SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Reopen safely – Manufacturing still represents 11 percent of U.S. Made in India – If firms are looking to reduce their dependence on Chinese manufacturing, where will they turn? India is the natural choice according to this Harvard Business Review article. economic growth and eight percent of employment.

Vendor Strategies 52

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Reopen safely – Manufacturing still represents 11 percent of U.S. Made in India – If firms are looking to reduce their dependence on Chinese manufacturing, where will they turn? India is the natural choice according to this Harvard Business Review article. economic growth and eight percent of employment.

Vendor Strategies 52

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Enterra Insights

JULY 18, 2023

It is the uneven distribution of freshwater — of which fast-growing places like India are woefully short — that provide the conditions for a crisis. Generate guidance to improve NbS impact metrics for water security to demonstrate the multiple values of water. Climate change may make some places drier and others wetter.

Resource Reduction 130

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DiManEx

JUNE 18, 2019

DiManEx makes 3D Printing embedded in industrial supply chains accessible to manufacturing companies with a global footprint at a click of a button with a unique digital supply platform. Define and monitor commercial success metrics through analytics and user feedback. ? Do you want to be part of this journey? The Story of DiManEx.

Analytics Software 53

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

The move from China, even if to other more reliable-in-a-crisis countries like India, Mexico or Singapore, will come at considerable cost. Loss of manufacturing know-how is a loss of leverage. China is more than a point of manufacture; they are also a large global consumer. Manufacturing. Not so fast….

Price Reduction 132

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. This is particularly true where there are “small holder farmers” in countries like India. The multinational’s goal is to achieve net zero GHG emissions across their value chain by 2040. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain.

Supply Chain Design Software 188

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Their regional menus offer things like the Chicken Maharaja Mac in India, the Croque McDo in Belgium and the KiwiBurger in New Zealand. Decentralized authority, which can accompany regionalization, results in each location working toward its own goals and objectives, instead of focusing on company-wide metrics and KPIs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Elementum

AUGUST 24, 2015

We examine the manufacturing and supply chain implications of the Dow's fall. Analysts are worried about emerging markets suffering from a drop in raw material demand, which could slow manufacturing worldwide. Copper, generally considered a good metric for the health of the global economy, is doing poorly.

Material Savings 60

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For this reason, many businesses in the sector will need to invest in technology, research, and development to expand their capabilities and stay ahead of the manufacturing market. Technologies ERP systems allow manufacturers to assess the functionality and efficiency across nearly every aspect of their organizations.

Trends 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 22, 2015

IBM is good at manufacturing terms that we both hate and love. While the manufacturing clients that I work with have strong IT relationships with SAP, and HANA is more and more a discussion, I think that we are missing several basic discussions. Today, we know analytics is exciting. We just are not clear on the outcome.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 29, 2014

Supply Chain Insights recently published a Metrics That Matter report covering both the Semiconductor and Hard Disk Drive (HDD) industries. Semiconductor is poised to consolidate, which will have huge impact on the metrics. Consider that the Chinese and India governments are investing in the semiconductor industry.

Metrics 171

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2015

As I wrote last October, all signs point to Mexico playing a greater role in supply chains , as companies across a variety of industries grow their presence in the country, either manufacturing in Mexico or growing their supplier base there.

Mexico 100

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RFgen

JUNE 20, 2013

While many companies have witnessed significant success as world trade shifts toward rapid growth markets such as India, China, Vietnam and Thailand, it is important for businesses to effectively manage variables like cross-border and country taxes. Important Supply Chain Metrics. Granular metrics for high-cost supplies.

Supply Chain Optimization 52

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RFgen

JUNE 20, 2013

While many companies have witnessed significant success as world trade shifts toward rapid growth markets such as India, China, Vietnam and Thailand, it is important for businesses to effectively manage variables like cross-border and country taxes. Important Supply Chain Metrics. Granular metrics for high-cost supplies.

Supply Chain Optimization 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

Pizza Hut has already eliminated these plastics – switching to primarily corrugated cardboard – in its India and Brunei markets, and that Pizza Hut New Zealand and Australia are now 95 percent and 90 percent plastic-free, respectively. More than 70 percent of Toyota Motor Manufacturing , Alabama’s power will soon be generated by the sun.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 205

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 12, 2022

As supply chain disruptions continue the procurement function should adapt to improve transparency, build collaborative relationships, and ensure sustainable sourcing practices, resulting in a stronger, more resilient supply chain with Cloud ERP for manufacturing. Connecting the supply chain with Cloud ERP for tracking and traceability.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

As markets emerge in India, China and South America, U.S. Some companies may go the extra mile by shipping the medical products in containers with their own sensors that collect real-time data on temperature or other safety metrics. This often depends on partners able to rapidly report the condition of goods and speed of procedures.

Inventory 52

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

As markets emerge in India, China and South America, U.S. Some companies may go the extra mile by shipping the medical products in containers with their own sensors that collect real-time data on temperature or other safety metrics. This often depends on partners able to rapidly report the condition of goods and speed of procedures.

