Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported, “The food-at-home (grocery store or supermarket food purchases) CPI increased 1.1 According to Meyersohn, “Food manufacturers and grocers have faced higher costs for commodities, labor, transportation and other expenses during the pandemic. In November, the U.S.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

and J-P Rodrigue (2004)). Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. The First: The Transportation Era (1950s). The Fourth: Transportation, Deregulation, Physical Distribution and Business Logistics (1980s).

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PINC

APRIL 27, 2020

Union City, CA – April 27, 2020 – PINC, the leader in digital yard solutions, has been recognized by Inbound Logistics magazine as Top Logistics IT Provider in 2020 because its solutions address critical logistics and transportation needs and help organizations to truly become demand-driven enterprises.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

The majority of manufacturing and retail companies want better performing supply chains. Since most companies invested in the automation of the enterprise, not the value network, visibility within the company and the transportation network is a strength. A Critical Review of the Contract Manufacturing Model. The solution failed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

Founded in 2002 under the name of Agilisys, Infor rebranded in 2004. On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. The company branded as GT Nexus in 2001 and purchased Tradecard in 2013. The current market offers no solution.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

We managed the supply chain for China’s largest manufacturer with close to US$500m in logistics spend. Something that the forwarding and logistics industry has wrestled with over the years, is to balance the risk and reward of investment into organic systems development, versus purchasing third-party market software to run our businesses.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

But even if containment has the desired effect, what are the wider consequences of shutting down schools, shopping centers, factories, transportation and supply networks? Procurement professionals around the world are sitting up and paying attention, especially in sectors with globally integrated supply chains. million units.

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PINC

MARCH 24, 2020

Whether they’ve sent their workforces home to work remotely, scaled back their operations, or scrambled to find alternative supply sources, organizations across all industries are implementing new measures to offset the impacts of COVID-19. Now here we are, dealing with the impacts of COVID-19 around the world.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Open Source Technologies (Examples include Hadoop, Spark, Kafka). Localized manufacturing. Shipment and manufacturing of the unit of one. This impact declined at the start of the last decade, and the impact of the third-industrial revolution stopped in 2004. Blockchain/Cryptocurrency. 3D Printing. Autonomous Vehicles.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

The ability to analyze this data enables the retail giant to make informed decisions on product procurement, inventory management, and demand forecasting. The company has strategically invested in automated distribution centers, streamlining the flow of products from manufacturers to stores.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2015

Source: Adelante SCM based on World Bank LPI data. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities) by border control agencies, including customs; Quality of trade and transport related infrastructure (e.g., Source: World Bank. This should put U.S. I really don’t know what to think. Which do I trust?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined. The Global Manufacturing Output sub-index reportedly dropped to a contraction value of 48.5 According to the J.P. value, up from 53.1

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 16, 2015

The idea is to bring together the individual silos within a business, from the front end to the back end, from warehousing, manufacturing, logistics, purchasing, etc. Rather than optimizing individual operations – transportation, warehousing, and others independently – it optimizes the entire flow to get the most benefit.

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 2, 2018

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in March, and the overall economy grew for the 107th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. Fiore, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: .

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

The July numbers signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions with output and new order rates reportedly falling at faster rates. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Manufacturing production reportedly decreased for the second consecutive month.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I then went on to work as a ‘shipper’, for a swiss confectionary manufacturer and then a global IT distributor. Running a cost effective and safe supply chain distribution network across multiple geographies in the Asia Pacific region manufacturing and shipping chemicals where we averaged one delivery every 50 seconds.

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AFFLINK

AUGUST 21, 2018

Even so, the first half of 2018 has seen an abnormal spate of recalls from some of the world’s largest growers and manufacturers. Why is that, and how can F&B manufacturers speed up the process? The transportation company may be using a depreciated copy of Excel on a PC from 2004. Food travels a lot.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

Manufacturers: best in class <10.3% industry average 6.8%. They also give you better negotiating information for suppliers and other third parties (transporters, warehousing companies, product assemblers and others) contributing to your supply chain operations. The same idea can be applied in other sectors too.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

The two companies switched positions in 1991, an event which heralded the start of a decade-long decline for Kmart, which ended in bankruptcy in 2002 and led to a subsequent merger with Sears in 2004. Direct purchases from producers or manufacturers, instead of buying through wholesalers (if your company is engaged in retail commerce).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

In 2014, I accepted to support the World Economic Forum in developing the supply chain and transport industries. Since 2010, I have been supporting startups, like Hyperloop Transportation Technologies as well as asset owners – including serving on various boards. In 2004, I started to drive La Poste’s expansion outside of Europe.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster. Additionally, the company’s manufacturing expertise will enable the reduction of production costs. manufacturing facility in 2014.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Source: Corning; Gary P. If transportation can be so convenient, reliable and inexpensive, why do people need to own a car? They purchased the registration data for US consumers. They used that data to help automotive manufacturers understand patterns in car ownership. Polk & Co.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Source: Google. I remember speaking a few years ago with Art Mesher, Descartes’ CEO from November 2004 through November 2013, and he attributed the turnaround to Descartes’ shift from a “culture of selling” to a “culture of serving.” Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

As a 17-year periodical, these cicadas have lived underground in wingless nymph form since 2004, about a foot or two down, feeding on sap from tree roots. We have seen the impact 3D printing , or additive manufacturing, can have on supply chains, with more and more automotive companies looking into the technology to produce spare parts.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) We typically think of rising temperatures and global warming when we think of climate change. Extreme weather like this would damage manufacturing and transportation infrastructure in the U.S. the largest major manufacturing area in the U.S. and key regions worldwide.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Here we break down the inventory management strategies of seven successful manufacturers and retailers around the globe. Samsung’s inventory management strategy Samsung is one of the world’s largest manufacturers, meaning managing their inventory is an enormous and complex task.

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QAD

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The country joined NATO in 1999 and later became a member of the EU in 2004. Manufacturing in Poland. Poland’s manufacturing centers around machinery, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages and textiles. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. state of Georgia.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

With Jason’s permission, I am including a transcript of his analysis, as well as a number of his charts from government sources, that provides a realistic and objective set of insights about the real state of inflation, price gouging, and the role of the government (if any) on these developments.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 19, 2022

I had the pleasure of hearing Professor Jason Miller from Michigan State University speak to the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies members today, sharing with us a variety of fascinating charts and figures that he pulled from all of the publicly available data produced by the federal government – most of it is census data.

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