Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Like any industry, in Supply Chain and Logistics we have a lot of Acronyms and Abbreviations. 4PL 4th Party Logistics – A step beyond 3PL, 4PL providers manage the entire supply chain for a client. APS Advanced Planning Systems – Software tools that use complex algorithms to optimize supply chain planning.

Supply Chain Planning Software 70

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 15, 2022

While the worst of Covid-19 seems to be over, manufacturers are still reeling from the after-effects of the disruptions caused by the pandemic. Many organizations are moving towards digital technology adoption with functions for Big Data, advanced analytics, human-machine Interfaces, and digital-to-physical transfers.

Optimal Sourcing 156

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

Since 2015, PTC has hosted LiveWorx , a global forum that brings together manufacturing executives, engineers, product designers, quality leaders, supply chain partners, and other like-minded individuals who are focused on harnessing disruptive technologies to manage uncertainty and transform their business.

Supply Chain Design Software 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

I am facilitating a workshop between supply chain business visionaries and technology innovators. At the session, together through education, sharing case studies, and reviewing research, we will explore the opportunities to build a Network of Networks to improve B2B supply chain connectivity. There is hope.

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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 #3 Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility. Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel.

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DynaSys

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The 1,500 employees of the firm are capable of manufacturing many types of traditional leather goods (purses, wallets, key rings, card holders, etc.), A lack of flexibility that endangered the supply chain process. Three software vendors were in competition. from the single one-off unit to runs of several thousand items.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 28, 2014

This is due to the diversification in the production schemes of manufacturers. So, a lot of manufacturers require 3PLs to agree to service levels that are challenging for large operations. So how will logistics planning and optimization technology help 3PLs to overcome these challenges? It is, in fact, supporting them.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The automotive industry sets some of the highest quality standards in manufacturing, driven by a need to ensure safety and a desire to control costs. Increasingly, car makers are asking their suppliers to provide full traceability of parts through the supply chain. In the past Toyota had to recall 2.9

Automotive 105

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

The atoms and electrons of the supply chain are changing. I am passionate about the topic of the digital supply chain, and I apologize in advance for the length of this article. The third Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over. It is an agenda designed by supply chain leaders for supply chain leaders.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 150

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Unleashed

APRIL 10, 2023

Overstocking became a necessary evil for many companies as they struggled to meet customer demand throughout the recent onslaught of supply chain disruptions. Cash flow 101: Back to basics The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent supply chain disruptions caused a great shift in the way product businesses now operate.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 26, 2024

Embarking on a journey to elevate your supply chain career requires a strategic roadmap, and in this blog post, we unveil eleven proven strategies that will act as your compass to success. When I aimed to transition from a demand planner to a supply chain manager, I developed a five-year plan.

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Slimstock

MARCH 26, 2019

Though it’s often overlooked as an element of customer satisfaction, procurement is an essential component for delivering that satisfaction. Procurement involves buying goods and services that keep an organization operating; it ensures warehouses are well-stocked with the proper supplies at all times. Improve Inventory Insights.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The concept of a “supply chain” was born out of the creation of the assembly line, dating back to the early 20 th century. They want a supply chain that’s modern, resilient, and fully optimized to deliver the greatest possible profit to their organizations. Each function, from planning to delivery, had its place.

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BlueYonder

JULY 31, 2023

In an increasingly challenging commerce space where order management capabilities form the backbone of a retailer’s fulfillment infrastructure, retailers, distributors, 3PL’s, and manufacturers are challenged by monolithic, legacy technology that no longer fits their needs. Where to start?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides highlights and perspectives regarding SAP SE’s 2023 annual Sapphire and North America ASUG customer conference held this week both as an in-person and live streamed event. Partner has broad implications relative to collaboration, transparency and skin in the game.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Over the last five years, I have helped two companies, Sonoco Products and Owens Illinois (OI) with their selection of technologies to improve Sales and Operations (S&OP) planning. Both companies provide packaging materials to the food manufacturing industry. Here I contrast their results. The decision was a political tug of war.

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SupplyOn

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

More than 750 participants from 51 countries all over the world came to discuss the latest trends in Manufacturing 4.0 and smart manufacturing systems to inventory control and supply chain management (SCM). The scientific quality of the conference was high. from a wide variety of perspectives.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Warehouse automation isn’t positioned to replace your workforce, but will augment your existing labor with crucial performance accelerators. Lately, there has been a major emphasis on new technology that helps automate supply chain processes while improving transparency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

We finished our report on the maturation of hospital supply chains , and I have put the finishing touches on the Healthcare Supply Chain Index for this Thursday’s webinar. I also had the opportunity to speak at the GHX conference and facilitate a leadership workshop on the required changes for implantable devices.

