Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2023

The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by RouteSmart Technologies, is based on a survey conducted with members of our Indago supply chain research community (who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

As if the plethora of point applications such as WMS, TMS, route optimization, or yard management software isnt enough to get your head around, there are the relative merits of ERP (enterprise resource planning), SCM (supply chain management), and APS (advance planning and scheduling) platforms to further complicate your quest.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Although manufacturing companies vary in scale, complexity and dependencies, they all have one thing in common: The need to service the requirements of ever more demanding customers with an increasing range of products, with an increasing range of options from ever- growing diverse, interdependent and often global supply chain networks.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

The Manufacturing Supply Chain Journey through AI and Automation Manufacturing Supply Chains Explained The manufacturing supply chain comprises all the processes a business uses to turn raw materials and components into final products that are ready to be sold to customers, whether these are consumers or other businesses.

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PINC

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Manufacturers, retailers, and distributors have been forced to quickly adapt their supply chain networks and processes to new market realities. He is the founder and president of Adelante SCM, a peer-to-peer learning, networking, and research community for supply chain and logistics professionals.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2015

Jabil sponsored a global Dimensional Research survey to capture hard data on current experiences, challenges and trends with the supply chains of electronics manufacturing companies. The 3 Big Supply Chain Management Trends Surely to Change SCM as we know it Forever. ” SCM Core Trend #2: The Manufacturing Factory of the Future.

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IQMS

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Manufacturing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software helps manufacturers increase production efficiency by providing the end-to-end visibility needed to keep improving their processes. Having integrated MES functionality is essential for manufacturing ERP software to deliver value.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

RFgen mobile barcoding apps for Oracle SCM Cloud can augment ERP capabilities and preserve unique functionality to create a mobile supply chain. Out-of-the-box transactions automate receiving, picking, inventory movements, cycle counting, manufacturing work orders, and more with dynamic online/offline connectivity.

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SCM Research

MARCH 15, 2024

by 2060, with the most severe impacts felt in developing countries and major manufacturing nations such as China and the United States. By integrating climate science, epidemiology, and economic modeling, the study predicts a substantial increase in annual global GDP losses, potentially reaching up to 4.6%

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 23, 2014

We pick up where we left off yesterday from posting the Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts for 2014 by page views from the Cerasis blog by featuring the Top 10 Supply Chain Blog Posts in 2014. The survey, conducted in late 2013, asked supply chain management (SCM) professionals about their priorities for the coming year. I hope you enjoy!

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 14, 2023

What is a supply chain management system (SCM)? When talking about SCM, we can elaborate it as integrating all dependent business activities, including resources and actors, to smoothen the workflow. It has made visible changes in the SCM systems. For strict security purposes, authorized blockchains are preferred in SCM systems.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. The result was restatement.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

Unless manufacturers change, they will find that their ability to forecast demand, and determine what to do to meet it, will be challenging. Supply chain management (SCM) systems help businesses to manage the flow of goods and services right from the sourcing of raw materials, to delivering finished goods to the customer.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 18, 2014

In manufacturing it means allowing for quick and easy customization. Let us know in your comment below or view the ‘Customer centric supply chain’ presentation at the SCM Logistics & Manufacturing World in Singapore. . This initiative can start with you – today. In logistics that means same-day delivery.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 15, 2015

A new alternative is now possible for companies, especially those looking to gain a competitive advantage with their SCM operations. Is SCM a Core Competency? A similar trend emerged in the electronics manufacturing sector. In the early ‘90s, high-tech companies sought scale and cost advantages through outsourcing manufacturing.

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Kinaxis

JULY 7, 2016

After about a decade, he took a different path and branched off from SCM. Here are some examples: a) 3-D printing is shifting manufacturing to the point of consumption. Rise of “Real-time ready” SCM technologies : The above trends are forcing the organizations to rethink the ERP and SCM technologies they put in place over the years.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Oracle Corporation, a provider of integrated cloud applications and platform services, announced a new cloud analytics solution that gives Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain and Manufacturing (SCM) customers the insights needed to detect, understand and resolve issues faster throughout the supply chain.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 16, 2018

Your supply chain management (SCM) software requires the skills of an employee who is trained to use it. Here, gamification can help ensure better supply chain performance through the employee’s enhanced knowledge of their SCM platform. But how could gamification be applied to a supply chain?

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 30, 2013

Forrester Effect : the problems that downstream raw material manufacturers cant catch up with the demand at upstream retailing level due to the lack of demand information. Lean Manufacturing : the concept originated by Toyota to reduce non value added activities. SCM-Operations is now SupplyChainOpz. Powered by Blogger.'

