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How ERP enables traceability in the automotive parts and accessories industry

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The automotive industry is in a perpetual state of change. The automotive industry sets some of the highest quality standards in manufacturing, driven by a need to ensure safety and a desire to control costs. When manufacturers have to recall vehicles to workshops, they can certainly expect media attention.

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o9 Solutions and Supply Chain Insights With LKQ Europe Reveal Significant Supply Chain Planning Improvements Following the First-Ever Pilot to Test Outside-In Planning

o9 Solutions

LKQ Europe is the region’s leading automotive aftermarket distributor, providing various spare parts for cars and vans at approximately 1,000 branches located throughout 20 countries. The organization supplies more than 100,000 independent workshops in over 20 European countries. . million individual SKUs. .

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How to boost relationships between shippers and 3PLs

DELMIA Quintiq

The manufacturer would benefit from lower inventory levels, while the 3PL operator could gain a better profit margin for being responsive and reacting “on demand”. And often in the automotive industry, certain parts are pre-manufactured by a 3PL operator, which requires specialization that not all 3PLs have. Discover more.

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Automotive Spare-parts Distributor FTZ Chooses RELEX to Ensure High Availability

RELEX Solutions

FTZ , Denmark’s leading automotive spare parts supplier, has chosen RELEX Solutions to power its replenishment and supply chain planning in order to increase availability at its 51 branches across Denmark. About FTZ FTZ is the leading automotive spare-parts distributor in Denmark with a base of more than 11,000 customers.

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Using Voice-Directed Work in the Supply Chain: What IT Executives Need to Know

RFgen

Hands-free, eyes-free task execution at high speed and volume for key inventory processes offers great promise. For inventory handling in particular, voice alleviates the strenuous multitasking that is typical of work in the distribution center (DC) or shop floor. Many are finding the answer to be voice-enabling their warehouse.

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Supply Chain Management:Get,Set,Go-Agile Implementation of.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Automotive. They understand the benefits derived from a unified view of customer orders and inventory across different fulfillment types. At the start of the project a workshop can be planned with Business users. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Healthcare.

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Can we re-shore and create a US semiconductor industry? Maybe…

NC State SCRC

However, can we think of a way to “sliver out” a portion of the industry that is critical to the defense, automotive, and aerospace sector. The workshop brought to bear a whole different lens on this topic of re-shoring semiconductors. There are no easy answers. But there are some that are possible.