Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

From May 2016 through the end of August 2017, “17 CEOs of public Big Food manufacturers and retailers had departed, or announced their intention to,” according to an article published last September in Fortune. Nulogy xChange 2018: Why Courage is So Important Today. Source: Nulogy.

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Getting high-quality, compliant products to market is a long and arduous journey for most manufacturers. Regardless of the business, today’s manufacturers are under pressure to innovate faster and gain first-mover advantages while operating under the constraints of stringent regulatory requirements and greater product complexity.

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IQMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

to $2T in supply-chain management and manufacturing. By 2021, 20% of leading manufacturers will rely on embedded intelligence, using AI, IoT, and blockchain applications to automate processes and increase execution times by up to 25% according to IDC. to $2 in supply-chain management and manufacturing. 7T value to manufacturers.

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IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

Improving semiconductor manufacturing yields up to 30%, reducing scrap rates, and optimizing fab operations is achievable with machine learning. Automating quality testing using machine learning is increasing defect detection rates up to 90%. New products are proliferating in manufacturing today, and delivery windows are tightening.

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IQMS

JULY 2, 2018

72% of manufacturers say real-time monitoring is essential for streamlining and making inventory reconciliation more efficient. 72% of manufacturers say real-time monitoring is essential for streamlining and making inventory reconciliation more efficient. Real-Time Monitoring’s Many Benefits Are Fueling IoT Growth.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. We look at 6 core areas that manufacturing companies will take a long look at as they gear up for a successful 2016. E-Commerce for Manufacturing. Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

A manufacturer in China doesn’t read the specs on an order. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. What makes Ethereum different is that it actively encourages software development teams to use its open-source protocol to design tokens that run on top of the Ethereum blockchain.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

Transplace TMS Screenshots (source: Transplace). This convergence will continue, not only for Transplace but the industry as a whole, because that is what manufacturers and retailers want: partners that can provide them with the right mix of technology, services, and advice to help them achieve their desired outcomes.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 26, 2017

By the end of 2020, one-third of all manufacturing supply chains will be using analytics-driven cognitive capabilities, thus increasing cost efficiency by 10% and service performance by 5%. Manufacturers that can speed their adoption of digital capabilities in order to create business value will be the leaders of their industry.".

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. In fact, the on-demand industry was estimated to account for $75 billion in 2018. [1] 1] Now that same concept is poised to similarly disrupt the world of distribution.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Smart Packaging consists of packaging systems with embedded sensor technology used for different products to extend their shelf life, track and trace products, monitor freshness, display information on quality, or improve the product on customer safety. Quality control is another strong advantage. The three main Packaging levels.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp.,

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DiManEx

MAY 14, 2018

Utrecht, the Netherlands – May 14, 2018: Earlier this month, the Material Stock Logistic Command of the Dutch Army signed a letter of intent to cooperate with DiManEx in order to deploy Additive Manufacturing (AM) within their supply chain. This initiative falls within the scope of the Army’s Land Maintenance Initiative.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2019

According to the staff at Supply & Demand Chain Executive , “A new report from Resilinc reveals that global risks increased throughout 2018, with geopolitical conflicts posing some of the most potentially costly and disruptive supply chain impacts.”[1] Unfortunately, taking a knee is not an option. ” The year ahead.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

Significant Management Leadership Shakeup According to published reports from both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal this morning, Boeing is undergoing senior management leadership changes in the wake of the ongoing production quality corporate and other challenges that have tarnished this aircraft maker.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 20, 2019

Patrick Murphy ( @PMurphy_Work ), partner and practice leader in cognitive manufacturing, at IBM, asserts, “The average factory produces more than a terabyte’s worth of information every day.”[2] That warehouse is a good analogy for how Murphy sees data collection in manufacturing. Big data and manufacturing.

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IQMS

JUNE 4, 2019

99% of mid-market manufacturing executives are familiar with Industry 4.0, Mid-market manufacturers getting the most value out of Industry 4.0 excel at orchestrating a variety of technologies to find new ways to excel at product quality, improve shop floor productivity, meet delivery dates, and control costs. no opt-in).

