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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

Finally, the top 10 list was rounded out safety and metrics. In fact, the US has now surpassed all countries but Mexico, India, and the Netherlands in cost savings potential for manufacturers. Secondly, technology, such as 3D Printing and Innovation, made it to this year’s list. Read Full Post. Read Full Post.

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Tata Steel Europe’s Connected Planning Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

Their primary steel plants are in Ijmuiden in the Netherlands and in the UK at Port Talbot. But then executives may ask for higher sales or margins, or lower stock if key financial metrics are not being met. Svend Lassen, Head of Reporting & Data Analytics for Commercial and Supply Chain at Tata Steel Europe.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The winners drive improvement while posting financial results in the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter ahead of the peer group.

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Measuring Transportation Vehicle Utilization: The KPIs

SCMDOJO

Space utilization, or vehicle fill, is a critical metric that can be measured in various ways: Pallet numbers and height: While common, this method can be misleading depending on cargo density. Freight Transport in the Netherlands. Two crucial measures applicable to this level of detail are space utilization and productive time.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

The Kingdom of Belgium achieved its independence from the Netherlands in 1830, and has become an admired modern country, well-known as the home of international organizations such as NATO and the EU. billion metric tons of goods in 2015. percent; Netherlands 12 percent and the U.K. The Netherlands accounts for 17.3

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Walmart Bests Whole Foods in Study of Food Supply's Human Toll

Material Handling & Logistics

Tesco Plc ranked the highest in the first-ever study of supply-chain policies from humanitarian group Oxfam America released on June 20, leading in transparency and worker-treatment metrics. Still, it did so with ratings of 29 and 42, respectively, on a 100-point scale.

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American Software Reports Third Quarterof Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

Mustad Netherlands B.V., During the quarter, SaaS subscription and/or software license agreements were signed with customers located in the following 10 countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Empresa Siderurgica del Peru SAA, Intertape Polymer Corp.,