QAD

APRIL 13, 2023

They are also working to create a positive workplace culture that fosters engagement , collaboration, and innovation and include opportunities for team building, recognition programs and flexible work arrangements. According to a new study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, the manufacturing skills gap in the U.S.

Pharmaceutical 94

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

For the past 175 years, Carlsberg has continuously reinvented itself from a marketing, innovation and product perspective, while remaining true to its core values of enriching communities while manufacturing quality drinks. And, in recent times, this has made the critical notion of sustainability an equally vast challenge.

Optimal Sourcing 100

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

Even before the pandemic the global steel industry was navigating significant disruptions that included steep price competition (China has been investigated numerous times for dumping), soft demand, and tariff issues. We don’t spend just to innovate,” Mr. Lassen said, “we need to create business value.”. What does that mean?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

Operational innovations like the invention of containers led to the huge growth in global value chains, and today 95% of manufactured goods move on ships. Operational innovations like the invention of containers led to the huge growth in global value chains, and today 95% of manufactured goods move on ships.

Optimal Sourcing 228

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Adexa

JULY 17, 2023

This has been the case since the beginning of time. Tools that are available to day are catalysts to faster ad better business processes and enabling higher productivity that is different in kind and not just in degree. Even real-time decision making is being replaced with before-the-time decision making by predicting events.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Most companies rely on on-time delivery, price reduction, and quality service from suppliers to make more profit. The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. What metrics do others (in my industry) use?

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

With IoT, real-time monitoring capabilities, and telematics, this becomes easier to put in motion, with technology taking care of the end-to-end process with speed and accuracy like never before. Real-Time Monitoring Monitoring the flow of goods has reached unprecedented heights in terms of expediency, timeliness, accuracy, and speed.

Supply Chain Design Software 76

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Demand forecasting is the process of making future estimations of how much of a given product will sell by location and time period. As demand forecasting accuracy increases, and the standard deviation associated with the forecast decreases, the need to hold “just in case” inventory also goes down. When will the recession hit?

Forecasting 189

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 26, 2019

However, being prepared well in advance leveraging the historical data captured in your TMS is an innovation with significant benefits to high volume shippers. Predictive capabilities help shippers protect access to necessary support during critical seasonal times.

Predictive Analytics 79

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The days of re-slotting and warehouse at the time of its creation have ended. Today, warehouse managers face an endless battle with a growing number of products and limited storage capacity, and among distribution center managers, the challenge of warehouse slotting is even more difficult.

Optimization Software 137

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Most leaders seem to track their progress with metrics such as percent of spend managed and digitization levels, defining best-in-class as being the top quartile or similar high percentage. Deploying best practices is great, but just means you are doing the same thing as other high performers. Just how can you do that?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Many companies have a metric that measures plan accuracy and these companies work, for example, to move plan accuracy from 75% to 78%. Johanna Småros, the Cofounder at RELEX Solutions, described their new capacity solution to me. Dramatic demand shocks have been all but impossible to forecast. Where is the breakthrough in that?

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 21, 2023

Whether it’s getting a holiday gift to a child, just-in-time parts to a dealer network, or an artificial hip to a patient, we help our customers move what matters. Results Matter Whatever your success metric, that’s what matters to us. You move what matters every day in your warehouse. And Locus is here to help.

Warehousing 52

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

As an early technology adopter and strong proponent of innovation, Ford was more than a manufacturing master. David Thomas, Director, Global Capacity Planning, Ford Motor Company recently resurrected some of the company founder’s most inspiring quotes during his presentation at Kinexions , the Kinaxis annual user and training conference.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. In this Part 2 blog post, we will continue to explore how automotive manufacturers are carrying out effective supply chain initiatives and their innovative solutions.

Automotive 85

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Logility

MAY 7, 2020

We know the right information can significantly improve a company’s ability to reduce operating expenses, improve customer service and reduce the time needed to respond to market disruptions and opportunities. However, capturing the data you need is just the start of the journey. Organizations are simply overwhelmed.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

General warehouse industry statistics Warehousing costs & revenue statistics Warehouse efficiency statistics Labor statistics in the warehousing industry Automation adoption in the warehousing industry Warehouse performance metrics Warehouse automation stats: General warehouse industry statistics 1. According to data from the U.S.

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Turvo

MAY 4, 2021

For many managers at any carrier or trucking company today, profit margins are their most important metric. It will streamline not only invoicing and payment processes but just about every other process as well. Get Real-Time Data and Insight Into All Shipments. Access to real-time information when needed.

Analytics Software 59

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Proxima

MAY 2, 2020

We hear this seemingly every day, but these are not normal times. Areas that we spent little time thinking about in the past, now require us to think through extensively how we will address them in the immediate and longer-term future. And, more specifically to this crisis: Can I shut down service if needed for the time being?

