GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

Approximately 60 percent of today's unfilled manufacturing jobs are due to a shortage of applicants with sufficient proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and math ( STEM ) skills. Even more alarming is the news that 69 percent of the executives surveyed said they expect the problem to worsen over the next five years.

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RFgen

MAY 5, 2017

Production and employment is on the rise among manufacturers, new numbers show. And whether their new work home is in the factory or the warehouse, the manufacturing industry in particular is riding high, with both production and employment on the rise. Manufacturers Working More Hours. In the U.S. Department of Labor.

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RFgen

MAY 5, 2017

Production and employment is on the rise among manufacturers, new numbers show. And whether their new work home is in the factory or the warehouse, the manufacturing industry in particular is riding high, with both production and employment on the rise. Manufacturers Working More Hours. In the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Research (Travelers Business Risk Index) shows that in 2014, 22% of manufacturers surveyed reported they did not worry about supply chain issues; in 2015, only 9% reported this. The 2015 results are based on a survey of 1,200 business decision makers. And it continues to grow in importance.

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The Network Effect

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

In a recent survey based on interviews with 62 international supply chain executives as well as over 1800 respondents from the logistics and manufacturing industry found that the top priority for logistics managers was “meeting customer expectations” followed by “on-time delivery”. Read the whole survey here ). .

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Tompkins Blog

APRIL 15, 2014

RALEIGH, NC, April 15, 2014 — Is it important to connect your supply chain strategy with your business strategy? According to a recent survey by Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium, nearly 80 percent of participants agree. About Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium. CONTACT: Barbara Adams. badams@tompkinsinc.com. Twitter: @jimtompkins.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Many medical device manufacturers are looking more closely at how they can make their operations less vulnerable to disruption. There may be opportunities your medical device manufacturing operation can leverage – in labor, materials, manufacturing and the supply chain – to make your infrastructure more resilient in the face of change.

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Resilinc

APRIL 26, 2022

manufacturing of drugs, semiconductors and other critical products, supply chain managers in the life sciences industry continue to pivot from the pandemic to proactively analyzing supply chain risks and evaluating options to develop more resilient supply chains. Continuous Manufacturing Holds Great Promise. While the U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

However a new survey shows that the percentage of women in leadership roles is still low. Logistics Managers, Manufacturing Directors and other Supply Chain leaders often rose from the shop floor, from front-line warehousing and transportation positions. Women have made tremendous strides in the Supply Chain Management profession.

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Resilinc

MAY 17, 2022

And for OEMs in virtually every manufacturing industry, supply chains are where much of their climate change risk lies. To provide faster analyses, climate scientists from Europe, the United States and India partnered in 2014 with the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre to form World Weather Attribution.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Manufacturing and cloud reluctance is not a recent issue. Recently, our company has generated some reports of internal data and surveyed a collection of companies to better get an idea of trends in the manufacturing industry. 51% do not use or plan to use cloud-based manufacturing software. In manufacturing?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

The previous five-year labor contract was ratified in 2014 , after a total of nine months of contract negotiations and considerable urging from government officials for both sides to reach resolution. As The Wall Street Journal noted in its reporting: “ The risks have seldom been as high as they are this year.”.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2015

29, 2014): By year’s end, chief executives at all of America’s Fortune 500 companies should get a letter signed by the president of the American Bar Association. 23, 2014, sub. In recent weeks, I’ve come across several articles underscoring how much more difficult, risky, and complex supplier relationship management is becoming.

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QAD

AUGUST 18, 2022

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their supply, contract packaging and distribution partners are under constant pressure to comply with government requirements while maintaining high standards for patient safety, product quality and innovation. Many of those efforts, however, took a backseat during the pandemic.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 20, 2016

The video was a report out and analysis of a survey that MPI had done on Internet of Things in the supply chain. In a 2014 study, 46% of manufacturing executives didn’t know what the internet of things was. Here are some examples: Manufacturing monitoring – Devices measure ambient temperature, humidity, air pressure, etc.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

.’ With respect to their consumer behavior, 73 percent of global millennials are willing to pay extra for sustainable products, an increase from 50 percent in 2014.”[2]. ” They note an MIT survey of apparel companies found vastly differing definitions of supply chain transparency across organizations. ”[2].

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In September, SCM World released its annual Chief Supply Chain Officer Report based on its survey of over 1,000 supply chain executives across all industries and geographies. SCN: Manufacturers report a strong trend toward greater vertical integration vs. out-sourcing production. How will this be operationalized?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

Offshoring is basically when a company moves manufacturing to a foreign country in an attempt to save money. For a time, this model of manufacturing seemed to be the paragon of effective business. This may include research and development, product manufacturing, product packaging, and shipping processes. The short answer is no.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 22, 2016

and a new survey reveals outsourcing in supply chain is expected to grow. New Survey Reveals Levels of Outsourcing in Supply Chain Expected to Grow by Over 40%. Target admitted in 2014 that the intrusion into the systems came after network credentials were stolen from a third-party vendor. Is your supply chain a cyber threat?

