Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list. This complexity is occurring in many forms.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

Let’s celebrate that over the last two years, there were four significant acquisitions by traditional supply chain planning providers to deepen analytics capabilities: 07/2018 JDA purchases Blue Yonder (Purchase price confidential.). Procurement and transportation operated as islands. The need is there.

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IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

Improving semiconductor manufacturing yields up to 30%, reducing scrap rates, and optimizing fab operations is achievable with machine learning. Manufacturers care most about finding new ways to grow, excel at product quality while still being able to take on short lead-time production runs from customers.

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Logility

APRIL 29, 2021

Know your vendors and apply consistent policies and procedures. As global supply chains and procurement scrutiny become more and more complex, risks increase and the range of stakeholders who demand a compliant supply chain has increased from simply regulators to investors, providers, partners, consumers, and the media.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

As I’ve done in prior years, I’ll make a few predictions based on what happened in 2022 – and what I think it means for 2023. These predictions are perhaps not completely original – but they represent what I think will be important guidelines for supply chain executives to consider. Price is still the determining factor here.

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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. These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. Collaborative partnerships facilitate information sharing, joint problem-solving, and risk mitigation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group announces that our latest Research Advisory, 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains is now available for reading. In a prior five-part series of commentaries hosted on Supply Chain Matters , we have provided snapshots of five of our ten predictions for 2023.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Source: Bloomberg.com. The demand for retail workers to fill positions in stores, warehouses, and the manufacturing plants of vertically integrated retailers is not decreasing anytime soon. Moreover, the new policy of purchasing online and picking up in-store adds to the already high-stress environment for in-store employees.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s like investing in an insurance policy: you don’t want to pay for more insurance than you need but you don’t want to be underinsured either. Analytics from cloud-based and other technologies provide valuable insights on — and can fiscally quantify — things like employee engagement and productivity.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2023

Launched in 2020, CommodityWatch AI uses real-time news and event monitoring and predictive analytics to forecast supply, demand, and pricing trends out to three months for commodities including but not limited: gold, silver, aluminum, copper, caustic soda, cobalt, helium, paper, and tin.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2022

Transportation is, of course, a major source of green house emissions. Unilever is one of the world’s largest food manufacturers. Oracle’s TMS has built in analytics to make these estimates. That means, over time, the TMS could get better at predicting emissions on a particular route. That is more than any other sector.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate, Supply Chain Matters blog unveils part two of a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. Economic and Business Challenges Expected in 2023. Global Economic Themes. percent GDP growth in 2023.

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Logility

MAY 25, 2023

Despite these compelling figures, many manufacturers are still wrestling with inventory planning and optimization. Defining Inventory Control Inventory control, often interchangeably used with inventory management, is a systematic approach to sourcing, storing, and selling inventory—both raw materials and finished goods.

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QAD

JUNE 17, 2021

Integrated Supplier Management is a must – manufacturers are still dealing with the effects of the global chip shortage, the Suez Canal blockage, changing trade policies and other global supply and demand disruptions. At QAD, we understand the multiple steps manufacturers need to take to achieve a resilient and integrated supply chain.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 7, 2017

For analytics to become truly effective in global manufacturing settings, veracity and consistency are critical requirements. Driving consistency in analytic meaning is at the forefront of building a more reliable and predictive approach to capture a defined set of factory incident indicators. Union management issues.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2021

Tamizhkumaran explains, “Cognitive analytics solutions entail self-learning systems and algorithms that mimic the human brain’s thought process in order to analyze large amounts of data quickly and accurately.” One source of tension is retailer chargebacks (or fines) for failing to comply with their compliance requirements.

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Vanguard Software

MARCH 26, 2021

Besides raw material costs, logistics can account for anything between 5% and 50% of the total product cost , depending on where products are sourced, their value, and the shipping methods. Transportation methods Procurement Inventory policies Distribution costs Forecasting and demand planning Customer service levels.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 30, 2022

” They also found, “Companies increasingly have access to the advanced data analytics and best practices necessary to make their supply chains more resilient.” He told journalist Elsa Wenzel ( @elsamary ), “Let’s stop predicting the future because we’ve proven we’re incapable of doing it.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. But some of my other predictions did hit the mark or came close. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. When making predictions, it’s easy to look at recent trends and simply project them forward.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 7, 2022

Cybersecurity journalist Zeljka Zorz ( @ZeljkaZorz ) reports, “As predicted, [Russian] attacks in the physical world [were] preceded and accompanied by cyber attacks.”[1] It appears to come from a reliable and safe source but it is not. 9] What is their security policy and is it adhered to? ”[8].

