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The 3 ways serial tracking saves the electronics industry money

Unleashed

For the electronics industry in particular serial tracking is crucial: with small expensive parts, and after-sales service often critical (and time-consuming), it’s important that you know exactly what components you – and your customers, have on hand. Serial number tracking – if you’re not doing you probably need to.

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Current State of International Transportation Industry – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Our vision at TRAMES, is to reduce global trade barriers through digitalizing international freight and transportation. a) Across the various actors in any single transport chain. Monopolistic supply is extremely rare, especially in the freight industry where service providers have varying strengths in the different markets.

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Electronic Data Interchange or EDI in Transportation: Breaking Down What it is and How It Works

GlobalTranz

Today begins our series about electronic data interchange or EDI in transportation. In this series, we will first talk about how EDI in transportation works and what it is, covering the history of EDI in transportation, the definition, how it works technically, and then some common EDI codes used within the transportation industry.

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Transportation Strategies for Continued Success

Logistics Viewpoints

The three traditional methods are the use of a transportation management system (TMS), transportation execution system (TES), and managed transportation services (MTS). A TES is generally mode specific and lack optimization capabilities, but for shippers with simpler transportation requirements, that is often all they need.

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How Data Analytics Can Solve the Challenges Faced by SC Leaders in Discrete Manufacturing

From consumer electronics to automotive manufacturing, most of the global economy’s largest industries rely on some form of discrete manufacturing. Manufacturers in these industries face several unique challenges: Labor and material shortages halting production.

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Supply chain pain points: Consumer electronics

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater 4 problems facing consumer electronics and what to do about them. But depending on which industry you work in, your specific set of supply chain pain points could vary greatly. First up is consumer electronics. Consumer electronics supply chain pain points. Let’s face it. Then maybe it’d be comparable.

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7 Challenges ERP Helps Electronics Manufacturers Overcome

OptiProERP

The electronics industry changes at a fast pace with constant innovations. Electronics are used in consumers’ everyday lives, both at work and at home. Electronics manufacturers have many revenue opportunities, but also many challenges to overcome to be competitive. Changes in Consumer Demand. Short Product Life Cycles.