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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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Many off-shore manufacturers have returned to the U.S., Those changes, along with high costs of transporting materials and finished goods to and from overseas locations, make the value of reshoring likely to become a compelling financial reality for many manufacturers. Motivations and Stats on the State of Reshoring in 2015.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The pandemic wreaked havoc on businesses and their supply chains, but even in these trying times, there’s a silver lining. For example, an advanced S2P platform can recommend certain suppliers for certain products, based on past bids and product or interaction data, eliminating time spent on researching suppliers for new orders.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 8, 2017

However, the trends in automation are changing to reflect actions that function more like artificial intelligence, not just a search and locate program on the computer. Additive Manufacturing –. Additive manufacturing includes all actions in the supply chain that can enhance existing factory production, if not replace it entirely.

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synchrono

JUNE 4, 2018

Managing operations through multiple manufacturing systems can be challenging, but it’s a daily reality for many manufacturers. For instance, one facility might operate in a make-to-stock mode and the other in a make-to-order mode even though they manufacture the same types of products for the same customers.

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

Instead, geopolitical, inflationary and environmental forces have created new challenges for manufacturers and their supply chain partners. Supply chain planning is more important today than ever before and there’s good news: Manufacturers have options for mitigating global supply chain risk and keeping costs in check.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2017

In addition, these technologies can introduce a new level of visibility and improve overall operations, asserts The Manufacturer magazine. An increasing number of 3PLs are abandoning tradition in favor of becoming more than just a provider of logistics. It is time to think about the difference between good data and bad data.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The chances are good that your organization has tracking software in place, but can your software provide valuable insights or just generalizations? The TMS achieves better visibility by providing real-time, timely and high-quality shipment details. Additive Manufacturing Brings Manufacturing Close to Consumers.

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o9 Solutions

AUGUST 20, 2021

During the Supply Constraints: Manage your Multi-tier Supply Chain Effectively webinar, addressing the issues currently impacting industrial manufacturers sparked a lively discussion from: Knut Alicke, Partner at McKinsey. As things go back to normal when we solve the capacity problem, then we don’t need to have these systems right?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Today, is day two of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation Management , Freight. If you are still unsure about it, just think about how these benefits could boost your profit margins. Share This: Read More. [e-Book]

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Salim Shaikh , who leads Blue Yonder’s Automotive Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and webinars that we prepared for jointly. And tighter longer-term capacity collaboration with the suppliers is needed as well. Terence: What about in the medium-term?

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GlobalTranz

JULY 26, 2017

As mentioned in this webinar , autonomous vehicles and third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) are making shipping technology affordable for small to mid-sized shippers, leveling the playing field at last and improving supply chain efficiency across the board. Standards in TMS Capacity and Profitability Have Evolved.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

The next step of the ZEV declaration integrates workstreams of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) High Level Action Champions (HLAC) with Automotive Manufacturers and The Climate Group’s EV100 to avoid duplication of effort and to pool resources. Aviation: International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2016

Today marks the official halfway point of 2016 and that means it's time for our "Top Posts for the first half of the year" annual event. We will feature our 5 main categories all week: Logistics , Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Transportation , and Freight. In modern manufacturing and transportation, savings are everything.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Salim Shaikh , who leads Blue Yonder’s Automotive Industry Strategy, and James Peck , VP of Supply Chain Execution Presales, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and from webinars and automotive events that we prepared for. We mentioned disruptions and the added complexities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

We have not been able to build the planning architectures that effectively let manufacturers plan from the customer’s customer to the supplier’s supplier. In this blog, let me share some insights based on work with clients and augmented with data from two recent studies that we have just completed at Supply Chain Insights.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 14, 2020

First, develop contracts with manufacturers of healthcare supplies. These have to be firm contracts – asking Manufacturers to “reserve” capacity/quantities of material to supplement the SNS is not going to happen. Our manufacturers most often rely upon foreign supply chains. to import from China.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2017

Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping has been amid a capacity crunch. “Unsustainable.”. That is the word being used to describe the state of the logistics industry in 2017, reports William B. Cassidy of the Journal of Commerce. Unfortunately, that hopeful decline appears to have stalled. Vendor Management for Inbound Freight Management.

