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Key takeaways from our CogX panel on how to shape the circular economy for 2030

Provenance

How can we build resilience into our current supply chains? And what sort of collaboration and data systems do we need to start turning businesses into a more circular model? See how we addressed this our CogX2020 talkā€¦. In short, the availability and quality of data in a circular business model are crucial.

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Textiles 2030: Purpose is the new luxury for the fashion industry

Proxima

Textile 2030 is a ground-breaking initiative launched by UK sustainability leaders to drive the fashion industry towards systemic change and increased circularity. In the US, the recycling rate is estimated to be even lower at 15% ( EPA Data ). But times are changing. But what can retailers do to turn this ambition into a reality?

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5 smart factory challenges and how to address them with ERP solutions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

This wide array of systems often results in a disjointed approach in which business departments struggle to communicate and collaborate effectively, often creating data islands or silos within the organization. By doing so, data from all departments is brought together, making information easily accessible across the entire organization.

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

Build a planning master data base to understand current leadtimes, conversion rates and currency fluctuations and analyze the impact of variability on reliability. He was also unaware of how to measure Forecast Value-Added, the Bullwhip impact and the health of inventory. We discussed how to do this testing.

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How to Mitigate Supply Chain Disruptions with Mobile Barcoding

RFgen

Mobile barcoding and automated data technology can help you gain control quickly as situations arise. While mobile barcoding and automated data collection canā€™t solve all supply chain issues. million manufacturing jobs could go unfilled by 2030. This happens by eliminating cumbersome, manual processes with automated data flow.

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

Read also: How to Calculate the Cost of Transport 2. Emissions from urban last-mile deliveries are predicted to increase by 30% in 100 cities globally by 2030. Read also: What Makes Every Delivery More Efficient Than the Last How to reduce delivery costs of last-mile?

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Asking the Right Questions Is The First Step To Drive Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Using balance sheet data from 2011 to 2019, we chart companies’ progress by peer group on rate of improvement and performance in the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The charts and data get boring pretty quick.) The focus is not on who but on how to improve outcomes.