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Smart factories, smart warehouses and smart transportation are becoming a reality as manufacturers invest in technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and more. Source: JDA Intelligent Manufacturing Survey. Source: JDA Intelligent Manufacturing Survey.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Source: Bloomberg.com. The demand for retail workers to fill positions in stores, warehouses, and the manufacturing plants of vertically integrated retailers is not decreasing anytime soon. Others do their holiday shopping in-person to ensure they are picking a present with quality that shows they care.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This type of software is used by businesses to plan and oversee routine operations, such as supply chain management, manufacturing, services, project management, customer relationship management, risk management, compliance, accounting and procurement. It has proven to be particularly useful for companies in the manufacturing space.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2024

Source: National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy The freight sector is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, accounting for about 28% of the transportation sector’s emissions and 7% of the total emissions in 2019.

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Elementum

MAY 26, 2022

Specialization and quality began to drive important sourcing decisions rather than the sole lever of saving partners a few dollars on materials and manufacturing alone. From 2002 to 2013, the cost of manufacturing in China increased almost 500%, making China significantly more expensive than places like India.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Once a tainted food source is discovered, it’s important to know where it came from and where else it might be found. “It’s a dreaded word that no food manufacturer wants to hear,” writes the staff at Road Scholar Transport, “RECALL.”[3] Now blue-green meat, that’s bad for you!” ”[2].

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 29, 2019

They still rely on paper-based, manual processes; they lack electronic connectivity with most of their trading partners; their data quality is still poor (inaccurate, incomplete, and/or not timely); and they have failed to modernize their IT systems.” ” Not all companies are laggards. ”[2]. . ” Concluding thoughts.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

Many supply chains face challenges that have significant implications in terms of cost, speed, and (product) quality. She writes, “In most food-supply chains it might take weeks to figure out where it went from source to destination, and in some cases, the source may not be known, but on a blockchain, it takes just seconds.”[3]

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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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Elementum

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The company believes that promoting transparency and product quality will benefit the general good as well as Walmart’s business. Walmart is asking for its suppliers to list those substances on packaging by 2018. The major factor behind this strategic initiative is to promote consumer awareness. Impact to Industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Working for a large manufacturer, she was trying hard; but failing, to integrate Ariba, Elemica, and GT Nexus. To help, I set up a series of dinner meetings for Maddy to speak to other manufacturers working on similar problems. Logistics costs increased greatly in 2018; yet, 40% of trucks are empty. Ethical Sourcing.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Erminio Di Paola, Vice President at HERE Technologies, explains, “Getting an item as common as a pencil into the hands of a consumer can require a process involving hundreds or even thousands of people, from material procurement to manufacturing to distribution. The links are subsequently the chains. Footnotes. [1]

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SupplyPike

JUNE 9, 2020

Private label brands (or own-label brands) constitute the merchandise that retailers sell with their own packaging but are manufactured by a third party. In other words, private label brands are products that are manufactured for a specific retailer and branded with the retailer’s attributes.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

The move to agile supply chain management inherently required more data sources than traditional supply chains, reports GT Nexus. For example, planning, purchase order placement, manufacturing floor information logistics operations and beyond became essential variables in the goal of creating a more agile supply chain.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

ShipBob can only fulfill orders for CBD products from our US fulfillment centers that meet the following criteria: Products are manufactured by a US-based company. The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp production across the US, which is great for sellers because CBD is produced from industrial hemp. Products exclude vapes.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 11, 2018

.”[1] What Potts discovered was that people living near the lake used tools made from obsidian and the nearest source of that stone was over a hundred miles away. The amount of obsidian discovered near the lake makes it unlikely the local population was self-sourcing. ” Supply Management , 4 April 2018. [2]

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” A common issue in financially-driven companies is the heavy utilization of manufacturing assets past reasonable limits throwing the supply chain out of balance. Background. 4 Maximize Buffers.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 3, 2021

Back in 2018, Morgan observed that most of the world was already connected. Enormous volumes of data processed from numerous internet-connected sources.”. ” Datafloq, 6 March 2018. [2] .” He left out one of the most important parts of the IoT ecosystem: analytics. IoT connectivity is expanding rapidly. Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

In my work with manufacturing companies recently, I am thinking a lot about the need for diagnostic testing. ” Or alternatively, “Is there data that could be sourced to help?” Orbit Chart for the Period of 2010-2018 for Ecolab Showing the Trend at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Gone are the days of manual data entry and the need for humans to aggregate and analyze data from multiple sources. Other technologies, like additive manufacturing, are also impacting many supply chains. The solutions optimize source, make and deliver within silos, but lack the ability to drive alignment and improve agility.

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