of course, the positives related to the sheer production volumes that doing business with Apple provides, along with being on the leading-edge of product or component innovation. Along with the positives come the perils for dealing with a highly demanding and influential customer.
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MARCH 4, 2015
We thought it was time to share some positive examples and learning on how some shipping organizations raised to the challenge of delivering on customer service. Much has been written and shared regarding the effects and/or consequences of the U.S. West Coast port disruptions brought about my labor contract negotiations these past 6-7 months.
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Today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal includes an article, Ports Get Creative as Cargo Piles Up. paid subscription or complimentary metered view) This article describes the application of innovation and creative use of Uber like technology can certainly help alleviate the current backlog across U.S. west coast ports.
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MAY 18, 2015
Across our supply chain management community, we are often keenly aware of how the dynamics of product demand and component supply interrelate. While teams always strive to balance and align product demand and supply needs, forces in a market or across an industry have a way of adding different or unforeseen challenges. They drive home […].
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JUNE 4, 2014
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Production and Manufacturing Index (PMI) is a rather important barometer of supply chain and manufacturing activity, and has been particularly closely watched by economists and the Wall Street investment community for a good many years. Of late, the U.S. stock market has incurred immediate swings after a positive or not so positive report of PMI.
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For example, Apple might want us to increase 100 production lines, but we would only add 50 to 60 gradually.”. Today’s breaking Wall Street Journal article provides a great case study on the impacts of not proprerly managing contractual supplier relationships. First consider the type of supply arrangement this represented. This was an important and emerging new technology, one that would produce manufactured sapphire to cover the face of all of Apple’s new iphone products.
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