Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation. In the survey, 48% of companies were driving digital transformation, but the only element that improved performance was descriptive analytics. Companies driving digital transformation did not outperform their peer groups during the past three years. What is normalcy?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2024

Countless companies grapple with the fundamental flaw of disjointed processes, which leaves planning blind to crucial factors such as transportation, warehouse, and labor constraints. Bridging this technological divide requires a concerted effort to harmonize data flows and establish a unified source of truth.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

From time-to-time the Supply Chain Matters blog features book reviews which we believe would be of value and a learning asset to our extended global supply chain management community of readers. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Book Content.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Digital innovation across every node of the supply chain is occurring – and fast. Smart factories, smart warehouses and smart transportation are becoming a reality as manufacturers invest in technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and more. Source: JDA.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars has been on a journey to transform their digital supply chain. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Beery concluded that the best transformation projects would be, one, improved supply chain planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

The pursuit of ever higher efficiency and speed have dominated transformation initiatives for more than forty years, driven in large part by the assumption that raw materials, commodities, warehouse space, transportation capacity and labor will be plentiful and immediately available at stable and often declining cost.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Projects Being Implemented as Part of a Digital Supply Chain Transformation Project. We are making slow progress on transportation visibility, but not supplier visibility. Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together.

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Bristlecone

JULY 14, 2020

In aviation, strategic sourcing can reduce the cost and fix the nuts and bolts of existing processes with the help of a well-performing sourcing team. Low-Cost Country Sourcing. The post White Paper: Strategic Sourcing in the Aviation Industry – How to Increase and Accelerate Savings appeared first on Bristlecone.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ZF Began their Digital Resilience Transformation 20 Years Ago! I interviewed John Sobeck, Vice President Material Management Services and Supply Chain 4.0 at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. The ZF supply chain is complex. There are also avoided costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

However, the lessons garnered during the pandemic will likely drive inventory management toward less of a dependency on global-wide sourcing and more toward product postponement sourcing and customer fulfillment strategies. Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S.

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Supply chains are evolving at a more rapid pace than ever. Land and ocean carrier consolidation, warehouse automation, shifting sourcing structures, and digital supply chain transformation all have a tremendous impact on the current state of the logistics industry. Consulting Logistics. "If

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Multiple pre-pandemic vulnerabilities and added risk areas were exposed, including the disruption of global wide transportation and logistics processes impacting broader industry supply chains. Reader Takeaways The learning has been extensive, and no industry supply chain has been immune from the impacts.

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2022

We are excited to discuss the latest innovations in supply chain transformation for the digital future with Blue Yonder and many EY clients. In addition, EY professionals are eager to demonstrate the latest supply chain technology innovations at our booth. We’re excited to having you as a sponsor.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2022

The combination of all of these events along with heightened uncertainty as to additional geo-political developments should be a concern for most businesses and their supply chain management teams. Supply chain must instead be positioned as a component of overall business strategy and continuity. Call to Action.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Concerning the horizon of next year, what remains on the minds of broader supply chain management teams are addressing and anticipating a host of added unknowns and what is likely to be another very challenging upcoming year. Taking Advantage of Transportation and Logistics Market Dynamics.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2023

Such models can consist of billions of data and information sources, supported by enormous data analysis and compute power, that are developed or learned over time. These areas can often include supply chain planning, sourcing and procurement, customer fulfillment, logistics, transportation and other application areas.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 23, 2022

“After a strong start to the quarter in inventory receipts and product sell-through, we experienced unexpected inventory receipt slides in key categories due to extended port and transportation delays. When implemented correctly, diversification is a smart strategy; however, it could lead to higher costs and delays elsewhere in supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

This comprehensive 38-page report includes the full listing of predictions along with a lot of information, perspectives and added insights.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 11, 2023

Built-in support for real-time access to needed data related to facility, transportation, logistics, lead-time or other data that can reduce the overall effort required in building interactive supply chain models. Added Importance.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In our conversation, Radu provides a unique perspective from the lens of working on C-Suite focused recruitment needs derived from global based organizations for senior leadership needs spanning overall supply chain, manufacturing, transportation, logistics and E-commerce leadership needs.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 31, 2018

One business area undergoing constant change is the supply chain. Supply chain transformation is not a new phenomenon. As new technologies emerged throughout history, supply chains have transformed to take advantage of these technologies. Technology is driving supply chain transformation.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 4, 2022

We believe customers and innovation are the top reasons for recognition as a Leader for the 11 th year 1 in a row in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 2 ! This in turn provides companies a valuable and customer-centric set of transportation capabilities to their internal and external customers.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

They are the doers, using operational systems like Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Transportation Management Systems (TMS) to make quick, impactful decisions. The Challenge of Harmonization The true challenge in digital transformation within supply chain management lies in marrying these two worlds.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

We invited Graham to provide a more-timely perspective relative to the ongoing multi-industry challenges related to needed supply network agility and resiliency efforts along with the important process, people and enabling technology dimensions. This is a not to be missed podcast that provides many valuable insights.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 2, 2020

The design of the global supply chain at the start of the pandemic assumed frictionless borders, availability of transportation resources, and supply with few constraints. As supply chain professionals, we have never managed the supply chain through a pandemic. Navigating the World of Gray.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 11, 2023

This conference is a global wide event that brings together leaders from procurement , supply chain , IT and sustainability to meet, network and plan their business and supply chain transformational efforts.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the global world of businesses, companies often seek help from sourcing agencies to figure out how to get the things they need. But what’s a sourcing agency or sourcing agent and how does it make buying things easier? Let’s explore this world of sourcing agencies and understand what they do.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Our research advisory report for 2023 begins with a review of the themes of our prior three years of predictions and the derived learning for the supply chain management community. That stated, our belief is that skills and talent required for ongoing supply chain transformation and realignment needs are likely to be preserved.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It has helped us dynamically optimize our engineer sources as we go. The second is to optimize our network of depots, to minimize costs: taking logistics costs from warehouse and transport centers and assessing the implications of volume increases on our network. This has been really easy to do and quick to implement.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2022

He explains, “In 2022, it’s going to be important that supply chain technology companies can really provide solutions that enhance connectivity and visibility.”[1] ”[1] Improved visibility and connectivity are involved in many of the supply chain trends discussed below. Supply Chain Trends.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

We wanted to alert our Supply Chain Matters readers to an upcoming podcast that will be of benefit to many strategic sourcing, planning, product development and procurement professionals. Further discussed are the primary actions that manufacturers and OEM’s are undertaking to address needs for added agility and resiliency.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Daniel Helmig, head of ABB’s Supply Chain management, is currently busy implementing supply chain transformation throughout the company’s 450 plants and many project sites as the company consolidates back end processes and establishes ten global transportation management centres. “It

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This Founder and Supply Chain Industry Analyst will dedicate a podcast on the broad topic of what global and industry supply chain teams should anticipate in 2023, which are highlights of our annual predictions. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

organizations are increasingly looking to redesign their network, reconfigure their global and regional supply chain flows, and source critical components from local suppliers as opposed to just purely relying on an offshoring-based model. Terence: Are these supply chain transformations going full speed from the onset?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Finally, for readers in global logistics and global transportation oversight areas, consider reviewing our November posting, Realities Impact The Global Ocean Container Industry.

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