Unleashed

APRIL 10, 2023

When it comes to shifting those overstocked items, discounting the purchase price can be tempting. For B2B businesses such as wholesalers and manufacturers, the experts agree that a B2B sales portal is great for reducing friction. Jason says that profit margins and customer buying patterns often come as an afterthought.

Price Reduction 52

Price Reduction Pricing Training Inventory Reduction Purchasing Skills 52

Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The proceedings of the 2014 Workshop on Human Centered Big Data Research was recently posted. The research shows that many organizations are using haphazard approaches to drive insights into supply markets, but that there is an increasing recognition of the value of market intelligence in many industries, particularly in manufacturing.

Big Data 60

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Suppliers provide components for products you manufacture and sell. He spent his entire career in Purchasing and Procurement. At one point I was put in charge of a global manufacturing operations team. Within a few weeks of the workshop ideas and plans started coming in from suppliers. Looking Down on Suppliers.

Manufacturing Procurement 87

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Both companies provide packaging materials to the food manufacturing industry. Food manufacturers, over the course of the last decade, have pushed costs and waste backwards in the supply chain. billion company, manufactures glass containers with headquarters in the Midwest. Here I contrast their results.

Illinois 253

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

I also had the opportunity to speak at the GHX conference and facilitate a leadership workshop on the required changes for implantable devices. Here are some of the quotes from the workshop I led yesterday that helped me to better understand the industry: “A process born out of chaos is chaos. Medical Device Manufacturer.

Modeling 240

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SCMDOJO

JULY 13, 2022

National Association of Educational Procurement. Jobsinlogistics.com is the first and largest online logistics job board specializing in career opportunities in logistics, supply chain, distribution, transportation, warehousing, freight forwarding, manufacturing, purchasing, and inventory management. Michael Page. Naukri Gulf.

Supply Chain Design Software 115

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 12, 2023

If you’re a product developer, manufacturer, or part of an engineering team, you know the excitement, challenge, and profitability that come from transforming an idea into an actual product. Shift from a one-size-fits-all approach to diversifying the nature of audit activities, including issues-based reviews or audit workshops 4.

Quality 89

Quality Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 89

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

I am facilitating a workshop between supply chain business visionaries and technology innovators. The SAP acquisition of Ariba slowed innovation and the purchase, and then the failed promise of investment in Crossgate was disappointing to SAP supply chain business users. Building the Network of Networks.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 28, 2014

This is due to the diversification in the production schemes of manufacturers. So, a lot of manufacturers require 3PLs to agree to service levels that are challenging for large operations. The logistics operator commits to certain time windows to deliver or pick up goods from the manufacturer, and the agreement is fixed.

Supply Chain Planning Software 281

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 12, 2014

by John Westerveld Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. One very good source of supply chain training is APICs (American Production and Inventory Control Society). CSCP consists of three workshops followed by an exam for certification.

Supply Chain Planning Software 240

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Training Price Mitigation Strategies 240

NC State SCRC

JANUARY 24, 2017

The relationship between sales and procurement has always been a contentious one. Sales account managers accuse procurement of being purely price focused, and not recognizing the components of value. This situation does not always accrue – as there are cases where harmonious partnerships exist between sales and procurement.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

Manufacturing Procurement Negotiating Skills Optimal Sourcing Negotiate Pricing 40

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

For most companies, the traditional focus is on the management of order to cash, procure to pay and forecast to deliver processes. In this blog post, I will apply this methodology and discuss the potential redefinition of three digital processes: Digital Manufacturing, Digital Path-to-Purchase, and Digital Agriculture.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 150

Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software 150

Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

Thirdly I have set up global raw material supply (GMS), a supply entity that consolidates CAN’s global purchase orders and global vendors to plan and deliver raw materials for our manufacturing sites. Our buyers are purchasing micro ingredients, such as vitamins, additives, minerals, etc. All three should be in balance.”.

S&OP 107

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AIMMS

JULY 20, 2016

Transport companies are already reporting higher costs and manufacturers will undoubtedly be affected as well. New sources of risk post-Brexit include tighter customs and administrative control processes, cost increases, and border crossings that are more prone to error. Does it make sense to keep your HQ in the EU or the UK?

Prescriptive Analytics Software 156

Prescriptive Analytics Software Gartner Price Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain 156

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. This project is the e xtension of an executive workshop we ran last fall. Lenovo Blockchain Analysis Part 2. Lenovo Excess and Obsolete Inventory.

Vendor Strategies 40

Vendor Strategies Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction 40

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

APRIL 7, 2014

planning, sourcing, manufacturing, etc.) So we held a workshop. We have also been working with many of the same companies on Route to Market (RTM) projects. For the sake of clarity, by “primary supply chain” we mean all processes (e.g. Bear in mind that they were already involved in a very large global project to do just this.

Supply Chain Planning Software 159

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Pharmaceutical Scenario Planning 159

DynaSys

JULY 2, 2019

Chaucer Foods are leaders in the baked and freeze-dried sectors and collaborate with major retail and foodservice brands, and manufacturers throughout the world. The company was founded in 1982 in the UK, and have been purchased by Nagatanien, a Japanese company, in 2016.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2014

In this edition: Marion Kohlmeier, Head of supply chain planning and project purchasing at Weidmann Plastics Technology. Weidmann Plastics Technology is part of the Techniplas Group and I am responsible for three teams: Logistics planning; pre-series scheduling; and project purchasing. The third team is project purchasing.

