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ThroughPut Inc. Appoints World-Renowned Just-in-Time, Lean & Kaizen Expert Mr. Takao Sakai to Executive Advisory Board

ThroughPut

Just-In-Time has become the global benchmark for manufacturing and supply chain efficiency. We hope that ThroughPut’s platform ELI can one day be accessible to every operations team in the world to democratize the Just-In-Time culture, reduce excess inventory, and eliminate waste across global supply chains.” Industry 4.0

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Top 25 Supply Chains of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Also, for whatever reason, Gartner limits the scope of the Top 25 to companies in the manufacturing, retail or distribution sectors. In other words, these companies are all multinational giants in their respective verticals. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image. transactionID. 1a56a7e8-24e3-47af-b890-46fa1a7073fd.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

So the shortage will continue, but for some sellers, the problem will be too much inventory.”. following an ACT Research Seminar, Eaton said of the chances of a strong recession, “ It could arise from seeing another oil price shock. After Eighty Years of Business, Family-Owned Colonial Freight Systems Announces Shut Down.

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26 warehouse pros reveal the most important factors to consider when moving to an automated warehouse

6 River Systems

Not only do you need to select the right equipment , such as collaborative mobile robots , but you also need to evaluate factors like costs, transitioning employees through a period of change, the time it takes to implement and train workers on new warehouse systems and other considerations. Rupy Sawhney. Katie Martinelli.

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10 Issues Keeping Manufacturers and Distributors Up At Night for 2015

GlobalTranz

As we get settled into this new year, we thought we’d share observations from conversations we’ve had with manufacturers and distributors recently. In fact, in order to combat these ever pressing issues and competition, we recently shared our insights on trends for 2015 facing manufacturers and distributors on the Cisco-Eagle Blog.

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50 expert tips on improving warehouse efficiency & productivity

6 River Systems

Taking a look at your current processes and systems to identify bottlenecks and other concerns, implementing process improvements and making smart technology investments that address your key challenges puts improving warehouse productivity within reach. It’s no use enforcing a new system in one area if something else isn’t working correctly.”