Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Source: Dictionary.com. As supply chain clichés take flight, clients struggle with execution. One of these concepts that I hear a lot; but see few tangible examples, is the idea of “customer-segmented supply chain.” The discussion of customer-segmented supply chains happens often.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The Industrial Revolution helped change and bring prosperity into the world of manufacturing. As time passed, procurement gradually gained a larger role in the scope of manufacturing and order fulfillment. Let's take an in-depth look at procurement’s new and bigger and exciting role in the modern manufacturing and shipping industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The client leaned across the table and asked, “Is a customer-centric supply chain strategy the same as a demand-driven supply chain strategy?” Drawing from the Whiteboard: Building Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Processes.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We continue our series on the most read articles from the Cerasis blog for 2015 today by featuring any of the blogs in the transportation management or transportation categories. . We've already listed the top 10 manufacturing articles, the top 10 supply chain articles, and yesterday, the top 10 logistics articles.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Green supply chain history: The origin of Supply Chain Management can be dated back to the early 20th with Henry Ford who vertically integrates the automotive supply chain and organizational practices. Bhattacharjee, 2015). The purpose of going green is shown in the table.

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ivalua

JULY 15, 2015

Since its inception in the late 1980s, strategic sourcing has always been about getting the best value for the goods and services purchased from third party suppliers. Strategic sourcing requires an intense focus on the total cost of ownership, while incorporating customer needs, organizational goals, and market conditions.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 18, 2021

With vaccines being rolled out, infection rates coming down, and an end of the pandemic within sight, it’s time to talk seriously about the new normal and how it will affect supply chains. Digital Supply Chains and the New Normal. Stephen DeAngelis. March 18, 2021. They are: New data and methods. “In

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Contents Supply Chain Movement 26 – 2017 Q3. 10 | Supply Chain Journey of Ivanka Janssen: The internet of supply chain: where to start? For some reason it’s easier to understand how the internet of supply chain (IOSC) can give a competitive edge in a retail environment than in large-scale FMCG companies.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights reports indicating that Europe based Airbus will double China based aircraft final assembly output by 2024. 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.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2019

The BCG analysts explain, “Today, another workforce transformation is on the horizon as manufacturing experiences a fourth wave of technological advancement: the rise of new digital industrial technologies that are collectively known as Industry 4.0.” ”[2] Computers and digital manufacturing ushered in other Industry 4.0

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. During the pandemic, the supply chain discussions take new importance. While the supply chain technology market lost its allure at the start of the last decade, it is now cool again. The supply chain career is new. Reflection.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 21, 2021

The BCG analysts explain, “Today, another workforce transformation is on the horizon as manufacturing experiences a fourth wave of technological advancement: the rise of new digital industrial technologies that are collectively known as Industry 4.0.” So, it’s not a question of if but when AI will become the norm in the manufacturing sector.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2015

Two major shifts are changing the face of global transportation management as we know it: Supply chains are becoming increasingly complex, relying on partners and data beyond the four walls of the enterprise; The very definition of global transportation management is broadening and expanding well beyond the traditional TMS scope.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

Benchmarking is a measurement of the quality of an organization’s policies, products, programs or strategies against standard measurements. In my work with Supply Chain Insights , I immerse myself in learning. I continually question my long-held beliefs on supply chain excellence. . Business Dictionary.com.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

This is the first post in a two part series on the “Changing Face of Manufacturing.” ” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Drop in the price of crude oil.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech column has had a brisk start in our 2024 postings, and we have added this supplemental posting. In our initial 2024 posting last week, we highlighted two acquisitions related to supply chain technology providers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Here, I postulate that the supply chain dragon is data. Supply chain leaders are drowning in data and low in insights. The focus is on growth, but supply chains are not fit for purpose. In 2015, I worked with a manufacturer of men’s underwear. (My How many supply chains today are stuck?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2023

Last week’s announced recall of in-service Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines is likely to have yet another impact for commercial aircraft industry supply chain efforts to ramp-up monthly production. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand. No question the global supply chain is still going strong. So while globalization hasn’t gone away, people are re-thinking global supply chain outsourcing, particularly as wages and risks are both rising in global emerging countries. The solution?