Negotiating Skills 52

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Arkieva

JANUARY 27, 2017

While it is nice to envision supply chains in 2020 or 2030 the truth is; for many manufacturing businesses, discussions about future supply chain innovations, often leads to a “yeah.right,” smirk by supply chain executives – this with good reason. Inaccurate forecasting often stems from inaccessibility to real-time data.

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EcoVadis

JANUARY 20, 2015

Do you believe that your suppliers think it is worth the time and effort to bring you the innovations you are looking for to grow your business in a sustainable way? Procurement can be a key driver if the right resources, processes, incentives and metrics are established. You will need to create a culture of innovation.

Innovation 40

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Oracle SCM

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

If your company commercializes the wrong innovations this holiday season, it could be just as disappointing. I can’t help you with your string of lights, but I can share some advice for your organization’s innovation practices. Finding Bright Ideas With Cloud PLM. Lost ideas represent missed opportunities.”

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ThroughPut

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In today’s increasingly dynamic markets, businesses need more than ever to do more with less – sell more, guarantee more value, grab more share of wallet, as well as market share – all with less effort, time, capital and costs. Every company generates reams of data. explained Seth Page, COO of ThroughPut Inc.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Talking Logistics

JULY 2, 2014

There were a couple of mobile solutions that were referenced several times during the conference: Roadnet Active Alert , “an addition to Roadnet’s MobileCast® platform , that leverages actual vs. projected arrival time to proactively notify customers via email, text alert or phone call of a delivery or arrival of a mobile worker.”.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Issues with logistics and shipping capacity continue to haunt supply chain management as experts predict that the shipping bottlenecks and backlogs at big U.S. These factors are just the tip of the iceberg when considering everything that influences the modern supply chain network. ports will continue well into 2022.

Shipping 52

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Many analysts believe, however, that time for caution has passed when it comes to digital supply chain transformation. The companies that had the sophistication to automate their order flows and the capacity to respond to volatile customer demand were winning big, while others were suffering significantly.”[2] ”[1].

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Technology is such a constant force for change that we tend to look at new technological innovations as almost normal — or at least par for the course. If your business is going to keep pace with its competitors in such a rapidly changing world, it’s going to need to embrace and integrate as much technological innovation as it can.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Before taking her current position, she served in several capacities including Seagate’s product design and manufacturing facilities in the U.S. His reasoning? and Singapore.

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SupplyShift

JULY 6, 2021

Today, whether through internal hiring initiatives, philanthropy, or community engagement, most major companies are engaged in diversity in some capacity. The 2020 triad of health, economic, and racial justice crises has accelerated corporate thinking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Why Supplier Diversity?

Supply Chain Software 52

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SupplyShift

JUNE 17, 2021

For example, in 2019, 90% of companies listed on the S&P 500® index issued an annual sustainability report, compared to just under 20% in 2011. This helped the company focus its sustainability strategies on key international ESG issues, as well as to target metrics that investors and consumers now track.

Material Savings 52

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SupplyShift

JUNE 17, 2021

For example, in 2019, 90% of companies listed on the S&P 500® index issued an annual sustainability report, compared to just under 20% in 2011. This helped the company focus its sustainability strategies on key international ESG issues, as well as to target metrics that investors and consumers now track. Define Your Scope.

Material Savings 52

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Not so surprisingly, the 2021 MHI Annual Industry Report found that 31% of the respondents were already using predictive analytics in some capacity, and 48% were planning to invest in it in the next 5 years. Time series forecasting focuses on predicting future data points based on past sequences. Supply chains used to live in the past.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The industry has been working on alternatives for a long time, knowing that PFAS will become a problem—but no perfect solution exists. Just crossing your fingers and hoping for the best is never a good risk management mitigation solution; but unfortunately, that’s what some companies are doing because they don’t have the resources.

Supply Chain Strategy 58

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2018

We discussed a lot of the questions you’ve probably read about in headlines over the last year or so: How can we invest in innovative warehouse technologies while minimizing complexity and cost? How will we overcome trucking capacity issues and driver shortages? As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz. and a lot more.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The implications of reduced cost in just this one area of processing and freight payment management can have a significant impact on profits. Small errors certainly will add up over time; however, more serious errors can have a huge and immediate impact on supply chain finances.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

A recent report, ‘ Technological Tipping Points ’ by the World Economic Forum (WEF), takes a look into a crystal ball, examining the timing and impact of 21 ‘tipping points,’ which they describe as “moments when a specific technological shift hits mainstream society.” But it’s not just individuals taking part. Apparently everything.

Supply Chain Software 100

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 22, 2020

As reported by PYMNTS.com , “That includes the embrace of the Internet of Things (IoT), where fleet vehicle electronic logging devices (ELDs) and sensors can gather and transmit a greater level and quality of granular data, promoting capabilities like real-time product tracking or the monitoring of temperatures as products move.”

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