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Additive Manufacturing and ERP: Enhancing Efficiency and Integration

OptiProERP

Additive Manufacturing (AM), often called 3D printing, has emerged as a revolutionary technology potentially transforming traditional production processes. This blog post will explore the intersection of additive manufacturing and ERP. This blog post will explore the intersection of additive manufacturing and ERP.

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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

Logistics Viewpoints

A direct material is a raw material, component, or assembly used directly in the manufacturing process. For example, one of the key decisions that a manufacturer needs to make is should they continue to buy goods from one of their suppliers. In contrast, a part used in the production process may be custom made for that manufacturer.

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Better ESG Performance Will Unlock Fashion’s Supply Chain Resilience in 2022

Logility

Reporting will need to reveal such information as total volume of material produced, carbon emissions, water consumption and pollution, chemical usage, storage, and disposal practices, median wages, and measures for responsible company conduct embedded in policies and management systems. Supplier collaboration.

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Control Towers: If Only There Was A Clear Definition

Supply Chain Shaman

Contract manufacturing or 3PL data often will have a 24-hour latency due to batch integration. When they built the project, they did not realize that they did not have access to daily data daily for their third-party warehouses and contract manufacturing locations. 2) Latency. 3) Granularity. Master data. The devil is in the details.

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Supplier Performance Management – The Ultimate Guide

SCMDOJO

The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use? What metrics do others (in my industry) use? Where do I begin?

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Corporate Risk and the Growing Case for Sustainable Chemical Management

EHS Sustainability Knowledge at Work

With more than 70,000 chemicals currently in common use – and 1,000 new chemicals coming into use every year – maintaining and managing their effective, appropriate and responsible use is a challenging task. Cost, process, regulatory and safety issues converge to making chemical management a critical, complex and cumbersome activity.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Well-documented ~ Your contingency plan is of little value unless all relevant stakeholders are trained on it and prepared to jump into action when a disruption does occur. Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. Tips for an Effective Contingency Plan. Case Studies.