Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

They had seen my videos on the website and needed a speaker for their global kick-off meeting. Proudly, I had led my division to have the lowest manufacturing costs with the highest Return on Assets. Today, 60% of sourcing organizations and 45% of manufacturing organizations report through the supply chain organization.”

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

That includes everything from raw materials and manufacturing to packaging and logistics. For most CPG brands, indirect emissions — those that occur across the supply chain — represent the majority of their carbon footprint. Known as Scope 3 emissions, these are also the most difficult to measure and manage.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

SCB Feature Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain? Humans will still be very much in the picture, he argued, but one of the most important elements in the relationship between human and machine will continue to be trust.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 10, 2017

While many employers would have penalized the employees for tablet breakage , Peggy explored the world of wearables to enable her digital manufacturing transformation. AGCO’s culture of innovation policy deployment enabled employees to pioneer a technology solution for manufacturing. Improvement in Digital Manufacturing.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 21, 2018

logistics executive at manufacturing company. “I In the meantime, in case you missed them the first time around or want to watch/read them again, below are the most popular Talking Logistics posts we published this year and the video episodes we aired during the second half of the year. I like that.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 20, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Gateways Ocean Transportation Global Trade & Economics Related Articles Maersk Billionaires Offer to Take Over Svitzer, Valued at $1.3B Earlier, Israel announced it had conducted overnight strikes on missile factories and a research center linked to Iran’s nuclear program.

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IQMS

APRIL 21, 2023

And the manufacturing sector is no exception. In fact, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) observes that by “leveraging data and enabling greater efficiency, AI in manufacturing will improve communication, increase collaboration across disciplines, and stimulate innovation.” Improve machine yields and rates.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

Other users of the information will be retailers and their supply chains, as well as government authorities seeking to uphold export regulations, according to Megan Brewster, vice president of advanced technology with Impinj , a manufacturer of radio frequency identification devices. It’s all about the data,” he adds.

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QAD

JANUARY 6, 2022

In its 2021 survey, Deloitte once again affirmed the fact that more digitally mature businesses outperform industry averages on a variety of financial metrics. Did You Miss the QAD Tomorrow: Digital Manufacturing Event? How Do Manufacturers Optimize Digital Manufacturing Efforts? And we couldn’t agree more.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

Last Mile Delivery Freight Forwarding/Customs Brokerage LTL/Truckload Services Education & Professional Development HR & Labor Management RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Josh Turley is CEO of RTA. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the UN Environment Program’s Food Waste Index, 923 million metric tons of food is wasted globally every year. With the right solution and strategy, food manufacturers have the potential to create a major impact in reducing the scale of our global food waste crisis. The Right Approach to Food Waste Reduction.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 8, 2025

The traditional metrics of excellence cost efficiency, on-time delivery while still important, are no longer sufficient in an era defined by volatility, complexity and political changes. To get a quick understanding, please review this video on how logistics teams benefit from end-to-end visibility and execution, and contact us.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Here explain what DSI is, how to use it, and why it’s crucial to track this metric in your business – whether you’re a retailer, manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor. Learn more: Inventory Accounting – A Free Video Guide for Accountants & Advisors What is Days Sales of Inventory (DSI)?

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Regulators including the Ministry for Industry and Information Technology recently addressed the issue of supply chain financing with the heads of major electric vehicle manufacturers on concerns the price war was becoming unsustainable. Featured Product Popular Stories Watch: Why Choose FTZs to Mitigate Tariffs?

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Last Mile Delivery Technology Retail Related Articles Walmart to End Drone Deliveries in Three States Walmart to Add Drone Delivery Option to App for DFW Homes Zipline Partners with Walmart for Drone Deliveries in Dallas Area Related Directories Tecsys, Inc.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Consider a manufacturer waiting on a $70,000 payment that’s already 45 days overdue. Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management Supply Chain Visibility Quality & Metrics Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter!

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 7, 2025

Products Before Talks Photo: iStock/Rat0007 June 7, 2025 Bloomberg RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Regulation & Compliance Apparel High-Tech/Electronics Related Articles CP Rail Agrees to Buy Kansas City Southern for $25 Billion Sartorius to Buy French Biotech Polyplus for $2.6

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

If a major customer leaves, an AS/RS investment could become a stranded asset that sits on the balance sheet and drags down financial metrics such as return on asset (RoA) or other profitability measures. RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Robotics Warehouse Automation Related Articles Watch: P2G or G2P Robotics?

