Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2025

From raw material sourcing to logistics and regulatory compliance, stakeholders across the value chain will need to prepare for structural adjustments. Sourcing and Ingredient Availability A central impact of this policy is the need to replace synthetic colorants with natural alternatives. Production scheduling may also be affected.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

SAP is embedding its generative Joule across the SAP Ariba source-to-pay solution portfolio to make it easier for their customers to manage routine inquiries, such as status updates, summarization, and frequently asked questions. Spend Management Takeaways SAP continues to invest in using generative AI to improve the user experience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing collectively contribute significantly to carbon emissions, making these areas critical for meaningful change. Ethical sourcing is a fundamental aspect of social sustainability. The impact of supply chains on local communities cannot be overlooked.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 9, 2025

Strategic sourcing and innovative solutions are often viewed as two distinct procurement tools, but they should not be seen in isolation. Strategic Sourcing: The Foundation of Effective Procurement Strategic sourcing is far more than simply choosing suppliers. Done well, it can become a key driver of competitive advantage.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 8, 2025

Factors like automation, massive investments in at-scale, fit-for-purpose technologies, specialized training, low labor rates, and effective demand and supply planning capabilities, have woven themselves like threads into the fabric of efficient global manufacturing ecosystems. Batteries are sourced from South Korea and China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Hospital chains’ approach to procurement lagged far behind the practices employed by manufacturers, retailers, and distributors. “We As a result, hospital chains largely lacked competence in sourcing. In manufacturing, engineers are typically at the top of the food chain. Luke’s began to build new supplier relationships.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2025

Edge Hardware: The battle for edge hardware also intensified in 2024, as companies sought to deploy AI capabilities closer to the source of data. This puts pressure on other device manufacturers to follow suit. ChatGPT Search : This feature gives users a way to get answers from relevant web sources.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Scaling manufacturing operations is crucial for business growth but presents unique challenges. Balancing increased demand with consistent quality and controlled costs is difficult but essential for manufacturers looking to expand. Successfully scaling manufacturing requires more than just adding resources.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Running a manufacturing business isn’t easy. That’s where a manufacturing ERP comes in. Manufacturing ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software integrates all your core business processes into one powerful platform. It’s a lot to handle. Let’s get started.

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QAD

MARCH 18, 2025

As winter fades and spring emerges, food and beverage manufacturers enter a season of renewal. The changing season signifies fresh opportunities to refine operations, refresh quality management practices, and embrace innovation. However, overlooking quality can have devastating financial consequences.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2025

Whether shes hosting charity golf tournaments or hosting Rutgers University Supply Chain students with a tour of the manufacturing facility, Kristina believes business should always be a force for good. Offers national pallet management services, acting as a single source for pallet supply, retrieval, and tracking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

Ibrahim Al Syed, the director of digital manufacturing at Celanese, was surprisingly forthcoming about how Celanese developed these capabilities at ARC Advisory Groups 29th Annual ARC Industry Leadership Forum. The company has 55 manufacturing sites across the world. Can I have an industrial Google at a manufacturing facility?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

It collects and stores data from a variety of sources. These sources may include electronic logging devices, telematics networks, mobile devices, RF devices, and GPS information from automatic identification systems for ship locations and NORAD for aircraft positioning. Obviously, the latter will require a more sophisticated solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The high-tech firm is more than a manufacturer of PCs, tablets, smartphones, and servers. The company has more than 2000 suppliers and operates over 30 manufacturing sites. It might highlight logistics jams, manufacturing capacity, quality issues, or procurement cost trends. Factories serve local markets.

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Arena Solutions

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Global supply chain disruptions continue to derail manufacturers in the high-tech, automotive, and renewable energy sectors as they grapple with long lead times, higher prices, and electronic component shortages. To mitigate risks, many companies are incorporating alternate parts into their sourcing strategy. Focus on commodity parts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

True resiliency is achieved when supply chain leaders can predict issues and dynamically respond – from sourcing and manufacturing to final delivery – with agile solutions. Uniting manufacturing and logistics processes bridges the visibility gap and optimizes what has, up until now, been viewed as separate processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2025

Those stakeholders include planners; supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics executives; sales and marketing; finance or regional or business unit leaders; and suppliers and other partners. This creates a unified view by stitching together data sources in real time. Supply models have been focused on source, make, and fulfill.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 24, 2024

Robotic Process Automation Deployment According to the APQC data, organizations are exploring Robotic Process Automation across a number of supply chain areas, including supply chain planning, sourcing and procurement, logistics and warehousing, and manufacturing. Many technologies are implemented as a source of cost cutting.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 25, 2024

