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Top 5 Logistics Challenges and Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

The manufacturing industry faces many challenges, such as a skilled labor shortage, supply chain instability, and inventory management issues. GlobalTranz works with manufacturing shippers every day to move their goods and streamline their logistics strategies. 5 Challenges Facing Supply Chain Managers in Manufacturing.

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The Internet of Things is over 30 Years Old and still in Its Infancy

Enterra Insights

According to Jonathan Sallet, a former visiting fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, that’s exactly the situation in which the Internet of Things (IoT) finds itself. “The term ‘internet of things’ is said to have been first used in 1985,” he explains.

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The Biggest Manufacturing Industry Trends in 2022

Unleashed

As 2022 kicks in, the manufacturing sector is being shaped by technological change and the Covid-19 pandemic. Digital, connected and smart systems are on the rise, while at the same time manufacturers face challenges such as the ‘Great Resignation’ and clogged-up supply chains – as well as increasing demand for sustainable products.

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Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: Differences and Changes for Manufacturers

OptiProERP

We live in an era where it is hard to imagine the manufacturing industry without robots, sensors, and computer-enabled software systems. Powered by the Industrial Internet of Things, Industry 4.0 The fourth industrial revolution made manufacturing smarter. In addition, Industry 4.0 the term Industry 5.0 is resilience.

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2023 Manufacturing Trends: How to Get Ready Now

OptiProERP

2022 has proven to be both positive and disruptive for the manufacturing industry. Despite the pandemic, recession fears, supply challenges, a tight labor market, and economic instability, manufacturing companies continue to survive and evolve in the “new normal.”. helped transform many manufacturing businesses. Industry 4.0

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Happy Labor Day! Insights on Building Supply Chain Talent

Supply Chain Shaman

Before I started doing this research, I believed procurement and manufacturing were aligned. While this is the case in 50% of the organizations, there are many organizations with large alignment gaps between finance/operations and procurement/manufacturing. Analytics Techniques for Supply Chain 2030. I was wrong.

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Lassoing S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

We will answer the question of how the confluence of technologies—wearables, robotics, cognitive computing, 3D printing, real-time data and the Internet of Things (IOT), blockchain, and bitcoin—will change the future of supply chain processes and drive opportunities for a digital supply chain transformation.

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