SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

There is a belief that manufacturing is a mechanical process with not much thinking involved. While this is wrong for manufacturing in general it is especially wrong for process manufacturers – companies that produce food and beverages, paints, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. What is process manufacturing?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Without a doubt 2020 will be etched in our memories as the year of multiple disasters, with the Covid-19 pandemic, trade issues between the US and China, wildfires in Australia, social unrest in Hong Kong, drastic declines in oil prices, turbulent financial markets and other politically dominated issues in emerging markets.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. The impact varies by supply chain sector and value chain. We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. What to do?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Earlier this week, I attended the LogiPharma conference, a wonderful event for supply chain professionals working in the pharmaceutical industry. All-in-all, it was a great validation of my point of view about where the pharma industry is with regards to its supply chain challenges, maturity and where it needs to go.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

We are pleased to announce to our Supply Chain Matters readers the listening availability of our latest podcast: Overcoming Supply Chain Disruptions and Instilling Supply Network Resilience in Post Pandemic Supply Networks. He has lived and held leadership roles in Europe , Asia and the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

In business conversations, the term supply chain excellence rolls off the tongue frequently in meetings, but what does it mean? Supply chain excellence is harder to define than to say. We designed the Supply Chains to Admire Methodology to help companies define supply chain excellence.

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Synovos

JANUARY 8, 2024

Procurement culture: challenging the old, developing the new One of the biggest challenges facing the indirect procurement industry today is digitalization. Will procurement roles continue to exist? The big question is whether procurement roles like mine will still be around in years to come.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Read on to hear Craig’s expert insights on the current landscape and what companies can do to accelerate supply chain resilience in the midst of increased supply chain disruptions. Tell us a bit about your background in Life Sciences. How is the Life Sciences industry different post-COVID?

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Supply chain visibility is critical across every component of the pharma sector. The pharma sector has long faced scrutiny that exceeds what is typical for even highly regulated industries. These factors add up to create an incredibly tense supply chain, but the scrutiny is only getting worst.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Supply chain visibility is critical across every component of the pharma sector. The pharma sector has long faced scrutiny that exceeds what is typical for even highly regulated industries. These factors add up to create an incredibly tense supply chain, but the scrutiny is only getting worst.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

As we go into the first week of 2023, many are wondering what’s ahead for global commerce and supply chains. These predictions are perhaps not completely original – but they represent what I think will be important guidelines for supply chain executives to consider. More importantly, the supply chain isn’t there yet!

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Mike Beckham, CEO of bottle and travel mug manufacturer Simple Modern, told the Wall Street Journal that a major Chinese supplier in Quzhou City had been forced to cut its workweek to four days and trim its electricity usage by a third. But China is the top concern for supply chain managers. year-on-year in August.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Yet 50% of these same executives are reducing headcount. Hiring Halts and Reductions. Source: Bloomberg.com. A Mixed Message: Hiring Halts and Reductions Despite Continued Shortages. And as recession skirts the edges of budget plans, more companies are rethinking their hiring strategies. Labor Shortage Challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. When companies want to digitally transform their supply chain capabilities, moving to an integrated business planning process (IBP) is often at the heart of the transformation.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Contents Supply Chain Movement 26 – 2017 Q3. 10 | Supply Chain Journey of Ivanka Janssen: The internet of supply chain: where to start? For some reason it’s easier to understand how the internet of supply chain (IOSC) can give a competitive edge in a retail environment than in large-scale FMCG companies.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? We have worked in hundreds of different industries and spend areas over many years in thousands of procurement projects. What are We Seeing Firsthand?

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2014

A new approach focuses on the way these products are procured. The infiltration of fake medicines into the pharmaceutical supply chain is a major problem, and conventional methods for detecting fake medicines are generally inadequate. In these situations, essential drugs are usually sold at inflated prices.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 20, 2022

The executives I’m speaking with are considering how to re-align their supply chains, and the word “risk” and “resilience” are a much more common part of their vocabulary. But moving forward with such an approach is tricky – and expensive.

