Exiger Perspectives

JULY 15, 2024

Building Security and Resilience: Supply Chain Risk Management for Critical Infrastructure July 15, 2024 Case Study Table of Contents Introduction Critical functions, such as information and communication technology, energy, financial services, and transportation networks, underline much of our economic and national security fabric.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

Sajid Kunnummal, Vice President and CPO at Navistar, was interviewed in late 2020 by Philip Ideson from Art of Procurement. When the crisis hit, Procurement as a function was suddenly in the hot seat, and it became the driving force for business continuity. Why is visibility so important?

Manufacturing Procurement 130

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software 130

ShipBob

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Where you get these from, or how you source them, can be a huge decision. Sourcing can seem overwhelming if you’re a brand or retail buyer not entirely sure what you’re doing, but it can significantly impact the quality, cost, and availability of your products. What is strategic sourcing? What is procurement?

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 7, 2020

What is supply chain risk management? Supply chain risk management is the process of identifying and managing issues within a supply chain. ordinated approach to implementing strategies to manage both daily challenges and unique risks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Ever since COVID hit, supply chain executives have embraced supply chain risk management. Within this discipline, one of the toughest challenges is how to get visibility to problems arising across the extended supply network. Supply Chain Chaos is the New Norm. Chasing N-Tier Visibility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

As we see from Deloitte’s CPO Survey in 2018, AI is only fully deployed in 2% of procurement organizations and is far from making any real impact at scale within the digital ecosystems procurement teams are so eagerly trying to build. For example, robots performing key process steps in manufacturing plants” ( arkieva.com 2017 ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

Supply Chain Risk Management Solution from riskmethods. If I was asked to vote for the most interesting solution set that has come to the fore over the last few years, my vote would be for supply chain risk management solutions. Supply Chain Risk Management Vendors.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of February 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which appear to indicate some stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. United States Two indices of U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

These solutions use natural language processing, for example, to read online publications and other data sources, make sense of what they read, contextualize the data into information, and report supply chain disruptions caused by weather, geopolitical events and other hazards in near real-time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

For example, shippers spent much of last year bemoaning soaring ocean shipping rates and ships waiting for days to unload once they reached their destination port. Supply chain risk management applications have begun to solve the very difficult problem of identifying and monitoring vendors several echelons upstream in their supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 10, 2015

Over the past two years, I’ve written extensively about the growing importance of supply chain risk management and supply chain mapping. See for example: Rethinking Supply Chain Risk Management. Doing Nothing on Supply Chain Risk Management.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

That stated, in certain regions such as across Europe and China , the year continues to present economic and manufacturing challenges. Shipping lines again managed to extract added spot rates and surcharges which have impacted business transportation budgets. Global wide manufacturing activity levels as measured by the J.P.

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Predictive Analytics Software Manufacturing Procurement Cost Reduction Strategies Agile and Lean Supply Chain 59

Exiger Perspectives

MAY 15, 2024

Emerging supply chain regulations like the CSDDD or the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) may push organizations to develop new muscles that enhance compliance and yield other benefits like volume buys and more innovative sourcing strategies. Contact us to learn how Exiger solutions can help as you rethink your supply chain.

Gartner 52

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ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

Sajid Kunnummal, Vice President and CPO at Navistar, was interviewed by Philip Ideson from Art of Procurement to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Procurement. When the crisis hit, Procurement as a function was suddenly in the hot seat, and it became the driving force for business continuity.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software Manufacturing Procurement 130

ivalua

MAY 9, 2019

Doug Keeley, Product Marketing Manager, Ivalua. The most fundamental spend categorization in Procurement is the line between direct and indirect spend, but one effort that transcends this split is supplier management. Industry: Manufacturing. We’ve all heard of KYC (know your customer) initiatives in banking for example.

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Supplier Management Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Optimal Sourcing 145

Turvo

JUNE 3, 2020

Global supply chain risk management continues to evolve and embodies a consideration of possibilities and outcomes by supply chain executives totaling in the millions. That’s where the crossroads of a tech-driven approach to solving the challenges of supply chain risk management lie.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 21, 2020

Exceptional risks, sometimes called black swan events, are situations that are not expected and are almost impossible to predict. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is an example. It is a necessary part of supply chain risk management. Contingency plans and supply chain risk management.

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Modeling Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Disruption Optimal Sourcing 302

Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

What does this mean for the future of supply chain risk management? Then, examine how this new risk affects companies across the globe and underscores the dire need for enhanced supply chain visibility. Who Manufactured the Pagers and Radios? I am just the intermediate.”

