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Reshoring Or Not, What is Manufacturing? 4 Questions to Ponder with Real American Manufacturers

GlobalTranz

The ‘ole “garbage in; garbage out” (GIGO) adage definitely applies here. Jovan Cosmetics: Basic MRP as shown above. All MRP sheets were given to Purchasing to manage. Obviously accuracy of the BOM and Inventory are critical, and the goal should be 100% daily. It was called, “ The Short List ”.

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Making Sense of Supply Chain 4.0

Material Handling and Logistics

And every conference showcased the latest technologies available to help you do so. The trouble with this definition is that it doesn’t explain what exactly changes in supply chain management—that is, what gets “transformed”—when digital technologies are adopted. Everyone was excited about it.