Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Sales and Operations Maturity Model from 2005-2008. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Organizational alignment in manufacturing organizations is worse between operations and finance teams today than in 2013.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 9, 2022

.” Procurement and supply chain managers should take that adage seriously for the next year to 18 months, given the prospects of a recession in the United States. consumer demand to decline in many sectors and sending a bullwhip upstream to suppliers, with 20-30% PO reductions reported by Chinese manufacturers.

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QAD

JUNE 8, 2021

The Guardian stated : “The technology industry faces a growing shortage of semiconductors and other high-tech components following a failure to invest in new manufacturing facilities during the recession, experts have warned.” see Figure 2) was added in response to shortages and disruptions that occurred in 2008-2009.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The company, which also makes military jets, rockets, spacecraft and Air Force One, is a global symbol of America’s manufacturing strength.” The Times report observed that the last labor strike in 2008 lasted 50 days and if the current stoppage extends that long, it will cost Boeing at least $3 billion according to estimates.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

He has extensive experience in supply-chain operations, covering procurement, logistics, finance and strategy development. He is an Executive Board Member of Kenya Association of Manufacturers and a member of the Supervisory Board of PostNL.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Since our inception in 2008, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group has annually published a series of supply chain management focused predictions. Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® which began 2022 at an expansionary conditions value of 54.2, Background. a 30-month low.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 9, 2015

After highlighting some of the results from the IBM study I worked on this past fall on procurement analytics, I introduced Rich Hughes, former Chief Procurement Officer from Procter & Gamble. In streamlining the P2P system, Rick notes that he had to take someone from procurement to go work in AP in finance to fix it.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. SanDisk Corporation designs, develops and manufactures flash memory storage devices and software.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2023

The Announcement Commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer Airbus announced plans t o double the production of the company’s final assembly production capabilities within China. This facility has been operational since 2008.

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ivalua

MAY 17, 2021

It may be a controversial statement to make, but the value that a procurement team can deliver within a financial services organisation is lower than what can be delivered in other sectors. Financial services procurement leaders can turn this challenging scenario into an opportunity to add value to the business.

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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. Sourcing, manufacturing and consumption models will continue to evolve and the supply chain industry is positioned as a strategic partner to support companies in rationalising future decisions. This is in a position to shift again.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. As some component lead times push into 2023, the shortage is expected to last 24 months before it recedes – similar to the chip shortage of 2008-2009. Consultancy UK). Source: Consultancy.UK.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A common challenge for procurement and supply chain professionals is obtaining support from C-level leaders to invest in a robust supply chain risk management (SCRM) program. Collaborate with stakeholders in finance, sales, manufacturing, etc., Anticipate and answer objections. They could start mitigating their disruptions immediately.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 25, 2013

Frankel et al 2008 indicated that " supply chain " and "supply chain management" first recognized in the 1980s. Moreover, Supply Chain is not the result of Marketing/Production Planning/Operations Management interface as stated by Mentzer et al 2008. 2) Origin of "Logistics". Then, both terms cant live without one another.

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Unleashed

APRIL 20, 2020

The last global recession was in 2008, leading some economists to believe the next one is overdue. The health of manufacturers is a good indicator of the health of the economy. A PMI score above 50 means manufacturing is growing. Global manufacturing data shows the pandemic impact: US manufacturing PMI fell to 48.5

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 15, 2017

Public awareness and mass retailer initiatives have driven major sustainability efforts over the last two decades among CPG manufacturers. Driven by aggressive targets and retailers’ “supplier scorecards”, their progress has been enabled by advances in materials engineering and manufacturing technology. . Among the challenges: .

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Public awareness and mass retailer initiatives have driven major sustainability efforts over the last two decades among CPG manufacturers. Driven by aggressive targets and retailers’ “supplier scorecards,” their progress has been enabled by advances in materials engineering and manufacturing technology. Among the challenges: .

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides a side panel supplementary update to our prior posted blog highlighting the latest reported September and Q3 global and regional PMI indices that indicate manufacturing contraction has begun.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In this second Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S. unionized auto companies. Specifically for the U.S. southern states where right to work and non-union labor laws are practiced. automakers facing bankruptcy.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

China is the epicenter of global manufacturing, and as a result of quarantines and shutdowns, major portions of their supply chain will be cut off from the rest of the world.

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Xeeva

MAY 3, 2018

Last week a mix of supply chain professionals were brought together in Boston to learn about digital trends affecting manufacturing and gain insights into why development, digitization, and innovation are important. He also discussed what AI is and how it’s impacting manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and other industries.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

Since the inception of this blog in 2008, Supply Chain Matters has provided perspectives and takeaway thoughts from each annual report. GDP level, and a level not seen since 2008. Our perspectives stem from an outside-in end-to-end business process, management and cost adsorption lens vs. that reflected by logistics industry media.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The term “Blockchain” was first coined by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 as the name for the electronic transaction ledger to be used in support of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Material Suppliers, Manufacturers, Distributors, Shippers, Carriers, Logistics companies, and Customers all want to know where goods are in the Supply Chain.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The sentence comes as a result of the late 2008-2009 salmonella outbreak linked back to PCA plants in Texas and Georgia. The 2008-2009 outbreak was no minor outbreak (and even if it had been, should that matter?). But could have increased supplier oversight prevented the disastrous 2008-2009 outbreak? Author: Hillary Ohlmann.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. Automotive.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2024

It is no exaggeration to say that the future of the 107 year-old manufacturer hangs in the balance.” After the existing contract was negotiated in 2008 after a 58-day labor stoppage, there have been two multi-year contract extensions, that reportedly did not involve open bargaining. The future of a U.S.

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AFFLINK

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The cost of recovery from a disruption in procurement management depends on factors such as supply source, volume, manufacturing location and inventory. Organizations typically don’t assign the responsibility over supply chain disruptions to anyone at the operational level within the procurement organization.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Over the last decade, neither the pharmaceutical nor medical device manufacturer has been able to drive the revenue/employee productivity gains of their comparative peer groups. Figure 2 contrasts the state of cash-to-cash cycles between 2000-2003 and 2008-2011. Power is shifting to the hospital. I think both factors are at play.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

Because of that, Lopez reportedly insisted that Tesla initiate the use of recycled water throughout the planned Monterrey manufacturing complex which CEO Musk reportedly agreed to do. At this week’s investor event, Tesla executives did not share any details related to this Mexican facility indicating that details would come later.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Continuing vehicle price cuts across the board have taken a toll without corresponding manufacturing cost decreases. The second factor is that true to the company’s core Silicon Valley high tech culture of striving to shatter existing industry norms and practices, the company produced its first vehicle in 2008, nearly 15 years ago.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Lean Manufacturing is eliminating waste in every stage of supply chain. Hence Lean manufacturing contributes to the Green environment. This contributes to lean manufacturing.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 17, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. Automotive.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group has annually published a series of supply chain management focused predictions since its inception in 2008. This was already manifested during 2022 in labor contract dynamics involving major global ports, logistics, trucking and rail providers along with operational manufacturing work teams.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 21, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Read more on our article in Spend Matters , a global content community dedicated to examining a range of procurement and supply chain issues. Procurement Blog. Automotive.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 4, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Though I have attended all Pulse events since its inception in 2008 (last year I gave it a miss), it still looks new every year. Procurement Blog. Automotive. Financial Services.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Rajeev Ranjan , Global Practice Head, Oracle Practice in Manufacturing Vertical, Infosys Limited. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38).

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