Enterra Insights

AUGUST 18, 2021

He observes, “The good news is that, given our research suggests a lack of understanding rather than a complete lack of interest, the industry redoubling its efforts to educate and inform manufacturers should be able to turn this situation around. It’s now up to IoT providers to ensure that manufacturers don’t get left behind.”[1]

Supply Chain Design Software 130

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

There is a belief that manufacturing is a mechanical process with not much thinking involved. While this is wrong for manufacturing in general it is especially wrong for process manufacturers – companies that produce food and beverages, paints, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. What is process manufacturing?

Manufacturing Procurement 119

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2023

” Today only 7% of manufacturers are innovators. The brain is an analog system (a continuous system that operates with the world in real time), and the computation is digital (occurs through a series of discrete steps that are insensitive to time). What makes the company believe that they are best practices? Buyer beware.

Supply Chain Planning Software 308

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

One of my insights from doing the industry analysis for the Supply Chains to Admire each year is that smaller and less well-known companies outperform larger and better-known manufacturers. The analysis is biased toward large process-based manufacturers in the Gartner network. Is this success? I don’t think so. Learning Stalled.

Gartner 346

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 9, 2024

As the pressure mounts for manufacturers to deliver in shorter timelines because of increased competition and the urgency to solve a myriad of climate-related challenges, legacy ways of doing things have become an insurmountable hindrance to progress. Overcoming Challenges in Product Lifecycle Management With Advanced Solutions The problem?

Manufacturing Procurement 75

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 2, 2023

Original equipment manufacturers need real-time information on molds that are used to make product parts but often don't have it, says Gabriel Tejada, senior project manager at eMoldino.

Manufacturing 92

Manufacturing Data 92

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2020

On Thursday morning, I began an engagement with a food manufacturer attempting to drive “Supply Chain 2.0. Let’s start the discussion by reviewing aggregate results from consumer manufacturers. Personal Products Manufacturers Industry Averages for the Period of 2010-2019. When I asked for a definition, the phone was silent.

Cost Reduction Strategies 418

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 24, 2021

The manufacturing buyer has a new appreciation of “variability” and wants to improve visibility but struggles to bring market data like telematics, GPS, images, map data, and rating/review data into today’s architectures. Today’s solutions are inside out. Self-service. Today’s solutions are inside out.

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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Consumer Goods Logistics

JANUARY 19, 2022

Much of the cost and complexity in CPG supply chains happens post manufacturing. Historically, this final packaging has been handled as a discrete supply chain function. Think about it. You might have one product – a potato chip – that gets packaged in dozens of ways.

Packaging 71

Packaging Warehousing Distribution Freight 71

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2022

As a recent college graduate, he was chartered with running manufacturing discrete event simulation for an automotive company. He worked for the North American manufacturing team and struggled with the imposed standards by the centralized center of excellence. Before the session, I sat by a young data scientist.

Manufacturing Procurement 217

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

The use of descriptive analytics along with agile planning techniques (what-if analysis, discrete event simulation, and network design) helped. The key is to align these product flows with the efficient supply chain flows to minimize cycle stock in manufacturing and maximize transportation assets. Analytics investments are essential.

Inventory Reduction 241

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QAD

MARCH 31, 2020

It’s a niche industry, but also one of the cornerstones of discrete parts manufacturing. They’re complex machines assembled from thousands of parts, many purchased from highly specialized manufacturers. ANCA builds CNC tool grinding machines. These machines produce the cutting tools other machine tools use to cut metal.

Manufacturing Procurement 118

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Unleashed

JULY 27, 2023

How you assemble your products decides how efficiently your manufacturing business operates. The solution to high costs and inefficient production is to implement the best manufacturing processes for your requirements. In this list of manufacturing processes What are manufacturing processes?

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2022

Serving leading companies in consumer goods, retail, discrete manufacturing, 3PL’s and management consulting across the globe, Starboard is the fastest growing Supply Chain Design Platform and the most current technology available in the market.

Optimal Sourcing 252

Optimal Sourcing Network Optimization Software Logility Supply Chain Network Software 252

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

JULY 9, 2020

More than four out of ten (43%) of senior decision-makers at mid-market discrete manufacturers identified artificial intelligence (AI) among technologies likely to have the greatest impact on supply chains over the next three years, putting it well ahead of other innovations like the Internet of Things (31%) and blockchain (24%).

Supply Chain Software 72

Supply Chain Software Internet of things Supply Chain Manufacturing 72

The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

He has managed onshore/offshore/war zone logistics as well as batch, continuous, and discrete manufacturing setups. Ali comes from a deep academic and real-world industrial operations in process simulations and operations management. At ThroughPut.ai

Supply Chain Design Software 189

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 189

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

A slight change within a function–in sourcing or manufacturing, or along the chain–can greatly impact the outcomes of cost, customer service, or working capital. Today’s supply chain—with greater outsourcing, global manufacturing, and complex bill of materials–requires synchronization of the links.

Optimal Sourcing 169

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 169

The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 15, 2021

He has managed onshore/offshore/war zone logistics as well as batch, continuous, and discrete manufacturing setups. Because of the unprecedented events related to COVID, retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are in a VUCA environment. VUCA stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.

Supply Chain Design Software 130

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

He has managed onshore/offshore/war zone logistics as well as batch, continuous, and discrete manufacturing setups. Ali comes from a deep academic and real-world industrial operations in process simulations and operations management. Achieve accurate inventory availability across locations with predicted customer demand.

