Requis

MARCH 23, 2021

I spent a long time with Bechtel doing large projects all around the world including Mexico, Thailand, Egypt, and India. Back when I was working in data centers we invented a metric that we used to calculate the efficiency of that data center. I took a Master’s in science from Imperial College in London. Then we all win.

Material Savings 52

Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction Expense Reduction 52

Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. The pandemic has really brought that to the fore, but we’re used to working that way anyway, because we’re based in Australia and have offices in Thailand and New Zealand.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Sourcing 52

Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

While there was always passionate discussions on companies and metrics, the end goal was to raise awareness of supply chain as a practice. However, they seem to fall under the conglomerate issue, where multiple business units may skew the summary metrics. There has been so much discussion on the “top” supply chain lists.

Supply Chain Planning Software 279

Supply Chain Planning Software Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 279

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 12, 2022

A company like Ford for example is working with key suppliers in China, India, Thailand, and South Africa to eliminate over 4900 metric tons of CO2 emissions in the next three years.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions 105

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

This gives Pure real-time visibility to core performance metrics. But achieving supply chain resilience can’t be accomplished just by relying on people or the ability to remotely monitor metrics; the design of the supply chain matters. Monitoring is enabled by the use of EDI and system-to-system integration.

Supply Chain Design Software 193

Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Czech Republic 193

Material Handling & Logistics

MAY 2, 2018

billion metric tons—gets lost or wasted. What’s more, net food losses in developed countries (222 million metric tons) equate to nearly all of the food produced in Sub-Saharan Africa yearly (223 million metric tons). Every year, one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption—or 1.3

Waste Reduction 91

Waste Reduction Food Procurement Analytics Vendor Strategies 91

Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

2011: Thailand Floods. However, the logic Cisco uses to manage the disruption is very robust and details are summarized into the infographic below, Note: metrics data is for illustrative purpose. Metrics look very simple and its kind of nice to have something like these. 2009: H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico. Discussion.

Supply Chain Disruption 170

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 2, 2018

At the moment, most factories using the training tool are in China and Bangladesh, although QuizRR is also pursuing contracts in Mauritius and Thailand, the latter in collaboration with 10 Nordic food brands. To fund that effort, QuizRR recently secured $1.3m in new financing. Collaboration and good partners are essential,” Nordström says.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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QAD

JUNE 28, 2022

Taking Ford as an example, the company is working with key suppliers in China, India, Thailand and South Africa to eliminate over 4,900 metric tons of CO2 and 24 million gallons of water usage over the next three years.

Cost Reduction Strategies 91

Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Planning 91

Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , and Vietnam. This metric bears continual observation in the coming months. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added. in January from 49.7 reported for December.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement South Korea Manufacturing Global 52

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. Let me try to clarify.

KPI 94

KPI Guinea-Bissau Virgin Islands Papua New Guinea 94

Resilinc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

have imposed anti-dumping tariffs on China’s steel in the last several years—and in 2020, Britain, Australia, Thailand and several other countries initiated probes into whether China was dumping steel plates, grinding balls, galvanized wire and other products, according to South China Morning Post. The EU and U.S.

Purchasing Skills 62

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