Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 19, 2015

Strategic Sourcing has been used by companies of all sizes for years. In this guest commentary, Dr. Tobias Schoenherr from Michigan State University will share some insights. This commentary highlights some of the key principles to strategic sourcing. However, priority is always given to cost cutting initiatives.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Experienced logistics and supply chain consultant, Chuck Intrieri is a new contributor to TheLogisticsofLogistics.com. Chuck Intrieri is currently a operations and management consultant focused on third party logistics (3PL) management. The post Chuck Intrieri Executive Profile appeared first on The Logistics of Logistics.

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RFgen

JANUARY 21, 2025

Disruptions like pandemics and geopolitical instability, combined with rising consumer demands for speed and convenience, have reshaped logistics. This blog post explores the key trends defining the future of logistics in 2025. The challenge lies in bridging the skills gap and preparing the workforce for the future of logistics.

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Elementum

JUNE 22, 2022

In this blog, we’ll continue with these themes, exploring some of the serious problems that have cascaded down from one of the most popular process management practices of the last several decades: Lean Manufacturing. As part of this exploration into Lean Manufacturing, we’ll define the term, and cover a brief history of its development.

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed manufacturers to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. In the process, it has highlighted an aspect of manufacturing ERP that is not as visible in more normal times— business continuity.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Introducing Amazon Key, a New Level of Delivery Convenience for Prime Members. Alphabet looks to snowy Michigan to test self-driving cars (Reuters). DCLI to Purchase TRAC Intermodal’s Domestic Chassis Fleet.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Jason Miller, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, clarifies the difference: “The bullwhip effect is the idea that the variance in orders becomes amplified as you move upstream in the supply chainfrom retailer to wholesaler, wholesaler to manufacturer, and so on.

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RFgen

MARCH 10, 2025

Jason Miller, the Eli Broad Endowed Professor of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, explains that effectively managing inventory requires an understanding of the dynamic relationship between demand and supply. This resulted in severe shortages and months-long delays.

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QAD

DECEMBER 15, 2022

He has spent the last 30 years writing about automotive design, engineering, manufacturing and management. Staffing levels are on everyone’s minds these days, from manufacturers to retailers and consumers. She described the unique business model MADICORP uses to deliver manufacturing staffing.

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2022

Sears Manufacturing Co., a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software. wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, were also recognized as Top 100 Logistics IT Providers by Inbound Logistics. This annual award honors IT companies that support and enable logistics excellence.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 29, 2020

Therefore, the challenge to establish the ranking method is to find a more economical data source and the unbiased metrics. Books We Recommend - Purchasing Book - Six Sigma Books - Operations Management Book - Inventory Control Book - Lean Books - International Business Book Last review and update: January 30, 2020

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2016

For the last couple of decades transportation management systems (TMS) have revolutionized supply chains, helping companies streamline their logistics processes, achieve greater visibility into their operations and save significant dollars on transportation. And it’s simply not true. There’s really no difference. What does it mean to finance?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2016

One recent survey indicated that just one-third of shippers are currently using a TMS – a powerful weapon in the logistics arsenal that has been proven time and again to deliver a strong ROI. Just a few years ago sophisticated logistics software was reserved for only the largest and wealthiest companies.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Supply chain network and transportation optimization can help make better sourcing and multi-stop route decisions that ultimately result in route design that balances low costs with higher service. He holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan.

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AFFLINK

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The bigger your company gets, the more you need to ensure that your manufacturing and distribution processes are streamlined. Starbucks sources coffee and other merchandise from all over the world and delivers it to over 24,000 retail stores , which serve 60 million customers in 74 different countries every week.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 8, 2016

As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University in 1992, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative. Many of these principles also coincided with the introduction of “lean manufacturing”, based on the “just-in-time” thinking pioneered by the likes of Toyota.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 26, 2020

Customers don’t want to think about supply chains; they just want great purchasing experiences. ”[1] Trebilcock goes on to note that a 2018 article co-authored by Michigan State’s Steve Melnyk argued, “The next generation of supply chains will be tasked with delivering an experience as well as a product.”

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2016

For example, a study by the FMI/GMA Trading Partner Alliance found that 78 percent of manufacturers do not use retailer-supplied forecasts in their own production and deployment planning. Manufacturing and distribution plans can no longer be based on what was shipped from the DC last month. It is now “connect and conquer.”

