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.

Supply Chain Design Software 312

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

million vehicles, a sales total not seen since 2011. YOY in 2022, a metric due partly to its robust sales of mid-size pickups, according to CNBC. ESG Concerns About Battery Minerals Major ESG questions also loom over the sourcing of critical battery minerals. GM was an exception with U.S. sales up by 2.5%

Automotive 62

Automotive Industrial Industry Manufacturing Procurement 62

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Just six years later, when the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 2011 struck, Cisco was well prepared. To create flexible and balanced supply chain organisation, it is necessary to integrate strategy, processes, metrics, and technology enterprise wide and across customers, suppliers, and service providers. CONCLUSION.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 258

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 20, 2022

There are mixed views in business and supply chain management settings as to whether customers would be willing to both maintain brand loyalty or pay extra for products that are deemed to be sourced and produced from sustainable sources and social responsibility driven labor practices.

Survey 111

Survey Sustainability Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies 111

Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

For example, in 2011 Amazon initiated a program called Amazon Prime (free 2-day shipping and discounted 1-day shipping). Each customer in US or EU might already control the source of raw materials, ask you to provide dedicated production lines, nominate 3pl companies and air/sea carriers. 7) Adopt Both Service and Financial Metrics.

Supply Chain Design Software 257

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SupplyShift

JUNE 17, 2021

For example, in 2019, 90% of companies listed on the S&P 500® index issued an annual sustainability report, compared to just under 20% in 2011. This helped the company focus its sustainability strategies on key international ESG issues, as well as to target metrics that investors and consumers now track. Ask for help.

Material Savings 52

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SupplyShift

JUNE 17, 2021

For example, in 2019, 90% of companies listed on the S&P 500® index issued an annual sustainability report, compared to just under 20% in 2011. This helped the company focus its sustainability strategies on key international ESG issues, as well as to target metrics that investors and consumers now track. Source: sasb.org.

Material Savings 52

Material Savings Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Resource Reduction 52

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. In 2010-2011 Shell partnered with Terra Technology to roll-out demand sensing as a bolt-on to the SAP environment. They saw a steady drop in inventory and reduced working capital by about 50% over the period of 2011-2015.

Demand Planning Software 256

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

The adoption of Terra’s products were brisk until 2011, but during 2012-2014 sales softened, resulting in employee layoffs and downsizing. In 2011 Oracle tried to introduce a competitive product and failed. There is greater dependency on third parties for manufacturing and sourcing. The Company has a checkered past.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

Source: Commerce Dept. Source: SupplyChainDigest. Source: Supply Chain Shaman. In 2011 Japan’s earthquake and tsunami amidst the loss of lives brought many worldwide production plants in Japan to a standstill. Production output did suffer, but operations resumed at a much faster pace than they did in 2011.”.

Sourcing Strategies 60

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

Year after year, well intentioned people toiled against improving metrics that reduced, not improved, the effectiveness of the supply chain. Metrics comparison of Kellogg Co. In table 1, I compare ten-year averages (2001-2011) for food manufacturing companies. You got it! It is a low probability that this will ever happen.

Supply Chain Planning Software 260

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Modeling 260

SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

In the wake of COVID disruptions and the financial advantage earned by companies focusing on ESG despite major market uncertainty, investors are rapidly recognizing the strategic importance of these metrics as well. At the same time, pressure from NGOs was on the rise. Corporate ESG Reporting Today .

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

The are the 8 Rights of Lean Transportation thinking: Right Materials, Right Quantity, Right time, Right Place, Right Source, Right Price, Right Quantity, and. Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) measure how well the shipper-transportation provider does in daily continuous improvement. Right Service. Problem-solving methods.

Waste Reduction 120

Waste Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain Lean Cost Reduction Strategies 120

Turvo

MAY 29, 2020

Unfortunately, the data of the past is not always the best source for action today. As reported in 2011 by Supply Chain Management Review , “the fundamental problem with current supply chain visibility and analytical models is that discovering or learning what happened in the past no longer provides a competitive advantage.

Analytics Software 53

Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Agile and Lean Supply Chain 53

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. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Let me give you a simple example.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand 150

SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

In the wake of COVID disruptions and the financial advantage earned by companies focusing on ESG despite major market uncertainty, investors are rapidly recognizing the strategic importance of these metrics as well. At the same time, pressure from NGOs was on the rise.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Supply Chain Planning 40

RFgen

OCTOBER 23, 2016

According to Reuters Africa, Nestle began its coffee operations in South Sudan back in 2011 after the region split from Sudan due to strife relating to oil disputes and ethnic divides. There are both advantages and consequences related to sourcing coffee from these nations. Nestle made efforts to repair the war-torn area, investing $2.5

Congo 52

Congo Sudan Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software 52

RFgen

OCTOBER 23, 2016

According to Reuters Africa, Nestle began its coffee operations in South Sudan back in 2011 after the region split from Sudan due to strife relating to oil disputes and ethnic divides. There are both advantages and consequences related to sourcing coffee from these nations. Nestle made efforts to repair the war-torn area, investing $2.5

Congo 52

Congo Sudan Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). However, localized sourcing shortened leadtimes and improve responsiveness.

