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Supplier Onboarding is Core to a Digital Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Molex began in October of 2022. Molexs change management program is also one based on continuous improvement. The company continues to refine supplier onboarding; what used to take 6 months now takes 3 weeks. They lead to poor customer fulfillment, higher inventory, and higher shipping costs. Gainsford said.

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Four Ways to Build Agility into Your Production Forecast

IQMS

Early 2020 through mid-2022 saw soaring demand for certain medical products and consumer goods, manufacturing disruptions due to Covid-19, and backlogged transportation channels. In this way, manufacturers can cross the lean threshold by improving one process at a time.

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How Small Businesses Can Build Resilient Supply Chains!

Supply Chain Game Changer

According to July 2022 statistics, 36.1% Delays in sourcing materials, supplies, or inventory means missing out on deadlines and failing to match demand. Knowing where your goods and materials are can help reduce disruptions, improve inventory management, and increase efficiency.

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2023 Manufacturing Trends: Top Priorities for Taking Control of Operations

IQMS

In the back office, manufacturers are combining information from their ERP system’s inventory, supply chain management (SCM), and pricing modules to automatically adjust customer prices to materials costs, preserving margins. They can also offer deals that save customers money while maximizing production capacity and available inventory.

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Capacity Requirements Planning and Its Use in Manufacturing

QAD

Updated: May 15, 2025 Published: March 16, 2022 So much of what goes into running a manufacturing operation involves planning ahead. You should look at the number of hours and shifts available, as well as absenteeism estimates and supply chain variables, like vendor performance, lead time and inventory.

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Piecing Together the SIOP Process

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Sales, Inventory, Operations Plan (SIOP) is a process within many successful supply chain organizations that recognizes the integral relationship between all departments in the company, but how do you piece together an SIOP process? SIOP stands for “Sales, Inventory, Operations Plan”, not to be confused with “S&OP”.

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Consider Profitability in Your Order Promising and Improve Financial Outcomes 

Logility

Source: Logility, 2022. With AOP, your salespeople and e-commerce platform have accurate, real-time estimates of how much product is available to promise or capable to promise so orders will never go unfulfilled due to lack of available inventory. Source: Logility, 2022. Consider an order-taking process that enforces ATP alone.