Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, ResMed, Ross Stores, Sleep Number, Subaru, Toro, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company. When I ask supply chain leaders to name their list of supply chain leaders, it never matches the list of the Supply Chains to Admire. Congrats to all. Industry Bias.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2018

Perhaps the most overworked word in the supply chain management lexicon is “visibility.” Yet it’s difficult to overstate the importance of a view into what’s going on in the supply chain. After all, you can’t source, make, move, store, deliver, measure or improve what you can’t see. Source: GEODIS.

Optimal Sourcing 120

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 26, 2012

As Gartner predicts “Supplier risk will continue to be a major focus, and companies will look to technology for a scalable risk assessment and management solution” (Predicts 2012: Supply Chain Predictions: Talent, Risk and Analytics Dominate: Published: 18 November 2011). Supply Chain “clock speed”.

Predictive Analytics Software 124

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2015

In Part II I explained how seeking inspiration from retailers can help manufacturing companies move beyond supply chain segmentation to embrace customer-centricity. This post will explore the three capabilities essential to supply chain redesign.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 20, 2013

ADVA Optical Networking, a Meiningen based manufacturer of telecommunication equipment focusing on fiber-optic transmission technology, is the winner of the Supply Chain Management Award 2013. ADVA Optical Networking is being honored for the end-to-end supply chain solution with which it has secured strategic advantages.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 5, 2024

You’ll learn: What customer segmentation in supply chain is How to develop a customer demand segmentation strategy Examples of successful customer demand segmentation Insights into how ThroughPut AI can help you with customer segmentation What is Customer Segmentation?

Inventory Reduction 52

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 20, 2013

That has played a very important part in what is going on now in terms of bringing manufacturing back to parts of the U.S. There were also quality and IP issues from sourcing in those parts of the world. Today we are elevating the professionalism in many of the source points. and other North American countries.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 72

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

Use multiple sources of demand data in the forecast, and build a demand signal repository to harmonize and synchronize demand data from multiple sources. Automate Manufacturing to Use Independent Demand. Translate independent demand into a product segmentation strategy.

Supply and Demand 60

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RFgen

JUNE 29, 2017

Operations in the manufacturing sector are tightly linked. A change to production demands has implications all the way through to the supply chain, and vice versa. To illustrate this point, the CIO Review report pointed to a hypothetical opportunity to purchase items in bulk to obtain a lower per-unit price.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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RFgen

JUNE 29, 2017

Operations in the manufacturing sector are tightly linked. A change to production demands has implications all the way through to the supply chain, and vice versa. To illustrate this point, the CIO Review report pointed to a hypothetical opportunity to purchase items in bulk to obtain a lower per-unit price.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Management Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Supply chain strategies include early adoption of a global supply network regionalization framework focusing on four key market demand regions ( Europe, China, North America and Rest of the World ) coupled with a supply chain segmentation approach that is aligned with product and supply network characteristics.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 4, 2014

There are tons of articles, white papers and blogs about today’s supply chain challenges: globalization, off-shore manufacturing, supply chain segmentation, big data, mobility, social media, price optimization, warehouse throughput, labor scheduling and in-store picking.

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BlueYonder

JULY 2, 2015

I have written in the past about how this multi-dimensional ATP capability supports supply chain segmentation for manufacturers (see Supply Chain Quarterly ). This capability was particularly powerful for high tech manufacturers, whose inventory value decreased on average one half of one percent per week.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 24, 2015

Today is the right time to take a fresh look at these strategic pillars and to explore their full potential as part of your supply chain strategy. Figure 1: A fresh look at the Five Tenets of High-Performing Supply Chains. This set the scene for the fourth tenet of high-performing supply chains: Supply Chain Segmentation.

Inventory Reduction 40

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BlueYonder

APRIL 16, 2015

In Part I of my Supply Chain Strategy series, I explained why the five tenets of High-Performing Supply Chains remain a great starting point to build your supply chain strategy. In Part II , we saw how seeking inspiration from retailers can help manufacturing companies to embrace customer-centricity.

Sourcing Strategies 40

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ThroughPut

MAY 24, 2024

Multi-echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) is an advanced inventory management strategy that optimizes inventory levels across multiple stages or echelons in a supply chain. This ensures that inventory is positioned optimally throughout the supply chain, reducing total inventory costs while maintaining or improving service levels.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure.

Forecasting 27

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 24

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Supply Chain Matters.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 11, 2024

They explain, “Transparency assures consumers, regulators and investors that products are on their way and that sourcing is sustainable, as well as helping avoid compliance fines and enhancing brand and corporate reputation. Sourcing decisions will be based more upon resilience, rather than merely minimizing costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The ability to drill down into this data at multiple levels ensures that sustainability measures are implemented and optimized for various supply chain segments. Since many organizations currently purchase carbon offsets, they can easily define the carbon cost of avoided emissions by translating the price of offsetting.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 1, 2024

These are two different supply chain requirements; leading logically to segmentation into two different supply chain approaches. Where Segmentation Can Help Supply Chains Segmentation can have several advantages. The stakes are important. There are always exceptions.

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