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ERP Sustains Manufacturing during COVID-19

IQMS

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed manufacturers to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. In the process, it has highlighted an aspect of manufacturing ERP that is not as visible in more normal times— business continuity.

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Throw Back Thursday: Remembering ‘Meeting Customer Demand in a Complex Industry’ from Kinexions

Kinaxis

This global manufacturer of surface-cutting tools, with headquarters in western Pennsylvania. Customers include the aerospace, surface mining, oil and gas and machine-tool industries. Kennametal strives to meet customer demand for customized products, while also manufacturing to stock.

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The Supply Chain’s Groundhog Day Experience

Enterra Insights

The movie is about a cynical television weatherman named Phil Connors (played brilliantly by Bill Murray) who is assigned to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The Covid nightmare also exposed how dependent many countries are on Chinese manufacturers and suppliers. ”[3] The China Problem.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

That policy, backed by intensely personal customer service, was so popular that the company’s revenues grew more than sixfold in four years. Liquidity Services operates eight regional warehouse-size facilities in North America. Workers sorted units by model and year of manufacture.

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JDA Software to Present at the 2011 CSCMP Annual Global Conference

Supply Chain Network

(NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain Company®, today announced that Fabrizio Brasca, vice president, global logistics, JDA Software, will participate in a panel discussion at the CSCMP Annual Global Conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa. The panel is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. Session Details.

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FOCUS 2015: On Track for Innovation

BlueYonder

There are incredibly complex challenges facing retailers, distributors and manufacturers today, including the rise of omni-channel selling and the connected consumer. Steve Tracy and Maria Taylor of Pennsylvania State University will discuss the talents and skillsets that supply chain professionals will need to succeed in the future.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S. The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S.