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How Food Manufacturing Software Drives Profit [w Case Studies]

Unleashed

Effective inventory management is crucial to reducing costs in any manufacturing business. This is particularly true in the food manufacturing industry, which characteristically has a high volume of products stored, and an urgent need to fill existing client orders to match ongoing consumer demand. Working with fresh food.

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Q&A With Women Making a Big Impact in Supply Chain

ToolsGroup

Over time, I’ve been fortunate to work in groups where both men and women were well represented, and I’ve had excellent leaders who championed my career by giving me the freedom to chart my own path. The good news is we’re catching up, making substantial contributions in the overall supply chain workforce.

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How Manufacturers Can Take Control of Inventory with RFID Technology

QAD

If you work in the automotive, aerospace and defense industries or, of course, the consumer goods industry, you’ve probably been working with RFID technology for years. That said, Walmart didn’t become one of the largest retailers in the world by accident and it’s clear the company knows a thing or two about inventory management.

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What Retailers Need to Know About Inventory Management for 2016

RFgen

Here are a few inventory management practices that could make or break a company in 2016: Omnichannel Branches Out. Organizations can limit themselves to providing optimum service over a few select platforms, but technology and software solutions allows more companies to operate with an omnichannel model.

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What Retailers Need to Know About Inventory Management for 2016

RFgen

Here are a few inventory management practices that could make or break a company in 2016: Omnichannel Branches Out. Organizations can limit themselves to providing optimum service over a few select platforms, but technology and software solutions allows more companies to operate with an omnichannel model.

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Demand Planning. When The Answer To Two Simple Questions Is Not So Simple.

Supply Chain Shaman

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The Center of Excellence at the company wanted to improve base-level capabilities but struggled to move forward due to the traditional views of the planning team, which they felt were self-serving.

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Ultimate Guide To Technologies That Are Transforming Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The right technology solutions allow supply chain operations to make data-driven decisions and provide a competitive advantage, particularly if an organization’s competitors are slow to adopt the latest technology advancements. Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them.