Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, as carbon taxes and emissions reporting requirements continue increasing, supply chain professionals face mounting pressures from inside and outside their organizations to measure and improve performance against new, nebulous sustainability metrics. Sustainability is high on the list of favorite corporate buzzwords.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 15, 2023

If you would like to participate in a current research study, we would love your help and participation in the contract manufacturing study. We are trying to assess the value of a network in managing contract manufacturing.) One of the alignment gaps that is growing and is unfortunate is the gap between procurement and manufacturing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 11, 2025

Companies report productivity increases as manual labor is redirected toward supervisory or exception-based roles. Starship reports over 5 million completed deliveries. These systems keep 24/7 operation without performance degradation due to fatigue or environmental conditions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

For example, in the UK, duty on a bottle of wine is currently £2.23, and on top of that, there’s a 20% VAT. For example, Ryanair was supposed to get 20 deliveries before the end of December. All of these factors can fluctuate from one year to the next. The UK treasury collects over £6 billion annually from duty and VAT on wine.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

SCB Feature Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain? Koganti gave the example of the Greeks’ response to the news that the Persians were on their way to invade in the fifth century BCE: Athenian politician and general Themistocles’ response was to urge the building of a navy (which turned out to be devastatingly effective ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

But in the context of the Shippers Council, the shipper is the cargo owner (or BCO beneficial cargo owner), usually a manufacturer, who contracts with a logistics service provider (LSP), which, in the Councils definition, can be a transportation (land, sea, air) company, an express company, a forwarder, or a full-fledged 3PL.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

NASDAQ: MANH) reported annual revenue of $1.042 billion, up from $929 million last year. Manufacturers refer to it as the shop floor to top floor disconnect. For example, if a promotion plan has not been correctly modeled for the warehouse, there may not be enough storage capacity, dock doors, or workers to execute the days work.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 16, 2021

In our pandemic research, we interviewed thirty manufacturers. To gain insights, we interviewed Alexandros Skandalakis, Director of Manufacturing Capacity, reporting to operations/manufacturing globally within Philip Morris. We wanted to find a better way to design our network and optimize future manufacturing outcomes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2025

This week, the organization reported that net sales decreased 2 percent to $19.5 Here I share three examples from very different industries. The range of bullwhip from the order to planned orders for manufacturing was 2.5-4.0. Outsourced manufacturing had a bullwhip of 8-9. third-party manufacturing) build resilience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2025

They emphasized being an Industry Cloud Complete Company with industry-specific solutions for over 2000 micro verticals across Process Manufacturing, Distribution, Service Industries, and Discrete Manufacturing. Examples of automatable processes include Invoice Processing, Sales Order Entry, and Customer Account Creation.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 21, 2025

Manufacturers are now able to choose a different deployment method cloud ERP as the backbone of their digital transformation strategy. There are many other benefits of cloud ERP for mid-size manufacturers. Various reports mention significant savings on IT infrastructure, and a shorter time for Return on Investment.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2025

following the reporting of fourth-quarter results. The Salesforce.com model is primarily a pipeline management tool suitable for discrete markets but not process manufacturers. Relex will continue to do well in the retail market but will struggle to be a serious player in manufacturing due to the lack of thought leadership.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 26, 2025

In the fast-paced world of smart manufacturing, making quick, accurate and informed decisions is essential. Real-time decision-making, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) , is revolutionizing smart manufacturing processes. That said, manufacturers need to take several steps to successfully enable these technologies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2025

This puts pressure on other device manufacturers to follow suit. Retrocausal : Develops AI-powered solutions for manufacturing, focusing on real-time error detection and process optimization to improve quality control and reduce operational costs. For example, OpenAI has received $11.3 billion in funding.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

From retail and food and beverage to manufacturing and life sciences, companies from a wide variety of industries are realizing the benefits of the technology, revolutionizing how they operate, collaborate, and generate value. Take, for example, the retail industry.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

In a survey by the Institute for Supply Management released March 10, 2020, almost 75% of companies reported supply disruption due to Covid-19. Port Community Systems, Government Single Windows, Trader Community platforms are all examples of this sort of development. Covid-19—the global supply chain awakening. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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EFT

MAY 14, 2025

Ninety-five of manufacturing leaders report that generative AI (Gen AI) is already boosting performance, with the most frequent use cases supply chain and inventory management; knowledge management; quality control; research development; and process automation, according to a global survey by NTT Data.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 25, 2025

The Current Landscape “Manufacturing pessimism has spiked dramatically in April as industrial producers deal with changing tariff plans and try to assess how global trade policy will impact their costs and operations in the coming months.” The landscape is rather brighter in the emerging manufacturing superpowers.

