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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Logility

AUGUST 23, 2018

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes – GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). Delivery of ‘make to stock’ products to a home or business is now available within hours of making a purchase. Manufacturing facilities are pressed by market demand to provide greater product variety and shorter delivery times.

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Logility

AUGUST 22, 2018

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes — GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). Delivery of “make to stock” products to a home or business is now available within hours of making a purchase. Manufacturing facilities are pressed by market demand to provide greater product variety and shorter delivery times.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2016

And it’s hard to find supply chain managers with the moxie to go to their senior leadership and say, “We want to purchase a global TMS, but it’s going to take a couple of years to roll out and a few more after that to realize a return on investment.”. Myth #2 – TMS providers don’t offer a truly global solution.

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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. Fortunately, supply chain systems have come a long way since many companies last implemented their solutions. It is now “connect and conquer.”

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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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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 18, 2015

Professor Zondag is a professor from supply chain program at Western Michigan University which is ranked one of the best program in the nation. The S&OP process is an effective tool to match the voice of the customer with the voice of the supply chain in an active fashion.

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USC Consulting Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

One of the most successful and widely utilized in the manufacturing sector is just-in-time inventory. Although not exclusive to manufacturers, lean manufacturing — as it’s more commonly known — is designed to improve process efficiencies by minimizing waste and maximizing output, producing just enough volume to sell quickly.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

It’s likely that in the coming months and years, many supply chain leaders will look to automation solutions that help to minimize physical contact and the number of touches required to move products through the supply chain. China trade war has already put regionalization of manufacturing back on the table.

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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. And even at that time he was doing something completely new: he was running simulations using software applications.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

Billion Michigan based Lineage Logistics LLC , which describes itself as “ the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT ,” reportedly raised $4.4 Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland , PLT provides software designed to manage complex warehouse operations and optimize supply chain efficiencies.

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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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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2020

The third named storm, Cristobal, soaked areas from southeast Louisiana to north Florida and south Georgia, then became only the fourth tropical storm to track into Wisconsin or its adjacent Lake Michigan waters in more than 100 years of records. With these tools, your company will be able to weather the storm!”

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

In the latter half of the 20 th century, it transformed into a Swiss holding company with interests in sea freight, air freight, contract logistics and overland businesses, with a focus on IT-based logistics solutions. XPO Logistics started as Express-1 Expedited Solutions in 1989. Ryder Solutions Inc. Jacobs in 2011.

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Meanwhile, salespeople for suppliers were trying to work around procurement. For example, if we’re manufacturing something in China there are labour costs, the costs to ship, plus tariffs.

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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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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

The problem of supply chain strategy misalignment has always been there for Kmart, ever since the first of its concept stores opened in Garden City, Michigan. Direct purchases from producers or manufacturers, instead of buying through wholesalers (if your company is engaged in retail commerce).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

While FedEx has worked with many mass retailers on this solution in the past, it now offers hassle-free returns for small to midsize businesses. battery manufacturing. FedEx will offer customers an easier returns process, featuring wider access to a network of locations for dropping off unwanted goods using a simple QR code.

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EMERGE App

JANUARY 15, 2024

You might be using pencil-and-paper, spreadsheets, or sophisticated inventory management software to do this. Nowadays it refers to inventory management software because computational power is needed to effortlessly calculate, for example, landed costs for purchases and CBM for your packing lists. Time and day.

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EMERGE App

AUGUST 5, 2018

You might be using pencil-and-paper, spreadsheets or sophisticated inventory management software to do this. Nowadays it refers to inventory management software because computational power is needed to effortlessly calculate, for example, landed costs for purchases and CBM for your packing lists. Customer, supplier or consignee.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

In Part I of this series , I discussed why retailers, manufacturers and distributors are struggling to adjust to the new demands of the omni-channel consumer. We can train our phones to recognize our voices and our photo management software to recognize faces within our images. Learning will improve with the abundance of data.

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QAD

JUNE 4, 2019

To accelerate the future of the automotive industry, some players have entered into an intense era of collaboration among carmakers, technology giants, software start-ups, research institutions, telecom providers, insurance companies, and others to develop and commercialize the technology, share risk and prepare the market.

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IQMS

MARCH 2, 2020

The innovation of our manufacturing customers was spotlighted at the Plastics News Excellence Awards ceremony on February 26, 2020. and MMI Engineered Solutions Inc. The companies, all users of our DELMIAWORKS (formerly IQMS) manufacturing ERP software, were judged by members of the Plastics News editorial staff.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

This made it incredibly difficult for manufacturers to accurately gauge the market size for production. The Risk of Outdated Forecasting Software. Outdated forecasting software only increases the risks surrounding a disrupted supply chain. A Limited Number of Formula Manufacturers. Image source: Sturgis Journal.

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3PL Insights

APRIL 14, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic continues, and with every passing day, we hear about more individuals, communities and businesses finding new innovative solutions to help combat the ongoing crisis. Across the globe, companies are shifting from their normal production to manufacturing products that directly help fight against the novel Coronavirus.

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Logility

JULY 8, 2022

The closure of the Abbott Nutrition facility in Michigan last February may have ignited the nationwide infant formula shortage, but this was (and still is) a fragile supply chain that could have broken for any number of reasons. Abbott announces a voluntary recall of several powdered formulas manufactured at the Sturgis facility.

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RFgen

JANUARY 22, 2017

Many small to medium-size business owners are turning to supply chain management solutions to solve their biggest problems. For those companies that are still on the edge about whether to integrate supply chain management solutions either fully or partly into their operations, it’s helpful to look at where the market currently stands.

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RFgen

JANUARY 22, 2017

Many small to medium-size business owners are turning to supply chain management solutions to solve their biggest problems. For those companies that are still on the edge about whether to integrate supply chain management solutions either fully or partly into their operations, it’s helpful to look at where the market currently stands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 5, 2021

Walmart drops $35 minimum purchase for 2-hour delivery. Part of the reason for the new timeframe is the partnership announced by Merck and Johnson & Johnson to manufacture the vaccine. Lawmakers have also urged the White House to pressure chip manufacturers to boost the auto chip supply. Descarets acquires QuestaWeb.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 7, 2025

BlackRocks $19 billion acquisition of Panamanian ports underscores Wall Streets growing influence in global trade, while Cornings solar manufacturing alliance boosts U.S. GE Vernova will provide AWS with electrification solutions, including substation connectivity, renewable energy collaboration, and power generation services.

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