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Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Supply Chain Disruptions Through Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logility

Humans excel at solving problems that require common sense, generalization, creativity and dealing with ethical dilemmas, subjective actions and abstraction. Cognitive systems excel at locating knowledge, developing an optimal solution, eliminating bias, compressing process times, and dealing with repetitive decisions.

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The Ultimate Guide to QMS Software

Arena Solutions

To meet these goals, many organizations rely on enterprise quality management system (QMS) software solutions to get high-quality products to market fast. During the 1950s and 1960s, Japan adopted the concept of quality management to rebuild its economy after the devastation of the war. What Is QMS Software?

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Is Your Supply Chain Recession Proof? A Guide for Building a Resilient Supply Chain

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An excellent example of optimizing inventory is Zara. Advanced routing and scheduling tools reduce mileage and improve on-time delivery. Consider alternative financial arrangements, such as risk-sharing agreements or advance purchasing contracts. A global example for this would be Apple, after the 2011 Japan earthquake.

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Critical Supply Chain Planning Capabilities Needed to Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Supply Chain Disruptions

Logility

A major fire in China has a different impact than a major earthquake and tsunami in Japan, a volcanic eruption in northern Europe or a category 5 hurricane in the southern United States. With a demand-side disruption like a recession or a pandemic, customers will drastically change their purchases and adjust their inventory positions.

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4 Ways to Lift Manufacturing Productivity: The MFP Approach

Unleashed

Each report on the issue from the country’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) offers few signs of hope — to the point that no individual solution seems sufficient to tackle such an overwhelming problem. Software is a good alternative that’s more cost-effective and agile. Make smarter investments in your labour force.

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Sustainable Food Waste Management for Food Industry SMEs

Unleashed

Let’s look at how smart food businesses can reduce their waste – and how the right food manufacturing software helps them do it. For example in Japan foodstuffs and by-products containing animal-origin protein undergo rigorous treatment to kill the pathogens that cause disease. What is food waste management?

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ASML considers risks down to ten tiers deep

Supply Chain Movement

With downtime costing its customers 72,000 euros per hour, ASML has invested heavily in refi ned planning tools and exeptionally close collaborative relationships with its customers and suppliers. At ASML, Manufacturing, Logistics and Purchasing work together in teams with a strong layering of competencies at all levels.