GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2015

In order to optimize manufacturing operations, or really just about anything, you need to have at your fingertips the best and most accurate manufacturing metrics around. In today's post, we share 5 Golden Manufacturing Metrics that all manufacturing companies should understand to improve plant operations quality.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The company works hard to meet the demanding requirements for quality, innovation, and cost from their OEM customers. This includes plant operations, inbound and outbound transportation, warehousing, demand planning and our comprehensive and running supply chain risk management ecosystem. This is our “supplier board”.

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AIMMS

JULY 13, 2020

We recently held a webinar with our partners at Oliver Wight to address these questions, covering the most common obstacles companies face when adopting IBP. As our recent supply chain planning research shows, VPs of supply chain and operations typically retain ownership of the planning process as well. Let’s explore them below.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

What about improving your operations to make your company more efficient? We covered these and many more topics in a recent webinar including: Weekly Product Planning. Here are some of the key highlights from our webinar that can really have an impact on your business. So what can you do to maintain retail compliance?

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Prolonged shutdowns have both financial and operational implications, which are often very difficult to assess due to the complexity and far-reaching nature of supply chains. A leading logistics service provider was among the many companies that saw its operations affected by the pandemic. Stay tuned! .

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 5, 2016

Stocks plunged, layoffs became normal, and shippers scaled back operations in favor of surviving the collapse. For example, the Cerasis Rater enables rapid reporting, tracking of KPIs, and review of asset-allocation quickly and easily. When the housing market collapsed in 2008 , the US and global economies went into a tailspin.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

PepsiCo products then reach shelves through its operating subsidiaries and a complex network of fleet operations. PepsiCo realizes that making these significant changes in their suppliers’ operations is a big shift. In many cases, this is not just about investment but also changes in the way some suppliers will need to operate.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 28, 2023

Companies were able to see that these long global supply chains involved a lot of points of failure and, potentially, introduced a lot of risk into their operations.” companies opening factories in Mexico, for example, nor investment in private real estate. That was down from a record $5.6 billion in 2021, but more than double the $1.3

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 21, 2020

You need to pick up the pace and ensure that your processes are leaner, faster, and you are equipped to meet your customer’s expectations. To measure your supply chain is to create an overview of your operations and within that, to develop an understanding of your key processes and where your company’s strengths and weaknesses lie.

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

When meeting with prospective agencies, make sure you understand how the workflow process works from the initial pass-off of an account, to reporting, follow-up, payment, and more. When speaking with someone within your industry about their agency, ask if their current agency understands how your industry operates, bills, etc.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

and/or capabilities of the supplier and meet companies' short- and/or long-term supply needs. It is important to note that the above focus does not take into account short-term efforts to improve cost, quality or delivery issues with supplier(s) to meet companies’ expectations. You can read the detailed technical definition here.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Prolonged shutdowns have both financial and operational implications, which are often very difficult to assess due to the complexity and far-reaching nature of supply chains. A leading logistics service provider was among the many companies that saw its operations affected by the pandemic. Stay tuned! .

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Now, this might not seem like much of a change for manufacturers, but how does a manufacturer expect to meet the expectations of every customer by creating a build to stock warehouse? However, take a moment to think about the operating cost of a non-mobile enterprise. the answer is simple; you build to order.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

For example, a company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems should be accessible from anywhere within the manufacturing enterprise. This will lead to the creation of more metrics and business-intelligence tools to help improve manufacturing operations. Actionable Metrics Will Enhance Operations, Reducing Costs.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

As the supply chain continues to grow in complexity and regulation, the opportunities for problems and other events to impact operations negatively will consequently grow. Risk is defined as anything which may impact a business's operations, typically in a negative manner. Risk exists in every part of a supply chain operation.

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AIMMS

MARCH 8, 2016

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. Space – demand volatility and uncertainty create risk for managing large warehousing operations. Watch our webinar and u ncover the possibilities.

