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How Manufacturers Can Take Control of Inventory with RFID Technology

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Manufacturers may not think they have much in common with the retail companies beyond producing the products that stock store shelves, but there could be a lot to learn from the latter as the manufacturing headwinds of the last few years carry into 2023. Walmart Has Embraced RFID Technology – Should You?

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Have You Given Your Planner Love Today?

Supply Chain Shaman

In Figure 1, note the lowest satisfaction is Generation X (birth years of 1965-1980) in manufacturing organizations. Note that academics and employees of technology software companies have a statistically significant higher level of job satisfaction. In my share groups, large manufacturing clients have a Q1 freeze on travel.

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Consumers and Retailers Have Embraced Omnichannel Operations

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And — in what could be boon or bane for manufacturers and retailers — today’s consumers are quite willing to abandon their once-preferred brands in favor of new ones that offer value or novelty.”[1] One retail sector that witnessed a dramatic rise in online purchases during the pandemic was the grocery sector.

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5 Best Logistics Books to Keep Within Reach

Supply Chain Opz

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. The links below are paid links.

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Infor’s Acquistion of GT Nexus: If I Had a Magic Wand

Supply Chain Shaman

Infor–a market consolidator of enterprise software–currently has revenues of $2.8 On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. The company branded as GT Nexus in 2001 and purchased Tradecard in 2013.

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How To Start Your Brewery On The Path To Success

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Leveraging the best manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, maximising productive efficiency, and accessing management expertise early , are the strategies that will set the best apart. Brewery software: Enterprise Resource Planning for brewers. Brewery software features to look for.

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7 Best Customer Service Books CEOs Read

Supply Chain Opz

In the B2B (business-to-business) environment such as enterprise software, the customer acquisition cost is extremely high. Those people you are dealing with every day is actually your "internal customer" (as in lean manufacturing or six sigma initiatives.) Journal of the academy of marketing science, 32(3), 293-311.