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When a global high tech manufacturer of desktop and portable PCs sought to reduce their inbound supply chain lead-time and
costs, they came to Optum for help improving their visibility to, and coordination with, inbound suppliers, and contract manufacturers.
Learn how it integrated partners and its syste (...)
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2010-03-11
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The increased complexity of global supply chains has led to longer lead time, more pipeline inventory, and the need to control
downstream and upstream logistics. Growing supply chain complexity is a top business pressure, contributing to increased supply
chain management costs. This report focuses on gai (...)
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The increased complexity of global supply chains has led to longer lead
time, more pipeline inventory, and the need to control downstream and upst... ...
Published:
2012-01-25
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If you're in the supply chain business, right up there with Newton's law of gravity stands Murphy's other law stipulating
that demand and supply, if left to their own tendencies, will always tend to diverge and get you in trouble. Welcome to
the world of predictive demand and supply planning whose miss (...)
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If you're in the supply chain business, right up there with Newton's law of gravity stands Murphy's other law
stipulating that demand and supply, ...
Published:
2004-12-23
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Achieving Supply Chain Visibility. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. Industry research shows that one of the most important challenges facing supply chain professionals today
is supply chain visibility. As companies scramble to ado (...)
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... manufacturing operations, growing global competition, constant ...
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Published:
2010-03-11
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In today's competitive engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing environment, procuring components on time and within budget
is crucial. With rising fuel costs and increased international trade, supply chain management software can help ETO organizations
get—and stay—ahead of the competition. (...)
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In today's competitive engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing environment, procuring components on time and within budget
is crucial. With rising f...
Published:
2008-07-18
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The appeal of global sourcing is understandable given the benefits of seemingly lower costs. But without discerning hidden
challenges and eliminating potential shortcomings, the process may be more costly than anticipated—a situation especially
true for companies using inadequate, out-of-date enterpris (...)
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The appeal of global sourcing is understandable given the benefits of seemingly lower costs. But without discerning hidden
challenges and eliminat...
Published:
2007-08-06
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The planning, execution and partner collaboration processes of nearly all companies today are driven by a "plan", itself
typically part forecast, part performance target. (...)
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The planning, execution and partner collaboration processes of nearly all companies today are driven by a "plan",
itself typically part forecast, ...
Published:
2004-04-23
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The appeal of global sourcing for many industries is certainly understandable, given the potential lower cost benefits, but
without careful elimination of all the hidden challenges, the entire process may turn out to be only a costly "siren song"
adventure. (...)
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global supply lead time:
The appeal of global sourcing for many industries is certainly understandable, given the potential lower cost benefits, but
without careful elimin...
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2006-06-27
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... equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their global supply chains to ...
cost of carrying inventory due to an extended lead time; the cost of supply
buffers that an OEM ...
Published:
2008-06-25
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Getting Value From Industry Best Practices the High-Tech Supply Chain Challenge. Find Out Solutions and Other Information
Associated with the Industry Best Practices and the High-Tech Supply Chain Challenge. Supply chain operations play a vital
role in the success of any consumer or high-tech original equ (...)
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... The study indicates a positive impact on MTS lead times (see ... planning
(ERP) functionality that supports the complexity of global high-tech supply chains. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Because the supply chains of most manufacturers have become complex, global networks, managing these systems requires enterprise
applications that enable collaboration, visibility, demand-sensing, and quick response to unplanned and unexpected events.
But from where will such solutions come? (...)
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Because the supply chains of most manufacturers have become complex, global networks, managing these systems requires enterprise
applications that...
Published:
2008-03-17
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ITV capabilities allows an organization to meet the challenges of rapidly increasing fuel prices, changes in regulatory requirements,
and provides customers with premium services without increasing the total cost of operations. Find out more in this article! (...)
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ITV capabilities allows an organization to meet the challenges of rapidly increasing fuel prices, changes in regulatory requirements,
and provides...
Published:
2009-08-31
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The market is competitive, rapidly evolving, and highly fragmented, and one should only expect the intensity of competition
to increase in the future. For the present, the biggest challenge remains a lack of awareness of the need for TradeStone's
applications. (...)
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global supply lead time:
The market is competitive, rapidly evolving, and highly fragmented, and one should only expect the intensity of competition
to increase in the fut...
Published:
2006-08-04
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Case Study: Anchor Blue. Find Free White Papers, Case Studies, and Other Resources Linked to Anchor Blue and Supply Chain
Visibility. Fashion retailer Anchor Blue was looking for a way to increase supply chain visibility, reduce costs, and shorten
the time required to get products onto store shelves. The (...)
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Case Study: Anchor Blue. Find Free White Papers, Case Studies, and Other Resources Linked to Anchor Blue and Supply Chain
Visibility. Fashion retai...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Corporations have drastically changed their global supply chain models over a short period. The market is also in the early
stages of migrating to data triggered finance, creating opportunities for banks and logistic companies to develop international
supply chain finance solutions. (...)
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Corporations have drastically changed their global supply chain models over a short period. The market is also in the early
stages of migrating to...
Published:
2005-07-08
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Kinaxis’s latest response management product releases deliver even more refined software system tools to help global manufacturers
with capacity planning and scheduling, including monitoring and alerting, action team selection, and inventory liability reduction
capabilities. (...)
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global supply lead time:
Kinaxis’s latest response management product releases deliver even more refined software system tools to help global manufacturers
with capacity p...
Published:
2008-03-26
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Abstract:
ITV capabilities allows an organization to meet the challenges of rapidly increasing fuel prices, changes in regulatory requirements,
and provides customers with premium services without increasing the total cost of operations. Find out more in this article! (...)
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global supply lead time:
ITV capabilities allows an organization to meet the challenges of rapidly increasing fuel prices, changes in regulatory requirements,
and provides...
Published:
2009-08-31
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Abstract:
In today's twenty-first century, global outsourced business world, the traditional and somewhat simplistic approaches used
to measure cost for sourcing decisions of direct materials fall short. (...)
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In today's twenty-first century, global outsourced business world, the traditional and somewhat simplistic approaches
used to measure cost for sou...
Published:
2004-04-23
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Manufacturers must constantly address how to increase customer satisfaction, identify supply chain issues before they become
problems, and lower production costs. In this podcast, Lyndsay Wise and Robert Abate discuss the benefits business intelligence
provides to help address these topics. (...)
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Manufacturers must constantly address how to increase customer satisfaction, identify supply chain issues before they become
problems, and lower p...
Published:
2007-08-08
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Quick Response Manufacturing. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. Whatever the reasons for pursuing a lead-time reduction strategy, time compression across all company processes
is critical to growth, and in some cases means surviv (...)
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global supply lead time:
Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Quick Response Manufacturing. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. Whatev...
Published:
2010-03-11