Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

It is Labor Day weekend in the United States, and the plane is full. Cycle stock is the management of stock required to cycle through production runs and procurement buys effectively. There are two buffers in the supply chain: inventory and manufacturing capacity. Rising Volatility. However, it is worth it.

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Logility

MARCH 30, 2020

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. Dan Gilmore of SC Digest recently posted in his Supply Chain Video News for the week of March 16 a surprising stat released by ISM.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this blog, Andy discusses the health of the manufacturing industry, manufacturing technology orders, and setting benchmarks for company performance. The State of the Health of The US Manufacturing Sector & Manufacturing Technology Orders. USMTO is managed by AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. One study shows that one in three companies in the United States has jobs that are taking nine to 12 months to fill. Purchasing Agent.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 5, 2020

One of the key ways to succeed in online selling is by finding an affordable and reliable manufacturer or supplier. You can check out potential manufacturers by looking up their businesses online, and seeing what they have to offer. Last year, Shopify reported 218 million buyers in total made a purchase on a Shopify store.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 5, 2017

From my previous blog post , it’s clear that the road to achieving sales and operations planning (S&OP) excellence is not an easy one. Watch the video below to see how to address your biggest S&OP workflow challenges. This is where your S&OP workflow comes in. Multiple scenarios, one profitable decision.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 30, 2020

The Defense Production Act has been invoked to meet PPE demand in the United States. Automotive manufacturers are remobilizing to produce ventilators. Our constraint is not our ability to help global manufacturing at scale, but to help global manufacturing in time.

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