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20 Manufacturing Blogs Every Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Distribution, and Logistics Professional Should Read

GlobalTranz

If you are a regular reader of the Cerasis blog, you know our goal is to educate and inform those in the manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, logistics, and transportation space with best practices, trends, and industry news so that we can create a community of people. 20 Manufacturing Blogs You Need to Be Reading.

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Advanced Analytics and Automation Transform Supply Chains

Global Trade Management

Introduction Supply chains are the lifeblood of any business, serving as the vital link between suppliers, manufacturers, and end consumers. While they are essential for the smooth operation of a company, supply chains come with inherent risks that, if not managed effectively, can have far-reaching consequences.

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Can You Take the Risk?

Supply Chain Shaman

The average company had three. Companies reward the urgent. The companies that are the most mature learned the hard way. This data will also be featured in an upcoming report in our newsletter. With a decade of building global supply chains behind us, companies are feeling the impact. So, What Should Companies Do?

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A Coronavirus Supply Chain Success Story: Public-Private Team Effort to Get Logistics Tech to 1st Responders

Savi

As the CEO of a supply chain visibility technology company, I am well aware of the irony of my own firm becoming a victim of supply chain disruption. government agencies and allied partners with state-of-the-art global asset tracking and in-transit visibility hardware, software and integration services. When your customer is the U.S.

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

Manufacturing is designed and planned in isolation. Integration with manufacturing systems to understand actual run times and Operating Efficiency (OEE). Local/Global Governance. Clear governance of global planning and local decisions. Manufacturing. Manufacturing programs are implemented as standalone programs.

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Guest Commentary: Tight Transportation Capacity, Not Flagging Demand, Behind ISM Report Showing Slowing Activity

Talking Logistics

Analysts point to the steep decline in orders for new transportation equipment as evidence that manufacturers are seeing weakness. In reality, it may not be softening demand at the root of manufacturers’ slowdown in the bookings for new trucks, trailers and other equipment. On one hand, new orders for U.S.

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Throwback Thursday

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies are feeling pain. The operating margin for the medical device industry is 4X that of the automotive manufacturer and 2x the margin of the hospital. Companies with lower margins tend to get better at supply chain faster. So, my challenge for these three companies is: leaders need to lead. I don’t think so.