ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The introduction of E-Procurement: Price and availability are not the only factors to be considered in a purchasing decision, especially now that a strong supply chain has become an unmissable element for every company in today’s business climate (Namulo, 2017). Namulo, 2017).

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 15, 2023

While on-premises ERP deployments are still more common than one might think among mid-market manufacturers and distributors, Cloud ERP deployment has rapidly accelerated. A shift in skills According to the Wall Street Journal, cloud computing jobs grew 94% from 2017 to 2020, compared to 20% growth for tech job postings in general.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 25, 2023

This technology took a step further in 2002 when Michael Grieves publicly introduced the concept and model of the digital twin at a Society of Manufacturing Engineers conference in Troy, Michigan. 4] Sara Castellanos, “ Digital Twins Concept Gains Traction Among Enterprises ,” The Wall Street Journal, 12 September 2018. [5]

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USC Consulting Group

DECEMBER 5, 2018

This holiday season, American consumers are expected to spend more than $720 billion , an increase of nearly 5 percent over sales figures from 2017, according to the National Retail Federation. What exactly are these peak season manufacturing best practices? Manufacturers that plan for this eventuality set themselves up for success.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 was that traditional software user interfaces would start migrating toward chatbots and virtual assistants. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal : Transfix has raised a total of $78.5 I’ll share some highlights in a future post. million since its founding in 2013.

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USC Consulting Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

What are the major food and beverage manufacturing trends on tap for 2020? Here’s more on this and what other aspects of these food manufacturing trends that will be “in” as Americans shop for snacks, brunch, breakfast, and lunch: 1. billion , up 11% from 2018 and 18% from 2017 at $3.4

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article on the increasing use of machinery to create made-to-fit boxes for more efficient fulfillment shipping. Xeneta’s data analysis shows that containerized imports from the far east to the US increased substantially from 2017 to 2022.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In other technology news, the Wall Street Journal reports that DB Schenker is taking a $25 million stake in online freight booking platform uShip Inc.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2018

While I thaw out a bit, here are the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Tight Trucking Market Has Retailers, Manufacturers Paying Steep Prices (WSJ – sub. Amazon shipped over 5 billion items with Prime in 2017 (TechCrunch). UPS and FedEx Handle Record Holiday Surge With Minimal Delays (Bloomberg).

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The shipping capacity crunch is not a new topic, but the end of 2017 is shaping up to reveal an unprecedented crunch, reports Chris Brady of Logistics Viewpoints. Moreover, according to Dustin Braden of the Journal of Commerce (JOC) , the driver shortage is worsening in tandem. becomes more of the fact. becomes more of the fact.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

” As Howland notes, what changed was how manufacturers marketed their goods. The conundrum, Howland notes, was this: “With the extra marketing and extra cachet, products became more expensive, bulking up margins for manufacturers and retailers alike. Brand name manufacturers didn’t rest on their laurels.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 24, 2022

The report specifically cited iPhone contract manufacturing assemblers Foxconn, Pegatron , Wistron , MacBook producer Quantra Computer , AirPods producer Inventec , each being asked to evaluate alternative sourcing cost and other factors. Apple declined to comment on either the Bloomberg or Wall Street Journal published reports.

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RFgen

JANUARY 27, 2016

manufacturers will no longer be allowed to use tiny plastic materials called microbeads in health, hygiene and beauty products. The Rockland Journal News said people fear the possibility of consuming beads after they’ve been digested by fish or absorbed contaminants. In the near future, U.S. Looking for an Alternative.

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RFgen

JANUARY 27, 2016

manufacturers will no longer be allowed to use tiny plastic materials called microbeads in health, hygiene and beauty products. The Rockland Journal News said people fear the possibility of consuming beads after they’ve been digested by fish or absorbed contaminants. In the near future, U.S. Looking for an Alternative.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

This growth, combined with the impact digital commerce has on consumer behavior, has what the Wall Street Journal called “an outsize impact” on the supply chain. Manufacturing businesses are undergoing enormous change, including changing consumer expectations and technological advancements. percent (compared to 1.6

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Well, I could turn to an AI-powered robot to my write my post for me (see Wired article, “ What News-Writing Bots Mean for the Future of Journalism ”). Cloud Logistics Announces Record Revenue, Growth and Innovation for 2017. What can I do if I have writer’s block? I’ll let you guess which option I took this morning.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

15th, 2017 (PDF., The manufacturing industry leads all others in the volume of data it produces on a yearly basis. Also, machine learning is leading to more accurate measures of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), a key metric many manufacturers and supply chain operations rely on. no opt-in). Preston, D. S., & Swink, M.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal , Musk did not elaborate on what was defined as high volume production, but reiterated that such a vehicle ‘ is crucial to accelerating the company’s transition to more sustainable energy.”

