SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Rethinking inventory and origination – Consumer goods companies are questioning the wisdom of maintaining lean inventories and sourcing from suppliers in distant locations. Made in India – If firms are looking to reduce their dependence on Chinese manufacturing, where will they turn?

Vendor Strategies 52

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

And while each market can be unique, we found a few repeating themes in our own experience and from sources including Gartner and our customers Procter and Gamble (P&G) and Cipla Medpro. For instance, according to Wikipedia, India has some 14 million retail points of sale, compared with fewer than one million in the US.

Supply Chain Planning Software 159

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

As defined by the source of all knowledge, Wikipedia, “glocalization is the adaptation of globally marketed products and services to local markets.” Their regional menus offer things like the Chicken Maharaja Mac in India, the Croque McDo in Belgium and the KiwiBurger in New Zealand.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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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. Sourcing strategies should be reviewed more frequently and be on the lookout for chess board changes and price dislocations. Not so fast…. Supplier Management. Manufacturing.

Price Reduction 132

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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. Warehouse Automation. Media Type. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. DataTable subpages.

Supply Chain Design Software 110

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Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

And, no surprises here, I attach metrics so I can measure the baseline. I cover ERP implementation, S&OP, and source-to-pay, but I do it in a way that’s like a story that takes place within a medium-sized business that wants to grow. They might be in China, India or other countries. You build your supply chain based on that.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 22, 2015

In the commercial world of sell, deliver, make and source processes, we do not have the time or money to fund data scientists. One of the reason that the business process outsourcing to India has failed is the lack of business process understanding. Put the computer to work.

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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HICX Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2021

For the session, we were joined by Charlotte Anabelle de Brabandt , a representative of the Institute for Supply Management (IMS) and Ramit Mahajan , the Head of Supply Chain Enablement, India at Henkel. . We have clear metrics that talk about payments on time to suppliers, or, if they raise an issue, how quickly is that getting resolved.

Procurement Analytics 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. That’s enough solar energy to power more than 5,600 U.S.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 204

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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. Then we all win.

Material Savings 52

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Locus

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A survey predicts that e-commerce sales in India will hit the $100 billion mark for the first time in 2023. It enables you to generate custom reports on on-ground performance like route history, mileage metrics etc. Source: [link]. Is your business struggling to manage delivery exceptions in the last mile? Schedule a Demo.

Real-time Visibility 52

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Cotton production in India could dip 4% from 2021, down to 34 million bales in the 2021/2022 marketing year. Image source: Financial Times.

Material Savings 207

Material Savings Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 207

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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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. Strategic sourcing with Cloud ERP.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

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Elementum

JANUARY 16, 2024

Intelligent Document Processing: IDP solutions use a combination of AI and RPA technologies to extract, process, and analyze data from documents and other structured or unstructured sources. Popular sources include Coursera, Udacity, edX, and LinkedIn Learning. What educational courses are available for learning process automation?

Sourcing Strategies 78

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 3, 2018

Last week the company announced that it will 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. The 50 MMT emissions reduction target in China is part of this goal.

Resource Reduction 42

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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? The common themes we are hearing are: Inventory cost reduction. Sales and Operations Planning. Scenario planning.

Pharmaceutical 100

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Scenario Planning 100

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. Supply chains that rely on a single source are now more likely to experience disruptions. Rushing the Launch of New Systems and Protocols. Poor Framework for Accountability.

Optimal Sourcing 74

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BlueYonder

MARCH 22, 2017

JDA’s own Vishal Dhawan and Vivek Wikhe recently contributed an article to STOrai, the magazine of the Retailers Association of India, to provide some guidance and advice for retailers on the omni-channel journey. In India, the unprecedented push for financial digitization will also re-align customer channels.

Supply Chain Planning Software 48

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BlueYonder

MARCH 22, 2017

JDA’s own Vishal Dhawan and Vivek Wikhe recently contributed an article to STOrai, the magazine of the Retailers Association of India, to provide some guidance and advice for retailers on the omni-channel journey. In India, the unprecedented push for financial digitization will also re-align customer channels.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Procurement Analytics 40

6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line. They can also be used to track the provenance of adulterated products to identify the source.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 76

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Output reportedly rose in China , India and Brazil and fell more slowly in the Eurozone , Japan and the United States. India led all other regions in overall PMI growth while Austria, Czechia and France were the bottom three contractionary conditions. The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI® recovered from a noted 18 month low level of 54.9

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Resilinc

JUNE 21, 2022

Where new copper sources will come from is an issue of major concern geopolitically. But given its location in the east, it’s expected to mostly serve China and India. dependent on foreign sources. dependent on foreign sources. Of the three largest new mines cited by Goldman Sach’s Snowdon, one is in Russia.

Purchasing Skills 62

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QAD

JUNE 28, 2022

Now they want to know what acre of land it was grown on, the source of the water and the living conditions of the workers.” Taking Ford as an example, the company is working with key suppliers in China, India, Thailand and South Africa to eliminate over 4,900 metric tons of CO2 and 24 million gallons of water usage over the next three years.

Cost Reduction Strategies 91

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Shippers assessing shipping from China, India or Vietnam to either U.S. This is not about doom and gloom, but rather learning and applying the lessons that should have been instilled from the pandemic: Broader supplier sourcing options across multiple regions. East Coast have a Red Sea disruption context. West Coast or U.S.

Shipping 52

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

Now differentials in workers’ pay are disappearing as countries like Brazil, Russia, India, and China (the BRIC countries) grow richer and develop into consumer giants. Supply chains have become a major source of competitive differentiation because they are difficult to copy. Near shoring is an alternative, but not for everyone.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 84

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