Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. The companies’ planning was in a vicious cycle where marketing programs were growing increasing error, and the lack of manufacturing modeling made it challenging to see what was feasible. (It The answer?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Based on the work with Georgia Tech, we are getting clear on which metrics matter by industry. As companies adopt a balanced scorecard, the functional metrics shift to a focus on reliability. For example, in manufacturing, the shift in focus is away from OEE to focus on first pass yield and schedule adherence.)

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

During the 1980s, I was on a management team for a large manufacturer. The Company was attempting to gain economies of scale by grouping manufacturing technologies within a common infrastructure to reap the benefits of a co-generation facility, a centralized warehouse, and a talented administrative team. Lack of aligned metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

The selection of metrics is based on prior work with Arizona State University to understand which metrics, in combination, correlate to market capitalization and price to book value. Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, ResMed, Ross Stores, Sleep Number, Subaru, Toro, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 4, 2015

In the first post our long tme guest blogger, Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chai n, gave us 5 core metrics to evaluate supplier performance using supplier quality management and a 4 step process to execute. Review of SQM Metrics and Issues Across 5 Core Industries. #1: Trend Metrics Collected per Site. Medical Devices.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

The techniques to improve agility are improving data transparency/insights, use of attribute-based planning, design of push-pull decoupling points, pooling of inventory, and configure-to-order/make-to-order manufacturing. Educate on the importance of designing flows and aligning metrics. Low Volume but Predictable Items.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In manufacturing, IoT sensors ensure that each step of the process is tracked, ensuring that all materials meet required quality standards. Another challenge is device compatibility—different manufacturers produce IoT devices with varying standards, making it difficult to ensure frictionless communication between systems.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Supply chain optimisation helps manufacturing businesses drastically reduce operational costs to improve revenue and customer satisfaction. In our latest Supply Chain Roundtable, four experts share their advice and experience around optimising the manufacturing supply chain. And you’d be right – they’re certainly a factor.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2015

If you are a regular reader (or heck even if you are not) what you will see from our blog is a focus on education. What is Kanban and How Can it Aid in Lean Manufacturing? Safety in Manufacturing: Learn the Top 5 Safety Manager Responsibilities & Never Take Safety for Granted!

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OptiProERP

AUGUST 19, 2022

Throughput is the time it takes for a product to pass through manufacturing processes on a machine-by-machine basis for a defined period. Throughput is an essential KPI , and a lean metric, as it evaluates performance. It is key to understanding how your manufacturing team is doing. How Can You Increase Throughput?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The larger the organization, the more tension with conflicting functional metrics making decisions more difficult. Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. These results herald upcoming issues for future manufacturing reporting earnings calls.

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IQMS

JULY 24, 2019

With a focus on business process improvement, our consultants are regularly out in the field guiding manufacturers and distributors that are challenged with managing the complexity of their operations. Once the metrics are defined and understood, the next step is determining where in the process they are relevant. Real-World Success.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 1, 2015

Customer expectations of reliable quality and rapid delivery forces today’s manufacturers to either shorten cycle times or lose business. There are multiple good models for lean manufacturing operations. Who Needs Lean Manufacturing? Lean Manufacturing Planning and Implementation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Educate Your Staff and Suppliers. A lack of education is often responsible for the slow adoption of sustainable practices, so creating internal training programs is essential. Long transportation times generally mean more carbon dioxide emissions, so switching to a local supplier can cut carbon emissions.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 12, 2014

by John Westerveld Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Reason #9 Relentless pursuit of one supply chain metric at the expense of other metrics. Reason #7 Making decisions based on bad data (supply chain data accuracy).

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. Continually use simulation and inventory optimization techiques to educate your financial teams. In times of uncertainty, cash is king. Push to stop this behavior.

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Logility

MAY 18, 2020

That could be a B2B marketing firm using predictive lead scoring to generate better leads, or a manufacturing company?using Retailers use purchasing behaviors to understand which customers are likely to come back into the store or make an online purchase, while manufacturers can use modeling to understand when machines will need repairs.

