Enterra Insights

APRIL 8, 2025

Factors like automation, massive investments in at-scale, fit-for-purpose technologies, specialized training, low labor rates, and effective demand and supply planning capabilities, have woven themselves like threads into the fabric of efficient global manufacturing ecosystems. So, how do we define a global ecosystem?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The manufacturing sector is facing unprecedented volatility in global trade, with tariffs becoming the latest in a series of uncertainty drivers that are impacting virtually all industries. Manufacturing plants are deeply entrenched; tied to infrastructure, suppliers, skilled labor, and regulatory requirements.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 10, 2025

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2025

The resulting increase in demand may place pressure on agricultural producers and extract manufacturers to scale operations. These properties may require investment in upgraded storage conditions throughout the distribution network. Many are more sensitive to environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and light exposure.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 7, 2025

On the positive side, companies such as a small manufacturer of advanced plastic components used across various sectors, such as medical, industrial, automotive and consumer products has experienced increased interest from clients eager to purchase American-made goods. Where do industrial companies focus to prepare for tariffs?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Load balancing algorithms ensure efficient distribution across Amazons logistics network, preventing bottlenecks and improving delivery reliability. AI-enhanced quality control prevents defective goods from reaching distribution networks, minimizing waste.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 15, 2023

If you would like to participate in a current research study, we would love your help and participation in the contract manufacturing study. We are trying to assess the value of a network in managing contract manufacturing.) One of the alignment gaps that is growing and is unfortunate is the gap between procurement and manufacturing.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Scaling manufacturing operations is crucial for business growth but presents unique challenges. Balancing increased demand with consistent quality and controlled costs is difficult but essential for manufacturers looking to expand. Successfully scaling manufacturing requires more than just adding resources.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2025

Probabilistic forecasting is revolutionizing demand forecasting, supply planning, and inventory optimization by significantly improving forecast accuracy and decision-making across distribution networks. Polaris Industries Polaris Industries , a powersports manufacturer, integrated probabilistic demand planning into its supply chain strategy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Hospital chains’ approach to procurement lagged far behind the practices employed by manufacturers, retailers, and distributors. “We In manufacturing, engineers are typically at the top of the food chain. They are moving to a self-distribution model that further lowers their reliance on costly distributors. How did St.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 7, 2025

For example, if I improve the cost structure in transportation, procurement, manufacturing and sales independently, what decision support framework decides the right trade-offs? In current systems where Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) and Transportation Management (TMS) are different models, alignment is impossible.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2025

This approach significantly improves forecast accuracy and enhances decision-making across distribution networks. Advanced supply chain planning software leverages these probability distributions to optimize inventory targets, balancing service levels against carrying costs with mathematical precision. The result?

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2025

Whether shes hosting charity golf tournaments or hosting Rutgers University Supply Chain students with a tour of the manufacturing facility, Kristina believes business should always be a force for good. BevDS: equipped to handle e-commerce fulfillment, variety packing, and distribution services. Bettaway West, Inc.:

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Material handling and forklift equipment manufacturers, including Hyster-Yale, rounded out the comprehensive showcase of integrated solutions shaping the future of supply chain operations. Libiao Robotics demonstrated its T-Sort sorting robots, designed for high-speed parcel distribution in e-commerce fulfillment centers.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

That’s the power of manufacturing data collection. Manufacturing data collection is your secret weapon for boosting efficiency, cutting waste, and staying ahead of the competition. Manufacturing data collection is your secret weapon for boosting efficiency, cutting waste, and staying ahead of the competition.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Ciavarella Pneumatici has established itself as a cornerstone in the Italian tire distribution landscape, serving the B2B market with distinction. Ciavarella’s efficient distribution system, coupled with a highly qualified staff, allows for rapid and punctual delivery, setting a new standard in customer service within the industry.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2025

Its advanced demand engine generates a full probability distribution for every SKU-location-time combination, leveraging machine learning and real-time market signals to support smarter, faster decision-making. It isn’t just forecasting demand; they’re orchestrating it. For more available research, please visit [link].

