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The Time for Inventory Management Automation is Now

QAD

Transportation, scheduling and on-time delivery are important for any manufacturer and inventory manager to keep manufacturing and supply chain businesses running smoothly. Unforeseen disruption can cause unexpected delays, but there are many operations in the manufacturing industry that can be streamlined through automation.

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Ten Supply Chain Predictions for 2023

NC State SCRC

My colleague Jason Miller from Michigan State is an expert at navigating the many different publicly available government database, and interpreting the tea leaves. One reason for this is that the COVID crisis in China is escalating to incredible levels, and that is shutting down a lot of manufacturing hubs.

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The Failings of Lean Manufacturing Principles

Elementum

In this blog, we’ll continue with these themes, exploring some of the serious problems that have cascaded down from one of the most popular process management practices of the last several decades: Lean Manufacturing. Lean Sales? Defining Lean What is Lean Manufacturing? What’s THAT?

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Greg Lehmkuhl Named President of Con-Way Freight

Supply Chain Network

During his tenure at Menlo, he played a key role leading the organization in the adoption of Lean principles and operating processes. He is a graduate of Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., a trailer refurbishing and manufacturing company which supplies trailing equipment to the company’s trucking fleets.

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Is it Time for to Move Away from “World Class Supply Chains”?

NC State SCRC

As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative, led by Professor Robert Monczka. I had the opportunity to also witness the evolution of the field now known as “supply chain management” over the past 25 years.

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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

However, r eject rates from drivers are still down currently , a nd the DAT P ower I ndex still leans in favor of shipper s. . Warehouses in New Jersey and New York are reopening in the next 10-20 days and we expect to see an increase in outbound volume as a result. . Michigan ? . Shippers should?not Businesses?

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What is Inventory Management?

EMERGE App

He wiped the remnants of his avocado-and-chicken sandwich from his lips and leaned back his chair. He gazed longingly over Lake Michigan. Dan was implementing the ideas of JIT manufacturing to his flying discs. He felt it was more of a manufacturing philosophy than a production technique. JIT in Action. Drop Shipping.