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Managing Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) For Future Growth

IQMS

Bottom Line: It’s time to transition the role of warehouses from cost centers to revenue centers that support new digitally enabled supply chains and business models that require greater accuracy, speed, and scale than ever before. A Warehouse Management System is the tool that can make that happen.

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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

Run” will include using the platform for inventory optimization and to support interesting internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) projects. They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. HWI employed a crawl-walk-run methodology.

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Disruptive Times Require Adaptive Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

”[1] Scott Deutsch, President of Ehrhardt + Partner, North America, adds, “Technology is driving changes in consumer behaviors that are undeniable. This is true not just for young Internet-based companies, such as the meal-kit provider Blue Apron Inc. Distributed Warehousing. ”[2]. ”[3].

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Real-Time Monitoring Fuels IoT Growth In Manufacturing

IQMS

This month IQMS interviewed 151 manufacturers in North America to understand the current and plans for analytics and manufacturing intelligence, mobility, quality and real-time monitoring. Source: Capgemini Internet of Things (IoT) study, Unlocking the business value of IoT in operations.

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Takeaways From Gartner’s Top 25 Supply Chain Rankings 2017

Shipsy

Key Trends in Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain Rankings 2017 (Source?—?Gartner) Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and advanced analytics have been some of the most disruptive technologies that leaders are adopting.

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Supply Chain Matters Highlights of SAP Sapphire 2022 Conference

Supply Chain Matters

Enterprise Cloud software provider SAP SE conducted its 2022 North America Sapphire Now customer conference last week. A joint announcement involving partner Apple outlines a new suite of iPhone and iPad apps, the first two being SAP Warehouse Operator and SAP Direct Distribution being made available in the Apple App Store.

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How to Handle Spare Parts Inventory Management (& Who Benefits from What)

Unleashed

In 2021, the global demand value in North America for spare parts and consumables relating to maintenance and operations reached over USD 150 billion. Once a unit arrives at the warehouse, the facility will again have to spend on holding costs to ensure that the stocked units do not deteriorate into an unusable condition.