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How manufacturers can enable innovation on the factory floor

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The escalation of the war in Ukraine. Just one pragmatic application of this would enable a worker on foot and one in a forklift being guided by AI to be able to better find and pick up items within a warehouse without bumping into each other. Increased safety and less on the job injuries in the warehouse and on the factory floor.

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Chinese Lockdowns and the Future of Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

… Beijing’s zero-tolerance approach to Covid has idled factories and warehouses, slowed truck deliveries and worsened container logjams. The latest China lockdowns combined with the Russia-Ukraine war is too heavy a burden. Hospitals from the U.S. ” Consequences of Chinese Lockdowns. ”[5] Roger W. Ferguson Jr.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. The auto industry makes up less than 9% of chip demand by revenue, and that figure is expected to increase by 10% per year until 2025. How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. IDC via IEEE Spectrum). McKinsey ).

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Ten Supply Chain Predictions for 2023

NC State SCRC

Despite having a lot more PPE in warehouses, hospitals are still struggling with a lot of shortages. However, there are always risks that will move the needle, including the escalation of the Ukraine war, more COVID-19 variants, spikes in energy prices, and sovereign debt pile-ups. Healthcare supply chains will remain strained.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25 – 31)

Logistics Viewpoints

So last year the company pushed the deadline back to 2025, when the new campus is set to open. At warehouse chain Sam’s Club, that means staying on top of roughly 6,000 items stacked on shelves in warehouse stores that average 136,000 sq. funding before starting new production for Ukraine.

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6 Critical Trends in Distribution and How to Optimize Your Network’s Response

ToolsGroup

Apply that bullwhip to every autonomously operating, decision-making warehouse or distribution center in a decentralized network, and you’ve got a nightmare situation in terms of working capital, storage fees, obsolescence, and financial losses.