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2023

A year into the crisis, Sriram Narayanan , the Kesseler Family Endowed Faculty Fellow of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, explained, “Supply chain management plays a central role in the quality of life we enjoy every day, whether it be products we shop in a retail store or meals that our kids are served in school. .”[1]

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“As the logistics industry faces extraordinary pressures, maintaining a culture of compliance is more critical than ever. China trade war has already put regionalization of manufacturing back on the table. Chinese manufacturers did the same as they evolved their operations during the 1990s and early 2000s.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

This report cited informed sources indicating that the State of Oklahoma is being considered as a location for this facility but that there are no guarantees that an agreement will be reached. manufacturing facility somewhere in Oklahoma as well. billion EV battery production facility in Lansing, Michigan.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

Included in this full update are the following categories and associated tech providers : IPO’s Lineage Logistics Announced Acquisitions Aptean and Principle Logistics Technologies (PLT) Korber and MercuryGate International Exiger and XSB Equity Funding and Investment UgoWork Alvy’s Pactum Initial Public Offering Lineage IPO Raises $4.4

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 9, 2016

An excerpt from our book “The Procurement Value Proposition” got a nice section of CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly edition this week. As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative, led by Professor Robert Monczka.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Elementum

MAY 17, 2018

Professor Richard Wilding spoke about a board game he developed with several companies, which focuses on educating young children about logistics and transportation. Schools like MIT and Michigan State have adopted programs that help students make the tricky move from studying supply chain and logistics to building a career in them.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Professor Richard Wilding spoke about a board game he developed with several companies, which focuses on educating young children about logistics and transportation. Whether it means changing the name or just working on its connotation, “supply chain” needs a makeover. We can imagine how things are made, and we can imagine buying them.

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3PL Insights

MAY 3, 2021

May 03, 2021— Evans Distribution Systems, a leading provider of third-party logistics and supply chain solutions, launched a new business intelligence tool: evans365. As a logistics service provider, we are always trying to add value to our customers,” says John A. “The MELVINDALE, Mich., This is only the beginning.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 6, 2024

Indeed, the field has also exploded into an entire software industry devoted to a number of various areas, including Manufacturing Planning and Control, OPM, warehouse management systems, transportation management systems, retail assortment planning, and a variety of other areas that are now evaluated annually by Gartner. Think about it.

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Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Today, as the founder and managing partner of USM Supply Chain Consultants she has put her expertise in supply chain, procurement, finance and project management to work to help her clients achieve greater profitability. Dr. David Closs runs the program now, but when I was a student he was teaching logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

Welcome back to the Friday news roundup, where we are excited to bring you all the logistics news you’ve been craving. battery manufacturing. including money for the construction of new assembly plants and battery-making facilities, according to the Center for Automotive Research, a nonprofit organization based in Michigan.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Troy, Michigan based Meritor caters to supplying commercial truck, trailer, off-highway, defense, specialty and aftermarket customers globally. Meritor has a similar 100-year-old legacy and both manufacturers were originally spun off from Rockwell International in 1997. Supply Chain Matters Perspectives.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement. Appropriate choice of assets or outsourced logistics services.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

To ensure its place at the forefront of pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chain management, Pfizer: Operates 58 Manufacturing Sites Worldwide Spanning continents, these sites are equipped with cutting-edge technology to ensure the production of high-quality medicines. billion in revenue in 2023 alone.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

How Can USMTO Reports Help Drive Manufacturing Sales and your Bottom Line? The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). Who is Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT)? What is the USMTO Data Report?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

This SaaS software provider has a noted 7,000 customer with a vertical industry presence spanning chemicals and life science , government , manufacturing and metals and mining industry sectors. In 2021, this column highlighted Blackstone’s acquisition of the company for $1.4

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

While US manufacturing has been hit hard by nearly two decades of policy failures that have damaged its international competitiveness, it remains a vital part of the U.S. The US manufacturing sector employed 12 million workers in 2013, or about 8.8 On average, non-college-educated workers in manufacturing made 10.9 employment.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2014

is starting a multiyear overhaul of its North American operations, consolidating several units at new headquarters in Plano, Texas, that will house 4,000 employees now spread across separate marketing, manufacturing and finance locations. where Toyota’s North American manufacturing operations are now based, was too small, he said.

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