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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. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. The result was restatement.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2025

Examples of non-compliant procurement Types of procurement compliance Procurement compliance KPIs Purchasing compliance roadblocks Procurement compliance: Best practices checklist Frequently asked questions about procurement compliance What is procurement compliance? Scroll down to find out: What is procurement compliance?

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 11, 2022

It can be made with many different characteristics, for example, different chemical compositions to increase strength, durability, etc. For example, old steel used in an industrial context can be recycled into consumer products such as home appliances, automobiles and more. Steel is one of the most recycled material in the world.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Almost two decades of reporting. For example, the Gartner Top 25 celebrates the accomplishments of Intel (active with Gartner), but in the analysis in Table 1, Nvidia Corporation and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) clearly outperform Intel in the Semiconductor Industry. The analysis is now in its ninetieth year. Is this success?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Why It Matters Q3 earnings reports continue to make headline news. FactSet reports that 66% of companies in Q3 2023 beat revenue guidance. PWC’s Digital Trends in Supply Chain Survey reports that 83% of manufacturers say that supply chain technologies have not delivered the expected results.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration: Fundamental to Elevating Manufacturing Performance Supplier relationships are at the heart of manufacturing performance. That’s why supplier collaboration—that consistent, trusted, and responsive interaction between supplier and manufacturer—is pivotal to manufacturing success.

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Precoro

JUNE 3, 2025

How to establish a category management system Examples of categories and strategies Why category management in procurement matters How Precoro can help you establish a category management system Frequently asked questions about category management services What is category management? Read on to learn: What is category management?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

For example, Walmarts OTIF program mandates that suppliers should meet the 90% on-time and 95% in-full goals to avoid penalties.Walmart fines suppliers3% of the cost of goods sold (COGS) for orders that fail to meet on-time and in-full delivery requirements. Read the full report here.

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RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2025

Keeping track of all your moving parts in manufacturing is a tall order. That’s where manufacturing inventory management software comes in. In this ultimate guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about manufacturing inventory management software. Spreadsheets just don’t cut it anymore.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2022

Unilever is one of the world’s largest food manufacturers. For example, Oracle is using average emission from a 5-ton truck, or a bulk tanker. For example, if they buy a component for their hardware products in Thailand, they have an estimate for the logistics emissions associated with the component.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The perspective of a manufacturing leader is quite different than that of a business leader in logistics. Self-driving supply chains are an example. There is no magic ball on design: the organization’s reporting structures vary by culture and size. As shown in Figure 1, the reporting relationships vary.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

Nvidia, Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, PCA (Packaging Corporation of America), ResMed, Rockwell Automation, Ross Stores, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company, Tempur-Pedic, TJX, Toro, Toyota, West Pharma, United Tractors, and Urban Outfitters. Wrap-up Spend time with the report. I admit it. Lora was as well.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

For example, the reverse logistics process includes the management and the sale of surplus as well as returned equipment and machines from the hardware leasing business. For instance, goods move from the customer to the distributor or to the manufacturer. In turn, those costs may then fall to the manufacturer.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 27, 2023

Breaking it down task by task Most of you have heard of the term MOM for Manufacturing Operations Management. More often, it’s used in combination with MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems). What is a Manufacturing Execution System? This includes production tracking, work instructions, and machine connections, for example.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Based in Paris, L’Oréal is a global personal care manufacturing company. to This is an example of managing a balanced portfolio and of driving a supply chain revolution. This case study is the best example we have seen of a customer-centric supply chain. (Read more to understand the details on the Supply Chain Index ,).

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. This example illustrates why supply chain visibility isn’t enough.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 23, 2025

The top five industries that felt the impact were Life Sciences, Healthcare, General Manufacturing, High Tech, and Automotive, marking the fourth year in a row that these particular industries have been the most impacted. Read more in our special report. Learn more about the latest bans in our special report.

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ivalua

JUNE 12, 2025

Despite investments in tools and data, most procurement teams struggle to scale their efforts beyond one-off reports or limited categories. Misaligned Goals Between Finance, Legal, and Procurement Finance, legal, and procurement often view spend data through different lenses – budget, compliance, or supplier value, for example.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A survey conducted earlier this year by IDC Manufacturing Insights across Asia Pacific manufacturers found that organisations are currently focusing ESG efforts related to environmental sustainability on the following (1) : Energy efficiency requirements of products and operations. Sustainable Transformation Requires Digitalisation.

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