Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It is and remains a topic of high interest among the global supply chain management community because the company’s supply chain capabilities are often cited as being one of the best. There were certainly opportunities presented not only involving India and Vietnam , but Eastern Europe and the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 18, 2016

s iPhones are manufactured. Over the past few years, I’ve written extensively about the growing importance of supply chain risk management and supply chain mapping, including the following: Rethinking Supply Chain Risk Management. Do You Have a “Top 25″ Supply Chain?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2013

I’ve been asking audiences that question the past few months whenever I give keynote presentations because it opens the door to other questions, such as How do you know if you work in a Company of Yesterday? I raised those questions in my keynote presentation last month at the Accellos Visions User Group 2013 conference.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 12, 2020

No one knows this better than supply chain risk managers. Bowman, Managing Editor of SupplyChainBrain , asks some important questions: “In a complex modern-day global supply chain, how can companies assess which suppliers present the highest level of risk to business continuity?

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2019

The most fundamental spend categorization in Procurement is the line between direct and indirect spend, but one effort that transcends this split is supplier management. This includes supplier information management, supply chain risk management/mitigation, and supplier performance management.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Today, supply chains must contend with fast-evolving market conditions, unpredictable demand patterns, geopolitical tensions, environmental risks, and rapid technological advancements. In the past, supply chains primarily focused on achieving efficiency and cost reduction.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Covid nightmare also exposed how dependent many countries are on Chinese manufacturers and suppliers. According to economist James Rickards , reliance on Chinese manufacturing makes supply chains dangerously stretched. He explains, “Globalization failed because we stressed the supply chain too much.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2014

Unfortunately, most supply chain executives and their teams focus predominantly on just two factors, the tradeoffs between cost and service, with risk rarely entering the conversation — until a disruption occurs and then everyone goes into panic mode. And the first step is asking “What are the risks?”

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Resilinc

AUGUST 17, 2021

With the Atlantic hurricane season gearing up and COVID-19 surging in some Gulf Coast regions – where the petrochemical industry is concentrated – polymer supply chains and manufacturers that depend on these materials can’t relax anytime soon. They proactively map, monitor, and protect those entire supply lines.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

A recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, “Balancing Cost, Risk and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty, ” took an in-depth look on what it takes to transform Procurement into a highly efficient function that supports these key initiatives. Roach believes that when it comes to ESG, there’s no time like the present.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

A recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, “Balancing Cost, Risk and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty, ” took an in-depth look on what it takes to transform Procurement into a highly efficient function that supports these key initiatives. Roach believes that when it comes to ESG, there’s no time like the present.

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Resilinc

APRIL 13, 2021

You may be part of an organization whose leaders understand that supply chain risk management (SCRM) is a strategic imperative, and your SCRM may already be mature and delivering a return on investment. 4) The supply chain organization’s operational review includes evaluation by the corporate risk team.

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Resilinc

JULY 25, 2023

At Aptiv, I sat in both the chief procurement and global supply chain officer roles. In those roles, we closely aligned with 3,000 total suppliers globally, constituting about 6,500 individual manufacturing locations. What did the process of building a supply chain risk management program look like?

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2019

Bindiya Vakil ( @BindiyaVakil ), Resilinc CEO, notes, “Supply chain, sourcing and procurement professionals are on the front lines of managing global trade risks for their companies. The irony here is that corporate risks include companies themselves. 3] Those risks are: 1. ” The year ahead.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Dear Supply Chain Professionals, There are several very interesting supply chain surveys open for participation at the moment (in Januaray and February, 2014). Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI): The value proposition these processes present. https://vlerick.eu.qualtrics.com/SE/? SID=SV_b1tfCTnV2RkTOXH.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 25, 2021

Supply chain risk managers often feel like long-tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs — everywhere they look a new risk appears. Port delays, pandemics, climate events, factory fires, cyber breaches, and work stoppages are only a few of the risks they must confront. China trade war.”[4]

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

As multi-industry and associated global-wide supply chain management teams enter 2024, supply chain leaders will be challenged with differing economic, business and global supply chain challenges in either short term tactical or longer terms business transformational dimensions.

