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The smart factory Part 1: Digitization, digitalization and digital

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The digital transformation of the operations and processes of factories and supply chains is based upon digitization of carefully selected machines and digitalization of the related business processes. So here goes – read on for a greater understanding of these concepts and the role they play in your journey to a smart factory.

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Why a Supply Chain Analysis is Crucial for Your Business

Blue Grace Logistics

How Will a Supply Chain Analysis Help You? A timely and periodic analysis will work as a preventive health check-up for your supply chain thus ensuring it continues to operate at an optimum level. A thorough study of the processes will give you insight into the performance of the different aspects of the supply chain.

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Solving The Port Problem with Lauren Beagen

The Logistics of Logistics

Beagen received a Bachelor’s degree in International Political Science and International Studies from Hope College, a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island, and a Juris Doctorate from Roger Williams University School of Law. Access to vaccines, medical care, and family issues contributed to the shortages.

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Philip Morris International’s Pivot to Smoke-Free Products Complicates their Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

At the end of 2019 that supply chain covered 38 PMI owned factories, 28 third party manufacturers, and more than 180 markets. Once the analysis was done for Year One set up, Year Two was pretty much the same. Analysis and scenario formulation lead time went from weeks to days. That study has now been published.

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Precision Pricing Software

Logistics Business Magazine

Forensic profitability analysis for small and global businesses alike is available at a click with today’s supply chain software, as Paul Hamblin discovers. This is where data software vendor The Information Factory came in. The Information Factory has built the analytical capability to make these examinations very quickly.

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DENSO solutions help digitalise logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

The current study “Mobilising the Delivery Workforce: The State of Mobile Technologies in Transport and Logistics 2021” by Arlington Research shows that mobile-first technologies will play a key role in the delivery of goods in the final delivery area. Collected data can be viewed using built-in data analysis and display tools.

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Baby Formula: A Supply Chain Shock in Plain Sight

MTS Logistics

The root causes of the shortage are numerous and stem from factory closures, supplier issues, and disruptions in the supply chain. After the world spent many days talking about general supply chain shortages throughout 2021 and the first half of 2022, the current baby formula shortage is a case study in real-time supply chain shocks.