Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 31, 2014

Manufacturing teams used to manage the supply chain group. Today, in most organizations, the supply chain team manages manufacturing. The irony is that fewer and fewer people within the supply chain team understand manufacturing. Instead, many of these teams just accept manufacturing strategy as a constant.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2017

What makes or breaks a new technology in manufacturing? Mostly, manufacturers demand technologies that can boost their output without causing an additional strain on resources, and the final five technologies changing manufacturing in 2016 did just that. In other words, some manufacturers continue to resist the trend.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Supply chain optimization and attracting talent will continue to be top-of-mind for manufacturers. Artificial intelligence (AI) is most likely to transform the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing has changed dramatically in recent years. With recent advances, AI will accelerate to become outsized in manufacturing trends in 2023.

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 9, 2023

By Geoff Whiting, Senior Writer, Red Stag Fulfillment Applying automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to supply chain management is an excellent way for manufacturers to increase the accuracy, speed, and efficiency of operations. In some settings, IoT devices can detect defects and notify staff of quality control issues.

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IQMS

JULY 2, 2018

72% of manufacturers say real-time monitoring is essential for streamlining and making inventory reconciliation more efficient. 72% of manufacturers say real-time monitoring is essential for streamlining and making inventory reconciliation more efficient. Real-Time Monitoring Is At An Inflection Point.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 18, 2014

Others consider how this “data” is used, and use the term “Omni-Channel” or “Internet of Things”. 3PL’s, Contract Manufacturing, Suppliers, Logistics providers…. Supply Chain Insights has done research on the top trends: However, I look at these trends as primarily a “consumer to sales” challenge.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What we learned about agility and resilience can be applied to future-proof the source-to-pay (S2P) process and help organizations meet any new challenge with confidence. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.”

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 6, 2020

There is a lot of discussion about the future benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) — sometimes called the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). As more and more devices connect to the Internet, the amount of data being generated will explode. Some experts worry that businesses will drown in data. Smart Home.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Much of what people read or hear about the Internet of Things (IoT) pertains to non-commercial home usage, like smart doorbells, smart lights, smart thermostats, and so forth. As cool as those “things” are, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is more important for the economy. ”[2].

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2021

I am updating writing and research on the supply chain collaboration network market. Many companies working to improve their supply chain agility find it necessary to gather data from multiple sources and cannot get all the data they need from just one source. As such, their offerings warrant attention.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

According to my research, top-performing supply chains possess three very different qualities. To help the reader, let’s start with definitions used in our research: Efficiency. In Table 1, from our research, I share ten tactics to consider. First, great supply chains are agile. What did we find? Maturity in Analytics.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Futuristic road transportation technology with digital data transfer graphic showing concept of traffic big data analytic and internet of things. Source: Schumacher et al. Dr Shereen’s main research interest is sustainability and supply chain resilience.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

” Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) add, “Over the past decade, public and private sources have dedicated impressive amounts of energy and resources to digital agriculture in developing countries.”[2] Internet of Things and Cloud Computing. Most people have heard the term “Industry 4.0”

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Facts and Challenges Before Supply Chains to the Digital Retail Revolution Research from PwC reveals key issues and challenges associated with digital supply chains. This report highlights that 97% of respondents anticipate AI impacting product development and manufacturing. #2 billion operational IoT devices by 2030.

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Pivot88

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Each quarter, our parent company TradeBeyond publishes its comprehensive Retail Sourcing Report , which is filled with timely research, facts, and analysis to help brands and retailers make the most informed sourcing decisions. These initiatives build trust with consumers and promote ethical sourcing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 17, 2013

Source Merriam-Webster Dictionary. As a writer of research on demand-driven supply chains for over eight years, I find many amusing. The first definition of Demand-driven Supply Chains was pushed into the market by AMR Research (now part of the Gartner Group) in 2004. The acronyms keep coming…. The cadence does not stop.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 20, 2016

The new world of supply chain analytics is my current research project. Cloud and open source analytics are fueling new markets giving rise of new software providers in analytics with names like Board, Cloudera, EveryAngle, Enterra Solutions, FusionOps, Halo, Qlik, Spotfire, Transvoyant, Trifecta, and Trufa. New names abound.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

“The idea of the value chain is based on the process view of organizations, the idea of seeing a manufacturing (or service) organisation as a system, made up of subsystems each with inputs, transformation processes and outputs. ” Institute for Manufacturing, 2013. __. Tipping points are fascinating to watch.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 14, 2021

For example, in the modern industrial setting, AI systems are part of an Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem. the things being connected) that generate enormous amounts of data, connectivity (i.e., They explain, “We know from extensive research that decisions matter — a lot. IoT ecosystems involve embedded sensors (i.e.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. In our recent analysis of supply chains that are “working well” , we find higher performance when companies have source, make and deliver reporting to the supply chain organization. Organizational structure matters. New Business Models.

