Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

The traditional supply chain leader focused only on cost reduction. Snow fell last night as I worked on my last Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report. The cash-to-cash definition is: Cash-to-cash= Days of Receivables+ Days of Inventory-Days of Payables. It is the basis for many recent developments in management.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Each year at Supply Chain Insights we study performance and improvement of companies in each industry. Note that neither company is making progress at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. Performance of BMS and Merck at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

During her 24 years at Honda of America, she helped implement many of the supply chain best practices that have now become renowned, including cost modeling, supplier development, supplier quality assurance, lean manufacturing, and many others, which evolved under the original North America leadership of Dave Nelson.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

These consumer products global leaders paved the road for supply chain excellence by defining new supply chain practices. Today, each leader wants to take their empowered team to new supply chain heights. At Supply Chain Insights, we published a report card yesterday. Who is poised to win?

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters shares interview highlights with ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi in conjunction with this years ASCM CONNECT 2023 Conference. The Event The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) recently concluded its ASCM CONNECT 2023 North America Conference.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I have spent a great deal of time talking to engineers, maintenance and procurement professionals involved in MRO,” says Will Brummett, Vice President of Sales, North America, for RS Integrated Supply. “I Manage Supply Chain Disruption 54% of respondents said COVID-19 had caused supply chain disruption.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 21, 2023

The pandemic exposed the inefficiencies in the supply chain, making the public more aware of existing issues. COVID-19 also highlighted the dangers of what happens when you have lean supply chains, as many brands found out fast by running out of inventory and not keeping pace with customer demand.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Technologies like mobile barcoding can help provide 24/7, end-to-end traceability of raw materials, work-in-progress inventory, finished goods, fixed assets and spare parts for vertically integrated companies. Enhancing MRO with real-time inventory solutions can also help minimize interruptions and costly downtime.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Technologies like mobile barcoding can help provide 24/7, end-to-end traceability of raw materials, work-in-progress inventory, finished goods, fixed assets and spare parts for vertically integrated companies. Enhancing MRO with real-time inventory solutions can also help minimize interruptions and costly downtime.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Through these services, you gain the expert logistical and supply chain support your company needs. Freight management services enable companies to deliver freight and complete the supply chain on time and at the lowest possible expense. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 31, 2023

Retailers and brands are wringing out as much revenue as they can from costly inventories and returned merchandise. Throughout 2022 and into the holiday season, promotions were used to offload as much as possible of the front-end inventory to make way for new seasonal inventory. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Contents Supply Chain Movement 20 – 2016 Q1. Gartner and Supply Chain Media formalise partnership. Gradual changes in the European supply chain consulting market. The major consultancy firms are still acquiring smaller niche competitors to intensify their supply chain expertise.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JUNE 16, 2022

In today’s business world, organizations rely on an agile and efficient supply chain to remain competitive and deliver quality products to consumers everywhere. Cross-docking is a lean supply chain model that allows fast-tracking of goods from suppliers to customers or retailers with little to no handling or storage.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 7, 2015

Dialogue with global supply chain teams energizes me. 1) Get Clear on the Definition of Supply Chain Excellence. He has a passion to do supply chain right, but he is uncertain on what to do. Joe works for Filipe, and his boss believes that supply chain excellence can best be typified by lean.

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BlueYonder

MAY 14, 2021

The temporary logjam created a domino effect of disruptions, battering an already strained supply chain. Rising demand in North America and Europe led to increased freight moving on the Suez and Pacific routes, which meant more full containers inbound versus outbound, leading to global container shortages.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. Trucking disruptions in these areas threaten the flow of inbound and outbound inventory. . Because of this, both Inventory Costs (91.0) US Logistics Index.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In these fast-moving days of technological advancement and economic change, a lot of manufacturers are talking about going ‘lean’. One major aspect of running a lean business is reducing inventory – that is, a reduction in the amount of inventory your organisation keeps on hand at a given time. Techniques for 2022.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 14, 2014

And by the way, if you’re not already serving online consumers in Canada, you might want to read ‘ Looking For Growth in Lean Times? Look North to Canada! To do this you need to ensure that at ALL locations where stock is held or displayed for retail sale, that ACCURATE and TIMELY inventory information is available.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. I strongly feel that if I am going to cover the global supply chain that I need to experience it. A Personal Reflection.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

Lean is a new way of doing business. For shippers, culture and behavior have to change to apply Lean Transportation thinking. Lean thinking focuses on the elimination of all waste (where waste is defined as any non-value added process) and bringing value to the customer , beyond the customer’s expectations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 10 Best Inventory Management Articles! The prospect of having a Just In Time (JIT) Supply Chain system has been the goal of innumerable businesses and industries for decades. We quickly ran out of healthcare supplies, toilet paper, and more.

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The Lean Supply Chain

JULY 7, 2015

The benefit of having real-time electronic data for asset-location yard activities extends beyond improving supply chain visibility at a particular locale. Catalyst customers are able to increase utilization of warehouse space, increased throughput, improved perfect order fulfillment and increased inventory turns. WHAT YOU GET.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2015

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Penske Logistics Reaches Agreement to Acquire Transfreight North America. Infor Delivers Dynamic Cloud Solution for Supply Chain Execution. FusionOps Raises $12 Million to Help Monitor Supply Chains From the Cloud ( WSJ.D ).

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ShipBob

MAY 19, 2022

By leveraging these fulfillment centers, merchants can store their inventory closer to the customers, which allows them to keep the cost of global shipping low while ensuring faster deliveries even to international customers. What about the supply chain crisis? You can even expand your business to support wholesale ecommerce.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Coronavirus Exposes Global Supply Chain Fragility! Every aspect of our lives has been disrupted: our health, freedom of movement, employment, the economy, our ability to buy goods, and virtually every Supply Chain. Supply Chain Disruptions … So Far.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 21, 2023

Retailers who proactively anticipated such trends and resized their inventory stocks seemed to have fared better. North America segment operating income was $3.2 The retailer has also benefited from a de-stocking of previously high levels of discretionary and pandemic related inventory. billion while net profits of $6.75

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Unleashed

JULY 11, 2021

Across Europe, EPDs are routinely factored into personal and corporate level purchasing and supply chain management decisions. Sustainability is a characteristic of lean manufacturing through waste reduction and improved inventory control. Sustainability certifications in North America.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Dreaming of an easy eCommerce inventory system? See multi-channel eCommerce inventory management in action. Supply chain. You need to have a lean mean supply chain machine to succeed at multichannel retailing. Learn more. Inconsistency across channels.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 4, 2023

For years, supply chain professionals have toiled in obscurity while making the global economy run smoothly. When the Covid pandemic threw a wrench into the supply chain’s well-oiled machine, supply chain challenges were suddenly front-page news. Supply Chain Trends. ”[1].

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Here we break down the inventory management strategies of seven successful manufacturers and retailers around the globe. These examples show there isn’t a benchmark inventory management strategy that trumps all others. Samsung has a specific set of best practices it follows to manage its supply chain.

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