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Resilinc

MARCH 23, 2021

Like most readers of Resilinc’s blog, you probably agree that improving supply chain resiliency should be a core strategic goal for your company—and for any large manufacturing company. Or you may be in the early stages of seeking buy-in from C-level leaders for a supply chain resiliency effort.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 10, 2021

Customer centricity, e-commerce, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C), and the risk of financial peril are propelling shippers (manufacturers and retailers) and logistics service providers (LSPs) to digitally transform. This presents much risk on the supply side. Collaboration and Change Management.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented. Moreover, the aircraft manufacturers have to do whatever it takes to win the order long before the commencement of production.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2024

Next, let’s address supply chain risk management in the 2024 supply chain. Supply Chain Risk Management Monitoring risk across expanded supply chains will intensify - from assessing supplier financial solvency to identifying extremist events that could disrupt operations.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Amazon’s achievements in supply chain management have led consumers to establish an incredibly high bar for timely and accurate product delivery. Crowdsourcing transportation presents a solution for smaller enterprises to compete in this environment. What are the risks and rewards in the current landscape?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , provided a banner headline of renewed contraction as production conditions worsened by the end of Q2. in May to a value of 57.8 in May.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

” What often goes unspoken is the fact that something having potential means there may not be much to crow about at the present. Potential refers to a future state rather than the present state. Managing trade documentation. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Reason #3 Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility. Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. by John Westerveld.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 12, 2023

Resilinc have a strong commitment towards mapping out real-time disruptions, and protecting supply chain continuity, across all the supplier tiers. Supply Chain Risk Management The importance of supply chain supplier working relationships is firmly under the stoplight!

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

Unfortunately, most supply chain executives and their teams focus predominantly on just two factors, the tradeoffs between cost and service, with risk rarely entering the conversation — until a disruption occurs and then everyone goes into panic mode. And the first step is asking “What are the risks?”

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Reason #3 Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility. Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. by John Westerveld.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 24, 2022

The report specifically cited iPhone contract manufacturing assemblers Foxconn, Pegatron , Wistron , MacBook producer Quantra Computer , AirPods producer Inventec , each being asked to evaluate alternative sourcing cost and other factors. in the light of increased geo-political, industry competitiveness and government policy tensions.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2023

In this edition, we include four added news capsule announcements that has occurred across the supply chain technology spectrum: Exiger Acquisition of Ion Channel IBM Announces Initial Efforts Toward Making Generative AI More Widely Available Cerberus Capital Management Plans to Raise $2.5

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Manufacturing Employment Impacts Across Europe and the United Kingdom , a significant period of production contraction has led to added manufacturing job losses. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

Most, but not all companies, have ensured that their manufacturing know-how and secret sauce have remained inside their American engineering teams, but some may have had to relinquish control and exposure to those important day-to-day production details. Loss of manufacturing know-how is a loss of leverage. Supplier Management.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

I could tell by his jolly tone that Santa is very excited about the prospect of building a ‘digital twin’ of the CESC and utilizing the information available in the SC Planning Platform to optimize his network of 30+ manufacturing plants and more than 100 distribution centers. Santa exclaimed, “This is where the sleigh hits the rooftop.”

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Taulia

JUNE 22, 2020

Supply chains make the world of commerce go round. Without the smooth operation of established supply chains, manufacturers wouldn’t have raw materials to produce, retailers wouldn’t have products to sell, and consumers would be greeted with empty shelves. What are supply chain risks?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In line with prevailing economic forecasting, readers should anticipate continued uncertainty of global markets and the actual likelihood of various regional economic and manufacturing recession conditions in the coming year. By all accounts, there remain a lot of uncertainties and many potential downside risks. Global Economic Themes.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

The course was assembled from past Talking Logistics episodes related to the topic, coupled with blog posts, an e-book, presentation, and other value-added content to enhance the overall learning experience. Transportation Management. Warehouse Management. Global Trade Management. Supply Chain Planning.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The notion presented is that high demand for labor-intensive services translates into tighter labor markets and hence low unemployment levels. With that stated, the agency references concerns for “ the persistent manufacturing slowdown ” as a suggestion that labor markets and activity will soften in 2024.

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