Silvon Software

MARCH 3, 2023

A Few Important KPIs for Tracking S&OP Performance As a long-time provider of business intelligence applications for manufacturing and distribution businesses, Silvon has played a key role in helping our clients define and implement performance metrics that align their S&OP initiatives with their corporate goals.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 2, 2022

Industry 4.0 , sometimes also called the fourth industrial revolution , is a trend of data exchange and automation in changing manufacturing and manufacturing technologies. have created opportunities for manufacturers to use the massive amounts of data they collect to monitor and improve the quality of their products.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Thanks to the more advanced forms of supply chain analytics like predictive analytics, supply chains are proactively looking into the future and prepping for “what is to come” rather than only ruminating over “what already happened.” What Is Predictive Analytics for Supply Chain?

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It’s an essential process for achieving maximum success in manufacturing. In this article, we highlight some practical workforce optimisation solutions, outline the importance of workforce scheduling optimisation, and explore the differences between workforce optimisation and workforce management. Here’s how.

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QAD

JANUARY 11, 2022

After the last two years, it’s no surprise that some might be hesitant to make predictions about the state of manufacturing, supply chains and digital transformation for the new year. Automating procurement processes gives manufacturers the systematic approach they need to manage the supply chain. The Hype Around Hyperautomation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Lean manufacturing article and permission to publish here provided by Zaklina at Click Intelligence. From the outset, it may not seem relevant to someone who has never applied lean manufacturing processes to their manufacturing methods. A Basic Introduction to Lean Manufacturing. Is Just In Time Past Its Time?

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USC Consulting Group

AUGUST 27, 2021

Here, we’ll explore how data analytics and manufacturing trends in eCommerce are changing industry operations. Data Analytics. Increased online traffic and changing user patterns have led the eCommerce industry to employ sophisticated data analytics methodologies to predict consumer behavior. eCommerce in Manufacturing.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In 2018 a Forbes magazine published an article entitled “Every company is a data company” in which the authors urged all companies to use data as a core asset. IIoT refers to the usage in areas such as manufacturing plants and supply chains. Manufacturing efficiency. Growth of IIoT. Here are some. Quality control.

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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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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Evo capabilities in non-linear optimization, quantum learning, and advanced prescriptive analytics will enable us to make the next leap in our journey toward Decision-Centric Planning. ToolsGroup’s innovative AI-powered solutions enable retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to navigate through supply chain uncertainty.

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QAD

APRIL 1, 2021

Manufacturers continue to face potentially indefinite remote work policies, new health screening and safety protocols, unexpected demand swings, potential supply disruptions and more. Digital manufacturing couldn’t be more important or necessary for maintaining business continuity and responding to change.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Before COVID, new technologies in manufacturing took years, sometimes decades, to become fully accepted. As manufacturers invest in new technology equipment, it is going to enable smarter manufacturing. Various scenarios have been painted by analysts and consultants, but here is the consensus on where manufacturing is going.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Adam Robinson at cerasis.com. The right application of warehouse management analytics can enable significant growth for companies, forced to focus on smaller package sizes, not the pallets and cases of the past. Why Do Analytics Overwhelm Supply Chain Leaders?

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the big “buzzwords” of 2024, which is a shame because the technology’s analytical capabilities have a lot to offer supply chain planners – if you can cut through the hype. Predictive analytics, demand planning and business forecasting have always been core functions for supply chain planners.

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OptiProERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

and how it’s affecting manufacturers. Their findings show that 58% of manufacturers already have a digital transformation strategy and have implemented Industry 4.0 Based on the findings in this study, the key takeaway was that manufacturers should aggressively invest in Industry 4.0 technologies within their company.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. We look at 6 core areas that manufacturing companies will take a long look at as they gear up for a successful 2016. E-Commerce for Manufacturing. Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2023

Today’s article comes from Erin Sun at Oracle and identifies five supply chain success factors CPG companies need to know for increased profitability. Today, a business footprint touches everything from growers and materials suppliers to manufacturers, distributors, logistics providers, and consumers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

The current taxonomy (or frame/models) for the engines does not address the issues of the global multinational manufacturing company. In the Global Supply Chain, there are More Constraints To Address Than Just Manufacturing. My inbox is full of articles on probabilistic planning to improve safety stock. The reason? The reason?