Modeling 240

Modeling Modeling Software Pharmaceutical Procurement Analytics 240

RFgen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Warehouse automation isn’t positioned to replace your workforce, but will augment your existing labor with crucial performance accelerators. Lately, there has been a major emphasis on new technology that helps automate supply chain processes while improving transparency.

Supply Chain Software 52

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 12, 2023

If you’re a product developer, manufacturer, or part of an engineering team, you know the excitement, challenge, and profitability that come from transforming an idea into an actual product. Shift from a one-size-fits-all approach to diversifying the nature of audit activities, including issues-based reviews or audit workshops 4.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Suppliers provide components for products you manufacture and sell. Suppliers provide components for products you manufacture and sell. And suppliers provide the goods, supplies, software and other items required by every function in your company to conduct day to day business.

Manufacturing Procurement 87

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Procurement Solutions Cost Reduction Strategies 87

NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2018

In a prior post on 2018 supply chain predictions, I shared how NC State’s Poole College of Management engages directly with industry through student-led projects. And everyone I know has issues and challenges with their supply chains! This project is the e xtension of an executive workshop we ran last fall.

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Provenance

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It documents ideas for how certifiers can leverage blockchain technology to reduce audit inefficiency, create a single source of truth for chain of custody (CoC) tracking and support sustainability data reporting. Are you a certifier interested in using blockchain technology to improve audit efficiency and data integrity?

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Internal audits are vital for companies that manufacture consumer electronics, medical devices, biotechnology, and other industries that develop highly complex products. The latest analytics demonstrate that 81% of consumers say brand trust is a deciding factor when making a purchase. 1 Why do an internal audit?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2015

A researcher of sorts… When I started the work that I do at Supply Chain Insights, I termed myself an analyst; and while everyone wants to put me in the consulting bucket, I resist. To me a consultant works with a company on a project basis to implement processes or technology. Over time, it has morphed.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2014

Nine questions about the topics on the supply chain agenda of a supply chain professional. In this edition: Marion Kohlmeier, Head of supply chain planning and project purchasing at Weidmann Plastics Technology. Marion Kohlmeier is responsible for the supply chain design of new projects.

Negotiating Skills 87

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NC State SCRC

MAY 5, 2017

The relationship between sales and procurement has always been a contentious one, and the idea of a friendship evolving between the two functions is laughable in the minds of many managers I’ve met with. Sales account managers accuse procurement of being purely price focused, and not recognizing the components of value.

Optimal Sourcing 40

Optimal Sourcing Material Savings Negotiating Skills Manufacturing Procurement 40

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. Let me explain.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 15, 2013

In the past two or three weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a number of organizations seeking to drive insights into their supply markets, as they attempt to navigate the choppy waters of global economic change. This tool is used to describe competitive forces in a market economy. The five forces are: 1.

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 18, 2017

“Human rights abuses are not rare exceptions – they are endemic, fueled by rising inequalities and the ready supply of vulnerable migrant labour, throughout society, business and supply chains, both in the developed and the developing world,” says Rosey Hurst, founder and CEO of Impactt, a UK-based ethical trade consultancy.

Supply Chain Software 65

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

Nine questions about the topics on the supply chain agenda of a supply chain professional. By Helen Armstong (Supply Chain Movement). It consolidated Cargill’s global animal feed production and strengthened its internal supply chain capacity for food production and processing.

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DynaSys

JULY 2, 2019

Chaucer Foods are leaders in the baked and freeze-dried sectors and collaborate with major retail and foodservice brands, and manufacturers throughout the world. The company was founded in 1982 in the UK, and have been purchased by Nagatanien, a Japanese company, in 2016. ” .

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

We are watching the redefinition of the principles of safe and secure supply chains and corporate liability. PCA was a small player in a complex supply chain of big brands. In 2008, the company manufactured 2.5% PCA’s customers were larger food manufacturers. He will spend the rest of his life in jail.

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Pharmaceutical Supply and Demand Food Manufacturing Procurement 150

NC State SCRC

JANUARY 24, 2017

The relationship between sales and procurement has always been a contentious one. Sales account managers accuse procurement of being purely price focused, and not recognizing the components of value. This situation does not always accrue – as there are cases where harmonious partnerships exist between sales and procurement.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 1, 2024

How do you communicate within your own teams, across teams, across sites, with your supply chain, which is very critical today. So, your choices are manual processes, so paper-based workflows; basic digital tools, spreadsheets. Basic digital spreadsheet, tools, excuse me, spreadsheets [9%]. So, still coming in.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Luckily, the current movers and shakers of the logistics and supply chain world are all too happy to dole out sage advice in the form of blog posts, interviews, podcasts — you name it. The tips below cover everything from unified supply chains to automated collaboration integration and beyond.

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