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Exiger Perspectives

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

America’s largest drone manufacturer, faces a supply chain crisis after Chinese authorities prohibited Chinese companies from supplying Skydio with lithium-ion batteries and other components critical for building drones. Drone Maker Client Alert Recent Chinese government trade restrictions targeting a prominent U.S.

China 52

China Manufacturing Procurement Analytics Software Government 52

Exiger Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This wealth of data is critical for achieving supply chain resilience , helping organizations navigate larger and more complex supply chains along with challenges that range from procurement risks and global regulations to sustainability demands.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

Not surprisingly a company this big, delivering different solutions to a variety of industries, has a complex supply chain. They source from approximately 15,000 suppliers with a sourcing spend of over €7 billion. Customization is provided for 5 different supply chains (for example, make-to-order, make-to-stock, etc.)

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Logility

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

As in the aerospace industry, pushing the supply chain envelope involves increased risks that need to be analyzed and mitigated, if possible, or at least planned for. Each stretching of the envelope generates unique risks. For example, international product sourcing strategies aim to drive down per unit acquisition cost.

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Exiger Perspectives

OCTOBER 29, 2024

based TC-99m generator manufacturers and their known customers. based TC-99m generator manufacturers and their known TC-99m customers over the last five years, via DDIQ Analytics. and Belgium-based National Institute for Radioelements — source Mo-99 from the HFR Reactor. Number of radiopharmaceutical U.S. LLC (the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2024

It’s also a great example of how the boundaries between what we traditional think of as “IT” and “OT” cybersecurity are blurring. Many supplier offerings lack an appropriate emphasis on cybersecurity, or they leave cybersecurity up to the end user, as a layer to be put on top of the system that is being purchased.

Warehousing 243

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Exiger Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The concept of supply chain diversification involves reducing reliance on a single supply source and tapping into different market opportunities and technologies to enhance competitiveness. of the world’s manufacturing output.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Do you currently work primarily with Life Sciences clients at Resilinc? I have nearly 30 years of experience as a global procurement and supply chain leader in High-Tech and Life Sciences. I’ve seen an increase in the number of large and medium-sized Life Sciences companies that are investing in supply chain risk management.

Pharmaceutical 53

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Everything from contrast dye, to tubing, to medical devices with embedded semiconductor chips would suddenly become difficult to source. A customer of the risk solutions begins by listing key suppliers. Then the risk solution fills in the gaps. Many of their suppliers were using the same sub-tier manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? We have worked in hundreds of different industries and spend areas over many years in thousands of procurement projects. Another $1.5

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Exiger Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We’re excited to dig into the potential of AI to transform procurement, as we’ve seen how Exiger’s supply chain AI can deliver 10X impact for customers, from supplier vetting and value chain intelligence to supply chain resilience. But when you add AI into the equation, moonshot mindset is more fitting.

Analytics Software 52

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

An extreme example of this is a ride from Chicago to Colesburg, Tennessee taking 18 days, 13 hours, and 57 minutes! For example, let’s say you modeled the lead time from “supplier A” to your manufacturing facility as 7 days. I used lead time as an example here.

Supply Chain Planning Software 241

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 13, 2021

Customer service, parts shortages, unprecedented inventory growth, and warrant management can actually take up internal sources and affect profit margins. For example, in the year 2019 the trade war between the US and China was dragged on for more than a year resulting in 25% tariffs placed on US$200 billion of Chinese goods.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 26, 2024

Learn the pros and cons of using AI data vs. supplier-validated data for supply chain mapping. Data is Key to Mapping Your Supply Chain Supply chain mapping is a key part of any supply chain risk management program. AI Supply Chain Mapping What is AI Mapping?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. Environmental changes involve shifts in sustainability requirements, climate-related risks, or the need to comply with environmental regulations.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

“Supply concerns may also spur oil stockpiling activity, which supports prices.”. Analysts believe that Brent is likely to remain above $100 a barrel until significant alternative supplies become available from OPEC, U.S. shale or Iran, for example. But if the supply is totally cut off, the impacts will be dire.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Rick Freeman joined Resilinc in July after more than a dozen years in procurement and supply chain for semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology. Since moving to Resilinc, Freeman has advised a wide range of clients on their journeys to robust supply chain risk management (SCRM).

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Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 30, 2023

Issues with Many SCRM Programs Supply chain management and supply chain risk management (SCRM) have become a greater priority for businesses and government organizations in the last five years, according to Gartner. We refer to this as the TRADES framework.

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