Enterra Insights

AUGUST 13, 2018

.”[1] Retailers puzzling over how to counter the Amazon Effect realized their brick-and-mortar stores could be used as fulfillment centers and began to roll out “click-and-collect” capabilities — allowing shoppers to purchase an item online and pick it up in store. “That’s precisely what it’s designed to do.

Omnichannel 100

Omnichannel Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction Inventory Reduction 100

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In today’s Wall Street Journal , I was interviewed regarding a case that was just filed against Amazon by a large robotics , claiming that the e-commerce giant backed away from promises made early in the Covid-19 pandemic to support the supplier with millions of dollars in new purchases.

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Forecasting Software Inventory Reduction Manufacturing Procurement 52

RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

A naval ship at sea loses navigation abilities. If counterfeit electronic parts make it through the supply chain and into a mission-critical military asset, the potential for a worst-case scenario increases. In 2014, Massachusetts resident Pierre Picone pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit integrated circuits (IC) to the U.S.

Aerospace 52

Aerospace Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 52

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

This level of connectivity will have profound social, political and economic consequences, and increasingly form part of our everyday lives, from the cars we drive and medicines we take, to the jobs we do and the governance systems we live in, to even the business technology systems we use. ” The hyperconnected world is today’s reality.

Internet of things 120

Internet of things Manufacturing Procurement Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Network Software 120

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

The Key Supply Chain Challenge of Cost Reduction. Supply chain costs often represent a considerable percentage of the sales price of a good or service. If net profit on sales is 5%, for example, a reduction in supply chain costs from 9% to 4% (or from 12% to 7%) will double net profits.

Cost Reduction Strategies 40

Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Inventory Reduction Expense Reduction 40

EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

Much of its meteoric rise was also well-timed with the rapid change in the technology market from desktop PCs to the mobile web, including must-have devices like the iPhone and iPad to just about every mobile device made on this planet. Annual technology product updates became bi-annual. Where Do I Start? Do Your Homework.

Purchasing Skills 64

Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement Negotiate Pricing Negotiating Skills 64

ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

To understand the state of this latest supply chain crisis–and when it will end–this guide to the 2022 baby formula shortage breaks down: The cause of the baby formula shortage. The Risk of Outdated Forecasting Software. Outdated forecasting software only increases the risks surrounding a disrupted supply chain.

Manufacturing Procurement 156

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Pricing Training Purchasing Skills 156

IQMS

MAY 4, 2020

Based in Massachusetts with offices and facilities in Hong Kong and China, GII’s products are used extensively in electrosurgical tools, critical patient monitoring devices, and other products for medical applications, and medical supplies with zero-failure requirements.

Supply Chain Planning Software 60

Supply Chain Planning Software Material Savings Resource Reduction Manufacturing Procurement 60