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Recyclable raw materials, manufacturing processes limiting the consumption of water and electricity, eco-responsible packaging and less energy-consuming transport solutions are all growth drivers and also help reduce production cost and wastage. Supply chain digitization has been underway since 2010 and 2011, with an acceleration since 2014.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

We developed the Supply Chain Index in 2014 as a way to measure supply chain improvement at a balance sheet level. The supply chain has two buffers: inventory and manufacturing excess capacity. With the redesign of the global multi-national manufacturing company, the design of buffers has increased in importance.

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RFgen

AUGUST 26, 2015

MarketWatch recently published the results of a Research and Markets survey finding the global mobile supply chain solutions market is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 13.4% between 2014 and 2020. In 2014, the industry was valued at $7-billion and that figure should consistently increase over the next five years.

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RFgen

AUGUST 26, 2015

MarketWatch recently published the results of a Research and Markets survey finding the global mobile supply chain solutions market is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 13.4% between 2014 and 2020. In 2014, the industry was valued at $7-billion and that figure should consistently increase over the next five years.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this blog, Andy discusses the health of the manufacturing industry, manufacturing technology orders, and setting benchmarks for company performance. The State of the Health of The US Manufacturing Sector & Manufacturing Technology Orders. USMTO is managed by AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

Using quantitative surveys, we collected the data in Figure 1 in 2014. The research is a study of large manufacturers. This is why we continue to fund surveys which we share openly and freely. ” If you are interested in seeing a similar analysis of S&OP and Inventory Management technologies, take our surveys.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 14, 2015

It is surprising then that despite the hundreds of millions of RFID tags sold this year alone that, according to results from the 2014 GS1 US Standards Usage Survey, finally saw the technology living up to the hype in the logistics industry in the last few years.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

And it looks like some of these efforts to avert the talent crisis have begun to bear fruit: a major new survey shows that millennials are moving into the workforce in a big way, changing its Supply Chain’s demographics and disrupting the industry. We’re maybe a ways past the 2008-2014 heyday of stereotyping millennials in the workforce.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2022

A recent report from IBM Security found 83% percent of surveyed organizations have experienced more than one data breach and each succeeding data breach has been more costly.[10] He explains, “This time around, the Roaring 20’s will bring about not mass manufacturing and increased migration to cities, as it did a century ago.

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Elementum

MAY 27, 2015

manufactured goods over the next decade. But Walmart is not alone in its move towards “reshoring” jobs, moving factories back stateside after a decade-long exodus to cheaper manufacturing facilities in places like Southeast Asia. Manufacturing technology is improving in the U.S., Making Waves. may be beneficial.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Thanks to the cloud, there has never been a better time to be a manufacturer or distributor with a vision for rapid, profitable growth. This isn’t a science fiction story—it’s the current reality for many manufacturers and distributors. There’s more to this story. ” Just 13% said IoT was “irrelevant.”

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Thanks to the cloud, there has never been a better time to be a manufacturer or distributor with a vision for rapid, profitable growth. This isn’t a science fiction story—it’s the current reality for many manufacturers and distributors. There’s more to this story. ” Just 13% said IoT was “irrelevant.”

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Elementum

MAY 28, 2015

Earlier this month, major Indian drug manufacturers Cipla and Wockhardt were both pressed to recall large drug lots after receiving FDA warning letters. The FDA’s rebukes of Cipla and Wockhardt is only the most recent in a long list of Indian drug manufacturers who have received sanctions from the FDA in the past years.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Today, we kick off our annual year end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 7 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , 3PL , Business , Transportation , Freight. We will feature over the next 7 business days each category’s top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2014. Read Full Post.

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RFgen

JANUARY 31, 2016

Around the world, traceability has become the primary concern for food manufacturing and supply chain procedures. percent between 2014 and 2022, according to Medgadget. percent between 2014 and 2022, according to Medgadget. A recent Deloitte survey found the shoppers of today put a lot of focus on health and well-being.

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RFgen

JANUARY 31, 2016

Around the world, traceability has become the primary concern for food manufacturing and supply chain procedures. percent between 2014 and 2022, according to Medgadget. percent between 2014 and 2022, according to Medgadget. A recent Deloitte survey found the shoppers of today put a lot of focus on health and well-being.

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OptiProERP

MARCH 4, 2019

If you are implementing a Six Sigma program, then this kind of data analysis will give greater insight into how each phase of a DMAIC framework is working, and how the efforts made impact all other areas of manufacturing performance. Where will digital transformation take your manufacturing business? What other questions do you have?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

To make consumers and businesses more aware of this problem, Made in a Free World, with funding from the US State Department, launched slaveryfootprint.org , an online survey that calculates your “slavery footprint” — i.e., the likely number of slaves involved in making some of the products you use.

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