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RFgen

AUGUST 4, 2021

Mobile barcoding for Microsoft Dynamics 365 SCM automates key workflows, increases flexibility with low-code, and helps you adapt to change quickly. Together, the Microsoft Dynamics 365 SCM ERP and mobile barcoding work to grow, and safeguard, your business. Did you attend the Microsoft Business Applications Summit? Here’s why.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2023

Today, a business footprint touches everything from growers and materials suppliers to manufacturers, distributors, logistics providers, and consumers. At the center of everything is the need to select the right supply chain management (SCM) platform. Process manufacturing ultimately touches cost control, quality, and food safety.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 8, 2016

We conclude this two part series about manufacturing operations excellence by consultant Chuck Intrieri, by outlaying why manufacturers should focus on a critical component that will help sustain manufacturing operations excellence for years to come. What is Driving Sustainable Manufacturing Operations Excellence?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 3, 2021

The goal of supply chains is to add value to the manufacturing and distribution processes. According to Adelante SCM’s recent research , 63 percent of organizations that use value-added services consider it a “very significant” business function. Types of Value-Added Service for Logistics and SCM.

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IQMS

JANUARY 20, 2023

We’re a few weeks into 2023, but it’s not too late for manufacturers to make one very important New Year’s resolution: improve company-wide collaboration. For example, 70% of manufacturing firms with excellent collaboration between leadership and all other functions reported that they increased their profits by more than 10%.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 25, 2013

1) Practitioners with traditional view sees SCM as part of logistics (Traditionalist). (2) 2) The job title "logistics analyst" will become "supply chain analyst" if companies feel SCM is the new term for logistics (Re-labeling). (3) SCM-Operations is now SupplyChainOpz. 5) New Definition. The Anatomy of Supply Chain Strategy.

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Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

It was funded by 50 large consumer products manufacturing companies (CPG). In the dawn of e-commerce, conservative manufacturers, anteed up $240 million in four months. the company is owned today by 20 organizations representing manufacturers, distributors, hospitals and group purchasing organizations (GPOs).

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 6, 2021

The basics of supply chain management (SCM). If you want to develop a robust SCM strategy, you have to look at the entire ecosystem. Cecere asserts that collaboration is a key to SCM success. “Planning an SCM strategy involves creating a design of the entire process that best works for you.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 15, 2021

The impact was across manufacturing plants, transport networks, warehouses, and retail outlets. Our analysis of digital and non-digital manufacturers over time shows an index of profit performance, with digital manufacturers outpacing their peers (Figure 1). Source: IDC 2021—Digital Analysis: Manufacturing.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 30, 2025

Today, there are few efficiencies to wring out of the four walls of manufacturing plants, but massive white space opportunities in the daily activities that supply chain planners, buyers, and contract officers undertake. This is where the opportunities lie ahead.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

There is a known problem for manufacturers in synchronizing their supply chain. The shop floor to top floor disconnect reflects the difficulty of synching the plans finalized in an integrated business planning executive meeting with what the shop floor is capable of manufacturing in the short-term time planning horizon.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

At that time, SCM was a pretty new term so this article did the excellent job to explain the important supply chain management principles in one shot. For example, if you were a contract manufacturer in China, you might already have different logistics networks for different customers. SCM-Operations is now SupplyChainOpz.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 3, 2018

Before we get into blockchain’s potential entry points into the supply chain ecosystem, let’s take a look at the two current trends in SCM *(Supply Chain Management): Dynamism SCM has evolved to become a huge, global ecosystem. Multiple manufacturers, multiple relationships, multiple distribution models, multiple contracts.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Note: The following is an excerpt from “ Omni-Channel Logistics Leaders: Top 5 Inventory Insights ,” based on research conducted by Adelante SCM and LEGACY Supply Chain Services with input from nearly 100 supply chain professionals from retail, manufacturing, and logistics service providers companies in the United States and Canada.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 13, 2021

As a result of the intensifying battle, more and more companies announced plans or are considering shifting manufacturing from China. One of the risks of outsourcing supply chain management (SCM), miscommunication by the partner company or a retailer from another country. As Vietnam expands as a manufacturing hub, it relies on imports.

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IQMS

DECEMBER 21, 2022

One of the most valuable benefits of attending so many conferences in-person again has been getting to talk with manufacturers about their experiences and priorities for the coming year. Here are the top 2023 manufacturing trends that are being driven by these priorities. Our discussions spanned industries, technologies, and regions.

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 7, 2013

For example, when company like Toyota chose to cut cost during the product design stage, the result is a faulty car and the legendary JIT manufacturing cant save them for this catastrophe. SCM-Operations is now SupplyChainOpz. 2) Invest in Maximum Flexibility. Noob Guide to Supply Chain Management Definition. Powered by Blogger.'

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