Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

Delivery van EV start-up Canoo , which negotiated a battery supply agreement with Panasonic has eventual plans to construct its U.S. manufacturing facility somewhere in Oklahoma as well. Part of Broader North America Based EV Supply Network Investments. billion EV battery production facility in Lansing, Michigan.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2017

The United States aerospace manufacturing industry is a highly competitive one. This is thanks in part to our unraveled supply chain, linking subsections like maintenance and repair with metalworking and avionics. These factors make aerospace manufacturing companies highly valued partners, even internationally.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Logility

OCTOBER 7, 2021

a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, has partnered with ArcherGrey to strengthen consulting and technology solutions for its customers. The partnership will support the evolving needs of customers in a rapidly changing supply chain environment. About ArcherGrey.

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Synovos

DECEMBER 5, 2023

They were a new company that had taken over an existing manufacturing plant and lacked the infrastructure needed to keep the facilities in good working order, whether that was buyers to order parts or an accounts team to manage the purchasing process. It’s a juggling act between the finance and manufacturing side of the business.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

They write, “The matter is even more urgent when considered alongside another UN analysis that tracks the problem further up the supply chain, and shows 14% of food production is lost before it reaches stores. The supply chain is another part of the problem. They include: • Improved supply chain visibility.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

They write, “The matter is even more urgent when considered alongside another UN analysis that tracks the problem further up the supply chain, and shows 14% of food production is lost before it reaches stores. The supply chain is another part of the problem. They include: • Improved supply chain visibility.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Supply Chains Rock

JUNE 17, 2011

Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. By the Numbers: IBMs Supply Chain in 2010. billion North America; $12.2 Supply Times.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The mention of Groundhog Day conjures up two interrelated references in North America. Oddly enough, I see lessons in both of those references for manufacturing and the supply chain community. . The analogy to supply chain and manufacturing is the legacy bias in the decision-making process.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. s industrial heartland is dotted with examples of how some links in the supply chain have been adapted to keep the wheels of commerce turning while others seized up. Businessweek. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. in the U.K.

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 12, 2022

During the quarter, o9 also successfully deployed its innovative planning and decision-making platform at existing clients—including one of the world’s most well-known beauty companies, a large beverage/food retailer, and a Fortune 100 construction-equipment manufacturer. o9 ranks No. o9 ranks No.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 21, 2022

Lucid Motors is an EV company that manufactures the fastest-charging luxury EV in the world. Proterra leads the design and manufacturing of zero-emission electric transit vehicles and EV technology solutions for commercial applications. With just one ChargePoint account, you can now charge across North America and Europe.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

LLamasoft Launches Data Services to Provide Reference Data for the Supply Chain Design Community. Oracle Delivers Transformational Capabilities with New In-Memory Applications for Oracle Value Chain Planning. XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Celebrates Influential Women in Supply Chain and Their Impact on the Industry. The Women in Supply Chain award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network.

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Freightera

MARCH 1, 2022

. “This recognition will help us spread the word about Freightera’s solution, which helps businesses significantly reduce shipping costs and CO2 emissions, and in cooperation with Supply Chain Canada, helps locate regional suppliers for key products and materials in increasingly unstable supply chains.”

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Here we break down the inventory management strategies of seven successful manufacturers and retailers around the globe. Samsung’s inventory management strategy Samsung is one of the world’s largest manufacturers, meaning managing their inventory is an enormous and complex task.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

Today, fewer and fewer supply chain professionals make the event. To make the event profitable, SAP Insider now combines supply chain, customer relationship management, human resource management, and product life cycle management. I remember attendance for the supply chain event was 5,000. It worries me.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Additionally, Amazon’s logistics services include transportation and warehousing solutions, allowing businesses of all sizes to leverage Amazon’s expertise and resources in streamlining their supply chain and improving their delivery capabilities. References [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

To solve supplier challenges, CPG shippers should look to specialized providers as a dependable solution to their supply chain issues. By partnering with an industry-specific specialized logistics provider, brands can expect to find supply chain optimization strategies that make organizational performance and cost improvements.

