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How manufacturers can enable innovation on the factory floor

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

There is a common cliche that necessity is the mother of invention – and by extension, innovation. The past two and half years have certainly brought a variety of challenges and opportunities that have made innovation not just a preference, but essential for manufacturers and distributors to thrive into the future.

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Make it Happen for Battery Cell Manufacturing

DELMIA Quintiq

It is an amazing mix of rapidly evolving supply chains, constrained resources, product innovation and global and startup companies competing for market-share. Given the complexity, manufacturing systems of the past do not provide an effective means to support the production requirements demanded.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

” The industry is in a groupthink, largely missing the opportunities for breakthrough innovation. While I was preparing for surgery, Gartner released the Gartner Top 25 Analysis. The analysis is now in its ninetieth year. The Gartner analysis is biased toward companies within the Gartner network. The reason?

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Philip Morris Drives Manufacturing Insights Using A Digital Twin

Supply Chain Shaman

The goal is to transition from fads to drive true innovation. In our pandemic research, we interviewed thirty manufacturers. All struggled, during the initial supply chain COVID-19 response, to run effective “what-if analysis” in their supply processes. Let’s take some examples. The reason?

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Don’t Wait to Innovate: 3 Key Benefits of Causal Forecasting

Logility

Let’s consider a simple example—daily sales of ice cream. For example, the sales of ice cream (dependent variable) could be influenced by the average temperature (independent variable), the day of the week, the season of the year, promotional activities, etc. Stepping into the Future The power of causal forecasting is undeniable.

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My Failure Of Using Design Thinking To Drive Supply Chain Innovation

Supply Chain Shaman

This post focuses on my failure to use design thinking to spark innovation with supply chain teams and my lessons learned. Today, six years later, I reflect on the gaps of the methodology as it applies to supply chain innovation. In the design thinking workshops for multiple manufacturers, these were conspicuously absent.

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Steel: The Perfect Material for a Circular Economy, but with a Huge Decarbonization Challenge

DELMIA Quintiq

It can be made with many different characteristics, for example, different chemical compositions to increase strength, durability, etc. For example, old steel used in an industrial context can be recycled into consumer products such as home appliances, automobiles and more. Steel is one of the most recycled material in the world.