Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Traditional risk management policy assumes a contraction in growth: the conventional focus is the shutdown and reallocation of supply. Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Traditional risk management policy assumes a contraction in growth: the conventional focus is the shutdown and reallocation of supply. Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months.

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DynaSys

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The same concept works for business and manufacturing. As the world sorts through life with COVID-19 and trying to plan for the aftermath, many Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers and suppliers are developing and implementing risk management policies and procedures. Prioritize Risk.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

With the downturn in the financial markets, the looming recession, and the fundamental shifts in demand—less travel and stay at home work policies—demand is changing. Simplistic thinking of trading-off customer service, inventory and cost became much, more complicated with the shifts in asset strategies. It’s ironic, isn’t it?

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Now, with September and full Q3 reporting available, global manufacturing activity has officially fallen below the 50.0 Global Wide Production Activity. represented a 0.5

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Covid nightmare also exposed how dependent many countries are on Chinese manufacturers and suppliers. China’s zero tolerance policy for dealing with the pandemic repeatedly created unanticipated and undesirable disruptions. He explains, “Globalization failed because we stressed the supply chain too much.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The increased cost of working capital and supplemental inventory levels to mitigate fulfillment risk is likely to revert back to just-in-time inventory management. Manufacturing and Supply Chain Activity Levels- Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. and the United Kingdom.

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Shipsy

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Manufacturers across globe have faced multiple challenges in Supply Chain from time and again that changed (increased / decreased) with. Larger than life manufacturing brands that have high standards of product & service quality to meet. SCM Risk Planning. Meeting Customer Service Standards. Impact on costing.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

This might involve optimizing inventory levels, negotiating better deals with suppliers, or implementing just-in-time manufacturing techniques. Risk Management The department can proactively identify and address potential risks in the supply chain, such as material shortages, natural disasters, or political instability.

Optimal Sourcing 74

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 2, 2022

This means that the past practice of just-in-time inventory management will need to be more flexible and allow a just-in-case approach. Just-in-case involves holding more inventory so that sales are not lost due to inventory being unavailable. Risk management. Supplier relationship management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Inventory, in this time of uncertainty, is the organization’s most important buffer to protect against variability. However, organizations are not good at managing inventory. Management of the cash-to-cash cycle is critical to maintaining working capital. Inventory. Days of Receivables by Industry.

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Global Trade Management

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Introduction Supply chains are the lifeblood of any business, serving as the vital link between suppliers, manufacturers, and end consumers. While they are essential for the smooth operation of a company, supply chains come with inherent risks that, if not managed effectively, can have far-reaching consequences.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Preparing your supply chain for resiliency begins with risk management and a proactive strategy. The system wasn’t prepared for the surge, driving up pricing for transportation and sapping inventory levels.

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E2open

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Climate considerations have also been added to the company’s ongoing risk management process as well as evaluation criteria for e2open offices and data centers. Policy: E2open holds itself and its suppliers, partners, and vendors to the highest standards of integrity.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Reason #5 Not having a supply chain risk management process. Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. Part master – ordering rules (Lot sizing, policies, etc).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Geopolitical changes encompass alterations in international relations, trade policies, tariffs, or regulations. Environmental changes involve shifts in sustainability requirements, climate-related risks, or the need to comply with environmental regulations.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 13, 2020

In the manufacturing sector, efforts to embrace Industry 4.0 Adnan Seric, a Research and Industrial Policy Officer at UNIDO, and Deborah Winkler, a Senior Consultant and Principal at Global Economic Policy LLC, explain, “Industry 4.0 ”[1]. technologies are also gaining momentum. Industry 4.0 ”[7]. .”[8]

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

While demand volatility was a primary risk factor over the past two years, today supply-side uncertainty is a fast-growing concern, causing supply chain disruptions and resulting in product shortages for some companies and excess inventory for others. Supply-side risk and disruptions are taking many forms.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

A China Plus sourcing stance has become ever more important as is longer-term alignment to government induced supply chain policies and legislation initiatives for deemed critical materials. Bloomberg reported in November 2022 that shipments of motor vehicles, computer parts and boats, manufactured in Mexico and destined for U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Manufacturing is designed and planned in isolation. Recognition of constraints and the management of floating bottlenecks. Management and planning of the entire network against a value network strategy. Integration with manufacturing systems to understand actual run times and Operating Efficiency (OEE). Manufacturing.

