Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Hurricane Milton barreled through the west side of Florida, making landfall in Siesta Key with winds reaching up to 110 mph and bringing over a foot of rain in some areas. The shortage has not impacted Charlottesville’s other major healthcare provider, Sentara Health as this organization sources its IV solutions from a different manufacturer.
ToolsGroup
JUNE 2, 2023
Once upon a time, the world of manufacturing was a relatively stable place. So how does a manufacturer navigate this rollercoaster? According to Gartner , these issues can lead to missed manufacturing deadlines and wasted capital. In fact, recent data shows that manufacturer inventory levels are up nearly 10% year over year.
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Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 1, 2021
In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration. Such sourcing events can be in the context of direct materials or logistics capacity.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
At the same time, the Chief Purchasing Officer (CPO) has taken on a pivotal role by securing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to protect the workforce and direct materials when primary sources fail. As disruptions become the norm, Supply Chain Planning and Source-to-Pay (S2P) cycles need to be increasingly dynamic and intertwined.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 24, 2025
The True Winners are the Technology Sales Reps When the Gartner Magic Quadrant was announced this year, Philip Vervloesem, now the Chief Commercial & Markets Officer for Global Expansion for OMP , taped a video in Florida announcing the win for OMP. The video is captured in front of beautiful yachts and homes on the Florida canal.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 13, 2022
As organizations look for reducing dependencies on concentrated sources of supply, Eastern Europe, Mexico, and South Asian countries will start providing viable alternatives to the current manufacturing powerhouse countries. As demand for last mile logistics intensifies, warehouses become the prime candidates for automation.
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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