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Supply Chain Planning Solutions are Not Just for the Big Boys

Logistics Viewpoints

Myers Industries Implements John Galt Solutions. Myers Industries (NYSE: MYE) is headquartered in Akron, Ohio in the United States. This manufacturer produces plastic reusable material handling containers and plastic fuel tanks. Mr. Baker spent over 34 years leading procurement teams at The Dow Chemical Company.

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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. In one article , Mr. Sorenson points out that IBP works better for small manufacturers than large ones. GEON, headquartered in Westlake Ohio, has about 1000 employees.

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New Developments Among Electric Vehicle Automotive Players

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we provide highlights of manufacturing and supply chain developments involving electric vehicle automotive producers at the 2022 mid-year point. An added challenge has been the ramp-up of new manufacturing facilities in Austin, Texas and Berlin Germany. Volkswagen.

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Plan your Supply Chain with Uncertainty

Adexa

Traditional planning techniques such as most current S&OP solutions are not capable of taking uncertainty into account and assume it is an exception that can be addressed when and if it occurs! S&OP solutions do provide some level of “visibility.” Taking uncertainty into account while planning is a must, otherwise why bother.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

How Can USMTO Reports Help Drive Manufacturing Sales and your Bottom Line? The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). Who is Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT)? What is the USMTO Data Report?

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O-I Glass selects Ivalua to streamline its Global Direct and Indirect Source-to-Pay Processes

ivalua

Redwood City, 17 August, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that O-I Glass Inc, an American Fortune 500 company headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, has selected its solution to streamline its Global Direct and Indirect Source-to-Pay (S2P) Processes. in 2021 and 24,000 employees. About Ivalua.

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Data Integration Essential in the Supply Chain as Industry 4.0 Takes Hold

RFgen

the equivalent of digital transformation for manufacturing , and explained that adopting Industry 4.0 Looking down the road, this could even allow for machine autonomy within the manufacturing sector. Ned Hill, an economist at The Ohio State University, told Network World that Industry 4.0 goes well beyond connectivity.