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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Because switching from JIT to JIC is at best only a tool to address short-term problems and risk. She considered where she could get more, factoring in that it was Saturday night at 10:00 pm, she lived alone in Kansas City, and she’d be driving by herself. JIT isn’t the main problem, and JIC isn’t a solution. on-time delivery).

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

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294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy. They have asked they value chain partners to take four actions: Report their scope 1 and 2 emissions by the end of 2022. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

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Dublin-based Evocco lets you track, improve, and offset the climate impact of your food purchases based on your receipt. Reports suggest it could be weeks before the ship is moved. But for consumers, it is often difficult to measure the climate impact of what we eat. Well, I just read about an Irish start-up that can help.

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Taking Back Control of Your Inventory Costs

IQMS

Key ERP Tools for Managing Inventory Costs A comprehensive ERP system uses seven key tools to automate the tracking and control of inventory availability and costs: Bill of Materials (BOM) – This is essential to know how much material is necessary to create a finished good. Defective Equipment.

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2024 Manufacturing Trends Focus is on Operational Efficiency

IQMS

With lower barriers to adoption, manufacturers will increasingly embrace automation and workforce enablement as labor availability and cost continue to be industry-wide issues. ERP not only offers that visibility; it also provides a tool to implement consistent business practices across multiple operating facilities.

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How Management by Exception Can Improve Manufacturing Performance

IQMS

accounts payable, procurement) and step into an area that can best be described as management automation. For this reason, management by exception in these environments is typically implemented by using enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing execution system (MES) software as the eyes and ears of the operation.

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The Backorder, March 20 2024

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Learn more in the latest Manufacturing Health Index report. Software is cheaper than staff – so give employees the tools they need to add maximum value and efficiency. Avoid having too much capital tied up in inventory; use stock optimisation software to set optimal min and max levels based on historical data and sales trends.