The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic The Asian Institute of Management conducted a study across orgainsations in Asia to identify crucial skills and competencies required by supply chain managers and leaders in Asia. Supply Chain Competency: Focuses on core competencies to optimize operations.

Purchasing Skills 130

Purchasing Skills Buyer Training Asia Supply Chain Design Software 130

NC State SCRC

AUGUST 7, 2017

For analytics to become truly effective in global manufacturing settings, veracity and consistency are critical requirements. Too often, companies seek to collect data for analytics, but do not consider that the data will be used as a tool for investigation into root causes, or as a predictive tool, or as a tool to communicate improvements.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

Manufacturing Procurement Negotiating Skills Analytics Software Predictive Analytics 40

Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand. No question the global supply chain is still going strong. So while globalization hasn’t gone away, people are re-thinking global supply chain outsourcing, particularly as wages and risks are both rising in global emerging countries. The solution?

Negotiating Skills 60

Negotiating Skills Predictive Analytics Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software 60

EcoVadis

DECEMBER 11, 2017

EcoVadis was recently chosen as an independent third-party solution provider for the new “ Responsible Beauty Initiative ,” which is a procurement initiative created by four European leaders in the cosmetics industry (Clarins, Coty, Groupe Rocher and L’Oréal) as well as all of their suppliers. Shared CSR assessment is a first step.

Supply Chain Design Software 53

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sustainability Industrial 53

Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Inventory management software has become a lifeline and backbone for business owners. Business applications can track, manage, and organize product sales, material purchases, and other production processes to make up inventory management software. AccelGrid assists companies in reducing data re-entry and improving accuracy.

Inventory Management Software 52

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Michael has over 30 years of experience bringing medical devices, clean technology, consumer electronics, and industrial products to market. Angenette has more than 24 years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, Lean Six Sigma, and supply chain. Our second panelist is Michael Keer.

Quality 52

Quality Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 52

Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

Cost Reduction Strategies 54

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Expense Reduction Price Reduction 54

Enterra Insights

MAY 28, 2024

According to the authors of the 2024 supply chain risks barometer, this growing instability is already impacting international trade. Consider, for instance, the plight of McDonald’s, the global fast food chain. … This trend could persist and even intensify this year, warn the authors.

Global 130

Global Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 130

NC State SCRC

JULY 28, 2019

Low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is now a commonplace strategy for shrinking bottom line labor and material costs in most consumer products industries, including apparel, footwear, toys, and other manufactured products. The Clean Air Act of 1990 imposes large fines on producers of ozone-depleting substances and foul-smelling gases.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Sourcing Strategies Sourcing 40

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 30, 2023

I am getting questions from friends and acquaintances about whether the US’s supply chain woes are over. The people I talk to are surprised when I say supply chain challenges are not going to disappear any time soon. In October of 2022, the Biden administration published a tough set of technology export controls.

China 245

China Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Predictive Analytics Software 245