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Manufacturing 4.0 in academia & practice: How SupplyOn contributed to the MIM 2019 conference

SupplyOn

Andreas Zaby, President of the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR), welcomed the more than 750 participants from 51 countries worldwide to the MIM 2019 conference. and smart manufacturing systems to inventory control and supply chain management (SCM). The scientific quality of the conference was high. Likewise, Prof.

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6 Tips for Students to Develop a Career in the Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

Pursuing a degree in these areas will equip you with the fundamental knowledge of supply chain principles, such as procurement, inventory management, logistics, and operations strategy. Get Familiar with WMS : Explore warehouse management systems to understand how they enhance inventory tracking and improve order fulfillment.

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Changing Mental Models

Supply Chain Shaman

I also had the opportunity to speak at the GHX conference and facilitate a leadership workshop on the required changes for implantable devices. Here are some of the quotes from the workshop I led yesterday that helped me to better understand the industry: “A process born out of chaos is chaos.

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No Easter Bunny?

Supply Chain Shaman

Stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns, only 10% of companies are making progress. Unable to power additional year-over-year improvements at the intersection of cost and inventory, companies struggle. Short cycles require buffer inventories and short lead times. source Moody’s). Let me explain.

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Bio-based Products Future is Promising, but Hurdles Exist

Supply Chain View from the Field

In fact, speakers at the December 2014 BIO conference noted that the level of VC funding was at a 4-year low! The global apparel sector’s effort resulted in the development of the Higg Index, a universally accepted LCA tool and life cycle inventory database. What will be required to attract investors to this market?

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #1

Supply Chain Trend

” A Business Conference Speaker on S&OP-related topics. S&OP concepts should and could be adopted in both inventory intensive, manufacturing businesses, and pure service related businesses, and where resources are constrained and / or strategic choices need to be made. S&OP, a vision for the future interview.

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Supply Chain Isn’t for the Faint of Heart

Elementum

According to reports, 57% of US companies experienced an average of 2x longer lead times for components sourced from their tier-1 suppliers in China. These unprecedented backups came from two sources. As a result, inventories rapidly evaporated causing companies to place massive orders in an effort to resupply.