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Big Data, Analytics, and Industry 4.0

Enterra Insights

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain the first three revolutions were driven by steam, electricity, and automation. 1] The fourth revolution is being driven by data. Systems generate data and produce reports independently, with the result that decisions are made separately, undermining efficiency.”[2]

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25 Lean Manufacturing Tools – 5S, Six Sigma & Beyond

Unleashed

Many manufacturers use lean methods to cut costs and improve efficiencies in their business. But ‘lean’ is a very broad concept and the ways that manufacturers ‘go lean’ vary considerably. Here we look at the most common tools and techniques used to bring the advantages of lean into the modern manufacturing workplace.

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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

Supply Chain Shaman

If S&OP efforts were that effective, don’t you think that we would have made more progress against inventory levels, margin, and growth? In part, this results in increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer demand as one moves further up the supply chain. Data Everywhere, Insights Are Few.

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Top Supply Chain Challenges for CPG companies in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Commerce is global and regional at the same time, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in this build-anywhere and sell-anywhere market. Here we have compiled a list of the top six challenges that CPG companies face in the post-pandemic market.

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Shouldn’t GenAI Mean New Gen?

Supply Chain Shaman

” I believe that the focus should be improving reliability (Forecast Value Added (FVA), first pass tender and yield, and manufacturing schedule adherence) while decreasing process, demand, and data latency. Why do we need hundreds and thousands of planners?” In my opinion, Gen AI should help us redefine work.

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How To Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

Often, the planning group has high employee turnover and low job satisfaction. Can we build collaborative platforms for role-based discussions across commercial (sales and marketing) and operations (manufacturing, logistics, and purchasing) teams? Seasonal Inventory Build or Asset Capacity to Ramp for a Seasonal Demand Usually.

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Carter’s: A Story of Supply Chain Leadership

Supply Chain Shaman

Shipping approximately 400 million selling units consisting of 700 million manufactured units per year, Carter’s employs about 4,000 employees at its peak. As a group, these metrics have the highest correlation to market capitalization. (As As a group, these metrics have the highest correlation to market capitalization.