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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Digital megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation. According to a McKinsey report, supply chain disruptions cost the average organisation 45 per cent of a year’s profit over a decade. CALISTA is a prime example of a supply chain orchestrator. Opinion Editorial by GeTS. Then people’s basic needs came under threat.

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How manufacturers can enable innovation on the factory floor

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

There is a common cliche that necessity is the mother of invention – and by extension, innovation. The past two and half years have certainly brought a variety of challenges and opportunities that have made innovation not just a preference, but essential for manufacturers and distributors to thrive into the future.

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Climate Change will Drive Manufacturing Innovation

QAD

Manufacturing isn’t exempt from this pressure. The manufacturing industry has adopted “Lean” techniques enthusiastically. Lean is about driving out waste from every aspect of manufacturing. Lean thinking helps manufacturers consume less of everything, from packaging and raw materials to energy. Everything.

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Automation in Manufacturing: Uses, Examples, & Trends

Unleashed

Many modern businesses now rely on automation in manufacturing to get products built faster, optimise workplace processes, and get orders to customers more efficiently. Let’s take a look at some of the manufacturing automation options available, their benefits, and current trends to consider. How does automation in manufacturing work?

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My Failure Of Using Design Thinking To Drive Supply Chain Innovation

Supply Chain Shaman

This post focuses on my failure to use design thinking to spark innovation with supply chain teams and my lessons learned. Today, six years later, I reflect on the gaps of the methodology as it applies to supply chain innovation. In the design thinking workshops for multiple manufacturers, these were conspicuously absent.

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Philip Morris Drives Manufacturing Insights Using A Digital Twin

Supply Chain Shaman

The goal is to transition from fads to drive true innovation. In our pandemic research, we interviewed thirty manufacturers. To gain insights, we interviewed Alexandros Skandalakis, Director of Manufacturing Capacity, reporting to operations/manufacturing globally within Philip Morris. We use it to test and learn.

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Revolutionizing Manufacturing: Integrating Arena PLM With ION Factory OS

Arena Solutions

As the pressure mounts for manufacturers to deliver in shorter timelines because of increased competition and the urgency to solve a myriad of climate-related challenges, legacy ways of doing things have become an insurmountable hindrance to progress. Overcoming Challenges in Product Lifecycle Management With Advanced Solutions The problem?