Supply On-Demand
TCT Magazine
November 09, 2022
"Laura Griffiths and Sam Davies explore the impact of AM on supply chains."
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Emerging Technology, Supply Chain
Tackling the Triple Threat: Overcoming Cost, Resilience and Sustainability Challenges in Supply Chains
LinkedIn
July 15, 2022
Benjamin Franklin said, "If you want something done, ask a busy person" and, with all that has been going on over the last few years, it is perhaps no wonder that supply chain leaders are feeling overworked of late. Practically across all sectors, they are having to juggle the consequences of macroeconomics, the seemingly continuous disruptions and the renewed focus on sustainability. The litany of issues that are buffeting supply chains worldwide grows ever longer, from rising inflation through war to resource shortages and the acceleration of digital transformation. From recent discussions I’ve had with supply chain directors and managers, it is apparent that there is no prognosis of the storm abating anytime soon, so how can they navigate it?
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Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy
No Swimming Allowed: Making Change Happen
LinkedIn
January 27, 2021
How to ensure change initiatives get off the ground
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Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy
Interview: discussing the role of 3D-printing in supply chains with Visagio’s Len Pannett
trans.info
January 26, 2021
It has long been said that 3D printing is capable of revolutionizing logistics. Despite this, the technology was arguably overshadowed in 2020 by the wave of supply chain digitisation sparked by the pandemic. The huge potential of 3D printing nonetheless remains, and the technology is still on course for a key role in the supply chains of the future.
With this in mind, we caught up with Len Pannett of Visagio, 3D printing expert and author of “Supercharg3d: How 3D Printing Will Drive Your Supply Chain”, to find out about how 3D printing can best be utilised, how the technology is developing and how it may be deployed in the future.
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Tags: Digital Disruption, Emerging Technology, Supply Chain
The Next Step in Spare Parts Management: 3D Printing
Visagio
March 01, 2019
With digital transformation affecting every part of the supply chain, old problems are using (adopting) new solutions. Spare parts management is a perennial issue in so many sectors, requiring a fine balance between service levels and working capital. However, digital innovations are changing the dynamic, bringing capabilities that were previously unreachable and re-writing the rules of the past. In this article, you will witness this change through the experience of one of the largest rail companies in the world, learning lessons that can be readily applied to your spare parts management.
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Disrupting Supply Chains with 3D Printing
Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement
December 03, 2018
A look at how 3D printing affects the individual parts of the supply chain and enables the adoption of new supply chain models.
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Seeing the Wood for the Trees: Supply Chain Assurance through Blockchain
Visagio
May 01, 2018
The development and implementation of new technologies is something that entrepreneurs are used to doing, but not all attempts work first time. When pressed, those pioneers will admit that they learnt more from failures – their own and others’ – in order to succeed. This article presents one such lesson learned, one stemming from personal experience. In it, Len Pannett discusses a business venture which aimed to solve a problem many supply chains have today – that of supply chain visibility and traceability – and how a recent technology development promises to solve what hasn’t been possible before.
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Brazil - Building the Country of Tomorrow
Institute of Civil Engineering
May 25, 2015
As a result of 40 years of little investment, Brazil still lags its Bric counterparts Russia, India and China in the quality and scale of its infrastructure, which in turn has restricted growth. However, Brazil is now undergoing the greatest building programme in the history of Latin America, with government investment in infrastructure targeting urban development and housing, roads and railways, ports and airports, and energy. The programme and the country itself offer attractive opportunities to civil engineers – and the nature of many of the projects calls for innovative engineering solutions. However, doing business in Brazil is not straightforward and interested parties must be prepared for differences in culture and ways of working. This paper identifies the key developments under way in major infrastructure areas. It then offers a pragmatic perspective on what engineers need to take into account to pursue the opportunities that the massive construction programme has to offer.
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Tags: Business Strategy, Management, Construction
3D: The Future of Printing
CIPS
January 01, 2014
How 3D printing will change the way supply chains will operate
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Tags: Business Strategy, Emerging Technology, Supply Chain
Strategic Partnering: The Emerging Relationship Between Industry and the MoD
RUSI Defence Systems
October 02, 2007
How will the UK Ministry of Defence adapt to the changing approach to procurement and the relationship with the private sector
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Tags: Business Strategy, Management, Procurement
Pirate or Privateer? Using Additive Manufacture to Resolve Supply Chain Challenges
Premier Publishing
October 13, 2022
Supply chains are universally having to balance cost, resilience and sustainability, often sacrificing one for the sake of the others The onset of innovation in digital manufacturing, particularly additive manufacture (aka 3D printing), is now enabling it to reduce supply chain costs while simultaneously increasing resilience and sustainability, leading to a digital inventory and achieving agile make-to-order. Illustrated with contemporary examples, this talk will look at how additive manufacturing can be leveraged to overcome many of the challenges that are affecting supply chains today, and how to take the first steps on that journey.
