Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

manufacturers have spent the last few decades consolidating production at gigantic offshore plants, especially in China. Such a model, based on prioritizing unit economies and production at scale, doesn’t prepare manufacturers and retailers for the waves of disruption that are washing over global supply chains today.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2025

Technology can automate role-based views up and down the river of demand for all roles: marketing, sales, finance, manufacturing, procurement, transportation, and human resources. As consumers complain of empty shelves, and manufacturers struggle to obtain materials, organizations will struggle to align. The impact is exponential.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 24, 2025

The True Winners are the Technology Sales Reps When the Gartner Magic Quadrant was announced this year, Philip Vervloesem, now the Chief Commercial & Markets Officer for Global Expansion for OMP , taped a video in Florida announcing the win for OMP. The video is captured in front of beautiful yachts and homes on the Florida canal.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 16, 2021

Boticário Group | DELMIA Customer Video. Watch the video on the community to see more! As promised in my previous Post on Virtual Commissioning topic, please find attached 2 additional videos showing DELMIA, ControlBuild, and: – Step3: Siemens PLC SimAdvanced (VirtualPLC), connected to ControlBuild and DELMIA.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 6, 2017

Manufacturing is changing. Our 2016 Manufacturing Report revealed an industry in the state of change, preparing for the next revolution. The Manufacturing Picture Became a Reality For Students Across the Country. We spoke about how manufacturing is becoming more clean, complex and based on new technologies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 16, 2025

This setup allows teams to collaborate in real time, sharing video and diagnostic data across geographies. Fords example highlights how 5G helps bridge the physical and digital worlds in manufacturing settings. With 5G-enabled IoT sensors, businesses can receive continuous updates on the condition, location, and movement of goods.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 3, 2022

With the disruptions of the past two years, however, companies are now becoming more supply driven — that is, their manufacturing and sales and promotions plans are being driven more by what parts or inventory they. Read more [Video] Enabling Assurance Of Supply In The Global Marketplace.

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EFT

MAY 14, 2025

Ninety-five of manufacturing leaders report that generative AI (Gen AI) is already boosting performance, with the most frequent use cases supply chain and inventory management; knowledge management; quality control; research development; and process automation, according to a global survey by NTT Data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

We were discussing the results of the planning benchmarking work that we have just finished, and I was sharing some insights on inventory management when one of the panelists emphatically stated, “Inventory is a waste to manage. We feel so strongly about this that we do not have an inventory planning role.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Below are some key points from our discussion as well as the full video interview. Specifically, there were spikes in demand, and even though there was a lot of inventory available, the demand was surging. For a manufacturer, installing “green” building and shipping materials costs money. Global Supply Chains. Sustainability.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Featuring Our 10 Best Inventory Management Articles! Manufacturing SMBs article and permission to publish here provided by Alina Akk. Inventory management is a holistic and logical methodology for handling both raw materials and finished products. You can’t manufacture shiny new goods without raw materials, after all.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

I was moving from a position where I led a manufacturing operation to being a part of a team to design supply chain software to improve planning decisions. I was moving from the world of manufacturing to a new world of software. The technology world moves at a quicker pace than the world of manufacturing and distribution.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The key lies in high performance inventory. Forward-looking supply chain professionals understand that inventory is not an end in itself; it’s a means – to enhanced customer service, increased profitability, and greater efficiency. What is High Performance Inventory?

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

SCB Feature Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain? Humans will still be very much in the picture, he argued, but one of the most important elements in the relationship between human and machine will continue to be trust.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 9, 2014

I’m remembering our fascinating customer videos. To support the company’s vision, NCR’s Global Operations team has developed a “Next in Class” supply chain strategy to enable it’s manufacturing and distribution network to efficiently and effectively respond to customer requirement’s.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 21, 2018

logistics executive at manufacturing company. “I In the meantime, in case you missed them the first time around or want to watch/read them again, below are the most popular Talking Logistics posts we published this year and the video episodes we aired during the second half of the year. I like that.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 2, 2024

AI for manufacturers Using artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing can significantly improve productivity, reduce equipment failure, increase production efficiency and help identify new business opportunities. That indicates that manufacturers who adopt AI early could achieve a significant advantage over laggards.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

In manufacturing-based companies, 70-80% of costs are in the processes of source, make and deliver. Across the industry, we find that companies think that they are managing costs and inventory better through technology investments like supply chain planning, but they have a false sense of accomplishment. Is talent a cost or an asset?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The manufacturing sector covers such a broad spectrum of products and processes that any discussion about industry trends must take place at a very high level. One of the megatrends that has been driving manufacturing for over a decade is digitization. Manufacturing Trends. And the manufacturing sector overall looks strong.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