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Elementum

MAY 6, 2016

How will China's new regulations on pharmaceutical wholesalers affect manufacturer costs and drug prices? In April, China’s state council toughened regulations on its pharmaceutical industry, banning wholesalers from selling non-compulsory vaccines directly to hospitals, clinics, and government health authorities.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

What is also real is the impact it has on supply chains. In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. Source: Statista.com. parts per million.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

We finished our report on the maturation of hospital supply chains , and I have put the finishing touches on the Healthcare Supply Chain Index for this Thursday’s webinar. Medical Device Manufacturer. New Supply Chain Leader of a Regional Children’s Hospital. “We The problem is us.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! But, when my mom was buying a new vehicle, she didn’t decide to scrap the vehicle from 1993 and purchase one from 1995. Procurement is a business function that has undergone a lot of change in the last few years. Subscribe Here!

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

The Key Supply Chain Challenge of Cost Reduction. Supply chain costs often represent a considerable percentage of the sales price of a good or service. If net profit on sales is 5%, for example, a reduction in supply chain costs from 9% to 4% (or from 12% to 7%) will double net profits.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 31, 2021

In a recent webinar on the state of risk and trends in supply chains, Resilinc CEO, Bindiya Vakil, and Director of Supply Chain Risk Consulting, Hirra Akhtar, described how aftershocks arising from the pandemic continue to disrupt supplies and logistics, and that these disruptions will continue well into 2022.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 19, 2022

Some of shoppers had their online purchases delivered to their homes while others opted to pick-up their orders curbside. He writes, “Rising food price inflation is influencing where and how consumers shop online for groceries. ” Grocers and CPG Manufacturers Prefer In-store Shoppers.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 19, 2022

Some of shoppers had their online purchases delivered to their homes while others opted to pick-up their orders curbside. He writes, “Rising food price inflation is influencing where and how consumers shop online for groceries. ” Grocers and CPG Manufacturers Prefer In-store Shoppers.

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Unleashed

JULY 12, 2023

Before you develop an effective inventory management strategy you need to understand what inventory is, its various types, and how it works in a business. Businesses must ensure they have enough available inventory to meet customer demand even through unexpected spikes and supply chain disruptions. What is inventory?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Joydeep Ganguly from Biogen Ide c spoke in my Supply Chain Relationships class last week, and shared his insights on how Biogen’s supply chain evolved. Supply chain has a big focus on the currency of today’s theories being implemented here. We have 7000 employees and are growing into a$10B company.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Supply chain disruptions are inevitable, whether resulting from natural disasters, technical failures, worker strikes, or other unforeseen incidents. What can supply chain managers do to ensure that action is taken quickly and efficiently when disruption strikes? Identify Risks in Your Supply Chain.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. With some 5 million companies impacted by China’s supply chain woes, the picture is similar in other parts of the world. China’s Pharma Delivery Industry.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 13, 2015

TPPA will eliminate over 11,000 tariffs, and remove or substantially lower barriers to trading of goods, services, and investment. A number of express packages, the medium most frequently associated with online purchases, is expected to skyrocket. It all depends on the price differences, delivery time, and cost of shipping.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Shifting demand and rising prices for cotton and orange juice. Higher spikes for lumber and building supplies. A shortage of pharmaceuticals in Puerto Rico. I know of few areas in supply chains discussion that raise as much dialogue or ire. It is not feasible to reduce this error to 30% MAPE.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Supply chain disruptions are inevitable, whether resulting from natural disasters, technical failures, worker strikes, or other unforeseen incidents. What can supply chain managers do to ensure that action is taken quickly and efficiently when disruption strikes? Identify Risks in Your Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 8, 2013

Although strategic sourcing capabilities are well established in industries ranging from automotive to electronics, they are still in the formative stages in the biotechnology sector. In addition, much of the power in decision-making lies in the hands of clinical trials scientists, who often have power over procurement decisions.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

Venture capital (VC) investor, columnist and educator Brian Aoaeh is part of the new generation of investors who are unlocking the opportunities in supply chain. Steeped in the investment world since 2008, Brian decided very early on to focus on supply chain and operations investment.

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