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Setting Up Data for Digital Success
Offshore Network
December 01, 2021
Too many digital transformation programmes and projects end up stranded on the rocks of bad data, such as materials, asset and supply chain data. This session will look at the consequences of bad materials master data and how to apply new methodologies
Traditionally, cleaning up that data is a task that is seen as never-ending, with few or no resources dedicated to it, and as a result, the issue festers and is never resolved – discover how to correct this challenge
Reduce the risk of failure by utilizing machine learning and AI to attack the problem systematically – giving you successful, sustainable, and fast delivery of results in terms of higher service levels, lower costs of procurement and inventory, reduced working capital, and higher productivity
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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Management
Cloudy Waters: Steering post-Covid supply chains through the challenges to come
Aripaev
September 09, 2021
The 2020 Covid pandemic saw unprecedented disruption to supply chains globally. After focussing on the safety of their own personnel and their business continuity, many supply chain leaders were driven to accelerate changes to cope with the challenging conditions. In the gloom of the pandemic’s effects, there were several lessons learned that will continue to shape the needs of supply chains as we look to the post-Covid vaccine future. At the same time, supply chains have never had such a wealth of ideas, methodologies and tools at their disposal, complicating the choices that leaders must make.
This talk will look at those key lessons and consider where supply chain leaders must focus to be better prepared to face the challenges to come.
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Risk Management, Supply Chain
Using 3D Printing to Increase Supply Chain Resilience
London Business School
May 28, 2021
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3D Printing Connect Live
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition
January 15, 2019
Lead Moderator and Keynote Speaker on "How 3D Printing WIll Drive Your Supply Chain"
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The Impact of 3D Printing on Supply Chains
Premier Publishing
January 02, 2019
A look at how 3D printing affects the individual parts of the supply chain and enables the adoption of new supply chain models.
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Challenging the assumptions of 3D printing with Len Pannett
Transform Talks
October 12, 2022
Podcast covering:
- The pressures that supply chain is going through
- Whether 3D printing is misunderstood
- How the current mindset may be limiting additive manufacturing
- What state the supply chain finds itself in right now
- How you go about setting up your business for 3D printing
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Tags: Digital Disruption, Supply Chain, Business Strategy
Len Pannett on Innovation of 3D Printing in the Supply Chain
Tech Talks
June 18, 2022
Podcast covering:
- What is a Supply Chain
- What is 3D Printing
- Lasers and Electro beams!
- The Terminator movie
- Restrictions of traditional manufacturing
- History in 3D printing, began in the 1980's
- Materials in 3D printing
- Watching 3D printing is boring!
- Advantages of 3D Printing
- Why there is not more 3D Printing in 2022
- Customisation of 3D Printing
- Spare Parts and Customer Pain Points
- Sustainability in the Supply Chain
- NASA
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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Disruption, Supply Chain
Bumpy times ahead for Brexit Britain’s supply chains
Raconteur
March 02, 2022
Interviewed by Raconteur for the supplement in the Times newspaper on the implications of Brexit on supply chains.
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Supply Chain, Business Strategy
Interview with BBC Radio Oxford on 3D Printing
BBC Radio Oxford
January 29, 2021
Interview on how 3D printing is changing the world
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Tags: Emerging Technology, Supply Chain, Change Management
Discussing the role of 3D-printing in supply chains with Visagio’s Len Pannett
BBC Radio Oxford
January 26, 2021
It has long been said that 3D printing is capable of revolutionizing logistics. Despite this, the technology was arguably overshadowed in 2020 by the wave of supply chain digitisation sparked by the pandemic. The huge potential of 3D printing nonetheless remains, and the technology is still on course for a key role in the supply chains of the future.
