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Do Consumers Care About Ethical Sourcing?

Logistics Viewpoints

A big part of sustainability initiatives includes the use of ethical sourcing. Ethical sourcing is the process of ensuring that the products made are obtained through responsible and sustainable methods. While we have seen more companies promoting ethical sourcing, does the consumer really care? Ethical Sourcing.

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Can Manufacturers be Both Lean and Resilient?

Logistics Viewpoints

All the disruptions caused by the pandemic, of course, has contributed to this. Since then, manufacturers around the world have embraced lean. This practice, known as vendor managed inventory , is an excellent example of lean. In terms of single sourcing, a useful metric is called “revenue at risk.” April 12, 2021.

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How Southeast Asian manufacturers can use ERP to realign the supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

For decades, ASEAN manufacturing, once seen as a global phenomenon, had been overshadowed by the meteoric rise of Chinese factories. percent of global manufacturing output and was regarded as the world’s manufacturing superpower. Building manufacturing opportunities from the ground up. In 2019, China accounted for 28.7

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Can Manufacturers be Both Lean and Resilient?

Logistics Viewpoints

All the disruptions caused by the pandemic, of course, has contributed to this. Since then, manufacturers around the world have embraced lean. This practice, known as vendor managed inventory , is an excellent example of lean. In terms of single sourcing, a useful metric is called “revenue at risk.” April 12, 2021.

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KPIs to assist manufacturers and distributors with supply chain challenges

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Manufacturers and distributors experienced huge supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic which exposed many vulnerabilities and tested the resilience of supply chain leaders globally. Manufacturing KPIs. In fact, SYSPRO research revealed that 60% of businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

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How manufacturers and distributors can mitigate disruption in the global supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

There’s no doubt that the pandemic, with its harsh lockdowns and impact on economies worldwide, has played a dramatic role in the supply chain disruptions being experienced by manufacturers. Many businesses in the US, and elsewhere, were sourcing their componentry from China. How can businesses create the supply chain of the future?

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Robots in Manufacturing: Creating More Efficient Operations & The Future of Manufacturing Jobs

GlobalTranz

Chinese manufacturing always seems to dominate conversations about modern manufacturing. In truth, more than 100 million workers are employed by Chinese manufacturing, reports Carl Pettit of The Stack. Outsourcing of jobs, lower manufacturing costs and continued upheaval in the U.S. Robotics Boost Manufacturing.