Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Today, I am cruising major freeways traveling from Chicago to my new home in Pennsylvania. Note in Figure 1, that eight industries have gone backwards and four moved forward. In the case of Apparel and Automotive industries there are slight improvements, but they have shifted inventories to suppliers. Use of Excel Spreadsheets.
Unleashed
JULY 25, 2021
Industrial food waste management. Industrial food waste management involves recovering energy from food waste through techniques such as anaerobic digestion, which helps recycle food waste into energy and fertiliser. Coffee waste is also an excellent substrate for mushroom cultivation.
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Operations and Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Swimsuits and dresses for weddings—you never buy just one,” says Joanie Demer, co-founder of Krazy Coupon Lady. People who buy portable generators during weather emergencies use them until the emergencies have ended, and then those go back too. Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases.
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 30, 2019
My local Pennsylvania town’s recycling organization no longer accepts cardboard or glass. The chemical industry is the first to feel a recession, and the early travel freezes is a definite caution flag. At the end of the day, customers buy based on value not on the cool factor of the technology. My forecast? What to Do?
Kinaxis
AUGUST 27, 2014
I found an “item” dating back to 1910, Carnegie, Pennsylvania. I asked the guys what the key success factors were: Know how to make a profit when buying and selling. They have multiple ERPs, external nodes, Excel files, etc., Great lessons for supply chain, coming from the Pawn industry. Who buys the most jewelry?
IQMS
MARCH 27, 2020
Today, during the COVID-19 response, ERP is keeping entire industries in operation with its ability to sustain business operations through remote access, automated reporting, electronic data exchange, and real-time factory controls. Having an immediate view helps Mar-Bal excel at being responsive and helpful to its customers.
ThroughPut
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Are industrial bottlenecks preventing your business from growing? If companies can’t dynamically analyze and create executable insights from the existing data systems and teams they already have in house, then they simply aren’t ready for any sort of so-called Digital Transformation or Industry 4.0 billion to $9 billion.
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