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Supply Chain Segmentation: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

BlueYonder

Last month JDA teamed up with IndustryWeek and Altera Corporation to present a Webcast on the topic of supply chain segmentation titled: One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Altera’s Supply Chain Segmentation Journey to Profitable Growth. Featured Manufacturing Supply Chain'

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Key Manufacturing Takeaways from FocusConnect 2016

BlueYonder

As 2016 draws to a close, it’s clear that the next 12 months are set to be extremely disruptive for the manufacturing industry. Considering that the industry has largely concentrated on becoming cost-effective rather than lean, this means manufacturers must be prepared for change. The supply chain of the future.

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7 Supply Chain Challenges That Exist Today

4WL Consulting

#1 Globalization of Manufacturing Operations With increasing globalization, manufacturing operations usually take place beyond borders. This heightens the need for having a global procurement network which can support and respond to a company’s supply chain needs in a timely manner.

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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

Kinaxis

About three hundred supply chain professionals from various pockets of the world representing manufacturers, retailers, logistics providers, and technology vendors took part in the summit. One observation he made was about how different logistics robots need to be compared to manufacturing robots.

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3 Areas of Your Business that Benefit from Supply Chain Innovation

RFgen

Inventory management improvements can lead to operational gains across multiple lines of business. Operations in the manufacturing sector are tightly linked. A change to production demands has implications all the way through to the supply chain, and vice versa.

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3 Areas of Your Business that Benefit from Supply Chain Innovation

RFgen

Inventory management improvements can lead to operational gains across multiple lines of business. Operations in the manufacturing sector are tightly linked. A change to production demands has implications all the way through to the supply chain, and vice versa.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Industry professionals have put in tireless hours and taken strategic measures to keep the supply chain moving and meet customer demand. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities.