GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a two part series featuring Chuck Intrieri, who along with providing excellent insights over at his industry leading The Lean Supply Chain blog, is also a consultant who works with companies for Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection. What is Manufacturing?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Here are some examples: Manufacturing: Lowest manufacturing cost, Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and Asset Utilization. Planning Horizons.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

PWC’s Digital Trends in Supply Chain Survey reports that 83% of manufacturers say that supply chain technologies have not delivered the expected results. For reference, authoritative identifiers are the starting point for processes where goods are tracked against a standard like fair labor or food safety.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

To make the point, let me share an orbit chart for four industries (reference Figure 1). Functional excellence drove regional supply chain performance in the 1990s, but a focus on functional metrics in large, global and complex supply chains over the last two decades threw the supply chain out of balance. Winners Over Time.

Procurement Analytics 370

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

A best-in-class solution must also support your workflows and a full range of processes including purchase orders, forecasting, capacity and inventory collaboration as well as quality management and coordination around supply risk. The user should also have easy access to related attachments and reference documents.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

<Bear with me… > Here I share a nine-step process in an attempt to help companies unravel the process for buying supply chain planning software. They center on how to make a good decision in the purchase of supply chain planning solutions. Most have purchased software, but are dependent on Excel spreadsheets.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 20, 2014

However, what is clear from our recent study of 73 manufacturers using supply chain planning is that companies using best-of-breed solutions implement faster, achieve a quicker Return-on-Investment (ROI), and are more satisfied. These solutions require greater insights and understanding by the manufacturer and implementing company.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2012

” CFO of a major manufacturer. As a result, I invested in building qualitative survey capabilities and built a database of twenty years of supply chain ratio data (for more on this capability reference the research report, The Effective Frontier and check out our community ). I am a skeptic. I want to believe. I really do.

Inventory Reduction 247

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis – the Director Global Manufacturing Capacity, Strategic Assets and Capital Expenditures at Philip Morris Products S.A. This was done at a stock keeping unit level and for the entire manufacturing supply chain. Once the analysis was done for Year One set up, Year Two was pretty much the same.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

“The idea of the value chain is based on the process view of organizations, the idea of seeing a manufacturing (or service) organisation as a system, made up of subsystems each with inputs, transformation processes and outputs. ” Institute for Manufacturing, 2013. __. E2open last week announced the purchase of Serus.

Manufacturing Procurement 290

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

While there is much hype on DDMRP and the use of orders as a proxy for demand, companies need to remember that orders carry latency: they are out-of-step with market purchase behavior. The transformational wave is slowly transforming the automotive industry from a focus on selling “rides” versus the purchase of an automobile.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 6, 2023

We all know the storyline that insists advanced economies have moved on from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age and have become service-focused rather than a manufacturing-focused. ” Santhanam is one of a trio of co-authors who have labeled this manufacturing resurgence the “Titanium Economy.” ”[4].

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

The operating margin for the medical device industry is 4X that of the automotive manufacturer and 2x the margin of the hospital. There is an inverse relationship between margin and supply chain excellence. Zimmer’s strategic framework focuses on growth, operational excellence and prudent capital allocation. It matters more.

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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 173

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2013

SmartOps was purchased by SAP. For more on this announcement reference the Supply Chain Shaman blog post, Third Time the Charm? The capabilities of the technologies were often more advanced than the processes of the manufacturers and retailer. SAP released an S&OP solution using HANA in 2011.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The market is flooded with references to AI, but few stop to give a definition. ” I believe that the focus should be improving reliability (Forecast Value Added (FVA), first pass tender and yield, and manufacturing schedule adherence) while decreasing process, demand, and data latency. How about you? Test and Learn.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. Thorough analysis allows procurement professionals to surface, visualize, and present purchasing patterns, which are then evaluated by the stakeholders. From whom are we buying?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

When he talks and refers to the basics, his team usually rolls their eyes. I called the customer service line for the manufacturer and was told that the only thing I could do was call a maintenance specialist. Foundational to supply chain excellence is the reliability of delivery, quality, and service. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Demand latency is two-eight weeks delayed from consumption purchase to translate to an order. Drawings from Two Very Different Businesses Portraying the River of Demand.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 11, 2022

Most manufacturers still rely on traditional methods to promote their business. Word-of-mouth referrals, networking events, and trade shows are still preferred by those in the manufacturing industry for a good reason they still work. Five Tips For Digital Marketing for Manufacturing Success. What Is Digital Marketing?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

When companies talk about improving their forecasting, they are most often referring to demand forecasting. Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship.

Forecasting 272

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

They have piloted the process in Excel and know that they need an enterprise level solution for a global roll-out of S&OP. However, excellence in corporate planning matters. And they are still a long way from complete from deploying the ERP modules let alone the supply chain planning modules. I consider these huge gains.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In the automotive sector, manufacturers are simultaneously reducing inventory costs and delivery times. Understanding Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain efficiency refers to maximizing output while minimizing resource input. Lead time: This tracks the period from product manufacturing initiation to finished goods availability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. In one article , Mr. Sorenson points out that IBP works better for small manufacturers than large ones. A one number plan, Mr. Herrin told me, “is like an Excel spreadsheet.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

And — in what could be boon or bane for manufacturers and retailers — today’s consumers are quite willing to abandon their once-preferred brands in favor of new ones that offer value or novelty.”[1] One retail sector that witnessed a dramatic rise in online purchases during the pandemic was the grocery sector.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The term refers to the entire journeyfrom finding suppliers and negotiating contracts to finalizing agreements and making the final payment for goods. Big data and digital technologies support the aggregation of purchases across business units to improve performance, provide better spend analysis, and drive business value.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 13, 2021

MetaExperts are talent operational excellence (OpEx) hands-on-deck, training, and get-it-done partners. Effective refers to “producing a desired or intended result.”. Efficiency refers to “achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.”. About MetaOps and MetaExperts. High Responsiveness.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Today, 7% of order and purchase order flows move through business networks. For access to the report on business networks reference this r eport. The event will be invitation only for fifteen manufacturers and fifteen technologists. Lora thinks that we are never too old to learn or to push for excellence.

Manufacturing Procurement 150

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps. What is “The Internet of Things” Impact on Manufacturing & Logistics?

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 11, 2017

The evidence is in; and it appears that consumer products manufacturers now have a wide range of choices for both cloud and on-premise solutions to managing the second largest line item in the company P&L. Digital transformation is evident in the vendor landscape for trade promotion management today.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 9, 2021

” If manufacturers didn’t believe that truism before, they certainly believe now it — thanks to 2020. ” If manufacturers didn’t believe that truism before, they certainly believe now it — thanks to 2020. “Pilots were fruitful enough to convince manufacturers about the importance of data. .

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2024

What is purchasing? I asked one of our purchasing management experts exactly that question so you can hear it directly from the horse’s mouth. What is Purchasing in Logistics? And its a great question to ask, because they are different, and there is confusion in many peoples minds about what they refer to.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

As you implement supply chain analytics and use control theory with well-defined reference data with clear bands for control, process improvement ensues. This team was working on quality improvements and found that the flows crossed 117 disconnected documents in access, excel, and google analytics. Why the Focus Today on Visibility?

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 3, 2015

You may opt to organize your business into an independent third-party logistics provider (3PL), or you may want to purchase software for tracking, monitoring, and processing all of your needs. However, you must factor in the cost of purchasing an ERP system and compare it to the cost of purchasing an individual TMS , or SCM system.

Supply Chain Design Software 120

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” The companies with the greatest market share—Oracle and SAP—have the weakest references. As a result, buyers should buy based on today’s functionality.

Inventory Reduction 150

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. He has an MBA from UCLA. Our Rating: 5/5 4.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The ”end” they refer to – whether it’s forwarding, fulfillment, or platforms for B2B or B2C sales – remains fairly ambiguous, spanning an acquisition of fashion logistics company HUUB in September 2021 to an investment in rapid fashion production company Unmade. This isn’t just about purchasing power. No end to end-to-end.

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