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Network Investment. Defining the ROI.

Supply Chain Shaman

In this research, 81% of brand owners and contract manufacturers primarily depend on communication through email and spreadsheets. Approximately 32% of manufacturing, across industries, is outsourced. Purchase order data, while not as important, has the smallest gap. There are no industry standard connectors.

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Auto Industry Concerns in Sourcing Moves Within Mexico

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights concerns raised by automotive industry interests regarding evolving component sourcing among China based suppliers within Mexico. Mexico and many other nations are the increased forces in protecting market access, consequential jobs and overall domestic industry based competitiveness. reached $1.1

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Top 3 challenges facing manufacturers and how to overcome them

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The manufacturing industry confronted many uncertainties in the last year due to the pandemic. The pandemic has led to many shifts in manufacturing including new challenges to overcome. Industries are facing the need to plan new strategies and invest more in technology to gain a stronger foothold.

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Why 2021 Will Be A Breakout Year For Sustainable Manufacturing

IQMS

Bottom Line : In 2021 and beyond, customers are voting with their dollars for the manufacturers who excel at sustainable manufacturing and make a positive contribution to the environment, dominating B2B supply chains and B2C purchasing decisions. Sustainability Is The Cornerstone Of Manufacturing Competitiveness.

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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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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

This also includes delays in local manufacturing as well as inflationary pressures due to escalating costs because of the increased fuel prices – increases are already at 10% and shipping is about 30%. Industries such as high-tech electronics and semiconductors, and rare earth minerals are highly susceptible to unpredictability.

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What is supply chain sovereignty and how can manufacturers achieve this

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Instead of the old vertically integrated business models (where one manufacturer performed most activities), international supply chains using specialized suppliers led to lower costs of production and services, improved quality, and better pricing. Revise sourcing policies to focus more on reliable delivery rather than just lower costs.