They had seen my videos on the website and needed a speaker for their global kick-off meeting. Proudly, I had led my division to have the lowest manufacturing costs with the highest Return on Assets. I also believed that this company would have the best inventory and customer service. It was a large multinational company.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Andrew is the Chief Commercial Officer at BoxLock , a company that facilitates secure vaccine transfer for biotechs, manufacturers, labs, hospitals, and clinics. The BoxLock scanner can also be used to facilitate secure vaccine transfer within biotechs, manufacturers, labs, hospitals, and clinics. BoxLock Video. About BoxLock.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

That includes everything from raw materials and manufacturing to packaging and logistics. For most CPG brands, indirect emissions — those that occur across the supply chain — represent the majority of their carbon footprint. Known as Scope 3 emissions, these are also the most difficult to measure and manage.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 14, 2020

ToolsGroup’s GM of North America, David Barton, sat down for a video interview with Robert Bowman, managing editor at Supply Chain Brain , to share anecdotes and advice for supply chain planners in a year no one could have planned for. Inventory (and therefore customer service level attainment) has faced unprecedented stress this year.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 8, 2025

Today’s digital networks enable continuous real-time optimization where demand signals update instantly across all nodes, inventory positions adjust dynamically, and transportation and warehouse plans reconfigure automatically in response to changing conditions. Second, visibility is expanding from enterprise-centric to ecosystem-wide.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 17, 2025

And it provides retailers and direct-to-consumer (D2C) manufacturers with limitless access to shoppers around the world. The explosive growth of e-commerce also creates significant logistics challenges for retailers and D2C manufacturers. They must track inventory, orders and returns in real time, at all times.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Last Mile Delivery Logistics HR & Labor Management Related Articles Airbus Reaches Deal With Canada Workers, Averting Lockout Threat Postal Workers Strike in Canada, Disrupting Holiday Shipments DHL Express Canada Offers Flat-Fee International Shipping SupplyChainBrain J.B.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

(Read A Phone Call with Santa Claus ) Our conversation must have had an impact because this year Santa sent me an invite for a video call to discuss their progress and ideas around next steps. Clearly, Santa is taking the move to more advanced technology seriously if he is now sending invites for video calls.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 7, 2020

In 2019, smart lighting devices, video feeds and Wi-Fi enabled food traffic-monitoring software allows store owners to collect info about customer traffic patterns in the shop, how much time they spend in each of its aisles and how they interact with products on display. Manufacturing and Healthcare. Smart Stores.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. We like the metrics of growth, on-time and in-full orders, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 16, 2025

One of the many examples of technology supervisors use is the network video recorder, or NVR camera system , an array of devices that give managers full visibility of what’s happening with drivers and shipments in real time. Owners aim to maximize efficiency, driver safety, vehicle security, and many other parameters.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 2, 2014

As we countdown the days, I’m remembering our fascinating customer videos. This global manufacturer of surface-cutting tools, with headquarters in western Pennsylvania. Kennametal strives to meet customer demand for customized products, while also manufacturing to stock. by Melissa Clow Kinexions is in 26 days!

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 20, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Gateways Ocean Transportation Global Trade & Economics Related Articles Maersk Billionaires Offer to Take Over Svitzer, Valued at $1.3B Earlier, Israel announced it had conducted overnight strikes on missile factories and a research center linked to Iran’s nuclear program.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 16, 2022

In my experience companies always had a need for Inventory Control and an annual inventory count during which all operations were shut down for at least 2-3 days. On top of the annual inventory count there were ongoing manual cycle counts throughout the entire year. An Inventory Control History.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 18, 2014

I watched a TED Talk video by Philip Evans, from Boston Consulting Group and shuddered to think that all our traditional fulfillment and inventory models can be drastically transformed by the “consumer”. 3PL’s, Contract Manufacturing, Suppliers, Logistics providers…. It’s the consumer. Where is the supply chain nodes?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2022

In addition, there are disruptions in the manufacturing of parts and supplies of raw materials. As we have seen in 2021, businesses automated and integrated supply chain planning capabilities, including demand-sensing , dynamic safety-stock management , inventory optimization , and external collaboration.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 20, 2016

This morning, I happened upon a video presentation from MPI and Rockwell Automation titled A deeper dive into the industrial internet of things on the Industry Week website. The video was a report out and analysis of a survey that MPI had done on Internet of Things in the supply chain.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Excess inventory – it’s taking up your warehouse space, tying up working capital, and limiting your planning team’s range of motion. It’s time to Marie Kondo your supply chain by eliminating excess inventory and learning how to avoid it in the first place. Let’s talk about: What Excess Inventory Is. What Causes Excess Inventory.

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