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Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 8, 2024
In the past five years, companies have 5-10X the number of AGVs in their warehouses, but 40-60% more planners in corporate. We have successfully reduced warehouse labor, but planning is more labor intensive today, and less effective. My reply to my friend is that “The supply chain is a complex non-linear system.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 21, 2024
During the 1980s, I was on a management team for a large manufacturer. The Company was attempting to gain economies of scale by grouping manufacturing technologies within a common infrastructure to reap the benefits of a co-generation facility, a centralized warehouse, and a talented administrative team.
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Silvon Software
JULY 22, 2022
For one thing, today’s operational processes have become more complicated due to the ever-growing number of sources, platforms and touchpoints that must now be analyzed in order to drive actionable insights from them. Supply chain metrics provide the intelligence needed to make better projections and more informed choices in such a market.
SCMDOJO
JUNE 6, 2023
With the right supply chain tools at your disposal, you can streamline operations, boost productivity, and save valuable time. Many professionals rely on MS Excel as the go-to software for supply chain and procurement tasks but creating detailed dashboards can be time-consuming and exhausting.
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
In our discussion, we attempted to characterize and separate his performance from system issues. I worked three layers down in the organization for a well-established leader in manufacturing named Dan. Dan had a very manufacturing view and Fred focused on logistics. A warehouse is the tip of the spear for dysfunction.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
MARCH 15, 2023
Manufactures are continuously faced with the challenge of forecasting how much (raw material) to purchase and how much (finished goods) to produce. Failure to effectively address this challenging question can result in enormous inefficiencies caused by misalignment of demand and supply throughout the supply chain.
Unleashed
JUNE 7, 2023
It allows businesses to sustainably control stock and sell products despite shifts in customer demand or unexpected supply issues. Inventory optimisation is the continuous process of ordering and managing inventory using the most cost-efficient best practices and systems. Without further ado, let’s dive right in.
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