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Tags: Emerging Technology, Supply Chain, Change Management
Stressed firms look for better ways to source products
BBC News
April 27, 2020
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Tags: Management, Supply Chain
Interview with BBC Radio Oxford on Covid's Impact on Supply Chains
BBC Radio Oxford
March 20, 2020
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Interview with BBC Radio Oxford on 3D Printing
BBC Radio Oxford
March 10, 2020
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Impacts on Scottish Supply Chains - Covid, Brexit & More
Premier Publishing
October 13, 2022
Panel on how Covid, Brexit and other external strategic factors are affecting supply chains in Scotland and what firms can do about it
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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Disruption, Supply Chain
Using real-time information to elevate risk operations
The Ortus Club
June 14, 2022
Risk experts are facing new challenges around resilience and efficiency. The organisations they work for are experiencing resource constraints at a time when threats and vulnerabilities are on the rise.
To achieve more effective crisis response and recovery, organisations must utilise available technologies, such as real-time information, to gain timely insights into emerging risks. This can be the difference between a crisis and continued resilience.
- How do companies protect their people, assets, and operations worldwide?
- What can organisations do to efficiently close the gap between when security threats surface, when they discover them, and how quickly they act?
- How can risk leaders extract the maximum value from real-time information to enhance their mitigation efforts?
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Digital Disruption, Risk Management
Sustainability in the Cloud: Leveraging data to reach green goals
The Ortus Club
May 26, 2022
Cloud and data have opened companies up to unprecedented opportunities and new levels of agility. Furthermore, leveraging data in the cloud is instrumental in reaching sustainability goals. Using internal and external data sources, organisations can form a comprehensive view of their cloud carbon footprint, allowing them to drill down to the application and resource level.
Big data, AI, and cloud-based capabilities towards innovation in data collection. Companies can now identify which segments of their operations generate the largest and smallest carbon footprint, enabling their leaders to fine-tune sustainability strategies.
- What challenges do companies face in balancing cloud and sustainability strategies?
- How can companies generate insights enabling sustainability efforts?
- What can organisations do to build sustainable cloud infrastructure? What technologies can be utilised?
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Tags: Cloud, Sustainability, Data Center
Smarter, faster security operations and the role of real-time data
The Ortus Club
May 17, 2022
The pandemic has raised the stakes more than ever before with operational experts constantly facing new challenges around resilience and efficiency. Meanwhile, the organisations they service are experiencing resource constraints at a time when threats and vulnerabilities are on the rise.
To achieve more effective crisis response and recovery, companies must better utilise available resources, particularly real-time information. Having timely insights at their disposal may spell the difference between a business in crisis and driving a competitive advantage.
- What can organisations do to efficiently close the gap between threat detection and response time?
- How can fast and accurate alerting add value to business continuity, contingency, and crisis response?
- How can leaders extract the maximum value from technology to enhance risk mitigation efforts?
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Emerging Technology, Security
Supply chain excellence: Using technology to improve and accelerate
The Ortus Club
March 15, 2022
For most organizations, the lifeblood of their work comes from getting the right quality product or service to the right customer in the right timeframe. In a rapidly changing environment, success may depend on a fully visible supply chain, where trading partners communicate and collaborate to avoid or manage disruptions.
Navigating the technology and assessing the investments required to get organizations where they need to be may seem daunting, particularly as world and consumer behavior continue to change daily. Adaptive businesses are now exploring predictive, intelligent tools to seize opportunities and drive market share.
How can organizations accelerate digital capabilities while mitigating technology investment risk?
How can leaders determine which technology investments are most important to their stakeholders?
How can organizations create supply chain plans that take into account real-world transportation and supplier restrictions?
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Tags: Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Supply Chain
Work Smarter, Not Harder: How to Elevate Your Risk Operations with Real-time Information
The Ortus Club
February 24, 2022
COVID-19 has raised the risk stakes more than ever before, with operational experts facing new challenges around resilience and efficiency. Meanwhile, the organisations they work for are experiencing resource constraints at a time when threats and vulnerabilities are on the rise.
To achieve more effective crisis response and recovery, companies must utilise available resources better, particularly real-time information. Having timely insights at their disposal may spell the difference between a business in crisis and continued success, driving competitive advantage.
How do companies protect their people, assets, and operations worldwide?
What can organisations do to efficiently close the gap between when security threats surface, when they discover them, and how quickly they act?
How can leaders extract the maximum value from technology to enhance risk mitigation efforts?
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The Transformation of Supply Chain Resilience
The Ortus Club
January 20, 2022
The pandemic has continued to wreak havoc on the global supply chain. Customer frustration is increasing, and businesses are being tested as supply issues and rising prices, that were once thought to be transient, are now expected to last far into the new year.
