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IoT Benefits for Supply Chain Operations

Enterra Insights

As I have noted in previous posts, the “revolution” has been slowed by security and standardization issues. With an IoT inventory system, the supply levels of several critical elements can be monitored in real time to help inform business decisions and prevent shortages. Dehoyos explains the IoT can also help there.

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The Supply Chain Can?t Stop: Best Practices for Triaging Shortages

Elementum

A recent Bloomberg article described it as the worst supply chain crisis outside wartime. There’s also added delay to resolve issues at a time when speed is critically important. The world’s supply chains are facing a root-to-branch shutdown unlike any seen in modern peacetime.” — Bloomberg.

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Is It a Good Idea to Invest in Hiring a Purchasing Manager?

Precoro

In the article, we look critically at the role of the purchasing manager and discuss how to determine the value of hiring one. Reducing the price on the tag while maintaining the quality is often a crucial market advantage. It is addressed as an immediate issue that must be dealt with rather than as a long-term plan.

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Mastering the Art of Inventory: Unlocking Business Success with Accurate Management and Barcode Technology

RFgen

Inventory management is a critical aspect of any business’s operations, ensuring that products are accounted for, tracked, and optimally utilized. RFID tags can store more information than barcodes and do not require line-of-sight scanning. Chief among these improvements is accuracy.

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How Superior Sales Samples Can Unlock Supply Chain Gains

MIT Supply Chain

These high-quality sales samples lead to more accurate demand predictions, and offer more flexibility by enabling the company to solve design issues earlier in the overall launch process. Some of the test steps can be completed sooner or in parallel with other activities on the critical launch path.

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FSMA: Threat or Opportunity

Supply Chain Network

In a recent article titled Planning for FSMA Compliance posted on Manufacturing.net she writes: FSMA and other regulations should be viewed as an opportunity for food manufacturers to adopt a more holistic approach to solving food quality and safety concerns. The ability to prevent bad quality product from reaching the public.

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Profiting from Cost to Serve

MIT Supply Chain

CLI’s top-down method addresses these issues. In this initial phase critical factors such as the distribution channels involved, customers, geographic regions, and products are clearly defined. This article will be published in the summer 2014 issue of the electronic newsletter Supply Chain Frontiers later this month.