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Taming the Long Tail of Inventory

Logility

Well to my surprise, I fired up the Google machine and, using the manufacturer and model number, I quickly found a company that specializes in providing genuine obscure OEM parts. In fact, many companies that provide after-market parts and service deal with the challenges of managing a long-tail of inventory. trillion annually.

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Manufacturing Must: Mobile Data Collection to Manage Mining Resources

RFgen

In the manufacturing industry, keeping track of the source from which materials come from is a high priority. One of the most important variables that manufacturers need to keep an eye on is their mineral and metal supply sources. an enticing location to source them. Wanted: Advanced Mobile Data Capture Systems.

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Manufacturing Must: Mobile Data Collection to Manage Mining Resources

RFgen

In the manufacturing industry, keeping track of the source from which materials come from is a high priority. One of the most important variables that manufacturers need to keep an eye on is their mineral and metal supply sources. an enticing location to source them. Wanted: Advanced Mobile Data Capture Systems.

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The Procurement Economy in 2019: Bracing Yourself for the Future

Jaggaer

As we’ve explored in our last two blog posts, economists are predicting a decline in global economic growth due to policy and trade issues both in the United States and the European Union , bringing an increased risk to supply chains and procurement organizations.

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Consumer Demand Variability Biggest Supply Chain Disruption, Execs say

USC Consulting Group

Yet for business leaders – especially manufacturers and shippers – the words “unpredictability” and “uncertainty” will likely epitomize 2020, as they’re something organizations continue to experience as the country and consumers emerge from the nationwide lockdown amid supply chain disruption.

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Constraints, Constraints, Constraints: Building the Optimal Supply Chain

Logility

I am constantly amazed that an automotive manufacturer will design and market vehicles with top-end speeds of 180+ MPH and 0-60 speeds in the sub 4 second range. Manufacturing Constraints : multi-stage production limitations, min/max batch sizes, capacities, working days and hours, and availability of specific skills.

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Six Keys to Driving Wholesale Distribution Success

Logility

In the United States alone, wholesale/distributor sales equal approximately $3.2 However, in wholesale trade, goods are purchased and stored in large quantities and sold in batches of a designated quantity to resellers, professional users, or groups, not to the general public. trillion in global trade.