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How Can Paper Producers Rise to the Production Challenge?

USC Consulting Group

The novel coronavirus has produced a lot of uncertainty, and for manufacturers in the pulp and paper industry, that includes uncertainty related to demand. “The sanitary paper product manufacturing market may near $108 billion by year’s end.” and worldwide. Paper use up dramatically.

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Manufacturing Equipment: Is It Time for an Upgrade?

GlobalTranz

On one hand, it would be great to have brand new manufacturing equipment. Besides the expense, meaning you or your management are unwilling to make an upfront investment when the manufacturing equipment has not failed entirely, there are other roadblocks thrown up against upgrading: The fear of change. The Big Picture. Performance.

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How To Manage A Lean Supply Chain

ShipBob

This question is at the heart of any lean supply chain strategy. During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic , ecommerce businesses quickly discovered that their supply chains were not agile enough to keep up with sudden spikes in demand or major delays from manufacturers, carriers, or even at ports. Data-driven decision-making.

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Three Lies and a Truth

Supply Chain Shaman

We are trying to understand how supply chain leaders have raised the bar at the intersection of these four sets of metrics on the supply chain effective frontier. Leaders focused on process after process that was not designed to be part of a larger supply chain strategy. West Texas crude is now selling for 3X the price in the 1990s.

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How Returns Management Works: Process, Tips, & Best Practices

Unleashed

It covers every aspect of dealing with customer returns, including policy management, reverse logistics, customer service, returned goods inventory management , and developing strategies to reduce return rates. One paper from the University of Texas at Arlington suggests that lenience may yield better results than strictness.

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Managing Legal Aspects of the Implications of a Hurricane on the Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

Early data shows that most supply managers believe that Hurricane Harvey, which caused widespread destruction in south Texas and the closure of the Port of Houston, will impact supply chains in coming months. Then, the insured will need to carefully review its policy to understand what is covered and what is not.

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Eliminating Real-World Bottlenecks using AI from Silicon Valley to Mars

ThroughPut

Organizations around the world are now adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technology solutions to create smarter, leaner, safer and sustainable manufacturing systems. Curtis has an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BS in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University. Ali Raza : Founder and CEO, ThroughPut Inc.