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How Proper Label Controls Can Help Your Manufacturing Plant

IQMS

And let’s not forget to mention the importance of labels and, more specifically, proper label controls when running a modern manufacturing facility. From business showstoppers such as compliance issues to the mis-shipment of products, improper labeling can genuinely affect a manufacturers’ bottom line.

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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2011, Yannis Skoufalos became the Global Product Supply Officer at Procter & Gamble. Keith led the work to move P&G from a regional to a global manufacturer opening up the Warsaw center of planning excellence and outsourcing IT to HP. Keith was an undisputed leader in building talent to drive manufacturing excellence.

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Infor’s Acquistion of GT Nexus: If I Had a Magic Wand

Supply Chain Shaman

Founded in 2002 under the name of Agilisys, Infor rebranded in 2004. In the period of 2002-present, the company acquired/aggregated many applications. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. There is seldom one technology used within a manufacturing company to connect B2b value networks.) It is clear.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™! An Interview with Michael Massetti, VP at Gartner!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. Our team was recognized for our unique configure-to-order process for our microprocessors as a finalist in the Supply Chain Council’s Operational Excellence award in 2011.

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The Digital Twin is the Next Big Technology Enabler

Requis

They will have profound implications for manufacturing, energy, aerospace, health care, and even urban planning. Much later, in 2002, Michael Grieves of the University of Michigan used the concept of “mirrored systems” for a product lifecycle management course , and coined the term “digital twin” in a 2011 book on the topic.

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Is Offshoring Leading to Increased Numbers of Product Recalls?

NC State SCRC

Over the last two decades, increased competition and a globalized economy has led firms to deploy outsourced manufacturing and captive offshore policies across multiple industries. One fact remains certain; the trend of outsourcing and offshoring manufacturing is not likely to abate anytime soon. This is starting to change…quickly!

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Bio-based Products Future is Promising, but Hurdles Exist

Supply Chain View from the Field

As an example, Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) encompasses a variety of chemical manufacturing codes including petrochemicals (3251), but none for biobased chemicals. Since 2011, the USDA BioPreferred voluntary label has been in the market place and now has been applied to more than 20,000 certified products.