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Manufacturers Should Focus on This Most Critical Component for Manufacturing Operations Excellence

GlobalTranz

We conclude this two part series about manufacturing operations excellence by consultant Chuck Intrieri, by outlaying why manufacturers should focus on a critical component that will help sustain manufacturing operations excellence for years to come. What is Driving Sustainable Manufacturing Operations Excellence?

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Rise of Enterprise Mobility in Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

What is Mobility as it Applies to Manufacturing and Other Businesses? However, we are not referencing this kind of mobility when we are talking about mobility in manufacturing and logistics. Enterprise mobility management products, such as data loss prevention technologies, are available to help IT departments address these risks.

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Supply Chain Predictive Analytics: Benefits, Use Cases and Growth Potentials

ThroughPut

Businesses can access historical data, market trends, and other external factors and, by plugging in predictive analytics, gain invaluable insights that streamline inventory management, demand forecasting, transportation planning, risk mitigation, and overall decision-making processes.

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The Current State of E-Commerce Logistics

GlobalTranz

The solution to this problem is to rethink manufacturing and shipping strategies, such as offering 3-D printing, ship to store, using stores as a distribution center and increasing the marketing and visibility of high-volume products. This analogy applies to the expansion of e-commerce and as a result, the expansion of e-commerce logistics.

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What Makes a Mature Planning Organization? (Part 2)

Supply Chain Shaman

More advanced supply chain leaders model the role of complexity (product and customer), the impact of risk, and opportunity of innovation as well as product shipping and manufacturing locations, and inventory policies. The executive focus should be on the output of strategic planning into the tactical process of S&OP.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory. The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend).

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Top 5 Roadblocks to Effective Inbound Logistics Management

GlobalTranz

Instead of trying to gain visibility by tracking every detail involving inbound logistics on your own, the biggest roadblocks to effective inbound logistics management boil down to five reasons, and you need to understand what they are and how to stop them. Stakeholders Fail to See Value in Effective Inbound Logistics Management.