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Managing cost, quality and traceability in fabricated metals manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The Asia-Pacific region has one of the largest number of fabricated metals manufacturers in the world. Many governments are also offering incentives for manufacturers to invest in energy-efficient solutions. Manufacturers are also increasing automation on the shop floor, partly due to a shortage of skilled labor.

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Technology Improves Manufacturing Disaster Preparedness

DELMIA Quintiq

Disaster preparedness is imperative everywhere, but that goes double for the manufacturing industry. Predictive Analysis for Shipping. Businesses can make higher-fidelity predictions — including potential shipping delays — based on external forces like weather, storms, traffic pattern interruptions and more.

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ERP for process manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

There is a belief that manufacturing is a mechanical process with not much thinking involved. While this is wrong for manufacturing in general it is especially wrong for process manufacturers – companies that produce food and beverages, paints, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. What is process manufacturing?

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters. Simmons Foods Simmons Foods is a farm to fork poultry manufacturer.

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ERP addresses the challenges of Make to order manufacturers

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Make-to-Order (MTO) manufacturing is the production of specialized or unique one-off products in quantities ranging from one to small production runs. Usually, the final product is a combination of custom manufactured components and standard components. MTO operations bring their own set of unique challenges.

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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Just about every supply chain will be affected by this crisis, for example, with fuel prices surging although there is no shortage yet, there’s risk in supply and shipping routes being cancelled or diverted. We should all be well versed by now to know that we can expect a ripple effect throughout global trade. Supply chain challenges.

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What Is PPV? Purchase Price Variance Explained

Precoro

One of the ways that procurement teams improve this figure is by tracking and improving the purchase price variance (PPV) metric. In this article, we'll explain what PPV is, why it matters, and how tracking this metric can benefit your procurement processes. Why Is Purchase Price Variance Important?