Supply and Demand 130

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synchrono

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Process manufacturing is different, distinct, and distinguishable from discrete manufacturing. Process manufacturing uses formulations versus discrete manufacturers use Bills of Materials (BOMs) and assembles along a routing. This makes process manufacturers formula-focused.

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Beverage Food Capacity 40

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Sunil Roy , who leads Blue Yonder’s Industrial Manufacturing Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and executive customer events that we prepared for jointly. So overall, the competitiveness among the industrial manufacturers around the world has grown several bounds.

Manufacturing Procurement 127

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Efficiency in manufacturing comes from having the right preparation and the most cost-effective processes in your arsenal. It describes how goods will be manufactured, the expected demand for those goods, and any production requirements such as materials or labour. The first step in achieving these aims is called production planning.

Waste Reduction 98

Waste Reduction Resource Reduction Inventory Reduction Material Savings 98

QAD

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The opportunities around Digital Manufacturing are as varied and broad as the interpretation of the phrase itself. Manufacture the right stuff, at the right time, and as optimally as possible. Knowing What to Manufacture Next. The simplest of all examples is the decision on what to manufacture next. Key Takeaways.

Optimization Software 95

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2012

” CFO of a major manufacturer. This week, as I prepare for our second webinar on October 26th at Supply Chain Insights , I am working with Abby Mayer (@indexgirl) to understand the performance of discrete industries over the past decade. We have been running an analysis for the past fifteen years on discrete industries. (We

Inventory Reduction 245

Inventory Reduction Vendor Strategies Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 245

RFgen

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Out-of-the-box transactions automate receiving, picking, inventory movements, cycle counting, manufacturing work orders, and more with dynamic online/offline connectivity. One steel manufacturer reduced its labor time by 60% for cycle counting inventory with this one app. Operation Confirmation – Discrete Manufacturing.

SCM 98

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QAD

APRIL 5, 2022

With this release, QAD has strengthened our cloud ERP offering by delivering new adaptive manufacturing and supply chain capabilities to better address tomorrow’s challenges and rapidly respond to disruption in the marketplace. Digital Manufacturing. QAD Adaptive ERP 2022 Highlights. Integrated Supplier Management.

Manufacturing Procurement 95

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Purchasing Skills 95

Bristlecone

APRIL 22, 2020

Bristlecone S/4NOW for CPG is a packaged and proven accelerator that enables CPG manufacturers to realize the greatest value from SAP S/4HANA in the shortest amount of time. S/4NOW for Discrete Manufacturing. Bristlecone’s SAP-Qualified Partner-Packaged Solutions for SAP S/4HANA include: S/4NOW for CPG.

SAP 52

SAP San Jose Packaging Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2023

As a Product Marketing Director at Blue Yonder, Robin’s specializes in Supply Chain Planning for Discrete Manufacturing industries. Robin Bhatnagar is a seasoned supply chain and technology professional with over 13 years of experience is product marketing, demand generation, pre-sales and consulting.

Supply Chain Planning Software 204

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Bristlecone

JULY 18, 2018

A webinar on “Supply Chain Transformation in Discrete Manufacturing with SAP S/4HANA”. Hear from SAP and Bristlecone experts how Bristlecone’s preconfigured discrete manufacturing solution (S/4 Now) can address unique industry requirements while reducing implementation time and risks through a templatized approach.

SAP 40

SAP Supply Chain Transformation Supply Chain Supply and Demand 40

Bristlecone

MAY 31, 2020

SAP S/4HANA: Bristlecone S/4NOW for CPG – Enables CPG companies to tap into supply chain expertise, industry best practices, implementation accelerators and value-adds to deploy S/4HANA with speed and simplicity – industry-specific versions are also available for Life Sciences and Discrete Manufacturing. Middle East and North Africa.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Consumer Goods Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2020

Much of the cost and complexity in CPG supply chains happen post manufacturing. Historically, this final packaging has been handled as a discrete supply chain function by contract packaging companies. Think about it. You might have one product – a potato chip – that gets packaged in dozens of ways.

Packaging 46

Packaging Warehousing Distribution Freight 46

Consumer Goods Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2020

Much of the cost and complexity in CPG supply chains happen post manufacturing. Historically, this final packaging has been handled as a discrete supply chain function by contract packaging companies. Think about it. You might have one product – a potato chip – that gets packaged in dozens of ways.

Packaging 46

Packaging Warehousing Distribution Freight 46

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Manufacturing is core to the middle class and a healthy economy. The word digital is everywhere in their presentations– digital path to purchase, digital agriculture, and digital manufacturing. Digital Manufacturing: We have been trying to finish a research study on digital manufacturing for ten months. e-commerce.

Analytics Software 291

Analytics Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 291

Logility

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Whether involved in discrete or process manufacturing, right-sizing inventory is critical to minimizing risk and maximizing opportunities. Digital information for plants, suppliers, partners and transportation lanes lays the foundation for system-wide manufacturing optimization.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 12, 2024

Notion and Challenge of Traveled Work Again Surfaces Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal published a report: Behind the Alaska Blowout: a Manufacturing Habit Boeing Can’t Break. Paid subscription). This report accounts for the notions of unconforming quality repair needs that are termed traveled work.

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Supply Chain 24/7

APRIL 11, 2017

Market Research (TMR) just released the results of a survey conducted in the first two weeks of February, 2017; the respondents were all discrete manufacturers and all held VP or C-level titles. TR Cutler, Inc.

Supply Chain Visibility 65

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Whether involved in discrete or process manufacturing, right-sizing inventory is always critical when mitigating risk and taking on new opportunities. Proactive risk mitigation.

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