Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The larger the organization, the more tension with conflicting functional metrics making decisions more difficult. Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. These results herald upcoming issues for future manufacturing reporting earnings calls.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2024

That functionality is necessary for bakeries, dairies, and beverage manufacturers, but perhaps less important for other F&B subverticals. The software architecture allows the value to be measured and those metrics are visible to the customer and the Infor success team. We just want them solved.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Supported by partners Heriot-Watt University, Pedersen & Partners and RV Consultancy, the full-day agenda featured a stellar line-up of speakers presenting and discussing key issues facing logistics and supply chain management practitioners. Bob Gill - General Manager, Southeast Asia Arc Advisory Group.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. Therefore, it is paramount for you as a logistics and supply chain professional to have a keen sense of how to properly evaluate a supplier.

Procurement Analytics 120

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Port congestion, capacity constraints, large increases in rates across all modes, labour shortages and long delays in shipments—these are just some of the operating realities supply chain and logistics professionals face today. Do you know where the manufacturing facilities of your suppliers (and their suppliers) are physically located?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics. Without clear governance, customer data never sees the light of day.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

This might involve optimizing inventory levels, negotiating better deals with suppliers, or implementing just-in-time manufacturing techniques. These functions include procurement, production planning, inventory management, logistics, and customer service. Logistics Logistics involves managing the transportation and delivery of goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

A direct material is a raw material, component, or assembly used directly in the manufacturing process. For example, one of the key decisions that a manufacturer needs to make is should they continue to buy goods from one of their suppliers. In contrast, a part used in the production process may be custom made for that manufacturer.

Supply Chain Network Software 218

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2018

How To Shift From Tactical To Strategic Logistics and Transportation Management To Create A Competitive Advantage. The Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, & Freight Metrics & KPIs. Innovation & Strategy Resources for Shippers. Download E-Book. Download E-Book.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As shown in the map, the company has 4 distribution centers wherein each location is shipping to several places across the US (for the sake of simplicity we are not showing the manufacturing and sourcing locations here). The post 5 Recommendations towards a Resilient S&OP appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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QAD

AUGUST 12, 2021

Sustainable manufacturing refers to the ability to manage manufacturing operations “in an environmentally and socially responsible manner,” according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Sustainability Objectives for Manufacturers. Where Does ERP Come into Play with Manufacturer Sustainability Efforts?

Waste Reduction 98

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Enterra Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Such predictions concern governments, populations, and industries. Supply chain and logistical problems caused by water woes make matters worse.”[2] Generate guidance to improve NbS impact metrics for water security to demonstrate the multiple values of water. Although there are a number of issues surrounding water (e.g.,

Resource Reduction 130

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Keeping an eye on changes in government policies is another important detection activity, which often falls under the umbrella of a centralized corporate function such as Legal or Compliance. Shifts in government policy can be immensely disruptive, especially when they occur with little or no warning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Manufacturing is designed and planned in isolation. Integration of corporate social responsibility metrics in planning. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Local/Global Governance. Manufacturing.

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Resilinc

JUNE 1, 2021

Just when you thought the semiconductor shortage couldn’t get any worse, more bad news is coming from Taiwan—home to about two-thirds of global chip manufacturing capacity. The leading chip maker globally, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. UMC) reported daily consumption of 31,500 metric tons in that year.

Taiwan 62

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Ronan Stephens, the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Management and External Manufacturing, explained how the company set out on a journey to improve customer service while also reducing costs. First, to launch on government approval of a new drug. To reduce lead times, Ipsen decoupled manufacturing from packaging.

Customer Service 192

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

It started in manufacturing and spread, step by step, to improvements in the way the company runs its supply chain. This manufacturer already has business continuity plans in place. With the addition of the SCRM solution, this manufacturer believes they have achieved mature Control Tower capabilities. A Transformation Journey.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The Institute for Supply Management conducted a special survey that asked members to assess how Harvey might impact six key business metrics and whether they may be impacted by shortages of input materials due to Harvey. "Our Broadly speaking, the six metrics organized by severity of impact into three groups. Most Impacted Metrics.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Especially transformative in manufacturing for predictive maintenance and in supply chain for efficiency, IoT’s real-time data feed enables proactive operational adjustments. Performance Metrics When looking at performance metrics , they must reflect efficiency gains and throughput increases.

