Unleashed

JULY 25, 2021

From reducing the quantity of on hand foodstuffs to JIT inventory control – or less food delivered more frequently – optimising inventory control assists businesses to better manage food waste and reduce it at the source. Waste valorisation refers to the process of reusing, recycling, or composting waste materials.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2015

Source: Adelante SCM based on World Bank LPI data. Germany through Japan are the Top 10, Cuba through Somalia are the Bottom 9, with other countries shown for reference. Source: World Bank. Back in 2001, my friend and logistics expert Art Van Bodegraven traveled to Cuba as part of a logistics delegation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 13, 2021

Sourcing Strategy: Effective vs Efficient with Ron Crabtree. Joe Lynch and Ron Crabtree discuss sourcing strategy: effective vs efficient. When developing a sourcing strategy, the focus can be effectiveness (gaining desired results) or on efficiency (reducing cost, labor, and resources used). About Ron Crabtree. Ron Crabtree.

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Arkieva

APRIL 1, 2016

We are exposed to tier-2 risks but are unaware and only discover it after the Japan earthquakes or the Thailand floods. In recent projects and teachings I have often referred to the supply chain triangle as a concept to illustrate the basic trade-offs to be made in supply chain. It is shown below.

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Adexa

JUNE 8, 2022

8 Reasons Why Gartner SCP MQ is NOT a Reliable Source Gartner MQ for supply chain planning is intended to provide information to companies that may be of value in their evaluation process of SCP technology vendors. However, Gartner does not have any supply chain analysts in China, Japan, Korea, India and MENA.

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 26, 2012

Little did we know that 2011 would bring earthquakes in New Zealand, a tsunami in Japan and record floods in Thailand which, looking back made 2010 look like a cake walk. He references two proof points from SAP, namely the acquisition of SuccessFactors, and the investments in B2B connectivity with its acquisition of Crossgate.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Figure-c: Evolution of Lean Six Sigma (source: Snee, R.D. Figure-d: A New Lean Six Sigma (source: Abramowich, 2008) Deployment Models Various deployment models have been proposed to guide organizations in implementing Lean Six Sigma effectively. – Six Sigma creates a link between tactical actions and strategic focus. .

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 26, 2021

This month marks the tenth anniversary of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated the eastern coast of northern Honshu, Japan’s most populous island, and unleashed a crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The Economist recalls, “The earthquake cut the plant off from outside sources of electricity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 16, 2021

Much like the Olympics were pushed off for a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, so too was the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020. FedEx’s autonomous delivery bot, Roxo, arrives in Japan. Amazon patents trucks that unleash and direct fleets of delivery drones.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Supply Chain Matters has provided readers multiple commentaries focused on the shifting forces, both geo-political and industry generated, that are now providing short and longer-term impacts on the sourcing of semiconductor manufacturing and associated networks. sourced design technology for China ’s major chip designers and fabs.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 7, 2017

The granting of patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is often referred to as an indicator for cutting edge innovation and efficient R&D investment among companies. Source: CEPGI. Additionally, every type of green technology patent tracked by the CEPGI has seen steady increases in numbers since 2002.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

2] Included in her overview are: the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict; the Israeli-Gaza conflict; Houthi attacks in the Red Sea; tensions between China and Taiwan; China’s hegemonic ambitions, leading to territorial conflicts with Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan, and India; and rising concerns about North Korean aggression.

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Precoro

JUNE 21, 2023

One essential component of the financial cycle is Accounts Payable (AP), which refers to the amounts owed by an entity to its suppliers, vendors , and creditors for goods and services received. We'll look into the differences between GAAP and IFRS later in the article. How is GAAP used for AP?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2022

based consumer electronics provider Apple was considering sourcing of the chip fabrication of its advanced design semiconductor processors within the U.S. The implications of this potential sourcing move were obviously significant from an overall industry and U.S. In mid-November, we highlighted reports indicating that U.S.

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Unleashed

APRIL 15, 2020

Imagine you are a toothpaste maker, sourcing raw materials from overseas. Sourcing it from a different supplier in another country will take four weeks by sea or one week by airfreight at a higher price. Retailers in Japan have come up with a very popular lucky dip concept. 4 ways to get rid of obsolete stock.

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EMERGE App

MAY 24, 2020

The order fill rate simply refers to the percentage of customer orders that are immediately fulfilled by available stock. For example, you’re a distributor of access control devices from Japan. What is Order Fill Rate? How Do You Calculate Order Fill Rate? Why is Order Fill Rate Important? What is Order Fill Rate?

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EMERGE App

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The order fill rate simply refers to the percentage of customer orders that are immediately fulfilled by available stock. For example, you’re a distributor of access control devices from Japan. Then we’ll see how you can calculate it. What is Order Fill Rate? Conclusion.

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Bristlecone

MARCH 31, 2020

The financial crisis of 2007-08 was referred to as a black swan event because it caused catastrophic damage to the global economy and triggered widespread disruption to people’s lives. Events such as the SARS pandemic, the Japan earthquake and tsunami, flooding in Thailand, and others have helped organizations fine-tune supply chain networks.

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Unleashed

APRIL 3, 2020

Imagine you are a toothpaste maker, sourcing raw materials from overseas. Sourcing it from a different supplier in another country will take four weeks by sea or one week by airfreight at a higher price. Retailers in Japan have come up with a very popular lucky dip concept. 4 ways to get rid of obsolete stock.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

In 2011, these concerns, specifically complaints from the United States, Japan and the European Union (EU), prompted the World Trade Organisation to rule against China’s export restrictions. In other words you cannot physically differentiate a sustainably sourced REE from a non-sustainably sourced REE without the use of tagging.

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Arena Solutions

JULY 1, 2021

Or otherwise fondly referred to as the EAR. Japan has a list that they maintain. It is a release or exposure to technology or software source code to a foreign national, a non-U.S. But after 9/11, they changed the name of the bureau to Bureau of Industry and Security. Bank of England has a list. person in the U.S.

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crisp

JULY 28, 2023

Founded in 2007, Verve has expanded to boast 18 cafe locations throughout California – and even across the Pacific in Japan, where the brand’s elegant, thoughtfully designed architecture fits right at home. But coffee was always the true star of the show, crafted with the same meticulous attention to detail as its spaces and branding.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

They are referred to as "dry canals" because they serve the same purpose as "regular canals," which implies that they are relatively brief overland infrastructures of pipelines, roads, and rails that connect two ports where goods is transshipped. For instance, the strait is used for 75% of all oil imports into Japan.

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KEPLER Consulting

APRIL 9, 2018

The JIPM (Japan Institute for Plant Maintenance) has defined in 1989 the eight pillars of the TPM management approach : Autonomous management and maintenance of equipment. The term “big data” refers to large, technically complex data sets for typical data analysis and processing applications. Sources : Boud, A.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 22, 2023

Do we have a crystal ball, and a system to produce a dashboard of every unit crossing a border where we pay a duty, and how much we are paying different countries like Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam or any of the hundreds of different countries we do business in today with suppliers or distributors? This is all very real.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

“If you have a tsunami and part of your supply chain is knocked out, as happened a few years ago, you have better info about where parts are,” he said, referring to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan in 2011. Toyota temporarily shut two factories in the aftermath. Will he declare China a currency manipulator ?

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

And chances are that few in the procurement field have ever given much thought to whether they were sourcing “high-carbon” steel or aluminum. The Journal also reports that Japan, the UK, and Canada have begun exploring carbon tariffs. What’s wrong with “cheap steel”? The EU and U.S.

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