Sourcing/procurement/scm - Articles - Page 65

PTC Issues PLM Application for Medical Device Industry

June 17, 2016

PTC

PTC has made available its Value-Ready Deployment (VRD) application for the medical device industry.

Dassault Systèmes Acquires Ortems for Production Scheduling

June 17, 2016

Dassault Systemes

Dassault Systèmes has signed a definitive share-purchase agreement to acquire Ortems, a provider of on-premise and cloud-based software for constraint-based production scheduling and dispatching.

Reflections on Port Safety for Dangerous Goods

June 17, 2016

TT Talk

The explosion at Tianjin Port last August should be seen as a spectacular example of why those operating throughout the global supply chains should examine their work practices and risk policies more thoroughly.

New Tech for High-Tech: Radisys Updates Its Demand Planning App

June 16, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

The provider of platforms and systems for telecommunications companies moves to adopt an end-to-end means of conducting supply and demand planning in real time.

Procurement Puts the Squeeze on Rising Costs

June 16, 2016

Patrick Connaughton & Christopher S. Sawchuk

Virtually all companies will face economic headwinds and other challenges in 2016. Finding new sources of revenue growth remains difficult, resulting in pressure to protect margins through cost control. How can the procurement professional provide that?

The Compliance Map Launches Country-of-Origin Tracking Tool

June 15, 2016

The Compliance Map

The Compliance Map, a developer of environmental-compliance software, has launched the Compliance Map Origin Determination Module.

Aspen Technology Issues Update of aspenONE Software

June 14, 2016

Aspen Technology Inc.

Aspen Technology, Inc., a provider of software and services to the process industries, has made generally available Version 9 of two applications, aspenONE Engineering and aspenONE Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

Are Supply Chains Dropping the Ball on Risk Management?

June 10, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Levels of risk in global supply chains continue to rise - even as companies' commitment to managing it goes in the opposite direction.

Merck Suffers Drug Supply Interruption Headache - Again

June 8, 2016

FiercePharma

Merck & Co. is facing another supply interruption for its ovulation-stimulating hormone Follistim, and like the supply lapse from several years ago, Merck has little to say.

Electrical Distributors, Manufacturers Need to Work on Relationship, Study Finds

June 7, 2016

TED Mag

After surveying 246 National Association of Electrical Distributors companies (102 distributors and 144 manufacturers) for the recent Reimagining Distributor and Manufacturer Relationships study, the message came through loud and clear: Both distributors and manufacturers need to put more time and effort into strengthening their supply chain relationships.