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Things like the multi-nationalism versus globalization trends in recent political policies or terrorist activities come to mind. Is it possible these things have impacted the sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery of my cologne? How much will it cost the manufacturer and distributor in the end?

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2023

This blog explores how policy developments such as the digital product passport (DPP) alongside supply chain software can play a role as enablers. The DPP is a promising policy instrument, but there are still open questions regarding the DPP’s final design and implementation. What is the digital product passport (DPP)?

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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.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 16, 2023

Goods available to be purchased on backorder can mean the difference between a lost sale and a satisfied customer. Products available on backorder are are out of stock in the supplier’s warehouse but may still be purchased by consumers in advance of future availability. How long do backorders take?

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NC State SCRC

MAY 27, 2020

ii] We observed an intense and immediate response by the Joint Acquisition Task Force to rapidly source supplies and quickly institute a robust vendor risk assessment process. health care system and risks in a supply chain dependent on global sourcing, would buffer the country from unanticipated disruptions.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

Last year around this time I made a lot of predictions about what 2014 would hold in store…Let’s revisit some of these, and see what has happened (or what hasn’t!) Here are my predictions from 2014, and an update on what I think will happen in these areas. This is likely to continue. More of the same.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 28, 2019

As we’ve explored in our last two blog posts, economists are predicting a decline in global economic growth due to policy and trade issues both in the United States and the European Union , bringing an increased risk to supply chains and procurement organizations.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

” Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) add, “Over the past decade, public and private sources have dedicated impressive amounts of energy and resources to digital agriculture in developing countries.”[2] ”[3] The analytics are most likely to be embedded in some type of cognitive technology (i.e.,

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Followed by focus on big data analytics where companies began leveraging BI (business intelligence) tools for data-driven decision making. As we adhered to shelter-in-place orders from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), each of us were purchasing more products and services online at a faster adoption rate than ever before.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 11, 2021

sensors embedded in things) connected by the Internet to an analytics platform at the other end. In many cases, the analytics platform sends back instructional data that helps the things with embedded sensors perform better. This will take a load off the government and they will be able to make better policies.”

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 5, 2023

Ensuring the safe material handling of these materials is not just a matter of policy or regulation; it’s the linchpin of efficient warehouse operations and by extension, effective Supply Chain Management. Establishing an open-door policy or anonymous reporting mechanisms can encourage this.

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Oracle SCM

MAY 3, 2017

With the visibility and analytics delivered by connected devices, companies can make the right decisions at the right time, safeguarding profitability and customer service. With the evolution of digital business, operating models are shifting to derive business value and competitive differentiation from visibility and predictive capabilities.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 28, 2019

With a bold, same-day two-hour delivery promise to it’s Prime members on a select range of high-demand, frequently-ordered micro-targeted goods, Amazon provides real-time visibility into actual and predicted customer demand. Slowing Economic Growth: A slow economy inevitably leads to slumps in sales.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The process involves complex steps, from procurement, to shipping products to end users, often resulting in a lack of visibility and high operational costs. End-to-end (E2E) supply chain refers to all supply chain processes, from logistics procurement to the post-sale customer experience. . Procurement & manufacturing.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

China’s “zero COVID” policy and the ensuing lockdowns are making the country’s annual export volumes of over $1 billion extremely unstable and erratic, creating enormous uncertainty for downstream partners. of companies that participated in a recent survey by the National Association of Manufacturers.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Where Integrated Business Planning, Scenario Planning, and, technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, Advanced Analytics, and Digital Twin, were once seen as ‘nice-to-haves’, those assets are now essential to reach a truly resilient supply chain and have end-to-end supply chain visibility.” ” Time for a new planning paradigm. .”

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Unleashed

AUGUST 18, 2021

Reverse logistics is the process of goods returning to their point of origin – back from the purchaser to the manufacturer or supplier. Today, reverse logistics can no longer be an afterthought for manufacturers, but is instead an integral part of supply chain planning. What steps make up the reverse logistics process?

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