My definition of a network is the bi-directional information exchange of manufacturing, procurement, quality, and transportation signals across multiple tiers of trading partners in a many-to-many trading partner information exchange with minimal latency. Note that while quality information is viewed as accurate, data latency is a day.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Establish systematic checks for inventory counts, order accuracy, and quality control. Regular audits help identify discrepancies, maintain data integrity, and ensure compliance with industry regulations and quality standards. Consider solar panels and other renewable energy sources.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

Companies that previously prioritized cost-cutting and centralized sourcing quickly found themselves exposed to serious production and distribution risks. In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

They write, “This includes tackling bigger issues such as compliance, supplier relationship management, risk and disruption, responsible sourcing, and transparency. “AI allows you to integrate real-time data from various sources, helping you devise more efficient delivery routes and schedules.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration: Fundamental to Elevating Manufacturing Performance Supplier relationships are at the heart of manufacturing performance. That’s why supplier collaboration—that consistent, trusted, and responsive interaction between supplier and manufacturer—is pivotal to manufacturing success.

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Exiger Perspectives

APRIL 16, 2025

How Global Supply Chains, Strategic Rivals, and Quality Breakdowns Threaten U.S. manufacturing, addressing supply chain dependencies on China, and enhancing national security through biotechnology leadership. pharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The outsourced R&D, in turn, supported outsourced manufacturing with over 50 key suppliers. Quality issues have recently bedeviled Boeing. Unless significant sanctions are imposed due to Boeing’s design and production-quality issues, it is likely that business will continue as usual,” according to Christopher Tang.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 1, 2025

In recent years, manufacturers have experienced substantial supply chain disruptions , leading to material and labor shortages, quality issues, product delays, and low profit margins. Nutanix outsources all its manufacturing to suppliers, CMs, distributors, and technology partners. of potential revenue growth 1.

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Forward-thinking organizations have transformed the department into an untapped gold mine that creates value for the entire end-to-end manufacturing process—from design and sourcing to production and delivery. Our latest e-book, “ Is Manufacturing Missing Out On Procurement’s Value Add?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 10, 2025

In a previous blog AI and Machine Learning in Manufacturing ERP: Key Benefits , we discussed the benefits of using AI in manufacturing and how it could be enhanced with an ERP system. While manufacturers are keenly interested in using AI, the main question they have is what are the best use cases for AI in ERP?

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Choosing the Right ERP System for Manufacturing: Key Features to Consider Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a cornerstone of modern manufacturing, bringing together core business functions to improve operational efficiency. Quality Control – Manufacturers must ensure that every product meets industry and customer standards.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

What Is Strategic Sourcing? A Complete Guide Strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. It is called strategic because it replaces traditional ad hoc approaches to sourcing, which were almost entirely focused on cost savings, item by item.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

How MES is Shaping the Future of Manufacturing and Boosting Production Efficiency What is a Manufacturing Execution System (MES)? A manufacturing execution system (MES) is a comprehensive, dynamic software system that monitors, tracks, documents, and controls the process of manufacturing goodsfrom raw materials to finished products.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 4, 2025

In todays rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape, building a modern tech stack is not just a strategic advantage but a necessity for maintaining competitiveness. EMBRACING INTERCONNECTIVITY: SEAMLESS INTEGRATION IN MANUFACTURING TECH Interconnectivity is a cornerstone of a modern manufacturing tech stack.

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SCM Research

MARCH 1, 2023

It is always exciting to discover new teaching cases, especially when they are of very high quality. The first is called Global Sourcing at Nike and takes the perspective of Amanda Tucker, Vice President of Sourcing at Nike (authors: Michael W. Two cases have just won awards in the 2023 Case Center Awards and Competitions.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Understanding Manufacturing Resource Planning: Key Concepts and Benefits of MRP II Get clear on the differences between MRP, MRP II, and ERPthree systems that get lumped together but play very different roles in manufacturing.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Medical Device manufacturers face an increasingly dynamic and intricate landscape. Innovative personalized manufacturing approaches have emerged, yet many organizations struggle to fully realize their potential in this rapidly evolving race.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In the automotive sector, manufacturers are simultaneously reducing inventory costs and delivery times. It’s not about finding the cheapest supplier, but the one that offers the best value considering quality, reliability, and cost. Lead time: This tracks the period from product manufacturing initiation to finished goods availability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

A planning master data layer measures and tracks shifts in lead times, conversion rates, and quality. Build in-market sourcing. Rationalize global strategies to focus on building markets based on in-market sourcing. Train teams to model variability and build a planning master data layer to understand layers of variability. (A

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