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- Big Changes Can Lead to Big Results
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The pharmaceuticals division of Reliance Industries had an inefficient physical distribution process that was resulting in financial losses.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Process Reengineering, Business Excellence, Process, Shipping, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Planning, Distribution, Order Management, Inventory Management, Process Improvement, Warehousing, Outbound Transportation Processes: 4.1.5.3 Determine finished goods inventory requirements at destination, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.1.5.8 Calculate destination dispatch plan, 4.1.1.3 Define outsourcing policies, 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.1.5.9 Manage dispatch plan attainment, 4.1.6.3 Establish transportation management constraints, 4.1.6 Establish distribution planning constraints, 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.1.8.4 Identify performance trends, 4.1.8 Assess distribution planning performance, 4.4.3 Provide service to specific customers, 4.4 Deliver service to customer, 4.4.3.2 Dispatch resources, 4.4.3.3 Manage order fulfillment progress, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.3 Operate warehousing, 4.5.4 Operate outbound transportation, 4.1.5.10 Calculate destination load plans, 4.1.5.13 Manage capacity utilization Industry: Pharmaceutical- Relevance: 80%
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- Tallying the Benefits of S&OP
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More and more organizations are embracing sales and operations planning (S&OP) as a way of encouraging internal collaboration.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Continuous Improvement, Business Excellence, Process, Sales and Operations Planning, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Product Management and Planning, Product Development Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.1.1.1 Define manufacturing goals, 4.1.1.5 Define capacities, 4.1.1.6 Define production network and supply constraints, 4.1.2 Manage demand for products and services, 4.1.2.1 Develop baseline forecasts, 4.1.2.2 Collaborate with customers, 4.1.2.3 Develop consensus forecast, 4.1.3 Create materials plan, 4.1.3.1 Create unconstrained plan, 4.1.3.5 Generate constrained plan, 4.1.4 Create and manage master production schedule, 4.1.6 Establish distribution planning constraints- Relevance: 75%
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- Five Steps for Mastering Carbon
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Organizations need to address carbon emissions in a number of ways—and fast.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Environmental, Organization and Management, Environmental Health & Safety Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 1.1.1.7 Identify ecological concerns, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 1.1.1 Assess the external environment, 4.1.6.3 Establish transportation management constraints, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.6 Establish distribution planning constraints, 4.1.7.1 Review distribution network, 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.1.8 Assess distribution planning performance, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network, 4.5.1.5 Optimize transportation schedules and costs, 4.1.5.10 Calculate destination load plans, 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements- Relevance: 67%
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- Carbon Management—Optimizing Transportation
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Striking the right transportation balance can reduce carbon emissions.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Shipping & Receiving, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 1.1.1.7 Identify ecological concerns, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 1.1.1 Assess the external environment, 10.1.1 Evaluate environmental impact of products, services, and operations, 10.0 Manage Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), 10.1 Determine environmental health and safety impacts, 4.1.6.3 Establish transportation management constraints, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.6 Establish distribution planning constraints, 4.1.5.10 Calculate destination load plans, 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements, 4.1.5.11 Manage partner load plan, 4.1.5.13 Manage capacity utilization- Relevance: 67%
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- Green Supply Chains Make Economic Sense
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APQC interviewed green supply chain expert Dr. Patrick Penfield. Dr. Penfield pointed to the economic benefits of creating a supply chain based on sustainability principles.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Supply Chain Management Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.3 Create materials plan, 4.1.6 Establish distribution planning constraints, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing- Relevance: 66%
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- Facility Location & Cost Factor Survey Review (slides)
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APQC's Ron Webb reviews survey results from the Association for Manufacturing Excellence, Accenture and the Manufacturing Institute on the subject of facility locations and cost.
Type: Presentations Processes: 4.1.1.1 Define manufacturing goals, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.1.1.3 Define outsourcing policies, 4.1.1.4 Define manufacturing capital expense policies, 4.1.1.5 Define capacities, 4.1.1.6 Define production network and supply constraints, 4.1.6 Establish distribution planning constraints, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.3 Operate warehousing, 4.1.5.13 Manage capacity utilization, 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements- Relevance: 66%
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