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A Manufacturing Day Look Into the Future: Sustainable and Digital

QAD

Manufacturing Day is all about paving the way for the next generation to see themselves in our field and sustain manufacturing into the future. Around the US, companies and schools are collaborating to give students a peek into our exciting world of modern manufacturing. The Next Generation of Manufacturing.

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.) We source this data from Y charts. My challenge? Measure it.

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Winning strategies for distributors and manufacturers during an economic downturn

EazyStock

The right purchasing and logistics strategies give companies an edge during these unique, uncertain times and, during the return “to normal,” a greater competitive advantage and continued growth. With the right strategies in purchasing, logistics and supply chain, you can navigate through a recession and come out as a winner.

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Avoiding Dead-end Streets As We Build the Future of Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Seasoned supply chain professionals used the mental model from the recession of 2007 as a guidepost.) Here are some articles to read. For additional reading check out this article.) Procurement/Buyers Workbench. At the beginning of the pandemic, the forecasted period of disruption of seven-to-eight months.

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How Are Counterfeit Drugs Procured?

MIT Supply Chain

A new approach focuses on the way these products are procured. The research explores a new approach to combating drug counterfeiters: devising mitigation strategies based on the way dispensers procure medicines. Counterfeit cures. Agencies such as the Federal Drug Administration in the US work to stop the sale of tainted medications.

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Can B2B e-commerce solve supply chain issues?

Cathy Roberson

Manufacturing is gaining steam not only in the US but around the world as businesses return to a COVID-19 type of redefined normalcy. According to IHS Markit, March US purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was the second strongest since data collection began in May 2007. Home Depot is growing its B2B e-commerce as well.

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Where Should Business Decisions Be Made?

Enterra Insights

The Case for Decision Democratization As I mentioned at the beginning of this article, companies will likely gain the most value by adopting a hybrid decision-making approach that involves both a Decision Center and democratized decision-making. 12, December 2007. [3] 12, December 2007. [3] 9 June 2023. [8] 9 June 2023. [8]