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Real-time Information Increasingly Important for Manufacturers

QAD

Digital transformation strategies are delivering more responsive solutions and real-time information to change the way organizations operate. This access “reduced the time information travels from Chicago to New Jersey by just four milliseconds, from 17 to 13 milliseconds.” . Manufacturers Thrive on Timely Information.

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Making The Case for Value Network Enablement

Supply Chain Shaman

My definition of a network is the bi-directional information exchange of manufacturing, procurement, quality, and transportation signals across multiple tiers of trading partners in a many-to-many trading partner information exchange with minimal latency. Time to Get Information Solving the problem is complex.

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ERP Master Data: A Guide to Improve Quality & Governance

SCMDOJO

ERP is a broad term that encompasses the financial, manufacturing and distribution capabilities of a company. However, the success of an ERP system largely depends on the quality of its master data. That’s where regular quality checks come into play, forming an indispensable part of your data management (MDM) processes.

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Advanced Product Quality Planning – The 5 Phases of APQP

QAD

Updated: August 3, 2023 Published: April 1, 2019 Achieving Customer Satisfaction and Competitive Advantage at Lower Costs Understanding and meeting customer expectations is at the heart of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and are key requirements for any business to be successful. What is APQP?

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Brunswick Boat Group Improves Quality and Process Standardization with QAD

QAD

No manufacturer ever wants to deliver a product that’s anything less than exceptional. The importance of quality is undeniable, but ensuring each product that leaves your facility is flawless every day, every shipment and year after year is a lot more challenging today than it was 50, or even 5, years ago.

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Do You See What I See? How to Select a TMS Visibility Platform for Improved Speed, Quality, and Cost

Logistics Viewpoints

Yet, for many operators, orders are still tracked using lagging carrier information gleaned from phone calls, websites, spreadsheets, emails, and other old-school forms of reporting. What is stopping a carrier from “fudging” the information a little to save face? It collects and stores data from a variety of sources.

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Supply Chain Quality: A Driver for Digital Transformation

Talking Logistics

The only way to take control of your future is to double down on quality. Product quality directly impacts the profitability of a company. The cost of poor quality is so closely related to supplier quality and compliance that manufacturers must give the proper attention and resources to the optimization of their upstream partnerships.