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QAD

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Traditionally, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have focused their fleet operations on private ownership or leasing. And these trends aren’t reserved for mobile users in North America and Europe. An example of this model is FCA supplying vehicles to Waymo’s Robotaxi fleet. .

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

With the ELD mandate, some companies are plugging into ELD manufacturers and retrieving data off the ELD or the carrier’s system (which gets it from their own ELD devices). And not only for visibility, but for most trading partner communication needs: Quoting, imaging, or payment to name a few.

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EcoVadis

MAY 9, 2018

It’s no surprise, then, that public buyers are increasingly pondering supply chain transparency and looking for ways to guide them through sustainable purchasing such as sustainability ratings by third-party appraisers. National Procurement Standards. A European Example. Lessons From the Private Sector.

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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. Robinson load numbers.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

Optimizing the supply chain can play a significant role in reducing a company's adverse influence on the environment as their Scope 3 emissions are directly affected by their suppliers. Many organizations have responded by introducing policies and practices to prevent and address child labor in their supply chains.

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Unleashed

JUNE 22, 2022

Ecommerce fulfilment services are companies that eCommerce businesses use to carry out the order fulfilment portion of the supply chain process. Ecommerce fulfilment companies are also referred to as 3PLs (third party logistics firms), but some argue that there are differences between the two. What do fulfilment services cost?

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The transaction will enhance XPO’s range of supply chain solutions by making XPO the second largest less-than-truckload (LTL) provider in North America, and will expand the company’s global contract logistics platform.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The biggest challenge for supply chain professionals today is the is the accelerated pace of change, according to APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi. Since 2006, Abe Eshkenazi has served as CEO of APICS, a trade association focused on offering research, education and certification programs in supply chain management.

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RELEX Solutions

MARCH 16, 2017

New partnership to bring additional sales and delivery capabilities in retail and supply chain planning. Problem solving for organizations and delivering world-class space-aware supply chain solutions are at the heart of what both Strategix CFT and RELEX Solutions do,” adds Mikko Kärkkäinen, CEO, RELEX Solutions.

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C3 Solutions

JUNE 19, 2020

For companies seeking to survive and excel in the current 'retail apocalypse' , understanding the right technologies to employ in their supply chain operations is critical. All this is backed by an unprecedentedly huge supply chain operation, with almost 200 fulfillment centres in the U.S. The Challenges.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Or they may include references to the city or town in which they originated. And finally they may just be purely descriptive such as the ABC Paper Manufacturing Company. With 1 name outstanding we began the search outside of North America. Subscribe Here! ” Wow!

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

Interested in understanding how supply chain transparency could benefit your business? The clean energy technology sector achieved considerable growth with China’s low REE prices and advances in manufacturing technology , growth that some associated with low environmental and social sustainability standards. Get in touch here.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics technologies such as robotic warehouse systems make automation a reality, while drones improve last-mile delivery capabilities and better tracking with tools like RFID tags improve visibility throughout the supply chain. Supply chain management through AI will continue to refine. Brian Jessup. brianjessup.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2014

  When more firms source from Bangladesh, more contract manufacturers enter the market to meet demand.    However, as more contract manufacturers compete for orders at lower price during and after the financial crisis, many factory owners simply ignore environmental, health and safety issues. 

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

And while it is not possible to measure the impact of everything on your receipt, if the receipt doesn’t contain enough data on a product, Eaternity gives an estimate based on similar products and reference points such as national import and export statistics, which determine where a product is likely to have come from.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 21, 2023

United Cocao Faces Deforestation Claims There are important changes in trade regulation occurring that supply chain professionals need to be aware of. End-to-end means that this monitoring extends beyond a company’s immediate suppliers to include a supplier’s supplier, and that supplier’s supplier, and on up through the supply chain.

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