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.

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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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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 101

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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”.

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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. Media and Entertainment.

Forecasting 27

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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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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 Planning & Forecasting (59).

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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.

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