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How warehouse management can enhance the value of your ERP

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Many manufacturers have successfully implemented an ERP system to streamline their business processes and improve efficiency. However, for companies with extensive inventory and warehouse facilities, integrating a Warehouse Management System with their ERP system can bring additional value.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Another shipping crisis strikes, threatens Black Friday shopping. Volansi completes first-ever autonomous ship-to-ship drone delivery. Varda Space Industries secures $42m for off-planet manufacturing. In comparison, Tesla is substituting alternative chips and writing new firmware to work its way around the chip shortage.

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[e-Book] The Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, & Freight Metrics & KPIs

GlobalTranz

Furthermore, some data may be of minimal use without comparison to and identification of trends and collaborations between data from other transactions within a given warehouse or transportation system. Unfortunately, data lacks value if not properly cleansed, transformed, and applied.

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The Future of the Supply Chain is More Warehouses, Everywhere

AFFLINK

Not only are the remaining e-commerce companies forced to compete against each other, the must also complete against the e-commerce giant to offer amenities such as low prices, one-click ordering, and one- or two-day shipping. As a consequence, one unintended result of the e-commerce boom has been a literal gold rush for warehouse space.

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Creating a Global Trade Compliance Program

QAD

One example is parcel and non-production shipping. However, administrative staff may be less knowledgeable about compliance procedures and customs regulations than warehouse personnel. If you manufacture or distribute dual-use goods or controlled substances, this is even more important.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouses are turning to EV charging. In all, the acquisition will add more than 350 temperature-controlled vehicles and four million square feet to the UPS Healthcare global footprint, offering customers access to faster shipping times, greater production flexibility, and offerings to help them attract new business.

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The Green Corridor – Optimal Tech for Green Logistics – Making Emissions Visible

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Raw materials, parts and services are currently all running through supply chains and manufacturing processes and emitting GHGs. Arcstone sells digital systems to optimize manufacturing. The different stages of manufacturing are broken down into the steps taken in the factory in what they call their “workflow builder” module.