ToolsGroup
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Automation is at the center of modern manufacturing businesses, with companies exploring the possibilities of artificial intelligence in improving workflows and profitability. Industrial engineers incorporate these technologies in designing and fabricating advanced manufacturing systems. Breaking Down the Definitions.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 18, 2023
In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. Challenges Traditional definitions of supply chain excellence focus myopically on cost but are too slow in making decisions in inflationary periods. Build in-market sourcing.
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Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 9, 2023
Each box has an optimizer that drives output from a model based on a functional definition using enterprise data. The current taxonomy (or frame/models) for the engines does not address the issues of the global multinational manufacturing company. MRP Alone Is Not Sufficient for Procurement. Here are a few of the gaps.
QAD
MARCH 30, 2023
Manufacturers may not think they have much in common with the retail companies beyond producing the products that stock store shelves, but there could be a lot to learn from the latter as the manufacturing headwinds of the last few years carry into 2023. Walmart Has Embraced RFID Technology – Should You?
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 21, 2023
Before you react, here are some definitions. One of my insights from doing the industry analysis for the Supply Chains to Admire each year is that smaller and less well-known companies outperform larger and better-known manufacturers. The analysis is biased toward large process-based manufacturers in the Gartner network.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. Current State of Visibility. What To Do? Your wallet has a social security or a passport number.
Supply Chain Matters
JULY 25, 2022
The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group shares a Part Two commentary addressing our mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published at the beginning of 2022. Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing.
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