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AIMMS

MARCH 8, 2016

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. Space – demand volatility and uncertainty create risk for managing large warehousing operations. Join our webinar and u ncover the possibilities.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 25, 2018

Warehouse managers must understand why changes of standards and use of the Internet of Things (IoT) are needed and how smart warehouses can meet the demands of today and tomorrow. For example, auto-lighting LEDs, RFID, and handheld scanners can help pickers ensure the right item is picked every time.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The coming year is set to reshape how the logistics tech industry operates. Automation and robotics are leading the charge, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is adding to the mountain of data being collected and analyzed for insights and better operations. Consumers Will Dictate Logistics Operations.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

For example, planning, purchase order placement, manufacturing floor information logistics operations and beyond became essential variables in the goal of creating a more agile supply chain. Also, it bridged the divide between manufacturing operations and service (logistics) operations, explains Springer Link.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

We are all now familiar with the concept of the Internet of Things and if you take the manufacturing industry, for example, many manufacturers are now widely operating in an increasingly connected environment and making the most of the Industrial Internet of Things. If you’re like most people, you’ve neglected it for far too long.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Since the skills gap reflects changes in how manufacturers operate, it represents the opportunity for manufacturers to re-evaluate their current factory processes, including a wide, diverse group of job positions, explains ThomasNet. Manufacturers Can Re-evaluate Factory Processes. .

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

To operate economically and efficiently, you need to identify the most suitable energy system for your particular transport processes. For this reason, companies are also increasingly looking to ensure that their supply chains meet sustainability requirements. Lead-acid battery, lithium-ion technology or fuel cell?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

For example, some people are offering to pay up to $10 for old, discarded car batteries. Let's take a look at some of the key considerations for the circular supply chain and how supply chain entities are stepping up to meet these demands. Recycling and reuse of scrapped products have become hot-button topics in the modern world.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Off-shored producers are finding that the benefits of foreign operations are not what they had anticipated. Obscure costs and risks were overlooked by many in the rush to operate off-shore. Contributing to the reshoring movement is the fact that economics of off-shore operating have changed significantly. Since 2005, U.S.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

JBS offers a great example of how you can support your IBP and S&OP process with optimization. Having a master production schedule that was supported by multiple spreadsheets, JBS’ operations department faced considerable challenges in their planning process. JBS: A case for integrating optimization in S&OP and IBP.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

JBS offers a great example of how you can support your IBP and S&OP process with optimization. Having a master production schedule that was supported by multiple spreadsheets, JBS’ operations department faced considerable challenges in their planning process. JBS: A case for integrating optimization in S&OP and IBP.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 11, 2017

However, consumers’ experiences are the cornerstone of successful last mile delivery logistics, and shippers need to revolutionize their last mile delivery logistics strategy to meet these expectations. This will put existing operations in the best position to rapidly integrate drone delivery in the future.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Instead, they can use today’s information to create near real-time demand forecasts, allowing for immediate adjustment of production and distribution to meet changing demands. Virtual Reality Has Taken Over Consumer-Facing and Business-Facing Operations. VR tends to replace the entire image. billion by 2021.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 18, 2016

As a result, you need to understand what distribution technology trends, as explained by Advantage Business Media and Lindsay Konzak of Modern Distribution Management , are being seen in today's distribution network and how they will impact future operations. For example, a shipper’s sales team can work with other businesses in a B2B setting.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 12, 2021

In view of better patient outcomes, CEVA’s healthcare solutions address quality, privacy and compliance requirements, including being fully GxP and GDP compliant and meeting all national and international regulatory requirements. For example, diabetic patients should not have to worry about supply chain reliability for their insulin.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

Reshoring occurs when a company opts to move operations from overseas locations to the US. For some manufacturers, having factories and operations in foreign countries is beneficial to foreign customers, but having factories in the US is also beneficial to US customers. Meeting the Specs of Quality. The short answer is no.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

To meet this increased demands, more manufacturing and logistics partners are looking for ways to shorten product lifecycles through improving inventory management systems, changing shipping strategies and altering the fundamental ways products move from point A to point B. Organizations Will Streamline Reverse Logistics.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 7, 2016

As explained by Bruce Tompkins , improving the supply chain includes improving service levels through better inventory management, reducing operating costs, reducing order-cycle time, achieving 100-percent accuracy, improving supply chain security and control, and improving flexibility.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 22, 2016

Logistics technologies are changing how modern retailers operate. As a result, companies are doubling down on their efforts to meet the surge in demand and across global omni-channel sales. New Business Models Reduce Operating Costs. Huge warehouses are being built to house an infinitely higher number of products.

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Transporeon

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Bekaert Corporation is a global steel wire manufacturer that operates five U.S. For example, in our Van Buren, Arkansas, facility, they’ve changed the time slot schedule three times in the last four months. facilities. The time slots themselves are set up to match shipping capacity.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 17, 2017

Word-of-mouth advertising and social media uproar can quickly decimate a company’s profits if they continue operating with traditional, unsustainable processes. Even if laws change, companies must still answer in the court of public opinion about their operations. The second part of the equation is about politics.

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