Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Manufacturing sites have been rationalized in terms of, “we don’t need five factories in this country, we only need three, then two, then we don’t need them at all, we’ll move them to China”. Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

They had seen my videos on the website and needed a speaker for their global kick-off meeting. The team was organized around the functional silos of source, make and deliver. Proudly, I had led my division to have the lowest manufacturing costs with the highest Return on Assets. It was a large multinational company. I was wrong.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

At heart, the circular economy and circular supply chain refer to a transition from raw material to manufacturing center to distribution center to consumer to trash process. For some manufacturers and supply chain entities, the push towards a circular supply chain comes from the federal government. What is the Circular Supply Chain?

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 30, 2019

We launched a video series called Making a Difference to tell stories about people who are improving the world with Dassault Systèmes solutions. Through the acquisition of IQMS , we extended the 3D EXPERIENCE platform to small and midsized manufacturing companies seeking to digitally transform their business operations. Out and About.

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Vinculum

APRIL 22, 2020

This can be in 2 basics yet, exciting ways: Change your product of sales/ manufacturing. However, now is a great time to build on other sources of income like: Hosting digital events. Zoom, Vimeo and so many other websites have made it easy for several digital events like webinars, podcasts and other presentations become easy to host.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 21, 2016

Therefore, more shipping providers will turn to Bluetooth technologies to ensure a source of data is available that can integrate seamlessly within a company's existing applications. The cost of manufacturing Bluetooth devices and beacons have decreased dramatically. This process is further shown in the video below.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 2, 2015

We have written several posts on this technology and how it will change manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and transportation. For quick reference here are those posts: [VIDEO] The 10 Most Important Things You Need To Know About The Internet Of Things. Powered by the Internet of Things & Digital Manufacturing.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 1, 2016

One of the most surprising parts of the episode showed a warehouse worker using a voice-automated picking system (see video below), and the worker would then scan the product with a scanner on the tip of his finger. Use of Wearable Technology in the Supply Chain and Manufacturing. How Do Wearables Improve the Supply Chain?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

Picture of traditional job in manufacturing. Each setting is an accurate image of manufacturing from different time periods in history, the past and the present. Manufacturing has changed a great deal over the last 100 years, and manufacturing today is dramatically different than what was “normal” in 1990.

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ShipBob

MAY 21, 2020

Employees who can work from home are most likely spending their work days on video conference calls. The video game industry is also seeing record numbers, especially with students and teenagers being stuck at home. That’s when we went out of our way to update messaging on our site about being open, which increased conversions.”.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. We have already covered the top 6 trends for 2016 in manufacturing. But, Wait.What is the Digital Supply Chain? The Journal notes that UTC plans a $1.5

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Today is National Manufacturing Day ! This infographic was sent to us by our friends over at Manufacturing Stories, who is always adding great maker movement infographics to their Pinterest board here. . We hope you have a great manufacturing day! Learning in the Making.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

As I worked for and was involved with various enterprises over my career, some manufacturing, some service related, retail, etc. I saw how core S&OP concepts could be applied in various types of businesses, outside of the traditional legacy industries where S&OP was initially applied (manufacturing businesses).

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Manufacturing Operations Management Community. Manufacturing Process Intelligence – Skills Management can do more! New Source, Transform and Sink for Virtual Commissioning. A new source & sink functionality is now available in the Robot Virtual Commissioning apps. Watch the video in the Community.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 6, 2015

The world has changed from the oil days of machine assisted assembly lines and manufacturing processes as more robots have entered the workforce. Robotics is not just a way to help companies, but many manufacturers have recognized how robots can improve their supply chain processes, benefit the company, and drive their future success.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

In manufacturing-based companies, 70-80% of costs are in the processes of source, make and deliver. While the practices of finance are over 200 years old, in contrast, supply chain as a cross-functional practice (the combination of make, source and deliver) was recently defined in 1982. Is talent a cost or an asset? Talent Gaps.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

That’s why it seemed a good idea to highlight some very practical and in most cases, inexpensive ways your company can keep employees hungry to learn, and to satisfy their appetite with readily accessible sources of supply chain education and knowledge. Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management, by F.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

See below slide from one of my webinars. In these video’s (1-2 min), I explain the automation of routine collaborative decisions , executional decisions , planning parameter decisions , ESG decisions and segmented decisions Principle 5 : Intelligent IBP automates repetitive planning tasks, basic planning and transactional decisions.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Manufacturing Operations Management Community. Watch NOW: Engineering and Manufacturing Collaboration with DELMIA & ENOVIA. Watch the video in the Community. We are proud to publish a video demonstration of what has been done at CampusFab on the 3DExperience platform. Watch the video in the Community.