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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. The taxonomies and goals are different.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This is Part 2 of a 2-part series on how manufacturing plants operate during the coronavirus pandemic. In the second part of the series, discover more as manufacturing plants operate during the coronavirus pandemic, many efforts focus on stopping the spread of the virus and keeping people from getting infected at work.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 29, 2023

Key metrics that will indicate if marshalling is needed relate to picking and shipping. With an integrated warehouse management system, metrics can help to show if marshalling is causing a bottleneck in terms of dispatch. However, when warehouse operations grow beyond a certain point, marshalling will be needed.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, & Freight Metrics & KPIs. How To Shift From Tactical To Strategic Logistics and Transportation Management To Create A Competitive Advantage. Download E-Book. Download E-Book.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Manufacturers who want to implement QM, or improve it, need to be aware of what steps they need to take so that QM efforts are successful. Appropriate metrics: what metrics will be used to demonstrate how the QM project is achieving its goals? Metrics There are several well-established metrics that the QM team can use.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At this point you should also start educating stakeholders within your business on how it will be used and how it will impact their workflows. In a 2020 SYSPRO survey it showed that 60% of manufacturing and distribution businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

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QAD

JULY 28, 2022

While building an EV requires a significantly smaller manufacturing footprint than what an ICE vehicle requires, many EV manufacturers lack the business systems and connections to support their production. Episode #10: Maps & Metrics. ” Episode #7: Reflections of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 12, 2023

The following is a continuation of a supply chain technology thought leadership education series developed in collaboration with Replan. Such an environment requires manufacturing and supply chain processes to be able to more proactively sense, pivot and respond to constant or rapidly changing market conditions.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 18, 2021

He observes, “The good news is that, given our research suggests a lack of understanding rather than a complete lack of interest, the industry redoubling its efforts to educate and inform manufacturers should be able to turn this situation around. It’s now up to IoT providers to ensure that manufacturers don’t get left behind.”[1]

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 22, 2013

The AMR Top 25 was the first methodology that tried to connect financial metrics with supply chain excellence. It elevated the discussion on supply chain excellence and drove more discipline and rigor in the use of financial metrics. See how different the progress is on this metric by industry? The intent was good.

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Unleashed

JUNE 11, 2024

ERP systems are typically used in the manufacturing, distribution, retail, and healthcare sectors – though they may be found in other industries as well. One solution may focus on features useful to manufacturing firms , while another could be tailored to the needs of hospitals and healthcare centres. What is MRP software?

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2023

The following is a continuation of a supply chain technology thought leadership education series developed in collaboration with Replan. Such an environment requires manufacturing and supply chain processes to be able to more proactively sense, pivot and respond to market changes.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2015

Two weeks ago the Bureau of Labor Statistics handed down some pretty dismal news for American manufacturing—news that was largely overshadowed by the façade of job growth numbers. Yes, American manufacturing is adding jobs. And that’s very dangerous, especially because that decline extends to the manufacturing sector.

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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. The demand latency for a semiconductor manufacturer is 180-220 days, while a chemical manufacturer has a latency of 150-280 days.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2020

With the supply of raw materials dwindling, it makes good economic sense for manufacturers to take discarded materials and repurpose them. After you have benchmarked your supply chain for sustainability, you will have the intelligence you need to set goals and decide upon the metrics to employ for progress monitoring.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2018

As shown in Figure 1, the company now has sales of 6.1B$, manufacturers 40+ brands in 24 countries while selling products in 100 countries. Clorox Performance Compared to Competitors (Supply Chain Index is a relative metric of growth.). The problem was not contract manufacturing costs/efficiency. Reflections. Holistic Thinking.

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Locus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Returns, in the context of logistics, is the process of moving goods from their final destination back to the manufacturer or point of origin for multiple reasons. It is vital that shippers optimize the below metric to success in their overall growth. What are Returns in logistics?

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Manufacturing in Belgium. Typical manufacturing products made in Belgium include engineering and metal products, automobile assemblies, transportation equipment, scientific and precision instruments, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, glass, petroleum and food and beverages. Manufacturing accounts for about 22 percent of the GDP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

As companies outsourced—greater dependency on third parties for manufacturing and transportation—and asset utilization grew from 10% to 35% ROIC the management of the supply chain became more complex. In the supply chain, there are potential buffers—excess capacity in manufacturing work centers and inventory.

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