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In fact, in November 2016, a survey of shippers published by the Journal of Commerce found that shippers didn’t “appear to believe capacity will tighten considerably in advance of a federal electronic logging mandate for all interstate truck drivers scheduled to take effect next December 1.” That all changed with the summer of 2017.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 4, 2018

” Manufacturing executives are beginning appreciate that bit of wisdom and are increasingly turning to digital twins to improve their operations. ’ This concept also will impact the way manufacturers do business.”[2]. ’ This concept also will impact the way manufacturers do business.”[2].

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Wall Street Journal and New York Times are reporting that Ukrainian banks and infrastructure agencies have been suffering through waves of cyber attacks in recent days. 11] Alistair MacDonald and Nick Kostov, “ Russia-Ukraine Crisis Has Western Companies Bracing for Sanctions Hit ,” The Wall Street Journal, 23 February 2022.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

During a 2017 conference, Tricia Wang ( @triciawang ), a self-described Tech Ethnographer & Sociologist, writes, “A lot of companies treat digital as if they are ‘doing digital’ — this is ‘digitization’ at its worst — as if it’s some checklist of things to do. .” ” Banker is correct. Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Over the past couple of years, 53 European logistics-related startups have secured over EUR160 million worth of venture capital between them, according to research by Supply Chain Media, publisher of the Dutch trade journal Supply Chain Magazine and the quarterly pan-European magazine Supply Chain Movement.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Manhattan Associates Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Performance. This morning in the Wall Street Journal , Laura Stevens reports that “Amazon is preparing to launch a delivery service for businesses, positioning it to directly compete with United Parcel Service Inc. Manufacturers like P&G are having to do the same too.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A shift in obligations and duties between ‘manufacturers’, ‘importers’, and ‘distributors’. 2017, February). International Journal of Production Research. Two of the most significantly changing instances are: The introduction of a UKCA mark and a UK Declaration of conformity for market entering products. Investopedia.

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BlueYonder

JULY 6, 2018

tariffs start to impact manufacturing; year-over-year orders for big rigs doubled in June; new advances in consumer chatbots could save businesses billions; and two major European grocers will team up in a bid to keep supplier prices low. As Manufacturers Position for Tariffs, Factory Activity Increases. in June from 58.7

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2023

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , Kirkhorn not only delivered 16 consecutive quarters of company profitability, but functioned as the automaker’s de facto chief operating officer. Redwood Materials was founded by Tesla Board member JB Straubel in 2017 while he was Tesla’s CTO.

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BlueYonder

JULY 6, 2018

tariffs start to impact manufacturing; year-over-year orders for big rigs doubled in June; new advances in consumer chatbots could save businesses billions; and two major European grocers will team up in a bid to keep supplier prices low. As Manufacturers Position for Tariffs, Factory Activity Increases. in June from 58.7

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Other technologies, like additive manufacturing, are also impacting many supply chains. 2] Nicole Pontius, “ 5 Supply Chain Trends Driven by Cloud Technology in 2017 ,” Business.com, 11 September 2017. [3] In addition, every large logistics provider is testing autonomous delivery vehicles from drones to vans.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Throughout this time, 3PL transportation management providers have taken advantage of the low-costs of transportation, which further reduced the costs for businesses and manufacturers. According to the Wall Street Journal , truck drivers are quickly aging into retirement, and the costs of hiring novice drivers can be quite extensive.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 23, 2018

We live in the Digital Age and most business consultants insist businesses, including manufacturers, need to transform into digital enterprises in order succeed. ” Additive Manufacturing (aka 3D Printing). Additive manufacturing is no longer a novelty. One of the benefits of additive manufacturing is that new forms (i.e.,

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Transparency, on the other hand, involves moral and ethical dimensions of activities associated with sourcing and manufacturing. Rootstock analysts explain, “Manufacturing supply chains need transparency throughout the process to avoid bad press outcomes from failures in the chain.” Footnotes. [1]

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Is it possible these things have impacted the sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery of my cologne? For example, has my country’s sanctions or tariffs impacted the supply chain of the manufacturer, impacted when and how they receive the ingredients for my cologne and at what cost? Is the foreign country’s currency stable?

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

In April 2017, William B. Cassidy of the Journal of commerce (JOC) noted shippers were expecting a forthcoming slight capacity pinch, but that was before hurricane season arrived. Unbelievably, the capacity crunch is back the shipping headlines. Increased Market Stamina Contributes to Capacity Crunch Factors.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. The subcontract efforts feature the majority of military and part of commercial aviation, systems are outsourced by the overall airframe manufacturer, known as “primes” (Boeing, Airbus, Sikorski, etc.)

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2021

Today’s Wall Street Journal article on the impact of the Texas winter storm on the petrochemical industry highlights many of the challenges that exist with this supply chain, that has been overlooked for perhaps too long. A month later, many remain offline, and analysts said it could be months more before all are fully back.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

Prior knowledge of lean manufacturing is required. Journal of Business Logistics, 38(1), 35-54. After that, the author explains how to improve performance by using best practices such as Sales and Operations Planning, Demand Pull, Value Stream Mapping, supplier management, and so on. Cons: You need to be comfortable with basic math.

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