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Guide to Manufacturing Inventory Management Software

RFgen

Keeping track of all your moving parts in manufacturing is a tall order. That’s where manufacturing inventory management software comes in. In this ultimate guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about manufacturing inventory management software. Spreadsheets just don’t cut it anymore.

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The Future of Trucking: Change, Wins and Best Practices

Supply Chain Brain

There’s a growing sense that we may see a loosening of the regulatory environment — similar to the 2016-2020 period — which could offer carriers and logistics providers the chance to shift focus from compliance-heavy operations to strategic growth and efficiency. Which Metrics Matter?

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Report- Global Trade War Points to Increased Protectionism

Supply Chain Matters

Such levels reportedly reflect a 75 percent increase from the start of the first Trump Administration in 2016. More importantly, business and supply chain teams need to shed their supply functional driven thinking and performance metrics and come together in assessing a variety of scenarios that have specific business wide implications.

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Who will Manage the Warehouse Robots

Supply Chain Digest

Srihari Senior Consultant, Infosys Posted on: May, 22 2016 Great article. Mike O'Brien Senior editor, Access Intelligence Posted on: May, 26 2016 Surprised to see Home Depot fall off the list; thought they were winning with Sync? lost net about 200,000 manufacturing jobs per year to offshoring. There are many more benefits.

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Trends in Logistics Technology, according to Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

Srihari Senior Consultant, Infosys Posted on: May, 22 2016 Great article. Mike O'Brien Senior editor, Access Intelligence Posted on: May, 26 2016 Surprised to see Home Depot fall off the list; thought they were winning with Sync? lost net about 200,000 manufacturing jobs per year to offshoring. There are many more benefits.

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Highlights from Gartner Analyst Noha Samara Interview on Key Supply Chain Planning Issues

Supply Chain Digest

A: Growth in technology has resulted in a proliferation of new data sources and metrics. As one example, organizations reported tracking 50% more metrics in their S&OP processes in 2024, compared to 2018. They understand how different metrics relate to each other and the organizations strategic objectives.

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1H 2025 Supply Chain in Numbers and Charts

Supply Chain Digest

One measure of the health of the US manufacturing sector is the US Purchasing Managers Index from the Institute of Supply Management. As shown below, the PMI has been below the key 50 mark that separates US manufacturing expansion from contraction for 10 out of 12 months, and indeed it has been 30 out of the last 32 months underwater.