Sourcing Strategies 78

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2015

Two weeks ago the Bureau of Labor Statistics handed down some pretty dismal news for American manufacturing—news that was largely overshadowed by the façade of job growth numbers. Yes, American manufacturing is adding jobs. And that’s very dangerous, especially because that decline extends to the manufacturing sector.

Manufacturing 120

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

There are systems directors in both the procurement and logistics/planning teams. An important governance mechanism that drives analytical process is the Supply Chain Director’s Council, whose mandate is to focus on the availability and ability of the supply chain to deliver parts and core finished goods to customers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 18, 2021

A lack of business and government focus on managing impacts to nature will result in further, and irreversible, degradation to nature and to our biodiversity, and by extension to the global economy. All of this means that businesses and governments have to take the necessary steps to address and correct the present reality.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

Coincidentally, at the Ariba LIVE 2013 conference yesterday, I attended a presentation by Justin Dillon, Founder and CEO of Made in a Free World , a nonprofit group that is “building a coalition of consumers, businesses, and governments to disrupt the system of slavery.” appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

”[1] They add, “The reasons for this increased interest are clear: Companies are under pressure from governments, consumers, NGOs, and other stakeholders to divulge more information about their supply chains, and the reputational cost of failing to meet these demands can be high.” performance-based metrics.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

Capturing Value occurs when a contract has been established that governs the responsibilities and obligations of both supplier and buyer, and well as when the organization has the right Procure-to-Pay processes in place to ensure compliance to those agreements, goods, services and prices. .

Manufacturing Procurement 130

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

This is forcing organisations to change the way business and logistics management are being handled to improve forecast accuracy, ensure compliance, reduce costs of goods and to handle delays effectively. The risks, therefore, expand 10-fold for businesses reliant on limited, distant, and increasingly unreliable suppliers.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Manufacturers increasingly turning to data and analytics, from an ERP system, to support business initiatives. Many manufacturers are data-rich but when it comes to using it they are insight-poor. The challenge is that data is not seen as a key asset that requires quality control and governance. Challenges to using data.

Analytics Software 111

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

We had a hangover from the pandemic: Which led to continued inventory shortages, closures of manufacturing plants in China, congested ports, and underemployment. Inflation set in for fuel and transport costs, increasing logistics costs as a whole over last year. and the global economy. We saw supply shortages lead to price increases.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, goes so far as to assert data is an organization’s most valuable asset. Researchers assign various measures of importance to each of the metrics, sometimes treating them equally, sometimes separating one out of the pack.”[2]

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 24, 2023

Significant Upheaval Terence: From collaboration to planning to control towers and logistics, automotive companies and suppliers are digitalizing processes and systems at a historic pace to improve competitiveness, profitability, and customer-centricity. Through their partnership with us, they have been able to realize significant benefits.

Automotive 69

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

It’s the reason why On Time In Full (OTIF) is a critical supply chain metric today. It’s the reason why a growing number of companies are starting to view logistics as a competitive weapon instead of just a cost center. In fact, the government estimates that it saves about 2.5% Digital Freight. Transplace TMS Control Tower.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Resilinc’s Rick Freeman weighs in on the future opportunities for high-tech and semiconductor companies Despite the stabilization of the high-tech and semiconductor supply chain, the industry still faces pressure due to ongoing import/export restrictions and changing regulations governing semiconductor production and sourcing.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Analysts point to the steep decline in orders for new transportation equipment as evidence that manufacturers are seeing weakness. In reality, it may not be softening demand at the root of manufacturers’ slowdown in the bookings for new trucks, trailers and other equipment. On one hand, new orders for U.S. Be Sociable, Share!

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Frustration levels remained high throughout 2022, and especially with the recent indications from Apple and its prime contract manufacturer Foxconn that enough was enough to warrant a shifting toward a more resilient and broader based supply network strategy. based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).

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Turvo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Seven ways Turvo helps build a more sustainable supply chain for third-party logistics providers (3PLs), shippers of raw materials and finished goods, and their end customers. Analytics platforms monitor data generated by day-to-day logistics activities. Get Even More Logistics Insights Now.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

On November 4 th , I interviewed Jim Andrew, the Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo, about their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program. 294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 21, 2021

Dealing with logistics management for shippers remains a primary focus for many in the industry. Keeping customer satisfaction high and remaining focused on crucial business smart goals becomes essential focus points for logistics managers. The Challenges Leading to Delays in Logistics.

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