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Build Digitally Lean Consumer Goods and Home & Lifestyle Manufacturing Teams

DELMIA Quintiq

In the world of consumer goods and home and lifestyle, today’s fast-moving consumer trends demand fast delivery and quality at the lowest possible cost—for which lean programs in manufacturing are paramount. Editor’s note: Join Dassault Systèmes at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2021 taking place September 27-29.

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Let the Design Begin…

Supply Chain Shaman

It was far a cry from the neon and glitzy hotels of Las Vegas where I am often speaking. The market for network design tools was growing at a moderate rate, and most of the market had invested in technologies from either i2 Technologies (then termed i2 Strategist) or Logictools. The theatre was packed.

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Enabling S&OP through Advanced Analytics

Logility

At the Informs Business Analytics Conference in Las Vegas last year, I spoke about the potential to enable S&OP / IBP through advanced analytics. Diagnostic – Figure out why it happened through root cause analysis, the application of 6-Sigma type tools, etc. Can we obtain enough raw materials to support the promotion?

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Workers sorted units by model and year of manufacture. “Home Depot and Lowe’s let you return dead plants, for a year.

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QAD Labs Collaboration Expands to RPA

QAD

Driving Manufacturing Innovation with QAD Labs Applied Collaboration. Instead, it is a virtual combination of people, technology and passion for addressing the challenges of manufacturing planning and operations. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Use in Manufacturing. Collaborate and Experiment with Us in the QAD Labs.

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Blue Yonder is a Leader in the Inaugural Nucleus Research WMS Technology Value Matrix

BlueYonder

The solution is built to recognize and react to critical characteristics across industries, from the ability to process various product attributes, support omni-channel commerce fulfillment, balance shelf life and productivity for perishables for retailers, or navigate complex regulatory requirements for manufacturers. In Charles A.

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Together, Blue Yonder and Microsoft Are Redefining Supply Chain Digitalization 

BlueYonder

Meeting these requirements isn’t possible without rich data, and data isn’t useful without a robust data infrastructure, as well as the tools to use it. If you watched Mark Kurtz’s presentation at ICON Las Vegas , you got a preview of the kinds of dramatic innovations Blue Yonder and Microsoft are focusing on.