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The Value of a Manufacturing Control Tower in Industrial Equipment Manufacturing

DELMIA Quintiq

The widespread supply chain disruptions that happened when the global pandemic hit in 2020 highlighted several important lessons regarding manufacturing and supply chain visibility. The MCT provides centralized data management capabilities with near-real-time visibility in a unified view of the current conditions in factories and operations.

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How AI is transforming manufacturing Part 2: Inventory management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Manufacturers have incurred significant financial losses due to supply chain disruptions and the subsequent inventory management challenges. Companies struggling to manage their supply chains often lack data for decision making, have siloed systems and inefficient inventory management practices.

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Transforming Manufacturing Operations with Supply Chain Technology: 3 Key Areas to Invest In

Logility

As a manufacturing leader, you’re faced with constant disruptions, labor shortages, and the threat of job loss — time is of the essence. of supply chain managers using Excel spreadsheets to manage your inventory and supply chain, it’s time to make a change. If you’re one of the 67.4%

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Supply Chain Data Management: Making Data Make Sense for Supply Chain Planning

Logility

In addition, it’s difficult to manage data for a fast-paced, global supply chain, especially considering that 75% of supply chain data originates outside the ERP system. This complexity creates risks of miscommunication and disruption, often involving incorrect or incomplete data. SCDM is the Answer.

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4 Tips For Better Process Manufacturing Planning and Forecasting

Logility

With the right technology, process manufacturing strategy, planning, and management can be simplified. Manufacturers have been through a trial by fire with supply chain disruptions and changes in demand during the past two years. 4 Digital Solutions That Address the Top Challenges for Process Manufacturers.

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How manufacturers can adopt a sustainable supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Process changes to improve sustainability What sort of process changes should manufacturers be looking at to improve sustainability? Bill of Materials Manufacturers looking to incorporate recycled material in their production process , without compromising the final product, should be updating their Bill of Materials (BOM).

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Inventory Management vs Product Information Management (PIM)

Supply Chain Game Changer

What is Product (or Master) Data Management? The following Product Information Management (PIM) article was written by guest author Alex Borzo, a content contributor at Amber Engine , a software company passionate about eCommerce. There is a way to aggregate, organize and clean-up data without all the manual toil.