Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. Source E2open Shipping Index).

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. Companies moving to BPO in these practice areas are experiencing supply chain improvements in metrics such as inventory turnover and customer service. versus $4.84

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. There are continuing efforts to reduce the weight of their tractor and trailers in North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars Wrigley chose Transplace, now UBER Freight, for North America and a partnership with Maersk/E2Open for ocean freight. What a Supply Chain Digital Transformation Means Unsurprisingly, a company as large as Mars has a highly complex supply chain involving global sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution.

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IQMS

JULY 2, 2018

72% of manufacturers say real-time monitoring is essential for streamlining and making inventory reconciliation more efficient. 72% of manufacturers say real-time monitoring is essential for streamlining and making inventory reconciliation more efficient. Real-Time Monitoring Is At An Inflection Point.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. Companies moving to BPO in these practice areas are experiencing supply chain improvements in metrics such as inventory turnover and customer service. versus $4.84

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

To make the list, companies out-performed their peer group on operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital while driving significant improvement in financial metrics over the period.Supply Chain Improvement is based on a detailed analysis calculated factors for balance, strength and resiliency. Learn More. LogiPharma.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. ” Supply Chain Leader. I am behind. The heat is on.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Steve works closely with leading manufacturers, retailers, logistics service providers, and technology firms. Chris’s primary research covers all aspects of freight transportation including combinatorial procurement auctions, robust planning, portfolio management, performance metrics, and infrastructure design. Cassandra Gaines.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Now, it’s also important to realize that produce grown in North America may not be subject to lockdowns in Shanghai, but there’s another factor at play. With Russia exporting many critical commodities, Deloitte explained, there are insufficient raw materials for supply and manufacturing use.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. This is 15 days longer than the same quarter last year and an additional five days than the previous quarter. BE READY FOR THE NEW NORMAL.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

BCG analysts report, “The average North American household wastes approximately 130 pounds [of food] annually. By any metric, the situation looks grim. Even if consumers in North America do a better job of reducing food waste, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the food they save will end up where it is needed most.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

BCG analysts report, “The average North American household wastes approximately 130 pounds [of food] annually. By any metric, the situation looks grim. Even if consumers in North America do a better job of reducing food waste, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the food they save will end up where it is needed most.

Waste Reduction 130

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America. Oracle Delivers Transformational Capabilities with New In-Memory Applications for Oracle Value Chain Planning. HighJump Software Acquires Evenex. SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half Results 2013.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

The study analyzed supply chain performance at manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout 2020. It strained production functions and increased the need for trucking services, which led to falling performance metrics that rippled across organizations. Let’s explore some of those a bit more in-depth.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The first response, from Anders Lillevik, Global Head of Procurement Support Services, QBE North America, provided a very interesting perspective: “I’ve been doing procurement for a long time, in many different companies. And if not – what will change?”. It is amazing that we do the same things.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2015

Three weeks is substantial and may tip the hand to reshore more manufacturing into North America. Supply Chain Metrics That Matter has been selling briskly on Amazon, and we are actively working on the program for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 9th and 10th, 2015.The Here at home, things are busy.

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Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

As Ben Vear puts it: “Business is keeping up with category growth, and category growth keeping up with manufacturing bases? Dairy alternatives haven’t, so they’ve outgrown the capacity globally of manufacturers.” Tackling America: ‘Eating the Elephant’ Within a huge market like the US, more granular localisation is key.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

Overall Results on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. With a strong manufacturing culture, much of the focus was on lean production systems. The race for excellence will be won on other continents than North America and mainland Europe. Supply chain leaders make progress in three-to-five years. How Have They Done?

