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Will Trucking Challenges Transform JITS in North America?

QAD

JITS has been established as an optimal material ‘pull’ system that has significantly enhanced the automotive OEM’s ability to optimize their production capabilities and utilize the same production lines for multiple products with no change-over. Trucking Challenges in North America. But why just in North America?

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North American Building Materials Leader Cornerstone Building Brands Chooses ToolsGroup and River Logic’s Technology

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ABOUT CORNERSTONE BUILDING BRANDS Cornerstone Building Brands is a leading manufacturer of exterior building products for residential and low-rise non-residential buildings in North America. Our market-leading portfolio of products spans vinyl windows, vinyl siding, stone veneer, metal roofing, metal wall systems and metal accessories.

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Blind Spots of Visibility with Andrew Wimer

The Logistics of Logistics

Andrew is Director, Operations – North America Activations for Descartes , a global leader in on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions for logistics businesses. Carriers can easily connect with the solution via GPS-based electronic logging device (ELD), transportation management systems (TMS), or mobile app-based tracking methods.

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The Coolest Supply Chain Boutique Consultants

Logistics Viewpoints

My colleague Clint Reiser has completed a study on warehouse management system (WMS) boutiques. A boutique is a small, regionally focused system integration and consulting firm. In SCP, they have one of the largest practices in North America. What is a boutique? WMS has been a historical centerpiece to the practice.

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Reflections on Manifest with Courtney Muller

The Logistics of Logistics

Courtney Muller and Joe Lynch discuss reflections on Manifest , the premiere conference that unites the entire eco-system of Fortune 500 global supply chain executives, logistics service providers, innovators and investors at the forefront of logistics tech and supply chain.

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Robots Take Center Stage at MODEX 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

MODEX is the leading trade show for supply chain, logistics, and material handling solutions in North America. RightHand Robotics This solution uses a robotic arm equipped with a gripper and a vision system that can identify, locate, and grasp various types of items from shelves, bins, or conveyors.

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Medline is the Largest User of the AutoStore Robotics Solution in the World

Logistics Viewpoints

And their revenues don’t include services – they work through system integration partners. Their customers include large scale hospital systems, physicians’ offices, surgical centers, and long-term care facilities. This is being orchestrated by the software that controls this automatic storage and retrieval system.