Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2023

Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) needed a technology that facilitated fast solutions to pressing problems. The Influence of Culture Chevron Phillips Chemical was established in 2000, as a joint venture between Chevron and Phillips 66. They chose an analytics platform from Seeq.

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Chemicals Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software 29

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The GCC chemical industry is second largest manufacturing industry in value add, after refining. 2017 Facts and Figures report by Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the chemical industry accounts for 3.1 Following COVID-19 the global chemical supply chain market reported a severe decline in output.

Chemicals 113

Chemicals Saudi Arabia Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction 113

ivalua

JULY 21, 2020

The Hackett Group report recommendations on IT & Procurement collaboration and how it can benefit your organization in the time of Covid-19 and beyond. This study includes input from a range of industries via interviews conducted with pairs of IT and Procurement leaders. We all know these stories.

Manufacturing Procurement 130

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Procurement Negotiating Skills 130

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

There is a belief that manufacturing is a mechanical process with not much thinking involved. While this is wrong for manufacturing in general it is especially wrong for process manufacturers – companies that produce food and beverages, paints, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. What is process manufacturing?

Manufacturing Procurement 119

Manufacturing Procurement Manufacturing Supply Chain Planning Software Purchasing Skills 119

SCM Research

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Practice Procurement Relationship Supply Chain Integration Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Risk Management Triad' The case has confused consumers and influenced their shopping behaviors in the important winter season. It demonstrates that reputation is a strategic asset and reputational dependencies exist in the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

As organizations look for reducing dependencies on concentrated sources of supply, Eastern Europe, Mexico, and South Asian countries will start providing viable alternatives to the current manufacturing powerhouse countries. As demand for last mile logistics intensifies, warehouses become the prime candidates for automation.

Supply Chain Design Software 291

Supply Chain Design Software Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 291

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor. I am the most worried about the chemical sector. Does this solve the problem? When I get this question, I swallow hard.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Pricing Training 259

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

It was funded by 50 large consumer products manufacturing companies (CPG). In the dawn of e-commerce, conservative manufacturers, anteed up $240 million in four months. In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The stories border on the ridiculous.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement 258

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Especially grievous are the gaps between finance and operations, manufacturing and procurement, and the operations and commercial teams. Time For Action.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Supply and Demand 283

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This manufacturer produces plastic reusable material handling containers and plastic fuel tanks. The Company operates eighteen manufacturing facilities, nine distribution centers located throughout North and Central America. Mr. Baker spent over 34 years leading procurement teams at The Dow Chemical Company.

Supply Chain Planning Software 254

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Procurement Solutions Scenario Planning 254

RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2025

Keeping track of all your moving parts in manufacturing is a tall order. That’s where manufacturing inventory management software comes in. In this ultimate guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about manufacturing inventory management software. Spreadsheets just don’t cut it anymore.

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Inventory Management Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software 52

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As shown in the map, the company has 4 distribution centers wherein each location is shipping to several places across the US (for the sake of simplicity we are not showing the manufacturing and sourcing locations here). He received his Ph.D. The post 5 Recommendations towards a Resilient S&OP appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software 271

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. They are impatient that they know more about pizza’s status for lunch before their zoom meeting than the inbound shipment status for their critical manufacturing run. Reflection. The supply chain career is new.

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Supply Chain Design Software Procurement Solutions Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software 302

Jaggaer

AUGUST 18, 2020

From early on in the Covid-19 pandemic , and for pretty obvious reasons , procurement in healthcare and pharmaceuticals has been in the spotlight like never before. In fact, the European Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG) estimates that upward of 80% of chemicals used to make drugs sold in Europe now originate from China and India. .

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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Company 98

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Where usually all beer manufactured in Singapore is made using imported raw materials, this model of brewing would completely eliminate that need for beer making imports. Linking manufacturers and other industries together into a circular economy ecosystem is still a struggle in this digitally connected time.

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Manufacturing Procurement Material Savings Singapore Waste Reduction 245

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. Prior to joining Starbucks, he worked at the executive leadership level in Europe, Latin America and North America at ICI, a global chemical company.

Procurement Analytics 260

Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Metrics Procurement Solutions 260

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. Similarly, after the conference, I started working with a chemical company to formulate a supply chain strategy.

Optimal Sourcing 221

Optimal Sourcing Analytics Software Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software 221

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The ends of the supply chain–both in customer and procurement– are fragile. Last month, I was at a chemical manufacturer, and the Chief Supply Chain Officer walked me to the elevator. For most leaders in supply chain and manufacturing, this is a new world, and not one that is well-understood or valued.

Supply Chain Design Software 286

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Network Software 286

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

Orbit Chart for Ecolab at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin Versus the Chemical Industry for the Period of 2010-2019. Procurement and transportation operated as islands. Manufacturers operate in a constrained environment, and the goal is the automation of the Theory of Constraints theory.

