Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. As we approach the 2011 holiday season, the environment has somewhat changed, requiring retailers to adjust their supply chain fulfillment strategies.On Automotive.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

The company won the ISM 2012 Award for Excellence in Supply Management (category:process). 2011: Earthquake/Tsunami in Japan. 2011: Thailand Floods. Cross-functional team, part standardization, back-up suppliers, dual-sourcing, supplier collaboration are the basic foundation that is tried and true. Limitation.

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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. They each lag in their understanding of supply chain excellence, and are now struggling to build effective supply chain teams. Healthcare.

Pharmaceutical 170

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing. In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. From a manufacturing perspective, products vary significantly in complexity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

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 goal is deeper analytics to sense and respond across make, source and deliver. It is clear.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. » The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments. Automotive. Healthcare.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

It was a story where people believed that functional excellence leads to supply chain superiority. The example that I give in the first post is the focus of manufacturing strategies to drive strong results to improve Return on Assets (ROA) that have actually caused a deterioration in operating margin. You got it! A Case Study.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Customers are buying less. Manufacturers are Now Selling Directly to Consumers. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this blog, Andy discusses the health of the manufacturing industry, manufacturing technology orders, and setting benchmarks for company performance. The State of the Health of The US Manufacturing Sector & Manufacturing Technology Orders. USMTO is managed by AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2013

SmartOps was purchased by SAP. SAP released an S&OP solution using HANA in 2011. The capabilities of the technologies were often more advanced than the processes of the manufacturers and retailer. In the beginning, when manufacturing was insourced, there were two supply chain buffers: manufacturing and inventory.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

In 2011 Cargill, the multi billion-dollar agri-industrial conglomerate acquired animal nutrition specialist, Provimi. 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.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. The subcontract efforts feature the majority of military and part of commercial aviation, systems are outsourced by the overall airframe manufacturer, known as “primes” (Boeing, Airbus, Sikorski, etc.)

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

That is the role of marketing or sales or procurement. Yes, I believe that supply chain overlays on top of the sales and marketing organizations and the procurement function. We have let buy- and sell-side transactional relationships erode value. Data volumes grew 18X in 2011. “ I scratch my head.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. We achieved recognition both internally and externally for our sourcing and procurement accomplishments in the spend management area. This was my first foray into the world of supply.

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

She earned a Master’s in Business Administration from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder, and is certified by the American Society of Quality as Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence, and also is a certified medical device auditor. She is a certified Master Black Belt from General Electric.

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

The clean energy technology sector achieved considerable growth with China’s low REE prices and advances in manufacturing technology , growth that some associated with low environmental and social sustainability standards. Nevertheless, over the last few decades the world largely relied on Chinese REE supply.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

increase over 2011, according to Capgemini’s 2014 18th Annual Third Party Logistics Study. For example, a 3PL can combine the freight of 30, 40 or 50 clients to give shippers far more buying power than they would command “going it alone” in these trying times. Excellence ? Source: Armstrong & Associates. billion (U.S.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. From this authors lens, expect the 2012 holiday buying surge to yet another stress test for managing fulfillment complexity among online, retail and B2C goods providers.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. A couple of other payment options, which were in vogue earlier and are now making a comeback due to the recession, are Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. First, consumers have clearly stepped-up their preferences towards online channels as the preferred buying option. Automotive. Communication Services. Healthcare.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

The next-gen supply chain model is a networked ecosystem – suppliers, partners, manufacturers, distributors and retailers will all have access to relevant cloud-based data to make the best decisions based on real-time signals.” China trade war has already put regionalization of manufacturing back on the table.

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QAD

APRIL 15, 2021

Design – Don’t skimp on involving a cross-functional team of subject matter experts (SMEs) when designing product and manufacturing processes to prevent product design or process-related quality issues, which can lead to costs associated with scrap, rework, escapes, etc. Pre-production Material Planning.

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Quality Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Inventory Reduction 95

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing. In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. From a manufacturing perspective, products vary significantly in complexity.

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MIT Supply Chain

JULY 10, 2014

In early 2011, Lamynix, a leading manufacturer of specialty laminates, was approached by VideoFlat, one of its major customers, with an enticing contract to buy, at a premium price, a protective film twice as wide as the usual size. Lamynix’s supply chain enjoyed an enviable reputation for excellence. What went wrong?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I followed his journey during the period of 2006-2011, and wanted to check in with him to gain his insights on the selection of VTech as a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire research. Today the Company’s core businesses are cordless phones, contract manufacturing services and children learning products.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. We are familiar with the concept of buying online books, electronic goods, gift articles, apparels. In our daily life, we do not get time to buy grocery in weekdays.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. cities with these lockers in-place are located in states that already collect sales taxes for online purchases. Automotive. Communication Services. Healthcare.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Suppliers play a critical role in every facet of the supply chain but especially manufacturing. For manufacturers to comply with regulations, they must be able to trace each item to its origin. Four executives from the company were found guilty in 2011 of unlawfully exporting firearm parts and received sentencing in August 2016.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Suppliers play a critical role in every facet of the supply chain but especially manufacturing. For manufacturers to comply with regulations, they must be able to trace each item to its origin. Four executives from the company were found guilty in 2011 of unlawfully exporting firearm parts and received sentencing in August 2016.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. For instance, if Product-Location has procurement type In-House Production ("E") and if it is missing a corresponding PPDS PPM, then we flagged it as an error code.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Supply Excellence. Procurement Blog. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure.

Expense Reduction 39

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 20, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. A few months ago, I was looking to buy a laptop to replace my old desktop at home. Supply Excellence. Procurement Blog. Automotive. Financial Services.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. On the other hand manufacturers get plagued by obsolescence and inventory costs impacting margins. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 10, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Rakhi Makad , Industry Principal, Information Transformation, Manufacturing Unit, Infosys. Supply Excellence. Procurement Blog. Automotive. Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In SAP CLM there is a concept called "context" which is used to segregate the master data and configuration within a single E-Sourcing instance. Automotive.

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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.

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