Unleashed

AUGUST 20, 2023

If a manufacturer has to wait an extra day for raw materials to arrive, they might lose a customer. In manufacturing, for example, lead time refers to the amount of time it takes for a product to move through the entire production process , from when the initial order or request was made to the final delivery.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 25, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s reports that the German economy has officially slid into recession, and along with that, ongoing manufacturing recessionary conditions as-well. That stated, such a definition is predicated on historic measures as contrasted with current conditions. percent in Q4-2022.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

5 Manufacturing Technology Trends! Keep reading if you’re looking to maximize ROI for your security investments and keep your manufacturing facility secure. How To Secure Your Manufacturing Facility And Improve ROI. Manufacturing facilities are susceptible to theft and data breaches. Email Address.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

Kimberly-Clark, in 2022, finished the year at 13% margin and 6.15 turns in 2022. Orbit Charts for Kimberly-Clark and Kellogg for 2013-2022 A good friend of mine, asked, “Isn’t this the impact of the pandemic.” Let’s take a look at Kellogg and Kimberly-Clark in Figure A. turns compared to 13% margin and 6.89

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The secondary problem is the lack of definition of process requirements and a buying team that cannot see past simple MRP/MRP II/DDMRP requirements. The goal for all should start with a clear definition of the term “visibility” and the process definition of what capabilities are required to drive success. What To Do?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Performance over the Period of March 2020 to July 2022. Supply chain leaders self-assessment of performance during the pandemic period of March 2020-through July 2022. Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. The first step is to clarify the definition and test our processes.

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20Cube Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2022

However markets recovered themselves in 2021 to greater extent and the economists are forecasting an expansion of that steady growth in the year 2022 as well. However, despite becoming the latest epicenter for sourcing and manufacturing activities, economic growth in certain countries is expected to slow down this year due to various reasons.

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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. Geo-Political and Hybrid Government Policy Dimensions.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022 This edition will cover: The signs of looming stagflation How executives can prepare their supply chains The imminent problem of staffing shortages The latest use of drones in supply chain Notable changes in the leadership ranks. The economy is definitely hitting a period of high volatility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In both cases, there is a clear definition of “winning.” Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. Alignment in Organizations in the Summer of 2022. These results herald upcoming issues for future manufacturing reporting earnings calls.

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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?

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 21, 2023

Uncanny, the film takes place in 2022. Getting your business future-ready Manufacturers and businesses are currently adopting new business models, implementing waste-reduction programs, designing greener products, and applying lean manufacturing principles (value, value stream, flow, pull, perfection).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Raw materials, parts and services are currently all running through supply chains and manufacturing processes and emitting GHGs. The old adage “If you can measure it, you can manage it” has definitely proven itself time and time again. Arcstone sells digital systems to optimize manufacturing. Defining the Roadmap for FY2022.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 10, 2023

Blue , President & CEO of Miller Ingenuity, insists smart manufacturing is a dumb idea. “Smart manufacturing has been all the rage in the last few years,” he writes. “And then it was ‘Smart Manufacturing 2.0,’ even though 1.0 ”[1] Unfamiliar with the terms Smart Manufacturing 1.0,

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Last year technology journalist Gordon Feller wrote, “The Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to disrupt and transform manufacturing and a number of other industries.”[1] This gives manufacturers enough time to get things back up and running, reducing downtime.” IoT, Manufacturing, and the Supply Chain.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

We’ve read the market reports, trawled the internet and identified key areas of change, and here we break these down for you with 10 of the major trends we expect to see in this industry in 2022 and beyond. Any B2B business that still relies on sales reps, in-person meetings and phone calls may see itself fall behind as we move past 2022.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Digital automation remains one of the hottest topics among manufacturing executives, plant managers, industry operation professionals and finance stakeholders. Our 2022 Digital Inventory Report captured key decision makers’ mindsets, challenges, and planning initiatives as it relates to digital automation technologies.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The definition of the IoT sums it up; it is “a network of dedicated physical objects that contain embedded technology to sense or interact with their internal state or external environment.”. trillion to $14 trillion by 2022. Fleet or transportation management is another aspect of manufacturing reaping the rewards of the IoT.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 1, 2022

I work with a group that has a sub-team focused on cost, one on customer service, and one on inventory, but lack alignment on a standard definition of supply chain excellence. To understand this point, I contrast the results of the Gartner Top 25 Award Winners published in 2022 (last week) against their peer group from 2012 to 2021.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 26, 2023

Current Familiarity with Analytic Concepts (Fall 2022 Snapshot) Preamble Supply chain leaders love their rows and columns. Let’s start with a basic definition. Demand latency (the time from purchase by the customer to order visibility by the manufacturer) is weeks and months. The focus of the Gartner Magic Quadrant.)

