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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

This is the first post in a two part series on the “Changing Face of Manufacturing.” ” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Drop in the price of crude oil.

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Digital Twins in the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

He explains, “For the last few years, the term Digital Twin has been at the top of the buzzword list for manufacturers and industrial companies, often meaning different things in different production environments. 12, December 2007. Now they are able to grapple with the greater complexities of supply chain management.

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Help Supply Chain Planners Be More Successful In These Uncertain Times

Supply Chain Shaman

Time to Sense Market Shifts in the 2007 Recession. Over the course of the last three decades, supply chains grew more complex. As companies outsourced—greater dependency on third parties for manufacturing and transportation—and asset utilization grew from 10% to 35% ROIC the management of the supply chain became more complex.

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Sharing Tribal Knowledge

Enterra Insights

After learning he had terminal pancreatic cancer in 2006, he delivered an upbeat 2007 talk titled “ The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams ,” which became a popular YouTube video. He adds, “The average amount of reused knowledge in manufacturing remains low, reportedly about 30%. You risk your business.”

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Using Supply Chain Systems Specialists to Complete Your Project

Veridian Solutions

Consider the issues presented by Material Handling and Logistics : “Manufacturers, 3PLs and others in the supply chain often get lost in the details. In this role, Veridian further ensures that all decisions made in the course of the project achieve core business goals, not necessarily fulfill a sale.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of the last two weeks, I find myself sitting in CFO offices attempting to explain how financial leadership can drive supply chain improvement. The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” The Preamble. Background. The reason why?

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Unilever and Colgate: Two Bookends?

Supply Chain Shaman

Consumer packaged goods (CPG), food and chemical manufacturers are stuck and pharmaceutical and industrial companies are losing ground and moving backwards. As an industry analyst, over the course of the last ten years, I have worked with all of these companies. Over the course of the decade, Colgate maintained margin of.21