QAD

MARCH 23, 2023

Today, the choice for CPG manufacturers and supply chains is clear: future-proof with digital manufacturing technologies that can meet the customer where they are or be left behind. I discussed this topic in a recent article for Food Logistics , and wanted to share additional insights here.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The APAC automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of about 10% between 2021 and 2026. Meanwhile, Automated Guided Vehicles optimize and automate material flow, from picking source pallets off conveyors and sending them to pickers for order consolidation — all while minimizing the risk of human error.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Supply chain optimization and attracting talent will continue to be top-of-mind for manufacturers. Artificial intelligence (AI) is most likely to transform the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing has changed dramatically in recent years. With recent advances, AI will accelerate to become outsized in manufacturing trends in 2023.

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Precoro

JUNE 6, 2022

And is expected to double by 2026. Suppliers can provide raw materials for manufacturing products or act as an intermediary between the manufacturer and the buying company. In this case, the supplier receives a commission from both the customer and the manufacturer. The vendor is quite a "flexible" term. Blurred lines.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 16, 2023

One day in August 2022, a group of military and defense strategy experts gathered in Washington, DC, to play a game that simulated a Chinese amphibious invasion of Taiwan in 2026. Yet Rand’s Matheny contends that developing the kind of semiconductor manufacturing capacity Taiwan has developed will take decades.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Statistics covered in the article include: How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Consultancy UK). Supply Chain Dive).

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many which I’ve highlighted over the years in blogs and articles. Then, as a response to the ‘touchless planning’ hype, I published an article in 2019 about what is really required for ‘autonomous planning’. This is what my colleague Hein Regeer and I proposed in our 2021 Foresight article (See figure 5).

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