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 3, 2022

Daifuku doesn’t explicitly break out warehouse automation, but it does report on its intralogistics business (including manufacturing material handling). The intralogistics business grew by 8 – 9 percent, but that includes the manufacturing automation business as well as warehouse automation. It also breaks out end-user industries.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 23, 2022

The dark cloud is the venture capital exploitation of manufacturers. It is the buying of software companies to profit from maintenance or service revenues paid by manufacturers and retailers to their established software partners. On March 20, Anaplan announced a definitive agreement with Thoma Bravo for $66.00 NYSE: PLAN).

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. In this period, 56% of global manufacturers felt that they performed well or very well. September 2021-March 2022.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In APAC, the concept of innovative-Automation has made OMRON create immense value for the manufacturing segment by solving varied issues in multifarious sectors such as automotive, food & beverage, FMCG, digital and logistics to name just a few. This scale up is in sync with the transformation being witnessed by the manufacturing world.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 31, 2023

The exact percentage of grocery sales coming from e-commerce depends on the source and method of analysis, as well as whether the researcher includes non-consumable items in its category definition.” In 2022, the firm [expected] the market to expand 32.4%, supported by ‘pandemic-induced online shopping stickiness.’

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QAD

AUGUST 3, 2023

APQP’s focus on customer needs ensures that products are developed and manufactured to fulfill those requirements, resulting in increasing customer satisfaction, improved customer loyalty and business competitiveness. Since then, the APQP process has gained momentum and piqued the interest of manufacturers across various industries.

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QAD

JUNE 1, 2023

The panel session title at this year’s INTERPHEX event was “Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) lessons learned – How do you improve efficiency without compromising quality and compliance?” Both Dan Matlis of Axendia and I were in strong agreement. Learn how Vytalogy Wellness found success with QAD Redzone.

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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. According to Panorama Consulting’s ERP Report , in 2019 44% of companies deploying ERP chose the cloud but by 2022 this increased to 65% choosing a cloud model.

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2022

ATLANTA (June 28, 2022) – Logility, Inc., a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Starboard Solutions Corp., a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 2, 2022

I started thinking about the basics of data collection for manufactures and distributors and what needs to be in place for business to achieve true ROI. In fact, Statista estimates that 97 zettabytes of data will be created in 2022 alone. Manufacturers need to become data-driven and this can be done with Business Intelligence.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 15, 2024

Tesla ’s last significant headcount reduction occurred in 2022 but at the time, was focused on salaried positions. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the cutback in company-wide communication to employees. He pointed to job cuts as necessary to reduce costs and increased productivity. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The stated overall theme for our 2021 predictions series was a ‘ year of renewal’ where new thinking, definition and directions would be addressed for what is required in a “ new normal ” of business. Current Year 2022. Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P. seen as a likely alternative. reflecting a 29-month low.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

It has most definitely impacted how people buy products of all types and in all industries. For example, manufacturers have had to alter business models to be able to accommodate the change in consumer behavior. However, at the same time, the technology of better data management is most definitely helping manufacturers as well.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Ratzenberger has become Hollywood’s most outspoken advocate for manufacturing, skilled labor and the companies that are the foundation of our great country. According to the FreightWaves, The basic definition of breakbulk is any individual piece of cargo that does not fit into a container and is not carried in bulk.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Digital transformation is now the overriding priority for most manufacturers and retailers, with the adoption of digital technologies aimed at improving efficiency and effectiveness in the shorter term while providing the opportunity to grow a leaner operational protocol in the future. Digital Supply Chain Predictions. Understand what it is.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. A global manufacturer’s organizational dynamics are starkly different from a regional supply chain.

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QAD

MAY 18, 2021

Every medical device manufacturer selling to the European Union or hoping to has been preparing and awaiting its arrival with a combination of anticipation and dread. A recent Emergo Outlook survey asked a similar question to manufacturing leaders regarding future sales (see figure below). New MDR Definitions for “Medical Device”.

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