Supply Chain Software 34

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

source: (1 page infographic) AccentureOperations , High Performance Procurement (2015). source: (p2) Deloitte – The Deloitte Global CPO Survey 2016. CPO’s will continue their focus on generating value through traditional levers over the next 12 months: source: (p7) Deloitte – The Deloitte Global CPO Survey 2016.

Optimal Sourcing 50

Optimal Sourcing Cost Reduction Strategies Vendor Strategies Procurement 50

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). However, localized sourcing shortened leadtimes and improve responsiveness.

Supply Chain Software 30

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Now, lets look at different forecast measurement metrics e.g. Mean Forecast Error (MFE) or Bias, Mean absolute Deviation (MAD), Mean Absolute Percentage error (MAPE), Weighted Absolute Percentage error (WMAPE).

Supply and Demand 30

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. The goal is deeper analytics to sense and respond across make, source and deliver. Companies need a real-time data source on performance. Today, GT Nexus is privately held with 43% ownership by Warburg Pincus Equity Firm. It’s Infor’s second largest acquisition.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 150

Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software 150

6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“Some companies are starting to invest in creating data-backed profiles of their supplier base so they know where and when to look for second sources. These tools can also rapidly model alternate supply and transportation scenarios, such as rerouting around a port strike or going to an alternate source of supply.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Benefits: Avoid multiple sources of truth - With single / reduced number of instances the number of databases will be less. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2011. April 2011.

Sourcing Strategies 24

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. The difference?

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. IT enablement in areas like Mobile work management, Health and Safety, Metrics monitoring (KPI) etc. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2011. November 2011. August 2011.

Optimal Sourcing 25

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Insuring that each function, including online marketing, store operations and supply chain have common objectives, metrics and aligned rewards for the coming year. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38).

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Some of those are Cognos, iLog, SPSS, Core Metrics, Emptoris, Vivisimo and many others, as world is moving from reactive to proactive. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2011.

Supply Chain Planning Software 24

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 9, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Hence there arises a need to implement a system/process that can collaborate and obtain information from various sources, analyze and help formulate strategies for a more visible supply chain. December 2011.

Supply Chain Planning Software 29

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In this step, the actuals are compared with the planned metrics (MAPE, forecast accuracy, bias etc.) Posted by Umesh Sonawane on November 11, 2011 8:06 AM | Permalink. Business Process Outsourcing. Banking Suite.

Supply Chain Planning Software 22

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BlueYonder

JUNE 25, 2013

For example, businesses that had alternate sourcing plans in place at the time of the Japanese tsunami in 2011 were able to operate in an uninterrupted fashion, while other companies struggled to rebuild their supply chains and replace their Japanese suppliers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 70

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Global Trade Management

DECEMBER 7, 2012

By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. metrics that really impact the bottom line; the Leaders in our survey. ► 2011. (1). Subscribe To. Friday, 7 December 2012. Supply chain Leaders. impressive 15.3

Sourcing Strategies 40

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Cargo Survey 40

Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

They are tactical rather than strategic, offer insufficient visibility and are limited by metrics, contract terms, and risk mitigation strategies. 3PLs and shippers each see themselves as the largest sources of innovation within their relationships. Economic losses from supply chain disruptions increased 465% between 2009 and 2011.

Third Party Logistics 60

Third Party Logistics Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction 60

Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 28, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. A further benefit of integration of these many systems is to allow organizations to effectively report on their sustainability metrics. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2011.

Supply Chain Planning Software 22

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The major sources of risk in Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries start at the top, where the contracts are awarded, and flow downwards to the subcontracting suppliers. The contract may also include metrics and resulting consequences (late fees, etc.). Risk in Aerospace and Defense Industries.

Aerospace 40

Aerospace Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing 40

Supply Chain Network

AUGUST 15, 2012

Every company is looking for that elusive source of growth to keep driving the top line, or at least to replace any shrinkage in business from the downturn. But in difficult times growth can be a hard thing to find and merchants both online and offline need to be creative and on the lookout for any potential sources of new growth.

Canada 92

Canada Lean Third Party Logistics United States 92