Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I had the opportunity to present at a hearing in Washington last week – this was a public meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Sub-Committee. I presented the results of the study we completed this past spring for the USDA on the Economic Impact of the Biobased Sector. Annual reporting.

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EMERGE App

AUGUST 22, 2019

And purchasing inventory means that you’re tying up a valuable and finite resource — working capital — in your stock. First-In, First-Out (FIFO) assumes that the first goods purchased are also the first goods sold. For example, as a wine wholesaler, you purchased crates of this year’s vintage for $49 a bottle.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2023

Subsequent videos, presentations and workshops emphasized the need for businesses to be more agile and responsive to change, including a firm’s supply chain, that it takes a strong team consisting of the elements of business , IT and SAP working collaboratively together to accomplish needed changes in capabilities.

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KEPLER Consulting

MARCH 25, 2018

Until now, they had never convinced the French manufacturers while they have been working to the satisfaction of everyone in Japan for more than 20 years. a “revolution” represents an inconsistency with the first three revolutions, as it is simply a natural evolution of computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM). Industry V.3.x

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synchrono

JULY 23, 2018

Prosperity is perhaps one of the greatest obstacles to continuous improvement in manufacturing. In this post, we’ll take a quick look at what the research says about the short-term outlook for manufacturers. This is especially true in manufacturing. Humans are not always the most objective source of “data.”.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

” The CSCO of a midsize food manufacturer put things bluntly when he told me “employee turnover is bleeding us dry.” All the while, we were dealing with rolling shortages as various suppliers and manufacturers worked through COVID-related shutdowns and worked to get classified as “essential.”

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 1, 2024

We’ve missed you all, but we’ve got a rock-solid lineup of presentations over the next 12 months. They’ve got a presentation here, Navigating Regulatory Compliance: A Deep Dive Into QMS Compliance for Medical Devices. We’ll have great presentations from a lot of the leading OEMs, and a lot of great partners, so please do check it out.

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SupplyOn

OCTOBER 23, 2018

BoostAeroSpace President Patrick FANGET presented BoostAeroSpace at a glance, with its mission to implement collaborative and secured tools for the global European Aerospace Supply Chain through Service Providers. Another success factor were the multi-functional teams (procurement + finance + Information Management).

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

“With better communication tools present, businesses can also build their collaborative rapport across the supply chain to eliminate confusion. Implement supply chain actions, including with internal procurement teams, with suppliers and through broader collaboration, and develop measurable targets for these efforts.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 15, 2015

this is an end-to-end Supply Chain transformation and a shift in the way that Diageo gets its brands from its own and third party manufacturing facilities to bars, restaurants, hotels and retailers, both directly or through a network of distributors. That means management, training, workshops etc.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

A commonly overlooked source of ROI is in the cost savings for the day-to-day activities of your line-level employees. Your workers are the muscle that drives daily operations in the warehouse, on the manufacturing floor, the yard, and every area where supply chain processes can be found. Finding ROI in Your Line-level Workforce.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

It’s been a few months since I shared the learnings we’ve garnered from our Collaborative Flow Planning workshop – AKA – The Beer Game. Before we get started, here’s a quick recap of the three key takeaways we’ve learned from hosting our Beer Game workshops: The bullwhip effect is real and cannot be ignored.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

A commonly overlooked source of ROI is in the cost savings for the day-to-day activities of your line-level employees. Your workers are the muscle that drives daily operations in the warehouse, on the manufacturing floor, the yard, and every area where supply chain processes can be found. Finding ROI in Your Line-level Workforce.

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Provenance

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It documents ideas for how certifiers can leverage blockchain technology to reduce audit inefficiency, create a single source of truth for chain of custody (CoC) tracking and support sustainability data reporting. Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and Provenance kick-off the two day workshop. Defining the hypotheses.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

It’s been a few months since I shared the learnings we’ve garnered from our Collaborative Flow Planning workshop – AKA – The Beer Game. Before we get started, here’s a quick recap of the three key takeaways we’ve learned from hosting our Beer Game workshops: The bullwhip effect is real and cannot be ignored.

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Savant Events

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

You will be surprised to know how many high spenders purchase second hand items. The best example are coats: a higher and higher number of people prefer to purchase one high quality coat, a piece they know it will last for years, rather than buying a new one every second year. Someone purchased a Chloe handbag via Farfetch.

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Savant Events

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

You will be surprised to know how many high spenders purchase second hand items. The best example are coats: a higher and higher number of people prefer to purchase one high quality coat, a piece they know it will last for years, rather than buying a new one every second year. Someone purchased a Chloe handbag via Farfetch.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

If your fleet has evolved into its present scale and composition, there may be opportunities to decrease the number of vehicles you use. Meanwhile, a high-quality tyre, costing more to purchase initially, can see its usable life extended by 50% to 90% with each retread. Low tyre pressure reduces fuel economy by around 0.2%

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Supplier driven innovation was also a major theme at the Procurement Leaders meeting in Miami this spring. In a podcast discussion with Kathryn Kelly, who leads the Ohio State University Manufacturing Network, we talked about some of the big impacts that the LIVING Supply Chain will have on small business.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In some cases, purely transactional suppliers in regional or out-sourced models may be placed below the level of “approved” in this model. It is critical that this type of program be aligned across the entire corporate enterprise to present a single face to the suppliers. Supplier Relationship Program (SRP). All Aboard!

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