Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 16, 2021

In our pandemic research, we interviewed thirty manufacturers. To gain insights, we interviewed Alexandros Skandalakis, Director of Manufacturing Capacity, reporting to operations/manufacturing globally within Philip Morris. We wanted to find a better way to design our network and optimize future manufacturing outcomes.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Succeeding at Strategic Sourcing With Arena and Part Analytics Learn more about the integration between Arena and Part Analytics here. Full transcript below: Heatherly Bucher Welcome to our session on Succeeding at Strategic Sourcing. Engineering and sourcing professionals build the platform for engineering and sourcing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2024

A Closer Look at Digital For a decade, I have struggled to get a clear definition on the digital supply chain. similarly, over 95% of manufacturers invested and implemented supply chain planning, but their primary tool today is Excel. I do not see the testing and definition of engines for this type of decision support.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 1, 2014

What is the definition of supply chain management? Because, each professional organization has its own version of the definition. So supply chain is definitely NOT the same as value chain. Despite the popularity of this concept, there are considerable confusions among the practitioners.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It is time to bring Manufacturers, Retailers, and Distributors together with Technology Providers in order to better understand the issues and generate ideas to help build the “network of networks.” Brand owner to contract manufacturer or third-party logistics provider to a retailer.) The gaps are large. Sadly, I won this argument.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 31, 2024

How should a global manufacturer make a decision? In short, the research tells me that the manufacturing industries are stuck. In contrast, for a global manufacturer, the answer is more complex. What is the role of make, source, and deliver? And how can supply chain planning help? What defines a feasible plan?

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Logility

MAY 25, 2022

Manufacturing capacity is severely diminished. Now more than ever, the conventional silos of planning, sourcing, and procurement teams must be connected into one cohesive network. However, as Gartner noted, the definitions of the activities that should be included are unclear in most cases. Let’s face it ?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Background Within our research arm’s previously published industry and global supply chains predictions advisory published at the start of this year, we predicted that manufacturers would up their efforts this year in restoring more direct control and added resiliency in their direct materials component and outsourced manufacturing strategies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 9, 2023

The panel group is sourced from my group of LinkedIn followers. The problem is that few companies have a clear definition of excellence compounded by the lack of clear definition of a business strategy. and there were no respondents that rated their process effective on this definition. There is no standard definition.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 30, 2024

MEAN FOR AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE MANUFACTURERS? As part of the DoD’s digital engineering framework, aerospace and defense manufacturers will need to: Implement the necessary IT infrastructure and resources (i.e., WHAT DOES DoDI 5000.97 KEY REQUIREMENTS UNDER DoDI 5000.97 KEY REQUIREMENTS UNDER DoDI 5000.97 requirements.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Let’s Start With Clear Definitions My inbox is full. The market is flooded with references to AI, but few stop to give a definition. To combat the hype cycle to drive value, I think that we need to get clear on use cases and definitions. Before reading this post, consider reading my prior blog post, Don’t AI This.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The Company focused primarily on retail planning and wanted to extend its capabilities into a consumer products manufacturing solutions offering. Definition. Merriam-Webster.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Finished goods inventory are products that have been through the manufacturing process and are now ready for sale. Managing finished goods and tracking the costs associated with each of them are essential aspects of manufacturing accounting and stock control.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As an analyst, I am always searching for answers and clear definitions. Companies became less clear on the definition of supply chain excellence and how to implement decision support technologies. This increasing gaps in alignment and clarity of the definition of supply chain excellence was an unspoken risk entering the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 1, 2014

What is the definition of supply chain management? Because, each professional organization has its own version of the definition. So supply chain is definitely NOT the same as value chain. Despite the popularity of this concept, there are considerable confusions among the practitioners.

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ThroughPut

MAY 5, 2020

Manufacturers usually define supply chain costs using the total cost of ownership. Most manufacturers aim at creating the most optimum supply chain for their organizations. UTC helps give a clearer picture of what a specific source of supply actually costs and it is most useful when selecting or negotiating with suppliers.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s no secret that manufacturing companies around the world are rethinking their supply chain strategies. One of the ripple effects of the pandemic was that domestic sourcing, where possible, grew as companies could no longer import products for their production line. Australian reshoring strategies for advanced manufacturing .