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Arena Solutions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Jeremy Timothy of Listen Technologies recently shared his experiences with Arena’s Scott Reedy during a webinar panel discussion focused on accelerating new product development. Jeremy spent the last eight years as a Configuration Analyst and worked closely with the engineering and manufacturing teams. Scott: That’s great.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. They come from a variety of backgrounds. Hire any of them as your supply chain consultant and see the difference! You can Hire Matias or start a conversation from here

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 8, 2024

So, creating Yook and the vision that we have with it is to empower manufacturers to effortlessly track and reduce their product carbon footprint just came naturally from that understanding that we need a different way to enable this for organizations and to really leverage data to drive decarbonization. On to next. So we have that.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

There simply aren’t any near-term solutions to re-balance supply and demand in the semiconductor supply chains and markets,” said Vakil in a recent Resilinc webinar. Such risks are increasing, and careful supply chain managers should be factoring these risks into their long-term sourcing decisions. 12-to-18-month outlook is mixed.

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Slimstock

MARCH 26, 2019

Andrew Thomas, founder of Skybell Video Doorbell, reports that it takes roughly 40 positive customer experiences to undo the damage of a single negative review. Procurement tasks traditionally include ordering, sourcing, and contracting. Innovative training solutions are increasingly being adopted by leading procurement organizations.

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ShipBob

APRIL 17, 2020

As long as the COVID-19 pandemic is in effect, ShipBob is hosting a weekly “Moving Your Business Forward” webinar series. Other questions brought up during the webinar include: If you’re currently manufacturing overseas, are there ways to source manufacturers in the US quickly? Register for the Webinar Series.

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Unleashed

MARCH 22, 2022

Here we get inside the NoLo industry boom – from what’s behind it, to how brewers and beverage manufacturers are taking advantage of it, to what the future looks like. beer & wine) that traditionally include alcohol, but are manufactured so that alcohol is either eliminated or reduced significantly. Play Video. CAGR (IWSR).

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

And, one of the largest sectors we will see grow is in the "Industrial" sector, meaning application for both an augmented reality supply chain to include manufacturing, distribution, and logistics: How will the AR Movement Translate into the Augmented Reality Supply Chain? AR is not without its faults.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 27, 2016

When was the last time you thought about robotics being used in manufacturing? If the auto industry videos you were shown in high school come to mind, you are not alone. The use of robotics in manufacturing has typically been linked to simplistic, gross movements. However, modern robotics in manufacturing is rapidly changing.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Editor’s Note: We love talking about and reporting on technology which effects and also makes the lives’ of manufacturing companies much better. We’ve been providing manufacturing companies and shippers with a web-based transportation management system since 1998, before web-based TMS was as prolific as it is today.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 15, 2015

Additive manufacturing will democratize the manufacturing process, according to Ed Morris, director of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII). Augmented reality (AR) provides a direct or indirect view of the real world augmented by computer-generated sensory inputs, including sound and video.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

live talking events over reading articles, or podcasts over YouTube videos)? Host webinars, online seminars and video tutorials: The next step up is to produce useful video content. Coffee and other products: Coffee roasters can team up with other product manufacturers to make highly popular combinations.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 9, 2020

On December 16, Major Dan Finkenstadt and I will be delivering a webinar on the upcoming roll-out of the vaccine. Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution: Potential Problems and Bottlenecks [WEBINAR]. How will these bottlenecks impact manufacturing capacity, and the ability to roll out more than 700 M doses in the United States?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2015

However, with most of our customer base in the manufacturing field, with the remaining in distribution and other industries, we thought it was vital that we featured some of the other manufacturing blog posts that were also popular in 2014. Well, manufacturing companies who ship freight in North America. We hope you enjoy!

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 1, 2016

We’ve discussed several of the myths and solutions to enhancing the current state of American manufacturing. Take a moment to watch this video and think about what it means to “Vote Manufacturing.” So, how do you identify a manufacturing vote? Step 1: Make America the Strategic Partner for Manufacturing.

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