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 18, 2025

Amazon is the largest private U.S. employer after Walmart Inc., million employees as of the end of March. Most work in warehouses packing and shipping items, but about 350,000 of them have corporate jobs.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

These activities involve numerous stakeholders, such as suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. Generative AI can use models with billions or even trillions of parameters trained on massive datasets (think the size of the internet), enabling it to produce increasingly complex outputs such as speech, text, and videos.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 9, 2025

Watch videos on SCMDOJOs YouTube channel to learn more about Strategic Sourcing! Develop Supplier Collaboration Frameworks , engage key suppliers in strategic discussions, develop joint value-creation initiatives, and establish clear performance metrics to ensure mutual growth. Click here!

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Logility

APRIL 29, 2021

It must also enable continuous improvement programs and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) by helping to identify areas that need improvement and create and manage corrective action plans. Vendor scorecards based on performance metrics help ensure better sourcing decisions when used to assess and compare vendors and assist with onboarding.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Artificial Intelligence Robotics Customer Relationship Management Retail Related Articles IBM – The Power of Visibility: Are You Ready to Unleash Your Supply Chain Data? THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST Podcast | Are You Ready to Talk to a ‘Metahuman’? Hosted by Bob Bowman, Editor-in-Chief of SupplyChainBrain.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million USD in revenue, down 58% from FY09 levels, despite daily package volumes rising by an average of 121%. Overall Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity now stands at 179.50 Q Feedback No Feedback on this article yet.

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synchrono

JUNE 4, 2018

Managing operations through multiple manufacturing systems can be challenging, but it’s a daily reality for many manufacturers. For instance, one facility might operate in a make-to-stock mode and the other in a make-to-order mode even though they manufacture the same types of products for the same customers.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 13, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Rail & Intermodal Technology Robotics Related Articles U.K. Gives Permission for Drones to Patrol Railways U.K. Gives Permission for Drones to Patrol Railways Photo: Drone Major June 13, 2025 SupplyChainBrain The U.K. railway service, while also delivering many millions a year in savings.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

The coveted raw materials are widely used in manufacturing of cars, iPhones and other products, and China has used its dominance to exert leverage in negotiations. RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Automotive High-Tech/Electronics Industrial Manufacturing Related Articles U.S.,

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

In their time lean manufacturing and just-in-time were game-changing concepts. Manufacturers need to extend visibility and collaboration beyond their own walls to avoid any disruptions. Most manufacturers have ranked increased transparency and collaboration as one the key aspects impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

CP has recorded annual losses in each year dating back to 2018, and was on pace to completely deplete its cash reserves by Q2 of 2025 before the federal government stepped in with a $1 billion lifeline in January.

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Logility

MARCH 24, 2021

Challenge yourself to think beyond the traditional Available-to-Promise metric and ask if an action meets the criterion of Profitable-to-Promise. Take a look at this short video to see how Logility’s IBP solution supports accelerated planning and decision-making across the enterprise.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Consultancy UK). Source: Consultancy.UK. Deloitte Global).

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

There are two buffers in the supply chain: inventory and manufacturing capacity. As assets become more and more utilized manufacturing loses the ability to buffer volatility through manufacturing capacity optimization. The reduction of cost and improving asset utilization is usually the charter of the supply chain team.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

From May 2016 through the end of August 2017, “17 CEOs of public Big Food manufacturers and retailers had departed, or announced their intention to,” according to an article published last September in Fortune. There are seismic shifts in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and outsourced manufacturing world.”.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2018

A total of 137 respondents completed the survey from Manufacturing, Retail, Logistics Service Provider, and other companies in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. At the BluJay Soar 2018 conference this past May, I conducted several video interviews with BluJay customers on the growing importance of customer experience.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

This was not a trivial transition because the software industry, until relatively recently, was long fixated on measuring its health and success by new license revenue (sales of products) instead of customer-centric metrics, such as realization of ROI and payback objectives. Where is Descartes today? Keegan McCready, Sr.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

I was moving from a position where I led a manufacturing operation to being a part of a team to design supply chain software to improve planning decisions. I was moving from the world of manufacturing to a new world of software. The technology world moves at a quicker pace than the world of manufacturing and distribution.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 12, 2021

”[3] Despite its proven effectiveness, Hume and Taylor note, “Reinforcement learning is mostly used in academia and niche areas like video games and robotics. With enough trials, you can reinforce your way to beating your current best approach and discover a new best way to accomplish your task.”[3]

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