Companies now realize how crucial it is to strengthen the resilience of their supply chains, as the container market, shipping routes, ports, air cargo, trucking lines, railways, and warehouses remain in flux. What opportunities have arisen as a result of disruptions across the industry?
In addition to a shortage of skilled labor and more resignations, what are the biggest threats to supply chains today?
Why is transparency important, and can suppliers have too much of it?
How are companies developing more responsible, sustainable, and stronger supply chains? What role is technology playing?
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Revolutionising procurement and finance through IT transformation
The Ortus Club
November 25, 2021
From increasing revenue to lowering the cost of goods and services and shortening the procurement process turnaround, CPOs and CFOs have different ways of ensuring the financial health of their companies. Discussions on how best to improve these measures are heavily centred on technology, but to what end?
With the ultimate goal of extracting value from new technologies, reducing the number of decision-making steps involving people and automating business rules are welcome additions to daily operations. Leaders must now identify the best solutions that will help them drive their organisations forward.
What role has technology played in accelerating leading organisations’ procurement and finance transformations?
How do companies agree and align processes when setting up their business for success?
What methods should leaders use to communicate change to their teams and stakeholders?
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Smarter supply chain strategies: boosting driver retention Virtual Roundtable
The Ortus Club
November 10, 2021
Even in today’s business landscape, operational efficiencies are still heavily dependent on the front lines. For supply chain and logistics processes, drivers do more than just deliver shipments. They help chart the path to organizational success, creating opportunities to adopt new technologies along the way.
Pay incentives, better planning for time-off, and robust communication tools are some of the many ways to improve relationships with drivers, which has become increasingly necessary as companies rapidly digitize. Forward-thinking leaders must then exhaust all efforts to not just retain their fleet operators, but enable them.
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How real-time data is helping the telco industry manage emerging risks
The Ortus Club
November 09, 2021
From unexpected challenges to an unprecedented demand for new ways of working, 2020 was a pivotal year for sector-wide change. Digital transformation, above all else, became a key business lever towards resilience, and telco leaders now look to one asset in particular for sustained momentum: data.
Through the rapid (and successful) adoption of real-time data throughout their operations, companies can be better positioned to address more than just shifting consumer attitudes. They can gain a competitive advantage with the help of innovative technology, enabling them to reinforce security measures and mitigate risk.
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The evolution of supply chain resilience
The Ortus Club
August 31, 2021
The pandemic has been especially disruptive to the logistics industry, exposing how vulnerable it is to shocks that ricochet across complex and global supply chains. Lockdowns and border closures led to shortages of critical goods, longer shipment lead times, and delays. For many businesses, it meant being unable to either predict or guarantee deliveries.
Companies now realize how crucial it is to strengthen the resilience of their supply chains. Increasingly, they are embracing location-technology solutions, such as real-time tracking and route optimization, to create efficient, smart, and dynamic supply chains.
What opportunities have arisen as a result of disruptions across the industry?
How are companies currently strengthening the resilience of their supply chains?
What role will location technology play in the future of last-mile delivery?
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Why digitising supply chain is the need of the hour in Europe
The Ortus Club
August 26, 2021
The accelerating pace of disruption in the modern-day business landscape has driven companies to
develop operational efficiencies with greater urgency. Eliminating manual re-keying errors, improving
data accuracy, reducing costs, automating labour-intensive processes, and facilitating
decision-making at multiple stages in the lifecycle—all are necessary for businesses to succeed.
Leaders now look to digitisation for more effective supply chain management, advancing their use of
innovative technologies and integrating new best practices. The adoption of data-powered
strategies also enables their response to an evolving market and changing customer expectations.
■ What challenges do companies face as they modernise their supply chain?
■ What are the key considerations for successful digitisation?
■ How can the use of data help deliver better business results?
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The Digital Innovation Leaders' Virtual Roundtable
The Ortus Club
June 24, 2021
The world has gone through a series of disruptive changes at breakneck speed. In Britain alone, the change in trading conditions due to Brexit and the change in customer conditions due to the pandemic has forced companies to adapt quickly to stay afloat. Some have even thrived as a result.
What successful manufacturers all have in common is the ability to fast-track digital innovation and embrace new methods of supply chain management. This has empowered them to redefine partner and customer interactions, even paving the way for new revenue streams.