Negotiating Skills 87

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 15, 2013

A typical approach is to provide an overview of these data to the team, and use this as a basis for an open and frank discussion in a workshop format with the stakeholders. During this workshop, the goal should be to list relevant criteria for each of the five forces as a basis for stimulating critical thinking and debate.

Negotiating Skills 60

Negotiating Skills Analysis Negotiate Pricing Buyer Training 60

AIMMS

JULY 20, 2016

Transport companies are already reporting higher costs and manufacturers will undoubtedly be affected as well. New sources of risk post-Brexit include tighter customs and administrative control processes, cost increases, and border crossings that are more prone to error. Does it make sense to keep your HQ in the EU or the UK?

Prescriptive Analytics Software 120

Prescriptive Analytics Software Modeling Gartner Price Reduction 120

Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 28, 2014

In the last two weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to conduct a number of workshops on category management and contract negotiations, which has helped me to once again understand that actually managing relationships is one of the most important, yet most difficult things to achieve in organizations today.

Negotiating Skills 76

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ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Don’t miss our Workshop session on Day1 of the conference from 11.45am to 12.15pm. Maximize value in Direct Material Procurement through effective Supply Chain collaboration. This event focuses on Supply Chain, Logistics Excellence & Innovative Technologies. Ivalua will also be on Booth 8 during the 2 day event.

Manufacturing Procurement 20

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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. In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Basically, Flex runs supply chains.

Data 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

In 2008, the company manufactured 2.5% PCA’s customers were larger food manufacturers. The manufacturers sourced the peanut butter primarily on cost. When I do workshops on driving data sharing across the industry, the sales group of the seller of products often calls me aside for a one-on-one talk.

Pharmaceutical 150

Pharmaceutical Supply and Demand Food Manufacturing Procurement 150

DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Through the acquisition of IQMS , we extended the 3D EXPERIENCE platform to small and midsized manufacturing companies seeking to digitally transform their business operations. We shared a lot of their stories this year: including IMC Toys , Spark Racing Technology and the European Spallation Source (ESS) to mention just a few.

Supply Chain Design Software 58

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The traditional supply chain is inside-out, triggering processes on the back of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay financial processes. High-velocity or streaming data requires different architectures built on non-relational, cloud-based architectures using open source tools like Apache Spark. Let’s start by addressing the barriers.

Supply and Demand 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? Still, the manufacturing plants and distribution centers are closed. My response is “Hogwash.”

Modeling 284

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

As an example, Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) encompasses a variety of chemical manufacturing codes including petrochemicals (3251), but none for biobased chemicals. Manufacturers go through a certification process that has been developed in a partnership with ASTM International to ensure quality control and consistent results.

Manufacturing Procurement 60

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 26, 2024

Embrace continuous learning by staying informed about industry advancements, reading publications, attending workshops, and pursuing additional certifications. Networking is crucial; connect with industry professionals, attend events, and seek mentorship for guidance and potential opportunities.

Supply Chain Planning Software 66

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 21, 2020

Allopneus.com also provides tire fitting services to its customers through a network of 6,000 garages and a fleet of 80 mobile workshops, which can be moved according to customer request (home, office, etc). “A Moreover, the supply cycles of manufacturers who are very far away can be quite long.

Optimal Sourcing 35

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 9, 2015

In a Forbes blog post last week, Kate Vitasek highlighted an issue that continues to negatively affect 3PL-customer relationships: Procurement organizations looking to shift more and more risk on third-party logistics providers — while, of course, also demanding lower costs. Positive reviews declined 3.5 Time for a New RFP.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 15, 2022

While the worst of Covid-19 seems to be over, manufacturers are still reeling from the after-effects of the disruptions caused by the pandemic. This could mean reducing fuel consumption, machine CO 2 emissions, or transitioning their energy to hybrid, electric or hydrogen sources. Supply Chain Instability. Customer Case Study.

Optimal Sourcing 156

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Provenance

MAY 3, 2019

And how they operate an open-door policy in their London workshop to allow shoppers complete transparency into the manufacturing process of their clothing. What we learned: We heard how fellow panellist, Blackhorse Lane Ateliers , approach transparency in the real world.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

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Unleashed

MARCH 6, 2023

Stakeholder relationships The food and beverage industry also relies on relationships across its stakeholder group – from producers and manufacturers to distributors and customers. Your marketing plan, which will likely draw on such a workshop, should then structure a strategy to take advantage of those opportunities.

Beverage 52

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EMERGE App

AUGUST 22, 2019

And purchasing inventory means that you’re tying up a valuable and finite resource — working capital — in your stock. First-In, First-Out (FIFO) assumes that the first goods purchased are also the first goods sold. For example, as a wine wholesaler, you purchased crates of this year’s vintage for $49 a bottle.

Inventory Management Software 66

Inventory Management Software Inventory Management Inventory Reduction Inventory 66

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2015

The commercial model of the company is to make money through speaking, research studies for others, facilitated workshops, benchmarking, training and events. I need a source of supply chain insights that is current.” We invest in research and give it away freely. People scratch their heads… We are mavericks.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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EMERGE App

AUGUST 5, 2018

Nowadays it refers to inventory management software because computational power is needed to effortlessly calculate, for example, landed costs for purchases and CBM for your packing lists. Perpetual inventory is an accounting method that continuously updates stock on hand by immediately recording the sale or purchase of stock.

Inventory Management Software 45

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