The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

In extreme cases, firms simply state that a product comes from one country when, in actual fact, it was manufactured in a country that is impacted by the higher tariff being imposed. Ensuring that any approach is fully compliant in order to avoid having to relocate production or supply sources often takes up a lot of internal resources.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

This is not a continuous improvement exercise, but a matter of survival as greater unpredictability prevails in our markets, continually taxing resources, and challenging forecast accuracy on both the demand and supply sides.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As product flows rapidly shifted and hard baked assumptions about lead times and sourcing locations were put to test, users across many organizations bypassed their planning systems and turned to excel sheets, internal data science teams or non-traditional supply chain vendors who could deliver AI based solutions at a faster turn.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

Moreover, this exercise might need to be repeated several times depending on how the war proceeds. The purpose of data aggregation is, on one hand, to minimize the number of records you’ll be working with and, on the other hand, to reflect critical business patterns: order prioritization, customer segmentation, sourcing logic.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2025

Just ask any manufacturer who’s had to halt production because a single critical component wasn’t available. Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. These disruptions aren’t just inconvenientthey can make or break a business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

Walmart announced that it will pilot agriculture technology with crop supply intelligence company Agritaskto get real-time information on crops and improve sourcing decisions around produce. The USDA has estimated that 30 percent of food loss occurs during agricultural production and harvest.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In manufacturing, the Internet of Things (IoT) is the technology that will allow companies to purposely instrument their equipment and products to collect data and then use it to improve, experiment and develop value. IIoT refers to the usage in areas such as manufacturing plants and supply chains. Manufacturing efficiency.

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QAD

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Manufacturing Day is all about paving the way for the next generation to see themselves in our field and sustain manufacturing into the future. Around the US, companies and schools are collaborating to give students a peek into our exciting world of modern manufacturing. The Next Generation of Manufacturing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

What’s in manufacturing? By integrating order data, load information across modes, yard shipments and the like, internal departments can turn to a single source of the truth and more accurately manage various aspects of the lifecycle. Complete visibility into inventory. And it requires visibility everywhere. What’s stuck at the port?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Demand sensing involves the use of the external data sources – particularly the latest sales and market data – to improve short-term forecasting and then be able to use that improved understanding of consumer behavior to improve their supply planning. The company chose 4Flow to do transportation planning and execution in Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. In DSD, instead of shipping truckload quantities of goods directly to a retailer’s regional distribution center every few weeks, a manufacturer has their own account representatives that sell to and service individual stores. Those reps go into stores and stock the store shelves.

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Logility

MAY 17, 2023

They’re also carefully pursuing suppliers, manufacturing, and distribution locations that are sustainable and resilient. By leveraging a comprehensive platform companies can review scenarios through the lens of advanced demand, inventory and manufacturing planning optimization capabilities,” Henriott said.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 2, 2023

As members of one of the most highly regulated industries in the world, medical device manufacturers face numerous challenges. From stringent quality standards to comprehensive documentation requirements, Class 1 and 2 manufacturers must navigate a complex landscape to ensure compliance and product excellence.

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Ecosystem in Practice: Building a Best-In-Class Manufacturing Tech Stack Full Transcript Below: Rony Kubat All right. We found that a lot of our customers have just kind of started doing the smart manufacturing and digitization of operations, so these partnerships are new. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Rony Kubat.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

There’s no doubt that the pandemic, with its harsh lockdowns and impact on economies worldwide, has played a dramatic role in the supply chain disruptions being experienced by manufacturers. Many businesses in the US, and elsewhere, were sourcing their componentry from China. Use data to improve operations.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. Source: LLamasoft. The slide below provides an overview of SupplyChainPlanning.com: Source: LLamasoft.

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Logility

MAY 31, 2023

According to the Gartner Guide to Use Cases for Network Optimization Capabilities , your company should dig deeper into four areas of your supply chain network design – distribution network optimization, omnichannel fulfillment, manufacturing capacity optimization, and global footprint strategy.