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 14, 2024

The increasing transition from traditional sales channels to digital commerce isn’t breaking news for manufacturers. Over the past three to five years in particular, more manufacturers have identified or accelerated their eCommerce plans. It’s a strategic move you’ve likely pondered over countless meetings and budget reviews.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. Procurement processes–encumbered by a focus on paperless processing, RFPs/RFQs, and efficient procurement–do not embrace the capabilities and requirements of direct material sourcing. Current State of Visibility. What To Do?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2024

As our readers stemming from aircraft industry would likely surmise, such a statement more than implies that Boeing is definitely under the looking glass to undertake significant quality and operational management changes before any notion of being able to ramp-up 737 MAX model production from current levels. All rights reserved.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Warehouse Automation Definition: Warehouse automation uses technology and automated systems to streamline inventory management, storage, and shipping. To integrate WMS into a new software without any problems, these issues must be addressed: First, every data source needs to be integrated from the start.

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ThroughPut

MAY 5, 2020

Manufacturers usually define supply chain costs using the total cost of ownership. Most manufacturers aim at creating the most optimum supply chain for their organizations. UTC helps give a clearer picture of what a specific source of supply actually costs and it is most useful when selecting or negotiating with suppliers.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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ThroughPut

MAY 5, 2020

Manufacturers usually define supply chain costs using the total cost of ownership. Most manufacturers aim at creating the most optimum supply chain for their organizations. UTC helps give a clearer picture of what a specific source of supply actually costs and it is most useful when selecting or negotiating with suppliers.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 20, 2023

If a manufacturer has to wait an extra day for raw materials to arrive, they might lose a customer. In manufacturing, for example, lead time refers to the amount of time it takes for a product to move through the entire production process , from when the initial order or request was made to the final delivery.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2023

Definitions: Oxymoron: The combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness) Juxtaposition: The act of placing words or concepts close together or side by side, for comparison or contrast. ” Today only 7% of manufacturers are innovators. Or unclear on the definition of supply chain excellence?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

So what exactly is the definition of “Supply Chain Management”? It is an umbrella term which encompasses the end-to-end aspects of Finance, Operations, Development, Sales, Manufacturing, Distribution, Customer Management, Supplier Management, Technology and I/T. Source: [link] ). Source: [link] ).

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 21, 2023

Getting your business future-ready Manufacturers and businesses are currently adopting new business models, implementing waste-reduction programs, designing greener products, and applying lean manufacturing principles (value, value stream, flow, pull, perfection).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 13, 2024

Definition: “The RISE with SAP offering includes an AI-powered cloud ERP that’s managed and optimized by SAP. ” Source: SAP Website The Discussion Not Held on the Stage The main event at the Forum was not on the main stage. Source: AI Query What To Do? Here I share observations and take aways.

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QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

Manufacturers may not think they have much in common with the retail companies beyond producing the products that stock store shelves, but there could be a lot to learn from the latter as the manufacturing headwinds of the last few years carry into 2023. Walmart Has Embraced RFID Technology – Should You?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

Each box has an optimizer that drives output from a model based on a functional definition using enterprise data. The current taxonomy (or frame/models) for the engines does not address the issues of the global multinational manufacturing company. There is no unifying data model; all items are treated equally, regardless of the flow.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 19, 2023

Sustainability in the world of manufacturing Many manufacturers want to do their part in taking responsibility to be sustainable. A more sustainable future The demand for sustainable manufacturing is only going to increase especially with the rising concerns around climate change and the planet.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Shown in Figure 1 is the definition of the layers of outside-in planning. For example, in manufacturing, the shift in focus is away from OEE to focus on first pass yield and schedule adherence.) They implemented a simple planning technology with an outside-in channel-centric model (Ship to model definition).

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2022

.”[1] As discussed later in this article, some large consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are supporting the regenerative agriculture movement. According to the CBF analysts, there is no single, accepted definition of regenerative agriculture. Support from CPG Manufacturers. What is Regenerative Agriculture?

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Unleashed

AUGUST 28, 2023

The cost of sales metric is most commonly used in the retail and eCommerce industries, whereas manufacturing businesses typically calculate profitability using the cost of goods sold formula instead. For example, you could still manufacture your products if you stopped paying for marketing activities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Before you react, here are some definitions. One of my insights from doing the industry analysis for the Supply Chains to Admire each year is that smaller and less well-known companies outperform larger and better-known manufacturers. The analysis is biased toward large process-based manufacturers in the Gartner network.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

Challenges Traditional definitions of supply chain excellence focus myopically on cost but are too slow in making decisions in inflationary periods. Build in-market sourcing. Rationalize global strategies to focus on building markets based on in-market sourcing. Make divisions and regions self-sufficient.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. By definition, this requires a global supply chain. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? Taiwan manufacturers 60% of global semiconductors.

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