Apparel Manufacturing Manufacturing Procurement 
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 19, 2020
Conversely, the value of a firm will never be created by improving the functional metrics of Purchase Price Variance, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), lowest cost of transportation, or cash-to-cash efficiency. Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing… layout, processes, and procedures.
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 31, 2014
Manufacturing teams used to manage the supply chain group. Today, in most organizations, the supply chain team manages manufacturing. The irony is that fewer and fewer people within the supply chain team understand manufacturing. Instead, many of these teams just accept manufacturing strategy as a constant.
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ToolsGroup
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Like most industries, manufacturers around the world are feeling the pinch of inventory disruption brought on by shortages and other supply chain challenges. But manufacturers are unique. What is Manufacturing Inventory Control? What is Manufacturing Inventory Control? 4 Common Inventory Pitfalls Manufacturers Must Avoid.
Supply Chain Opz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2013
In 1984, US Apparel Industry created the task force called " Crafted With Pride in the U.S.A. One year later "Kurt Salmon Associates" was assigned to investigate the whole apparel supply chain. This article will show you the development of fashion industry and how one company manages to bring the operations into the next level.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
jump in apparel costs and 5.5% Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. Manufacturers build “control towers” but there no network dial tone between parties to enable prescriptive analytics and alerting.).
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Starting with apparel, let’s compare the two top performers –Nike and VF Corporation. The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. When compared to pre-recession years, we ended the decade with twenty more days of inventory. The answer?
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
The script will be distributed to CFOs of apparel, consumer packaged goods, and food/beverage companies next week. There are three reasons why: Vertical excellence—having the best manufacturing, procurement or transportation function—has not worked. How do you balance the trade-offs between source, make and deliver?
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