Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 8, 2013

Although strategic sourcing capabilities are well established in industries ranging from automotive to electronics, they are still in the formative stages in the biotechnology sector. In the last several years, the company has undergone a huge shift in the way it operates its supply chain, particularly in the management of sourcing.

Manufacturing Procurement 68

Manufacturing Procurement Pharmaceutical Biotech Sourcing Strategies 68

NC State SCRC

JULY 21, 2022

This is important, because for supply chains to operate effectively, managers need to know they can rely on the power of fair markets, which guarantee competitive prices, the best delivery, quality, and service that money can buy. This activity spans almost every possible industry, and can focus on a variety of different activities.

Pharmaceutical 52

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain San Francisco New Hampshire 52

NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2018

Duke Energy Sourcing Automation through AI: Sourcing Optimization through technology and artificial intelligence are becoming more readily available within the Supply Chain industry. The current phase will involve using the analyzed spend & other inputs to refine the Category Strategy optimization approach.

Vendor Strategies 40

Vendor Strategies Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction 40

Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 8, 2013

Government-influenced negotiations between unions and business ensure that high quality standards are put in place commensurate with high paying jobs for those who are willing to go through the years of training required to become a union member.

Germany 68

Germany Purchasing Training North Carolina Sourcing Strategies 68

Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I helped create the first North American chapter of BVL International in the Carolinas, and we hosted two meetings at Volvo in North Carolina and Thyssen-Krupp in South Carolina. anufacturing needs specifications from design for equipment calibration, sourcing needs the specifications for outsourced components).

Predictive Analytics 117

Predictive Analytics Analytics Software Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Design Software 117

Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Since graduating from the NC State Jenkins MBA program in 2006, Joydeep Ganguly has risen through the ranks at Biogen Idec – the world’s oldest independent biotechnology company and the largest biotech employer in North Carolina. You can’t mess with quality of a product, as it is what we have to do.

Supply Chain Design Software 60

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Negotiating Skills Price Reduction 60

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Experts from North Carolina State University and GEP conducted a survey on supply chain, procurement and IT leaders to determine their challenges and priorities, focusing on examining gaps in the supply chain. Organizations need to consider several factors for collaboration to be effective.

Supply Chain Planning Software 208

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Forecasting Software Procurement Solutions 208

Requis

MAY 22, 2020

He is a consultant to Fortune 500 companies and US federal agencies, and a speaker with focus on the fields of strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence, and supplier development. The problem in most organizations is that their data sucks, both in quality and timeliness. The next step is to look at the data.

Data 52

Data Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Manufacturers go through a certification process that has been developed in a partnership with ASTM International to ensure quality control and consistent results. Since 2011, the USDA BioPreferred voluntary label has been in the market place and now has been applied to more than 20,000 certified products.

Manufacturing Procurement 60

Manufacturing Procurement Chemicals Supply Chain Design Software Purchasing Skills 60

EC Sourcing Group

APRIL 7, 2020

Single source suppliers. Companies that have had issues meeting delivery and/or quality requirements . How many documented issues related to quality, delivery, on-time performance or billing exist? The initial list is just that. A high-level roadmap. . Newer ones without a credible track record with your organization.

Material Savings 52

Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Strategy 52

Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

What a good supply chain management system looks like to one company may differ from another, but whatever you choose, quality software should streamline activity across every link of your supply chain. . What supply chain management system options do medium-sized businesses have? Here are three of the key options. Manufacturing complexity.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Management Software Analytics Software 98

6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. About 40% of VF Corp’s production is sourced from the Americas, more than double the industry average. million items each day.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction 45

Murano Corporation

JANUARY 19, 2016

It is used to exchange information to accomplish manufacturing operations management between sales, finance, logistics, production, maintenance and quality (as in Figure 1). Similarly, Manufacturing can now track each component as it moves between production lines, through various work centers, quality inspection, warehousing, and delivery.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Network Software Modeling Software 40

GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2017

For instance, British luxury clothing brand Burberry has reshored its production in order to maintain better control of its supply chain and underscore its brand commitment to quality. Reputation for Quality. Burberry’s concern for maintaining brand quality highlights another reason companies are reshoring.

Manufacturing Procurement 216

Manufacturing Procurement Retail Manufacturing United States 216

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The goal is to create redundant sources based on supplier-specific and country-of-origin, to ensure that each product category has redundancy as a form of insurance on the supply chain. It is not so much the application of a tariff, or even leaving NAFTA, but more like “North Carolina leaving the United States!”

Global 52

Global Pricing Training Negotiating Skills Negotiate Pricing 52

NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2023

Multiple departments implementing their own methods or using different tools for the processing of inbound data, “cleansing of data” (by applying data quality rules), applying machine learning techniques to datasets,or publishing predictive machine learning models.

Analytics Software 40

Analytics Software Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction 40

ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

Healthcare continues to be a source of major concern in the United States, with recent polling indicating it is the number one issue to voters in the 2020 elections. Yet, it is not as simple as simply implementing any quality spend management software. Source: Health IT Outcomes.

Negotiating Skills 130

Negotiating Skills Negotiate Pricing Purchasing Skills Procurement Solutions 130

ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Healthcare continues to be a source of major concern in the United States, with recent polling indicating it is the number one issue to voters in the 2020 elections. Yet, it is not as simple as simply implementing any quality spend management software. Availability and cost, which are closely related, are the key reasons for this.

Negotiating Skills 130

Negotiating Skills Negotiate Pricing Purchasing Skills Procurement Solutions 130