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Revolutionising procurement and finance through IT transformation
The Ortus Club
June 03, 2021
2021 poses a very different landscape for IT leaders tasked with transforming the business, and having the best technology in place is essential. However, low adoption and complexity can significantly impact the potential value realised. In the same way organisations like Salesforce and Workday have revolutionised how companies manage their customers and employees, business spend management has revolutionised overall operations.
Today’s CIOs are tasked with modernising the back office, tackling complexity, and reducing cost. When it comes to procurement, they are faced with consolidating on ‘good enough’ ERP modules vs innovating with solutions that automate and facilitate business processes for all areas of business spend within one platform.
How can IT leaders drive innovation at speed and meet the growing demand of managing spend across the business?
Is now the time to break away from ‘good enough’ ERP modules and transform back-office functions like procurement and finance with a dedicated spend management platform?
What is the best way to drive adoption and communicate change across the organisation?
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Considerações para uma Implementação SASE de Sucesso
The Ortus Club
May 11, 2021
SASE, ou Secure Access Service Edge, promete reduzir a complexidade e custos, melhorar o desempenho, aumentar a acessibilidade e intensificar a segurança. Para adotar o SASE, administradores de rede e de segurança devem desenvolver um plano de migração para esta nova arquitetura que leva em consideração a natureza dos usuários e dos dados. A pergunta é: como obter tais benefícios ao implementar a arquitetura SASE? Na verdade, é muito menos complicado do que os provedores imaginam.
O que uma empresa deve avaliar quando estiver criando um plano de migração para uma plataforma SASE?
O que deve ser considerado num plano de 3, 6 e 12 meses para sua implementação?
Que desafios futuros as empresas enfrentarão em termos de segurança de TI?
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How Electrolux and Sidel optimize their supply chain with 3D printing
DiManEx
January 20, 2021
A panel discussion with two consumer goods companies on how 3D printing helps them to overcome supply chain challenges
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The Finance and Procurement Leaders' Virtual Roundtable
The Ortus Club
December 02, 2020
Finance and procurement leaders have seen a significant evolution in their roles and responsibilities over the last few years. Geopolitical uncertainty, tough regulation and rapidly advancing technology have all put greater pressure on companies, in turn placing greater demands on the financial and risk management functions.
Although these leaders’ functional duties have not diminished, they must now be even more risk-aware and take a holistic approach to the business, striking a balance between the operational and strategic. With multiple operational and strategic risks to manage at all times, strengthening the integration between the risk, finance, technology and procurement teams is crucial.
How can finance leaders ensure they understand and account for the myriad of risks facing the organisation without losing focus on working capital management?
How can firms ensure that they meet the expectations of international regulators for third-party risk management?
What will the role of the finance leader look like in the future? How can they be more risk-aware without losing sight of the big picture?
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Tags: Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, FinTech
Scalable and Efficient Third-Party Cyber-Risk Management
The Ortus Club
November 25, 2020
Organisations today have interconnected supply chains that are inevitably open to cyber disasters, either directly or indirectly through vulnerable vendors. The global epidemic has highlighted the importance of maintaining smooth supply chain operations to prevent these catastrophic disruptions.
Many businesses still struggle to find the most effective and efficient ways to manage the cyber risks present across their entire supply chain which invariably outweigh the resources available. The need has arisen for organisations to reassess the reliability, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency of their current security landscapes.
How can businesses mitigate potential disruptions and risk throughout the supply chain?
Should organisations reevaluate the efficiency and costs of cyber risk data management and reassess actionable intelligence?
What are the most cost-effective and scalable models for third-party cyber risk management?
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Tags: Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Management
Role of 3D Printing in Localization
Warwick Univeristy
May 10, 2015
A look at how 3D printing can support greater localisation of manufacturing
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Tags: Emerging Technology, Supply Chain, Business Strategy
3D Printing Your Way to a Resilient Supply Chain
Premier Publishing
March 10, 2022
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Setting Up Data for Digital Success
Premier Publishing
March 10, 2022
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3D Printing's Impact on Post-Covid Supply Chains
Cranfield University
September 01, 2020
A look at how 3D printing's operational capabilities provide the capabilities of improved resilience, reduced cost and better sustainability that post-Covid-19 supply chains now need.
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Digitization and Automation: It's deja vu all over again!
