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Supply Chain Planning Solutions are Not Just for the Big Boys

Logistics Viewpoints

Jeff Baker, Vice President of Shared Services at Myers Industries. Myers Industries Implements John Galt Solutions. Myers Industries (NYSE: MYE) is headquartered in Akron, Ohio in the United States. This manufacturer produces plastic reusable material handling containers and plastic fuel tanks.

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Production Planning Software: Your Comprehensive Guide

Logility

Your Comprehensive Guide to Production Planning Software The benefits of production planning software vs scheduling are about the granularity of the plan: capacity plans (or master production schedules) are not granular and factor in less granular things, like high level capacity, forecasts, inventory, and transfer times.

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What Is PPV? Purchase Price Variance Explained

Precoro

Financial efficiency, cost savings, and profitability undoubtedly fall under the main priorities of upper management, regardless of a company’s industry. One of the ways that procurement teams improve this figure is by tracking and improving the purchase price variance (PPV) metric.

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Achieve Seamless Material Flow in Industrial Equipment with Material Synchronization

DELMIA Quintiq

Industrial equipment manufacturers today are operating in an increasingly complex and ever-evolving landscape. Furthermore, the manufacturing workforce gap is a growing concern across all industries. Furthermore, the manufacturing workforce gap is a growing concern across all industries. In this sector.

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Logistyx Technologies Talks Parcel Shipping, Holidays, and Returns

Logistics Viewpoints

In our conversation, Ken spoke about some of the findings from a recent survey Logistyx conducted on cross-border holiday spending, as well as some larger trends around the state of parcel shipping. Fourth, what are some industry-specific trends for parcel shipping? The State of Parcel Shipping. Industry Trends.

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15 Types of Manufacturing Software (+ Who Benefits from Each)

Unleashed

There is a range of manufacturing software now available to help businesses streamline their processes and maximise efficiency. Here we look at 15 types of manufacturing software, and for each answer three questions: What are the main functions of this software? What type of business is this software suited to?

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ANCA Streamlines Procurement with the QAD Supplier Portal

QAD

ANCA builds CNC tool grinding machines. It’s a niche industry, but also one of the cornerstones of discrete parts manufacturing. These machines produce the cutting tools other machine tools use to cut metal. Inevitably, the procurement process is complex and challenging to manage.