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synchrono

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Many of our customers don’t start out looking to implement Demand-Driven Manufacturing per se. Often, they’re focused on Lean Manufacturing or at least some element of it. However, at some point in the conversation, they will inevitably ask, “Is Demand-Driven Manufacturing the same thing as Lean Manufacturing?”.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

In the past, drivers were subject to fewer restrictions on mandatory breaks and time off the road. However, the newer HOS statutes mean that fewer drivers will be available at any given time to get shipments from point A to point B. Capacity Demand Will Grow in Importance. Capacity Demand Will Grow in Importance.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 7, 2021

In today’s VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) environment, unexpected market demand and supply disruption can occur at any time. Monitoring seeks to combine data management capabilities with real-time analytics to enable an organization to rapidly identify actionable deviations from its S&OP plans. As Dwight D.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 11, 2021

However if your company needs to reduce manufacturing lead times, streamline inventories, boost efficiency, make the right promises to your customers, and all of this at the same time, you need to challenge this status quo. In fact you will probably need to challenge it three times rather one, but it is worth it!

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Lured by the promise of cheaper labor ( which is starting to not be the case ), companies are blind to the tactical costs of manufacturing overseas. Despite these and other hidden costs, offshore manufacturing has become a fact of life. When outsourcing some or all of your operations, you will have to deal with longer lead times.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Catch the on-demand webinar on building business continuity plans and business strategies for the short, mid and long-term. Just-in-time delivery of finished goods and components has been put under tremendous strain. Harvest time is approaching fast in many countries in the northern hemisphere. pic.twitter.com/T8B9C8bbi9.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2015

Unfortunately, this produces a distinct challenge for manufacturers and businesses through 2017 and beyond: how will shippers manage to stay afloat with expected increases in the cost of LTL management while pertinent factors continue to drive the growth of LTL? Afterward, he expects the annual growth to return to the previous 2.5

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It’s been three months already since we published our first regular roundup of supply chain and logistics news—doesn’t time fly? Technicians monitored real-time data from sensors on the production line using the plant’s digital twin and applied predictive analytics to assess the impact of filling-process adjustments.

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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.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We've already listed the top 10 manufacturing articles, the top 10 supply chain articles, and yesterday, the top 10 logistics articles. Then on the last day of 2015, we will feature the top 50 most read blogs of ALL time from the 653 Cerasis blogs as a special treat! We list them in order of the tenth most read to the most read.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Here we are, just about to turn the calendar to 2020. we at Dassault Systèmes want to take some time to reflect on our 2019. Through the acquisition of IQMS , we extended the 3D EXPERIENCE platform to small and midsized manufacturing companies seeking to digitally transform their business operations. Making a Difference.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Let me start with a true confession: I am a manufacturing gal. I relished the sound of a manufacturing line when I opened the door of the factory in the morning, and I liked managing inputs so that we could maximize outputs. Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supply chain management. Instead, they just happened.

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Jaggaer

AUGUST 12, 2020

And this applies not just to first tier suppliers , but to 2 nd and 3 rd tier suppliers as the extended supply chain at large is coming into greater focus. Only a few, notably grocery stores, food chains, essential retail ers , and healthcare, were in a position to push forward. Now more than ever they are asking : .

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Limited available warehouse space poses challenges At the same time, the available warehouse space for the logistics sector is tight, with just 7.3% In this post, we’ll discuss the trends contributing to the retail warehousing trend and three ways retail warehousing impacts profitability. billion with U.S. growth compared to the $523.64

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Editor’s Note: Today we are featuring this guest post from Find Accounting Software as it covers a subject we are also interested in, Manufacturing Technology which makes businesses more efficient. Earlier identification of product manufacturing issues. on using JustFoodERP at their food manufacturing company.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 11, 2018

This problem is not due to just capacity; it derives from inexperience too. If negotiations rely on an understanding of all inbound and outbound freight statistics and processes, lacking information will result in strong variances between rates and trouble securing available capacity. Market capacity. Download Here.

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ShipBob

MAY 21, 2020

Recessions bring hard times. It’s painful to think back to the last recession and financial crisis, which wasn’t that long ago, with all of the damage it caused. Now, we’re on the verge of another recession. Essential sectors like healthcare, grocers, household products, and fulfillment logistics are also seeing a rise in demand. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Management practices such as lean manufacturing and just-in-time inventory management, along with globalization, have made tremendous impact on cost and service, but have accentuated risk. Metrics such as lead-times, forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and service are used to measure operational risks.

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