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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I am cruising major freeways traveling from Chicago to my new home in Pennsylvania. I wanted to say, “You let the consultants influence you to buy the wrong technologies based on IT standardization. Most planning happens in Excel Spreadsheets. Hands quickly went up to defend the use of Excel Spreadsheets.

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3 Lessons from Gold and Silver Pawn: This… is Supply Chain, This… is Pawn Stars

Kinaxis

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., Who buys the most jewelry? My grandfather passed it down to my uncle, who passed it down to me.

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ERP Sustains Manufacturing during COVID-19

IQMS

Having an immediate view helps Mar-Bal excel at being responsive and helpful to its customers. A northwestern Pennsylvania-based manufacturer serving many of the world’s largest mass merchandisers, is a good example of using manufacturing ERP software to rapidly respond to changing patterns in demand. Managing Shifts in Demand.

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Sustainable Food Waste Management for Food Industry SMEs

Unleashed

Coffee waste is also an excellent substrate for mushroom cultivation. A student-run farm in Pennsylvania, the Dickinson College Campus Farm composts all food waste from the college campus, partnering with the facilities management team to ensure that campus food waste and paper products are all composted.

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Ecommerce Logistics: From Your Site to Their Doorstep

ShipBob

Now more than ever — at a time when people are choosing online over in-store to adhere to social distancing practices — the communicated speed at which consumers will receive their orders can play a deciding role in whether they choose to buy from your online store or a competitor’s. What is needed to excel at ecommerce logistics?

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Eliminating Real-World Bottlenecks using AI from Silicon Valley to Mars

ThroughPut

The solution is clear – Harnessing the power of the existing data using AI can enable companies to create intelligent supply chains for end-to-end operational excellence. He served on the board of Trammell Crow Company (TCC: NYSE), which was purchased by CB Richard Ellis (CBG: NYSE) in 2006. Curtis was appointed by President George W.

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Eliminating Real-World Bottlenecks using AI from Silicon Valley to Mars

ThroughPut

The solution is clear – Harnessing the power of the existing data using AI can enable companies to create intelligent supply chains for end-to-end operational excellence. He served on the board of Trammell Crow Company (TCC: NYSE), which was purchased by CB Richard Ellis (CBG: NYSE) in 2006. billion to $9 billion.