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What is supply chain disruption costing your company?
According to a new study by Zurich Insurance, disruptions to the supply chain are costing UK companies £ 200,000 a year. The causes of disruption were listed as product quality incidents, adverse weather, and unplanned outage of IT, and the average length of disruption was 5 weeks. So how does this affect you? Well, supply [...]
Reducing Overall Supply Chain Costs is #1 Priority
Cost reduction is on the mind and tongue of manufacturers everywhere. According to a recent survey by IDC Manufacturing Insights, eighty percent of respondents said cost reduction of supply chain costs was the number one concern they had. This stems from increased complexity due to customer demand diversification, as well as extending global supply networks. [...]
Worst Supply Chain Risks
Based on the findings of an AMR survey, supplier failure, strategic risk, and natural disaster round out the top three supply chain risks that are most prevalent and most damaging. As this article by Robert Malone of Forbes.com goes on to explain that executives are noticing increases in costs, supplier failure, and energy shortages. What [...]
Game Changing Trends in Supply Chain
Trends come and go in supply chain with such frequency that it is sometimes hard to say what will and will not stick. In fact, sometimes so-called “trends” are only called trends because somebody with a professional background dealing with the idea decided to inflate its importance. An article from Supply Chain Management Review begins [...]
Smart Supply Chain Management is Key to Success in the ‘Age of Now’
We want stuff now. Later is too late. That is the essential attitude that defines the “Age of Now” that Brian Knotts writes about in his blog at GovLoop. Experiments involving same-day delivery have been cropping up now amongst major companies in order to learn how to best take financial advantage of this instant gratification [...]
Improving Links between Supply Chain and Sustainability
The goals of supply chain and the goals of sustainability should intertwine like a hearty handshake, not a collision of fists. It has been shown that sustainability teams often understand supply chain better than supply chain professionals understand sustainability. In a recent report, 71% of supply chain respondents rated their sustainability peers as understanding their [...]
Is Your Order Process Costing You Customers and Money?
Never let a potential customer slip out of your grasp. If your order process ever puts you at risk, then it is time to change your order process. John Westerveld writes at his blog for The 21st Century Supply Chain on what to do when crunch time hits with a potential new customer, and you [...]
Ensuring a Worry-Free ERP Implementation
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is often viewed as inflexible, one-size-fits-all, and stagnant (or, if upgradeable, expensive). This article by Deborah Catalano discusses 10 tips from David F. Ross, senior manager at APICS. As Mr. Ross suggests, it comes down to researching your options for ERP vendors and implementation, including the importance of individual tailoring: Because [...]
Logistics Management Technology Roundtable
In this article by Michael Levans, a roundtable of five of the leading technology analysts discuss ERP, business analytics, and how social media are helping capture and optimize supply chain visibility. One of the first questions goes to Jerry O’Dwyer who defines business analytics: We define “business analytics” as the practice of using data to [...]
Filling the Gap: Tying ERP to the Business Strategy
ERP connected to business strategy provides tactical and strategic advantages to supply chain executives. Achieving this connection between the two, however, can be a challenge. As this article by Alan Kosansky and Jim Piermarini explains, there are a few considerations and tricks that must be taken into account to help tie these two together. The [...]
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