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QAD

MAY 16, 2019

supplier selection and assessment, new product launch, use of metrics in the supplier assessment process). Adoption of advanced technologies ( machine learning , smart manufacturing, China 2020, digital transformation) to increase performance and efficiency. Strengthened requirements in Chapter 6: Supplier Interface (e.g.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

So, what must manufacturers and policymakers do to ensure that we have secure and resilient supply chains? Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. Perform a network analysis.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 7, 2020

May require local sources in North America, with higher costs than global sources. Contracting instruments established ahead of time with key private sector manufacturers. Clear metrics (e.g. Contracting to third parties that have strong private sector supply chain intelligence capabilities, etc. 2) Discriminators.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Given the level of industry maturity within pharmaceutical manufacturing, Novo Nordisk has a strong foundation in manufacturing. In addition, manufacturing and supply management processes are quite centralized which allows faster execution, focused vision and clear control and accountability. This is a design element.

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IQMS

JUNE 4, 2019

99% of mid-market manufacturing executives are familiar with Industry 4.0, Mid-market manufacturers getting the most value out of Industry 4.0 Defining How Mid-Market Manufacturers Derive and Deliver Value. manufacturing companies with annual revenues between $200M and $3B and was conducted in November and December of 2018.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 18, 2022

Customers span not only Europe but North America. Industry concentration currently involves customers in area such as logistics services providers, wholesale and retail order fulfillment, manufacturing, retail, high tech and healthcare. Up to now, control tower efforts have been addressed principally from two perspectives.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

In the wake of COVID disruptions and the financial advantage earned by companies focusing on ESG despite major market uncertainty, investors are rapidly recognizing the strategic importance of these metrics as well. In fact, nearly 70% of consumers in North America think it’s important for a brand to be sustainable.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. In the case of manufacturers, it means procuring green and sustainable raw materials.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Robinson Introduces Navisphere App for Customers.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The shortages in PVC and other materials are even shutting down automotive production lines, as well as other manufacturers that I’ve been speaking with. Hurricane Ida struck the Gulf coast, and knocked out more than 60% of America’s PVC production offline. However, worse was to come. 10, up 28% since the beginning of the year.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

In the wake of COVID disruptions and the financial advantage earned by companies focusing on ESG despite major market uncertainty, investors are rapidly recognizing the strategic importance of these metrics as well. In fact, nearly 70% of consumers in North America think it’s important for a brand to be sustainable.

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Shipsy

JUNE 20, 2017

In the last five years there has been a triple-digit growth in the implementation of industrial robots in manufacturing and warehousing especially in North America, Europe and Asia. The Rankings Gartner has used three financial and corporate social responsibility metrics for the ranking.

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Tompkins Blog

APRIL 15, 2014

“We found that the better the level of alignment, the more likely it is that companies are achieving their objectives for cost reduction, customer service, and other metrics,” explains Bruce Tompkins, executive director of the Consortium and author of the report. About Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

At LogiChem, attendees interacted through roundtables and panel discussions on topics that identified best practices around inventory and supply chain metrics, third party logistics provider (3PL) management, rail logistics strategy to combat the driver shortage dilemma, and a host of other topics. ChemSolutions®, a division of C.H.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 27, 2013

An explanation offered by Christensen was what he coined“The Church of New Finance,” in which business school professors act as the high priests that indoctrinate their MBAs into a belief system of complex, ratio-based financial metrics as the only correct system of measurement.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

It’s the reason why On Time In Full (OTIF) is a critical supply chain metric today. I spend the bulk of my time these days reviewing young technology companies primarily in North America, Europe, and Latin America,” said Dan. “I I think I have personally looked at no less than 50 digital freight companies.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Impact: Company operations leaders are now making and executing plans to transition manufacturing capacity away from low-cost countries in Asia and back to locations in the US and EMEA to offset the rapid transport cost and lack of sustainability. Foreign trade policies are weakening.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

We wanted to see which companies were driving the fastest rate of improvement on the supply chain metrics that matter. Emmanuel has been working in Supply Chain for L’Oreal for over 20 years, starting in France followed by 10 years in New York where he led the Supply Chain for L’Oreal North America.

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