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Take Advantage of Digital Manufacturing to Improve Workforce Productivity

DELMIA Quintiq

Supply chains have been optimized; warehouse inventory tracking has reached new levels of precision; production lines can operate with virtually no downtime. As the common linchpin that brings together all manufacturing activities, has this metric improved along with all the investment in new technologies?

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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

In terms of finding a 4PL solution provider, Mars wanted a company that could engage in truck loading and route optimization, and schedule shipments into and out of their warehouses. The algorithms generate recommendations on optimal ways to rebalance inventory based on cost and service level impacts. Planners are far more efficient.

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3 Ways to Benchmark to Boost Supply Chain Performance

Logistics Bureau

If you’ve never done a benchmarking exercise before, read on. What would be the key number, or metric that you would need to know? They had a little issue with their picking productivity in the warehouse. Let’s say you have a warehouse operating in one city and another operating in another city. Informal Benchmarking.

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7 Key Factors that Underpin the Success of your Inventory Optimization Initiative

Supply Chain Opz

From the most basic to the most advanced organization, Inventory Optimization is a critical goal and one which underpins the effectiveness of the supply chain operation. Inventory Optimization requires an organization to sustain and maintain the right mix of cost versus service.

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6 challenges facing medical device manufacturers and how ERP analytics can provide a cure

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Challenge One: Comply with medical safety regulations By closing the gap between ERP and the quality system, medical device manufacturers can ensure real-time monitoring of quality metrics and bridge the compliance divide.

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Take Advantage of Digital Manufacturing to Improve Workforce Productivity

DELMIA Quintiq

Supply chains have been optimized; warehouse inventory tracking has reached new levels of precision; production lines can operate with virtually no downtime. As the common linchpin that brings together all manufacturing activities, has this metric improved along with all the investment in new technologies?

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6 Benefits of Applying Useable Data in Logistics For Continuous Improvement

GlobalTranz

Overused and misunderstood in blog posts and informative articles, “big data” describes the use of data to improve your operation, which includes shipping, warehousing, and supply chain processes. However, you must exercise caution to make sure you do not damage your vendor-shipper relationship. Metrics and KPIs.