Supply Chain Design Software 292

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software Optimization Software 292

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Especially grievous are the gaps between finance and operations, manufacturing and procurement, and the operations and commercial teams. Time For Action.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Supply and Demand 195

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Especially grievous are the gaps between finance and operations, manufacturing and procurement, and the operations and commercial teams. Time For Action.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Supply and Demand 195

Talking Logistics

MARCH 9, 2017

In a study conducted by Accenture in 2015 of chemical companies, results showed that 94 percent expect to boost their investment in digital capabilities in the next three years to embrace a competitive advantage. Historically, chemical companies buy from and sell to nearly every industry in the world, adding special demands for connectivity.

Supply Chain Network Software 131

Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Software Network Optimization Supply Chain Optimization 131

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Note the elongation of the cash-to-cash cycle in the chemical industry of 38 additional days when comparing the 2014-2019 averages to the pre-recession period of 2004-2006. While touted as a digital procurement provider, it took the Company nine days to onboard me as a vendor, and two weeks to process a Purchase Order.

Optimal Sourcing 236

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction 236

ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Procurement Director. Jian works as a Director of Procurement at Fannie Mae. She leads a team that is tasked with identifying, designing, and implementing best practices and innovative solutions in support of corporate procurement’s delivery of business objectives and performance excellence. REGISTER NOW. Jian Xu, Ph.D.,CSCP.

DC 20

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 16, 2014

We are seeing many developments in the chemical industry. At the Chemical Logistics Forum, held by the German Logistics Association (BVL) in the Höchst district of Frankfurt, participants got a first-hand look at current trends in the chemical logistics field. Production facilities can thus be scaled back.

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Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Network Optimization Supply Chain Optimization 120

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2021

SAP Ariba started as an indirect procurement network and lagged the market in developing multi-tier process definition.) For example, Elemica is focused on the chemical and rubber markets but does not manage upstream (consumer products/food & beverage) or downstream flows (oil/gas). Authoritative Identifiers and Use of Standards.

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SAP Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 224

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

A slight change within a function–in sourcing or manufacturing, or along the chain–can greatly impact the outcomes of cost, customer service, or working capital. Today’s supply chain—with greater outsourcing, global manufacturing, and complex bill of materials–requires synchronization of the links.

Optimal Sourcing 172

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 172

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. End-to-End Definition Implementation of enterprise data architectures to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Background.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

Supply Chain Design Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Data 195

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

The methodology did not include a peer group analysis, and I strongly felt that chemical, retail, and telecommunications companies should not be compared in the same analysis. Only 29% of manufacturers easily manage total cost trade-offs. During the presentation, I squirmed uncomfortably in my seat. The reason? Ahold), L’Oréal S.A,

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Gartner Supply Chain Software Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement 243

Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Interconnected global supply chains, heavy dependence on chemical products and the lack of sub-tier visibility are key factors affecting recovery timelines. Second, Texas’ chemical industry is a foundational block of the interconnected global supply chain.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Planning 97

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

Bunker fuel also contains sulphur, another chemical that, when burned, produces noxious gases and fine particles that, in addition to the environment, also seriously harm human health. He is a seasoned supply chain expert with 15+ years in the industry spanning Logistics, Procurement, and Contract Manufacturing.

Expense Reduction 245

Expense Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Shipping Resource Reduction 245

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.” I am the most worried about the chemical sector. Does this solve the problem? When I get this question, I swallow hard.

Supply Chain Design Software 130

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 130

AFFLINK

AUGUST 12, 2022

For procurement leaders, this finding indicates marked potential for making an environmental impact. For manufacturing facilities, the pressure is on to become the essential link to a more sustainable value chain. What Forces Are Driving The Demand For Sustainability In Manufacturing? The good news?

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Manufacturing Procurement Cost Reduction Strategies Sustainability Material Savings 62

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 6, 2013

This includes consistency in manufacturing operations, order-to-cash processes, and customer service. I do not think that this will happen through the repurposing of indirect procurement networks (e.g., .” The feet are grounded in reliability. Here is how you start: Stabilize ERP Investments. SAP’s redefinition of Ariba).

Supply Chain Network Software 225

Supply Chain Network Software Course Supply and Demand Supply Chain Design Software 225

Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 17, 2013

Over the last week, I’ve had the opportunity to speak with a number of individuals about how important it is to change people’s view of the procurement function. Up to now, let’s face it, procurement people haven’t always been the most popular folks around the water cooler.

Manufacturing Procurement 83

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 83

NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2021

Prices for polyethylene, polypropylene and other chemical compounds used to make auto parts, computers and a vast array of plastic products have reached their highest levels in years in the U.S. For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical).

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Texas Chemicals Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 52

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. Power is shifting to the hospital. Pharmaceutical companies are struggling with falling margins and rising inventories. For most, it is a sore point.

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Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Network Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Procurement Analytics 170