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Global Marine Engineering Firm Standardizes Procurement of Temporary Crew Positions
Challenge: The sourcing team within a global marine engineering firm was challenged with standardizing its temporary personnel procurement process, specifically for crew staff for its fleet of 100 maritime vessels. As the team collected global requirements, it became clear that a number of factors would add complexity throughout the process, as there were 34 different staffing vendors with multiple compensation frameworks fulfilling the 46 crew positions utilized in 9 geographical regions.
Private Label Juice Maker Puts the Squeeze on Inventory
Challenge: Simultaneously balancing inventory, meeting customer service needs, and maximizing production efficiencies is a challenge for any company. For a leading national private label juice and drinks producer this combination adds a few unique demand planning complexities.
Lack of Communication, Planning Stunts MRO/Indirect Material Management, Study Says
Lack of planning and tracking of inventory, poor communications among company divisions, and underutilized or non-existent technology are among the core elements holding back manufacturers, educational and medical institutions, life sciences companies, food processors, automotive makers and facility maintenance companies from achieving world-class MRO operations, according to a recent survey completed by Storeroom Solutions Inc.
Manufacturers Need a More Data-Driven Approach to Direct Materials Sourcing
Few decisions have as much power to make or break a product's success and profitability as those around the sourcing of direct materials. The components, parts and assemblies that go into making products not only account for 70 percent of an average manufacturer's annual spend, they have a significant impact on such critical competitive factors as brand reputation, time to market and supply chain reliability.
Transcepta Offers Trade-Finance Services to Suppliers
Transcepta LLC has begun offering trade-finance services to its customers.
Resilinc Drives Quick Benefits for High Tech and Auto Company
Challenge: A well-known high-tech company got hit hard in the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami a few years ago. The disaster not only negatively impacted the company’s financial results, it did extensive longer-term damage that was harder to repair.
Dassault Systèmes to Acquire Quintiq
Dassault Systèmes B.V., a vendor of software for product design and lifecycle management, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quintiq, the provider of operations planning and optimization software.
Oracle Unveils Project Procurement and Management App
Oracle Corp. has introduced Oracle Project Procurement, the latest addition to its suite of project portfolio management and procurement applications.
The Logistics Challenges of Manufacturing in Mexico
A conversation with Matt Hamson, chief executive officer of Coronado Logistics Inc.
Radisys Closes the Outsourcing Communications Gap
The maker of wireless infrastructure opted to outsource its manufacturing to Asia. In the process, it was confronted with a host of problems related to a lack of visibility and poor communications with the chosen partner. It was time to automate the process, and get everybody on the same page.
In Managing Its Service Supply Chain, Nutanix Doesn't Think Small
Anticipating dramatic growth in its business, the 2009 high-tech start-up acquired an optimization tool that could easily scale up in the years ahead - yet deliver a full range of services in the meantime.
Battling Risk, Part 2: The Best and Worst Countries for Supply-Chain Resilience
There's a new method for benchmarking the resiliency of your supply chain.
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