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Nowadays, big data is a ubiquitous topic in the business media; everywhere you look, the financial newspapers and magazines are filled with articles telling you how big data can be transformed into valuable insights. Over recent months, big data analytics has started to creep into the supply chain media too.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 10, 2023

Blue , President & CEO of Miller Ingenuity, insists smart manufacturing is a dumb idea. “Smart manufacturing has been all the rage in the last few years,” he writes. “And then it was ‘Smart Manufacturing 2.0,’ even though 1.0 ”[1] Unfamiliar with the terms Smart Manufacturing 1.0,

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 11, 2024

In Part One of this article, I discussed the first three elements: 1) Rationalized portfolio; 2) Resilient, circular operating models; and, 3) Segmented supply footprints and challenging traditional management hubs. Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015. 5] Michael C.

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Arkieva

JUNE 28, 2016

Our focus today is to discuss the relevance of buzz words such as Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Data Science, and Machine Learning, for S&OP. What is analytics? The term analytics emerged over the last 10 years (Rose, R. 2016, “Defining Analytics: A conceptual Framework” ORMS Today pp.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 7, 2024

In late 2023, we conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers. Knowledge workers are the hardest to hire and becoming more important.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.” Industry leaders invest in analytics to better use outside-in signals. Does this solve the problem? Prepare for a slog.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 9, 2018

The revolution is being triggered by technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing). is predicted to make manufacturing more efficient and effective and to eliminate many manufacturing jobs. Industry 4.0 ” 3.

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Arkieva

DECEMBER 3, 2020

COVID-19 Vaccine Logistic Challenges: Helpful Lessons from Complex Manufacturing was first posted on December 3, 2020 at 8:04 am. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Arkieva is ready to help Delaware.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As stated in “Operating Without Borders – Building Global Resilient Supply Chains” , a report from the manufacturers’ association Make UK, “Supply chain resilience is currently top of the agenda for policy makers, government, and business leaders alike.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

While lean manufacturing and just-in-time were game-changing concepts when they were introduced, agility and resilience must be taken to an entirely new level post pandemic. Most manufacturers have ranked increased transparency and collaboration as one of the key aspects permanently and positively impacted because of the COVID-19 crisis.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I write for this blog, craft reports from research for our newsletters, create blogs for Linkedin, and build articles for Forbes. Manufacturers operate in a constrained environment, and the goal is the automation of the Theory of Constraints theory. Over 40% of the manufacturing is outsourced, and we have not automated networks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2019

The Battle For Analytics Is Waging. Descriptive analytics is mainstream. These new analytic architectures will fit in between workforce productivity applications and alphabet soup legacy solutions like APS, SRM, CRM and ERP. Digital Manufacturing Success. The Winners Are Unknown. Winners and Losers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Feature Article by Ryan Tang – Executive Director, APAC?E2open. Do you know where the manufacturing facilities of your suppliers (and their suppliers) are physically located? Which parts are manufactured at each location? Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovation. Supply chain mapping is key to ongoing innovation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Manufacturers today face lots of challenges driven by changing customer expectations. This is driving manufacturing sector to create more agile supply chains. These in tunr lead to additional strain on manufacturers to track and manage thousands of different product types. Background. Green Skies?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 21, 2013

I had the opportunity to attend the CAO conference in Chicago this week where I sat on a panel discussing the topic “Creating an Analytics Culture.”. The session was kicked off by Tom Davenport, the recognized ‘guru’ of analytics who has written several books and many articles on the subject. Many versions of 1.0

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Oracle SCM

APRIL 22, 2016

The interesting thing about this (as noted in Andrew's blog ), is the fact that there is positive interest in implementing plant analytics as well as operations and manufacturing intelligence capabilities. " Has your organization started on the path to revolutionizing manufacturing with IoT? Read our article: Industry 4.0

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In APAC, the concept of innovative-Automation has made OMRON create immense value for the manufacturing segment by solving varied issues in multifarious sectors such as automotive, food & beverage, FMCG, digital and logistics to name just a few. This scale up is in sync with the transformation being witnessed by the manufacturing world.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

In 2012, I published an article on Sales and Operations Technology (S&OP) Maturity. (I I worked with an allergen manufacturer that had a seasonal product with order latency of 182 days. This is a natural fit for narrow AI and new forms of analytics. With high volume and predictable products, this cycle is days and weeks.

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