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How to Handle Spare Parts Inventory Management (& Who Benefits from What)

Unleashed

Specific aspects of managing inventory include procurement, storage, and utilisation tracking. In 2021, the global demand value in North America for spare parts and consumables relating to maintenance and operations reached over USD 150 billion. Moreover, purchasing teams can leverage bulk orders to get a better price.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

These technologies also contribute to a rise in big data and analytics in the logistics field. RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line.

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10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic!

Supply Chain Game Changer

And with less manufacturing output there were fewer container ships leaving Asia full of goods meaning activity in ports in North America and Europe would slow down rather quickly. For far too long Supply Chain has been considered a back office, transactional functions placing purchasing orders and moving and receiving goods.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

A report proposing three system solutions that could reshape the industry and set the clean energy technology sector on a path to sustainability. Read the short version of this report on Medium. Chapter 2 of this report outlines some of the barriers observed to play a prohibitive role to transparency for REE mining and processing.

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Are You Active in the Digital Transformation Drinking Game?

Supply Chain Shaman

Internet of Things: the use of machine-to-machine streaming data to improve supply chain outcomes. At SAP Insider, the digital transformation message was never defined, but the use cases focused on Internet of Things delivered through a Leonardo architecture and the strategic advantage of S4/Hana for real-time analytics.