Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

Year after year, well intentioned people toiled against improving metrics that reduced, not improved, the effectiveness of the supply chain. The example that I give in the first post is the focus of manufacturing strategies to drive strong results to improve Return on Assets (ROA) that have actually caused a deterioration in operating margin.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

As the fabric suppliers require the longest lead times, ZARA approves designs & initiates manufacturing after it gets feedback from its stores. Build inventory hedge to cover for volatility and risk (from Just in time to Just in Case) : Understand demand and supply side shocks, volatility and develop Inventory hedging strategies.

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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.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

Lockdown of cities and manufacturing plants have significantly impacted many industries’ supply chains. This boosts revenues and optimises inventory. This can be applied to inventory management, fleet and order tracking, ID badging. Amazon’s supply chain heavily depends on the outsourcing of its inventory management.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

This article was originally published by David Leichner of Authority Magazine. . So, what must manufacturers and policymakers do to ensure that we have secure and resilient supply chains? Andrew Lynch x Authority Magazine Interview. From there, you can properly set up the warehouse location, product mix, and inventory density.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 7, 2016

As explained by Bruce Tompkins , improving the supply chain includes improving service levels through better inventory management, reducing operating costs, reducing order-cycle time, achieving 100-percent accuracy, improving supply chain security and control, and improving flexibility.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

I’ve literally seen KPI “packs” the size of phone books, and even KPI sets circulated as a monthly magazine… that no one reads. Inventory stock turns in Days. Inventory management. Production/manufacturing. Inventory levels. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. Warehousing.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Manufacturing systems and regulatory compliance are considered to be very complex, coupled with the limited number suppliers due to the high barriers to entry. Moreover, the aircraft manufacturers have to do whatever it takes to win the order long before the commencement of production. Many industries try to imitate Dell''s success.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The Extensive Damage of Food Recalls on the Supply Chain According to Wayne Labs of Food Engineering magazine , a recent study found potential costs associated with a single food recall may average $10 million, excluding lost sales and profits. A Guide to the Warehouse Metrics Supply Chain Execs Should Track. Download WhitePaper.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 3, 2018

According to Wayne Labs of Food Engineering magazine , a recent study found potential costs associated with a single food recall may average $10 million, excluding lost sales and profits. A Guide to the Warehouse Metrics Supply Chain Execs Should Track. The Extensive Damage of Food Recalls on the Supply Chain. Download WhitePaper.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

From rapid order intake to omnichannel order fulfillment to establishing the optimal distribution network to meeting next-day or same-day delivery windows, both retailers and manufacturers must innovate, adapt and evolve — or get knocked out their respective markets.”[2]. ”[2]. The evolution of e-commerce. Are you ready?”

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

In that spirit, we’ve combed the MH&L archives for the most innovative supply chain developments of the past year, as reported in our print magazine, on our website, in our e-newsletters, or our various social media channels. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

These leaders all have 20+ years S&OP experience and published books, whitepapers and articles in renowned magazines. As I worked for and was involved with various enterprises over my career, some manufacturing, some service related, retail, etc. Jim: This is a classic process, system, people, metrics opportunity/challenge.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

Manufacturers may recall stock because of flaws or to replace older products with newer ones. They may recall inventory from retailers or reprocess it because it has passed its sell-by date or demand is insufficient. Retailers have often been faster than manufacturers to move to the requisite technology.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

If you can use new technology to enhance communication with suppliers, manufacturers and more, you will have a tighter grasp on everything that is happening around your company. He has worked with 300+ clients in manufacturing, IS selection and implementation and project management. and Design 2 Part.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 14, 2019

So when Entrepreneur Magazine approached us to contribute a piece focusing on bottlenecks, I thought this was finally the stage to reveal the real purpose of ThroughPut. This is what ended up getting published in Entrepreneur Magazine. Inventory as a liability and not an asset was a big epiphany for impacting cash flows.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

These leaders all have 20+ years S&OP experience and published books, whitepapers and articles in renowned magazines. These leaders all have 20+ years S&OP experience and published books, whitepapers and articles in renowned magazines. A group, eligible to comment on the current state of S&OP. The DCRA Inc.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 14, 2019

This article was originally published in Entrepreneur Magazine. Inventory as a liability and not an asset was a big epiphany for impacting cash flows. This was as true as in hydraulic fracturing in 2011 as it was in managing telecommunications finished goods inventories in 2019. Not Silicon Valley disruption. Bottlenecks?

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 22, 2018

For Our Company, S&OP Is Operations (O) and Inventory without Involving Sales (S)! When It Comes to Metrics for S&OP, “One Size Fits All.”. In the summer 2018 edition of Foresight Magazine I provided the following commentary on their articles. S&OP Is the New Name for ERP.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

In any of these scenarios, fixed capacity is a mismatch for that variant over in inventory. Half of them are what we call 1PL — so they’re other retailers and manufacturers who are operating their warehouses. And, again, with the power of the marketplace in scale, you start to get comparative metrics.

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