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QAD

JANUARY 16, 2025

To achieve an optimal level of connectivity, KION turned to QAD Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) to support the global manufacturer in cultivating strong relationships and maintaining clear communication with suppliers across all levels. We have close exchanges with the team behind this exercise, explained Bernhadt.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Prediction Two of this year predictions indicated the following: Restoring More Direct Control in Strategic and Tactical Direct Material Sourcing Will be the Driving Force for Businesses and their Supply Chain Management Teams in the Coming Year.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Faster and accurate digitised information will also reduce decision-making time, improve efficiencies of business management, build better suppliers and manufacturers networks, create streamlined sales and delivery processes. Source: Schumacher et al. Closing Thoughts.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 14, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights indications providing added evidence that manufacturers and retailers are front loading inventory management actions in attempts to initially hedge against added U.S. tariff strategies. These are already signs of increased costs and supply chain inflationary pressures.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Background Within our research arm’s previously published industry and global supply chains predictions advisory published at the start of this year, we predicted that manufacturers would up their efforts this year in restoring more direct control and added resiliency in their direct materials component and outsourced manufacturing strategies.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Succeeding at Strategic Sourcing With Arena and Part Analytics Learn more about the integration between Arena and Part Analytics here. Full transcript below: Heatherly Bucher Welcome to our session on Succeeding at Strategic Sourcing. Engineering and sourcing professionals build the platform for engineering and sourcing.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 22, 2024

From a supply chain sourcing perspective, a consistent theme in media reporting has been exploration or hints for added Apple supply chain sourcing. Production currently sourced include products such as iPad , AirPod and the Apple Watch. Apple has been a master at exercising many such strategies. Is iPhone U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 6, 2013

It senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time latency to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing functions. This includes consistency in manufacturing operations, order-to-cash processes, and customer service. It builds on the concepts of becoming demand driven.

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ivalua

JUNE 6, 2019

While I was at the Ivalua NOW event in Paris, I interviewed Cyrille Naux, Purchasing and Supply Chain Vice-President at Chassis Brakes International, a multinational manufacturer of automotive brakes and brake components. Why they found it absolutely necessary to organizationally separate sourcing from procurement.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. Pivot Toward Internal Manufacturing Presence.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 21, 2021

The BCG analysts explain, “Today, another workforce transformation is on the horizon as manufacturing experiences a fourth wave of technological advancement: the rise of new digital industrial technologies that are collectively known as Industry 4.0.” So, it’s not a question of if but when AI will become the norm in the manufacturing sector.

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QAD

AUGUST 26, 2021

Because manufacturers are constantly pressured to increase productivity, deliver quality products, delight customers and achieve greater profitability and sustainability, they are turning to new technologies such as artificial intelligence. Manufacturers face four main challenges from achieving the promise of artificial intelligence.

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Logility

DECEMBER 1, 2021

For most industries, the chain of custody is an exercise for tracing lots or batches from the initial origin to a finished product and into the consumer’s hands. When consumers scan a QR code with their mobile phone, they can see that the product is authentic, where it was manufactured, and how the cotton was grown and harvested.

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Logility

MAY 20, 2021

One supply chain leader of a consumer durable goods manufacturer stated that raw material prices are rising dramatically, as are the prices for inbound shipping to move components into the factory. has declared force majeure events in order to justify factory-crippling shortages.

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QAD

MARCH 5, 2020

The industry can sell pills, fad diets and short-cut exercise programs, but the bottom line is that most people who know will tell you the simple fact is you can’t outwork a bad diet. Every key vendor needs to be vetted, and then sourcing decisions need to be made and supply chain changes enacted.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 7, 2011

Designed to enable wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors to achieve best-in-class inventory management practices, NetSuite Demand Planning enables companies to forecast peaks and troughs in demand and minimize capital tied up in inventory. In today’s competitive world, businesses need to run lean in the current economy.

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QAD

MAY 22, 2025

This is often the largest procurement cost for manufacturers. Having said that, you should also consider developing alternative sourcing strategies. The total landed cost includes all expenses until the goods arrive at your manufacturing facility or distribution center. In addition, you need to periodically repeat this exercise.

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Precoro

JUNE 3, 2025

Therefore, traditional sourcing is often reactive: a procurement manager reviews a purchase request , finds a supplier, negotiates terms, and moves on. Then, create and carry out a specific category strategy through sourcing and contract management. Procurement should act as a translator between business needs and sourcing options.

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o9 Solutions

JUNE 11, 2025

Not as a forecasting exercise, but as a foundation for enterprise-wide agility. It connects what customers are willing to wait for and the often longer lead times required for sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing products. No longer a back-office function, it’s becoming the heartbeat of truly integrated decision-making.

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