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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

of revenue on information technology (IT), only six percent of manufacturers drove performance at the intersection of growth and margin. Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Despite spending 1.1% Rise in Inventories. Less Effective at Inventory Management.

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A Manufacturing Day Look Into the Future: Sustainable and Digital

QAD

Manufacturing Day is all about paving the way for the next generation to see themselves in our field and sustain manufacturing into the future. Around the US, companies and schools are collaborating to give students a peek into our exciting world of modern manufacturing. The Next Generation of Manufacturing.

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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

SCMDOJO

Over the years, various methodologies have emerged to address this need, including lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and the integration of both known as Lean Six Sigma (LSS). 2007) According to Abramowich (2008) leading Six Sigma companies no longer just talk about quality or cost reduction. Hoerl, R.W.,

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

This is the first post in a two part series on the “Changing Face of Manufacturing.” ” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Drop in the price of crude oil.

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How Manufacturing in the US Continues to Grow Despite Fears Over Higher Costs, Lower Percentage of GDP & Election-Year Woes

GlobalTranz

On July 1, 2016, the Institute for Supply Management announced the manufacturing index rose to 53.2 GDP, which holds major hopes for the future of manufacturing. manufacturers into beliefs of an impending recession. manufacturers into beliefs of an impending recession. Current Facts on Manufacturing in the US.

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REPOST: The True Cost of OTIF Failure with Andrew Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

Zipline Logistics , founded in 2007, is a digitally enabled transportation partner specializing exclusively in serving the food, beverage, and consumer product manufacturers. Starting his career in carrier procurement and management within a Fortune 100 logistics company, Lynch has held positions of responsibility in all areas of?third-party?logistics.

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Why do we have 32 days more inventory by company in 2020 than in 2007? Mistake #5.

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