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Precoro

AUGUST 14, 2023

In small and midsize businesses, a procurement manager is usually a standalone role, and, in that case, they report to the Chief Operations Officer (COO), Chief Finance Officer (CFO), or Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Negotiating Skills 98

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

China’s zero COVID policy leads to severe recession. Digitization of supply chain management – investing in risk management platforms like Resilinc is becoming an important element of risk management. New, highly aggressive variant of COVID-19 emerges. Cold winter worsens Europe’s energy crisis.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

To date, most of our content has covered topics related either to logistics or manufacturing outsourcing. Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres.

Optimal Sourcing 73

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Unleashed

MARCH 6, 2024

This can reduce lead times , inventory costs, waste, and errors – and improve customer loyalty and retention. Risk mitigation and resilience : Supply chain agility helps you manage disruptions and risks that may affect your operations.

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QAD

MAY 16, 2019

These complementary quality processes are focused on processes such as customer and supplier communications, corrective actions, risk management and sub-supplier management. Much has changed in the industry since the last version of MMOG/LE in the areas of technology, supplier and risk management, quality and performance.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

With the closing of the third quarter, the numbers once again signal added contraction in global manufacturing output as product demand levels weaken. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported September PMI reported value 49.1 value reported for August.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Let me start with a true confession: I am a manufacturing gal. I relished the sound of a manufacturing line when I opened the door of the factory in the morning, and I liked managing inputs so that we could maximize outputs. Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supply chain management. Let me explain.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights select June and Q2-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating increased headwinds and challenges in the months to come. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. Global Wide Production Activity. Select Regional Highlights.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Businesses can access historical data, market trends, and other external factors and, by plugging in predictive analytics, gain invaluable insights that streamline inventory management, demand forecasting, transportation planning, risk mitigation, and overall decision-making processes.

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2017

Whether supplying a range of goods, or focusing on specialty products or add-on services, wholesale distributors act as aggregators of demand, buffering manufacturers from small orders and logistics complexity while placing inventory closer to consumers for faster delivery.

Modeling 60

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

Most, but not all companies, have ensured that their manufacturing know-how and secret sauce have remained inside their American engineering teams, but some may have had to relinquish control and exposure to those important day-to-day production details. Loss of manufacturing know-how is a loss of leverage. Supplier Management.

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Unleashed

MARCH 16, 2021

Ordering, managing stock and inventory. Creating procurement policies and procedures. Managing storage facilities and warehouse operations. Contract renewals occur automatically without a review policy in place. Stock isn’t being managed correctly – leading to significant cost issues.

Purchasing Skills 59

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

Our third contract research paper is by James Wilkinson, focusing on aerospace contracts which typically entail a great deal of risk (as illustrated by the Boeing 737 MAX incident…). The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. Description.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Specifically for retail and consumer goods focused supply chain management teams, a short-term tactical concern is the ongoing management of excess product inventories, which in many cases, need to be trimmed before the end of the year.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2015

I addressed that question in a post last summer , where I shared my perspective: The scope of end-to-end supply chain visibility must go beyond the status of orders, shipments, and inventory — it must also include having timely, accurate, and complete visibility to labor, safety, environmental, and legal practices across the entire supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

Many customers are already addressing these white spaces on their own — in areas such as manufacturing and distribution capacity planning, demand and supply balancing, and S&OP support — by stitching together a variety of technologies and tools, such as Excel, Visual Basic, Access, and Sharepoint.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

This advisory board is to serve as the first step towards a more comprehensive supplier policy and the building block for Raytheon’s new SRM strategy. Because of this, businesses are finding it challenging to forecast demand and therefore they risk escalating inventory costs or stock outs.

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