CSCMP
March 28, 2019
Today’s supply chain decision makers are being bombarded by the widest range of innovations and technological developments, all promising to revolutionise their operations and bring them countless transformative benefits. How do they navigate that blizzard of new terms to figure out what is right for them? In this talk, Len Pannett will look at the digitisation tsunami, considering why it is so different from past changes and how to go about implementing the right solutions. He will take a closer look at one digital innovation that is already changing supply chains and operations: robotic process automation.
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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Innovation
Interview with BBC Radio Oxford
BBC Radio Oxford
March 21, 2019
Discussion on the supply chain implications of Covid-19
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Tags: Supply Chain, Management
Supercharging Supply Chains with 3D Printing
Wold Class Maintenance
September 26, 2018
The advent of industrial 3D printing affects more than just design and manufacture. It impacts each of the component element of a supply chain: ‘plan’, ‘source’, ‘deliver’ and ‘return’ all have to adapt, as well as ‘make’. Moreover, the use of 3D printing enables new supply chain models to be implemented, providing greater flexibility and responsiveness while reducing risks. In this talk, Len Pannett will look at the impact of 3D printing on each of the SCOR elements of the supply chain and the new supply chain models that emerge.
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The Impact of 3D Printing on Supply Chains
Inside3DPrinting
February 21, 2018
A look at how 3D printing impacts the elements of supply chains and enables new supply chain models
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Examining Sustainable Supply Chain Management Through Technology
Foodnews
September 21, 2011
How traceability technologies can provide assurance of sustainability in food supply chains
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Supply Chain, Sustainability
A Way Forward for UK Supply Chains in 2020
Visagio
October 09, 2020
UK supply chain decision-makers are today facing a perfect storm of challenges: not only are the needs of the market changing, but the wider environment in which they operate is being buffeted by the complete disruption from Covid-19 and the uncertainty of the post-EU paradigm. Mitigating these effects and risks is now urgent and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Key to achieving the flexibility and productivity that supply chains will need is digital transformation. However, despite significant coverage of the topic, supply chains are still reticent to embark on it. This article starts by examining why that is and what can be done to overcome the causes of this hesitation. It then looks at how to make digital transformation a sustainable change to the supply chains.
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A Way Forward for UK Supply Chains in 2020
Visagio
May 01, 2020
UK supply chain decision-makers are today facing a perfect storm of challenges: not only are the needs of the market changing, but the wider environment in which they operate is being buffeted by the complete disruption from Covid-19 and the uncertainty of the post-EU paradigm. Mitigating these effects and risks is now urgent and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Key to achieving the flexibility and productivity that supply chains will need is digital transformation. However, despite significant coverage of the topic, supply chains are still reticent to embark on it. This article starts by examining why that is and what can be done to overcome the causes of this hesitation. It then looks at how to make digital transformation a sustainable change to the supply chains.
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Tags: Emerging Technology, RPA, Supply Chain
Meeting the Needs of MRO Spares through Digital Manufacturing
Visagio
May 01, 2020
With “disruption” becoming an increasing feature of supply chains, whose decision-makers have to find new ways to mitigate risks from it, supply chain innovation is now a key requirement for effective, efficient and economic success. The use of optimization tools has long been a feature of the area of inventory management, and now new technologies are advancing those further. MRO spare parts management often balances the need to hold stock on shelves with the locking-in of working capital. However, digital manufacturing, such as the use of 3D printing, is now proving to change that paradigm, allowing companies to ensure service levels without the financial constraints of the past. This article looks at how 3D printing helps with MRO spare parts management, and describes the first steps to adopt it.
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Meeting the Needs of MRO Spares through Digital Manufacturing
Visagio
March 10, 2020
With “disruption” becoming an increasing feature of supply chains, whose decision-makers have to find new ways to mitigate risks from it, supply chain innovation is now a key requirement for effective, efficient and economic success. The use of optimization tools has long been a feature of the area of inventory management, and now new technologies are advancing those further. MRO spare parts management often balances the need to hold stock on shelves with the locking-in of working capital. However, digital manufacturing, such as the use of 3D printing, is now proving to change that paradigm, allowing companies to ensure service levels without the financial constraints of the past. This article looks at how 3D printing helps with MRO spare parts management, and describes the first steps to adopt it.
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Breaking the Binds: Achieving Working Capital Release Through Spares Optimization
Visagio
October 01, 2014
How to release working capital and improve service levels through MRO spares optimization
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Tags: Management, Supply Chain
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Supercharg3d: How 3D Printing Will Drive Your Supply Chain
DiManEx BV
Modernising apps for consumption in a 24×7 world