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2015

One of the emails I did keep and read with interest was the first item in this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Infor to Acquire GT Nexus. JDA Creates a More Profitable Omni-Channel Supply Chain. Where to Find Supply Chain Innovation (Source: Adelante SCM).

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2022

.”[1] That’s a message supply chain professionals and politicians need to grasp as they grapple with current supply chain snarls. But as US trade representative Katherine Tai, recently stated, “We cannot just go back to the world in 2015 and pretend like these things didn’t happen.”[2]

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It really bothers some people that the term “supply chain” remains in wide use. For example, Kevin O’Marah ( @komarah ) writes, “‘Supply chain’ is a label with baggage. The term “supply chain” is a good example of that. The supply chain economy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. 2015 Supply Chains to Admire.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. We look at 6 core areas that manufacturing companies will take a long look at as they gear up for a successful 2016. E-Commerce for Manufacturing. Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Companies need to be fully aware of global climate change conversations and how they will impact their supply chain in the near future. Supply chain network and transportation optimization can help make better sourcing and multi-stop route decisions that ultimately result in route design that balances low costs with higher service.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Reverse chain article and permission to publish here provided by Glen Munholland at circularsupplychains.com. In 2015, worldwide IT spending across vertical industries was forecast to be $2.7T. Subscribe Here! Email Address. What Exactly Is Reverse Logistics? GET our EBOOK HERE.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Back in 2015, Irfan Saif ( @irfansaif ), a principal with Deloitte & Touche LLP’s Cyber Risk Services practice, wrote, “Internet of Things initiatives demand targeted strategies to combat the influx of new cyber risks that will invariably accompany them.”[2] IoT Benefits for the Supply Chain. Digital Transformation.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Building and maintaining a strong, consistent brand is fundamental to any marketing strategy. Your marketing strategy should focus on building brand equity because it plays a significant role in your brewery’s long-term sustainability. Beer marketing strategies in 2020. Beer marketing strategies during lockdown.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 22, 2016

and a new survey reveals outsourcing in supply chain is expected to grow. Is your supply chain a cyber threat? This and much more, in your supply chain briefing from Arkieva. Supply Chain News. Source: Wall Street Journal. Source: Arkieva Supply Chain Blog.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Moving on to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week… XPO Logistics to Acquire Norbert Dentressangle SA. Infor Announces Major Enhancements to Supply Chain Management. Reports 2015 First-Quarter Results. You deserve it. Port truck drivers strike for second day (LA Times).

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

At the time, we were both deployed as consultants for Manugistics to help a manufacturing company to implement end-to-end planning. My goal was to implement demand and supply planning. (The How Do We Connect Supply Chain Planning Architectures to Transportation Planning? I celebrated a supply chain IPO.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 29, 2015

What will be the key trend that changes the manufacturing industry in 2015? Supply Chain Nation asked Simon Ellis, practice director for supply chain strategies at IDC Manufacturing Insights, for his thoughts on what 2015 might hold for the industry. His answer might surprise you.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 29, 2015

6th Annual Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum – Europe. Datum: 14-16 October 2015. Collaboration: The Cornerstone of the 21st Century Supply Chain. Europe’s annual meeting of the leading supply chain executives featuring the biggest names at leading retailers and manufacturers.

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ThroughPut

MAY 14, 2024

Organizational supply chains are evolving into sophisticated data hubs. Modern supply chains demand extensive coordination and tracking, generating vast amounts of data—several petabytes, in fact. That said, data is not a new element in supply chains. The era of merely transporting products is over.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Supply chain disruptions are inevitable, whether resulting from natural disasters, technical failures, worker strikes, or other unforeseen incidents. What can supply chain managers do to ensure that action is taken quickly and efficiently when disruption strikes? Identify Risks in Your Supply Chain.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ). What will happen in 2016?

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be popping up in more conversations throughout the entire supply chain , and more businesses have turned towards IoT experts for guidance on how to take advantage of its benefits. Most manufacturing processes heavily rely on the use of machinery. The IoT Supply Chain and Shipping Processes.

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