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The high-tech firm is more than a manufacturer of PCs, tablets, smartphones, and servers. The company has more than 2000 suppliers and operates over 30 manufacturing sites. We have all our factories, both in-house and outsourced, all of our distribution centers, and our transportation network on the Blue Yonder foundational system.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

Companies that previously prioritized cost-cutting and centralized sourcing quickly found themselves exposed to serious production and distribution risks. In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

The WMS solution optimizes productivity and throughput in distribution centers and warehouses. Manufacturers refer to it as the shop floor to top floor disconnect. Manhattan joins a select group of supply chain software suppliers generating over $1 billion in annual revenue. Supporting modules include labor and yard management.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

From retail and food and beverage to manufacturing and life sciences, companies from a wide variety of industries are realizing the benefits of the technology, revolutionizing how they operate, collaborate, and generate value. Manufacturers use cloud technology for predictive maintenance, production planning, and supplier collaboration.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 18, 2025

Your distribution network spans multiple locations. Most tools focus on localized inventory optimization , failing to account for global inventory positioning across complex interconnected distribution networks. Suboptimal inventory distribution: excessive stock in low-demand locations and shortages in high-demand areas.

Supply Chain Planning Software 156

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 11, 2025

Robots such as Amazon’s Proteus help in sorting and transporting items within distribution centers. In the EU, upcoming legislation including the Machinery Regulation , Product Liability Directive , and AI Act will increase liability and documentation requirements for robotics manufacturers and operators.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2025

Technology can automate role-based views up and down the river of demand for all roles: marketing, sales, finance, manufacturing, procurement, transportation, and human resources. As consumers complain of empty shelves, and manufacturers struggle to obtain materials, organizations will struggle to align.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

In April 2024, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — if they had experienced cargo theft or other types of freight fraud in the past year. Read more

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

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. Dan had a very manufacturing view and Fred focused on logistics. They were not aligned on the role of the distribution as it tied to supply chain excellence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

When a critical Tier-2 supplier is affected by a tariff policy change or regional shutdown, the ripple effects often catch manufacturers by surprise. Centralized distribution strategies may be efficient under normal conditions, but they often leave little room to reroute when disruptions occur.

Optimal Sourcing 208

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Translation of the demand forecast into planned orders to minimize manufacturing constraints. Use of optimization to consume planned orders into manufacturing scheduling and distribution requirements planning (including inventory optimization of safety stock). MRP is translated based on the manufacturing schedule into ERP.)

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The company operates with about 200 suppliers globally, four production sites, and 12 distribution centers, requiring precise coordination and flexibility to meet market demands and maintain high service levels. Belcorp’s demand planning and inventory management were challenged in many ways.

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E2open

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A national distributor of premium food ingredients to manufacturers in the food, beverage, and nutraceutical industries, Batory Foods has an extensive shipping network with thousands of deliveries moving across a sprawling logistics infrastructure.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 14, 2025

Your distribution network spans multiple locations. Most tools focus on localized inventory optimization , failing to account for global inventory positioning across complex interconnected distribution networks. Suboptimal inventory distribution: excessive stock in low-demand locations and shortages in high-demand areas.

Optimal Sourcing 156

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 29, 2025

ToolsGroup customer Suministros & Alimentos , a leading Central American food distribution and logistics provider, with regional coverage across Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, will showcase how it uses technology and AI to predict demand and track shipments in real time to optimize the supply chain, ensure product quality.

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3PL Insights

APRIL 7, 2025

April 7, 2024 — Evans Distribution Systems , a full-service third-party logistics (3PL) provider of warehousing, transportation, fulfillment, value-added, and staffing solutions, has activated 378,000-square-feet of additional warehouse space in Allen Park and Detroit, as a General Purpose Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) No. MELVINDALE, Mich.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Supply chains, which facilitate the movement of products from manufacturers to consumers, have historically encountered issues such as inefficiency, fraud, and a lack of transparency. As Mediledger states The life sciences industry is uniquely complex in how pharmaceutical drugs move from manufacturers to serving patients.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 25, 2024

MODEX is the largest manufacturing and supply chain expo in North and South America, and shattered attendance records with over 48,000 participants this year. These solutions are flexible and versatile, and can be utilized for a variety of manufacturing and warehousing tasks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 31, 2024

How should a global manufacturer make a decision? In short, the research tells me that the manufacturing industries are stuck. In contrast, for a global manufacturer, the answer is more complex. Define a proactive approach and the value/economies of scale of planning manufacturing/transportation and sourcing together.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 17, 2025

Kibo enables retailers, distributors and manufacturers to deliver seamless omnichannel experiences while optimizing fulfillment efficiency. The platform is used by some of the largest companies in the world across retail, logistics service providers, healthcare, and distribution, and processes several hundred million shipments per year.

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