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Arkieva

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

With the Internet of Things (IoT) order buttons, that might be a thing of the past. Image source: Amazon website. In a recent Gartner research study titled “ Get Ready for IoT Order Buttons in Supply Chain Planning and S&OP” early findings and recommendations for supply chain executives included: .

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IQMS

JUNE 25, 2019

The majority of enterprises are prioritizing their blockchain pilots that concentrate on supply chains improvements (53%) and the Internet of Things (51%) according to Deloitte’s latest blockchain survey. Combining blockchain and IoT is enabling manufacturers to pursue and excel at digital twin initiatives across their value chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Before I started doing this research, I believed procurement and manufacturing were aligned. While this is the case in 50% of the organizations, there are many organizations with large alignment gaps between finance/operations and procurement/manufacturing. Digital manufacturing is also a disruption. I was wrong.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Digital transformation is now the overriding priority for most manufacturers and retailers, with the adoption of digital technologies aimed at improving efficiency and effectiveness in the shorter term while providing the opportunity to grow a leaner operational protocol in the future. Internet of Things.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 18, 2015

In contrast, in the process industries, the supply chain organization reported to manufacturing. In our research on organizational alignment , we find that the alignment gaps are felt differently across the organization. In Figure 1, we summarize this recent research on Supply Chain Centers of Excellence maturity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

The majority of manufacturing and retail companies want better performing supply chains. In our research, discrete industries–aerospace, automotive, hi-tech, and semiconductor– rate themselves as performing better, being more proactive, and having greater alignment. A Critical Review of the Contract Manufacturing Model.

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LevaData

JANUARY 23, 2020

While LevaData’s research shows that manufacturing executives aren’t especially concerned about Brexit’s implications (see below), even a “soft landing” will have supply chain repercussions well beyond the auto industry. Risk management will evolve into a core strategic sourcing discipline.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Manufacturing is designed and planned in isolation. Comprehensive view of source, make and deliver. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Focus is on make, source and deliver together. Manufacturing.

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OptiProERP

JULY 19, 2023

The manufacturing industry constantly strives for higher productivity, superior product quality, and cost optimization. In recent years, the rise of the “Smart Manufacturing” revolution has brought about unprecedented possibilities for manufacturers to achieve these goals successfully.

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Pivot88

AUGUST 19, 2019

The internet of Things , or “IoT” for short, is about extending the power of the internet beyond computers and smartphones to a whole range of other things, processes and environments. Those “connected” things (like sensors for example) are used to gather information, send information back, or both.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

For example, you want to cut costs with a faster courier, or invest in reducing the lead time of your manufacturing. Case study: Transform scrap metal processing plant with Internet of things (IOT) Supply chain challenges manifest in different ways but still evolve around the lack of visibility, intelligence and agility.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The security of the products can be monitored by research design to increase the safety of the product during manufacturing and assembly, storage and picking, and transport. These sensors result in simple access to absolute quality products from the manufacturer and longer-lasting solutions (impacx, 2020). Regattieri, 2013).

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Historically, supply chain processes were functional focused on make, source and deliver. This includes 3D printing, robotics, the Internet of Things (IOT), Sentiment Analysis, Cognitive Learning, and Supply Chain Operating Networks using canonical many-to-many data models. Digital sourcing? There are many.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

My first job was in manufacturing in the 1980’s. In the traditional supply chain world, the processes of sell, deliver, make, source, and plan are separate and distinct. The focus of APICS is manufacturing, CSCMP’s foundation is in logistics, and ISM serves the procurement organization. They lack alignment.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Professionals in this field often find themselves venturing into manufacturing, IT, technology, ERP systems, and even commercial roles. Before committing to a particular sector, thoroughly research and comprehend the key aspects of supply chain management in various industries.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

Understanding how different factors affect the supply chain remains a top priority for research firms around the globe. The move to agile supply chain management inherently required more data sources than traditional supply chains, reports GT Nexus. Procurement’s Role Did Become More Important.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 9, 2020

4G improved broadband speed and access, and brought new internet protocol communication standards. Source: Digital IoT Reporter on Twitter and www.icssindia.in. 5G technological capability really enables the proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) with much faster speeds and improved connectivity and reliability.

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