GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. a pair of jeans that didn’t come from a sweatshop, for example. Download white paper. The inefficiencies that plague supply chains have seemingly been around forever. Maybe Ethereum could provide a long-needed solution.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

So, let’s take a look at how our predictions for the first four manufacturing technology trends (Predictive analytics, 3D Printing, and VR) to watch for in 2016 stacked up. For example, the aeronautics’ giant, Lockheed Martin, has embraced augmented reality during the manufacturing and repair processes, explains Industry Week.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2017

In the first supply chain trends post, we surmised the previous year’s trends would continue. Per GT Nexus , 75 percent of executives surveyed recognized the digital supply chain as an important factor for the next five years. For example, an optimized supply chain is good, but it opens more opportunities for errors.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The Impact of 3D Printing in the Supply Chain and Logistics Arenas: As we noted in our top issues in American Manufacturing series, 3D printing is a key trend and applications manufacturers are paying attention to over the next decade. I hope you enjoy! Read the Full Blog Post. You can find the infographic at the bottom of this post.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. Skills Shortages. skilled production workers. researchers. machinists. scientists. appear to include the following.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 8, 2015

For example, a returned product may only require rewrapping of exterior for sale to a secondary consumer. However, 70 percent of respondents within the survey saw Reverse Logistics as a burdensome cost for the business. Unfortunately, businesses have gotten into the slump of ignoring this trend for much of the past few decades.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Brexit customs delays of 30 minutes could bankrupt one in 10 UK firms, survey suggests (Independent). Home Depot was one of the examples I cited. Coincidently, I participated in a webinar yesterday organized by Descartes (a Talking Logistics sponsor) on how “ Delivery is the New Moment of Truth.”

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

Nexant conducted a survey of the plastics industry , in collaboration with Plastics News , to understand reshoring trends and the effect on the North American market. Nexant received about 200 survey responses from compounders, fabricators, equipment suppliers and toolers. Most of them, however, never left our shores.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

Additionally, the industry has added approximately 50,000 jobs per quarter over the past few years, and the trend shows no signs of stopping. Additionally, 81 percent of students who participated in Manufacturing Day 2015 who were surveyed showed an increased interest in pursuing a manufacturing career.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2015

We are referencing, enterprise mobility, as defined by TechTarget's Search Mobile Computing: Enterprise mobility is the trend toward a shift in work habits, with more employees working out of the office and using mobile devices and cloud services to perform business tasks. Salesforce.com is a perfect example of enterprise mobility.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 18, 2016

In a 2012 survey by Forrester and Zebra Consulting, reports Cigniti Technologies , only 15 percent of manufacturers had implemented at least one Industrial Internet of Things solution. For example, pre-emptive maintenance may be used to reduce machine downtime in factories. However, this mindset has changed.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 27, 2016

For example, the robot-based processes of milling, grinding, surface smoothing, and polishing seem unrelated. The trend for better, smarter robotics is spreading to new industries as well. Robots can be programmed to perform virtually any task. However, each process represents a little step in the pathway towards a better product.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

Consider that 46 percent of respondents to a 2010 Accenture survey of North American manufacturing companies had "experienced product quality concerns as a result of offshored manufacturing and supply operations," and that 11 percent had product safety concerns. The trend towards reshoring and nearshoring will continue in 2016.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

We never want to take for granted that although this subject is one of the hottest trends looking to transform the world the way the internet did that everyone understands what is the Hyperconnected Era of “The Internet of Things.” What is an Example of Internet of Things? ” But first, let’s back up a bit.

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