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Smart Manufacturing Trends to Expect in 2024

OptiProERP

Examples of intelligent factories include on-demand manufacturing and virtual inventories. Digital Twins are virtual representations of physical systems that transform manufacturing by providing real-time insights into performance, enabling efficient asset management, streamlining product development, and optimizing factory environments.

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Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Initially during the pandemic, supply chain managers held more buffer stocks to account for disruptions. but when demand slowed, the pressure to reduce inventory becomes a lot higher. Supply chain managers require visibility to track the necessary components from a purchase order for production or to fulfill a customer order.

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Typical Challenges in a Repair & Return Process - Part 1

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Very recently I was a member of a project team implementing an Asset/Inventory Management system for a well-known pipeline maintenance company in North America. The organization had a Work Management System in place which was used to schedule and execute their day to day maintenance work orders. At ABC Corp.