Inventory 52

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CormSquare

JANUARY 10, 2017

By evaluating suppliers within a standardized systems, small business can track supplier performance over time against various metrics such as flexibility, costs, quality, and deliverability. This process will make the inefficiencies evident and help make an ordering calendar for each individual category.

Resource Reduction 50

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Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

For example, say I recommend an application that gives them full visibility into the supply chain, so that when they place an order, they know how much is in the inventory, how it’s coming and by what date, so they can start using it in manufacturing. And, no surprises here, I attach metrics so I can measure the baseline.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 26, 2012

liters of water per liter of soda, and the ratio is 4:1 in India. Coke’s main desires in terms of supply chain improvement included metrics with no manual intervention, industry standards that are not Coke specific and an even more vigorous system for reporting hierarchies. “Watered Down” Coca-Cola. In the U.S., Coca-Cola uses 2.36

Supply Chain Planning Software 97

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Manufacturing sites have been rationalized in terms of, “we don’t need five factories in this country, we only need three, then two, then we don’t need them at all, we’ll move them to China”. Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Requis

MARCH 23, 2021

I spent a long time with Bechtel doing large projects all around the world including Mexico, Thailand, Egypt, and India. In India I led a project doing the first deep sea / offshore gas development in the Bay of Bengal with a company called Reliance, owned by one of the richest people in the world. And this is a significant amount.

Material Savings 52

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Over 400 suppliers in China, India, the U.S. Content Summary: Walmart Says It Can Reduce Emissions in China by 50 Million Tons.

Supply Chain Design Software 110

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 11, 2018

million metric tons of greenhouse gases from being emitted in 2017. Clean energy is powering retail stores, offices, data centers and co-located facilities in 43 countries — including the United States, the United Kingdom, China and India. Clean energy from suppliers, helped avoid over 1.5

United Kingdom 75

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Today, we kick off our annual year end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 7 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , 3PL , Business , Transportation , Freight. Top Manufacturing Blog Posts for 2014. Finally, the top 10 list was rounded out safety and metrics. Read Full Post. Read Full Post.

Manufacturing 246

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Cotton production in India could dip 4% from 2021, down to 34 million bales in the 2021/2022 marketing year. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain. Consultancy UK).

Material Savings 207

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QAD

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

As the new year unfolds, manufacturers are continuing to learn lessons from 2020’s pandemic and looking for 2021 manufacturing trends. If 2020 taught manufacturers anything, it’s to find nimble answers to make course corrections during an emergency, a nearly impossible feat. Predicting 2021 Manufacturing Trends.

Trends 98

Trends Supply Chain Software Analytics Software Manufacturing 98

Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

According to the global metrics, the value of cross-border eCommerce will increase by 25 percent a year. The best part is that this cross-border business leverages all retailers and manufacturers of all shapes and sizes. In India, the majority of people will go for eCommerce which provides the cash on delivery feature.

Global 52

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Enterra Insights

MAY 10, 2022

Taiwan manufacturers 60% of global semiconductors. Semiconductor manufacturing consumes 10% of the island’s water supply. Cecere concludes, “Companies need to be aligned to a common set of metrics in a balanced scorecard to mitigate risk. Functional metrics introduce risk and throw the supply chain out of balance.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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Kinaxis

MAY 24, 2018

In a highly inspiring key note presentation at the supply chain conference, Fareed Zakaria of CNN spoke about how the jobs recovery following the 2008 recession lagged the economic recovery by as much as 64 months while the same metric for the previous recessions was significantly narrower.

Gartner 111

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 15, 2013

INTTRA Data Services features Ocean Metrics data from INTTRA’s e-commerce platform, Data Direct for monitoring 40 of the world’s leading carriers, OceanSchedules Data for efficiency planning as well as Track&Trace and Reports options. GT Nexus Transportation Management System. Four Soft Product Portfolio.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

by Matt Benson If your 3PL supply chain problem was to deliver 400,000 items daily from supplier to customer and your on-time in full metric was a six-sigma target standard of 1 failure per million, how would you do it? This gives our customers a single view of the entire organizational data model.

Pharmaceutical 100

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Global Production Activity Rise Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® began 2024 with output levels rising for the first time in eight months. Output reportedly rose in China , India and Brazil and fell more slowly in the Eurozone , Japan and the United States. increased 1.1

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AFFLINK

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The cost of recovery from a disruption in procurement management depends on factors such as supply source, volume, manufacturing location and inventory. Managers must tie their efforts to mitigate risk with metrics that will result in the long-term support of higher management. Poor Framework for Accountability.

Optimal Sourcing 74

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Mobile apps can generate reports and monitor performance metrics. “Data science can bring great gains for…” Logistics efforts of retailers and manufacturers. Vaibhav Shah is a CEO of Techuz , an IT Firm based in India and USA. ScienceSoft. Alex Bekker is the Head of Data Analytics Department at ScienceSoft.

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QAD

JUNE 28, 2022

And, also served as a wake up call across the manufacturing and other industries, not just the textile and garment segment. In the early 2000s, Apple faced massive criticism based on a number of suicides at their Foxconn outsourced manufacturing sites, primarily thought to be driven by poor woking conditions.

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