Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

And in the intervening years — as we’ve leveraged real-time data, ML and AI to help countless companies answer the “where’s my truck” question — I’ve continued to underscore that visibility is a foundational technology. The entire supply chain industry was caught flat-footed by the seismic disruptions wrought by the pandemic.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Lauren is a seasoned maritime attorney and the founder of Squall Strategies , a boutique maritime consulting and legal solutions company and offers a wide range of consulting services to serve a variety of businesses and clients. Beagen is a seasoned maritime attorney and the founder of Squall Strategies, LLC. About Squall Strategies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

It is common for pundits to look ahead and predict how an industry or profession will change. But the difficulty in finding workers has becoming a huge challenge at many factories and warehouses. The already fast-growing market for warehouse robots and flexible factory automation has become supercharged as a result.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Addressing industry pain points with ERP. The latest World Manufacturing Report, reveals that industries that adopted new technology started recovering faster from the pandemic, with increases of at least 10% in the first quarter of 2021, while low-technology industries registered a comparably lower growth rate of only 5.8%.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The manufacturing industry confronted many uncertainties in the last year due to the pandemic. Industries are facing the need to plan new strategies and invest more in technology to gain a stronger foothold. With the rise of digital transformation manufacturers can use ERP to implement their e-commerce strategies.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In 2018 a Forbes magazine published an article entitled “Every company is a data company” in which the authors urged all companies to use data as a core asset. That is now becoming a reality as businesses come to realize that data is the most significant asset they possess. What is IoT and IIoT? Growth of IIoT.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But Molex, a global electronics and connectivity solutions company, has been investing in their intelligent digital supply chain strategy to improve their supply chain agility and customer experience. Molex LLC offers more than 100,000 products across a variety of industries. It is part of Koch Industries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Belcorp, like most companies in their industry, has quite a complex supply chain. In Belcorp’s case they have four factories located in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. Production flexibility is limited; none of these factories can make all the company’s 1,500 products. What factory should make a new product?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Current industrial manufacturing trends show the new administration is pushing for reshoring among the nation’s biggest manufacturers, and new technologies are revolutionizing how companies respond to growing skepticism and scrutiny by the public and government oversight as well. The "First Five" Industrial Manufacturing Trends of 2017.

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Log-hub

JANUARY 3, 2024

Let’s delve into the key supply chain 2024 trends that are reshaping the industry and driving innovation. Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0 In the realm of supply chain management, Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 The global Industry 4.0 stand as transformative forces.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Some of the largest companies in the industry have been forced to pay ransom to restore technical operations. The average cost of a data breach reached $3.86 The average cost of a data breach reached $3.86

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 19, 2023

From adecco UK’s website, I find some interesting skils they talk about in logistics industry. These skills can allow you to be involved in risk management or developing new supply chain and logistics strategies. Before they need to contact drivers enter factory area smoothly. Delay sometimes happens in the process.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 15, 2022

Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) together with an ERP system allows manufacturers to collect the data, visualize and analyze it, and make decisions. But to understand how to do that requires information, and therefore the question is how to get accurate data to check that the plant, and the people on the shop floor, are performing?

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

These driverless machines have replaced some manual labor and forklifts, moving materials efficiently and safely, thus redefining industrial operations. In this article, we explore how these AGVs are changing the warehouse industry by minimizing human error, reducing labor costs, and setting new standards for productivity and safety.

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

These driverless machines have replaced some manual labor and forklifts, moving materials efficiently and safely, thus redefining industrial operations. In this article, we explore how these AGVs are changing the warehouse industry by minimizing human error, reducing labor costs, and setting new standards for productivity and safety.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2022

An independent expert-led commission on the future of industrial land has warned that a chronic shortage of space in London and rocketing rents for industrial premises risks damaging the city’s economy and hindering its ability to service the needs of the population.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 17, 2020

Founded in 2018, the OPN Platform is a data-driven B2B online marketplace for the packaging industry. According to research conducted by McKinsey and Company, trucking capacity to ship goods from factories to ports has decreased by 80% and product shipments from ports are facing huge delays.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 26, 2022

This is where the industry experiences an information overload. Calls for digital transformation , a bombardment of messages around Industry 4.0 When selecting an ERP system, it is important that you select a platform with the unlimited flexibility to pull data into the solution and use it strategically.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 24, 2023

The skills gap in manufacturing Manufacturing is an industry of skills. Every factory runs on the back of hundreds of specialized skills, some of which take a long time to master. Now, think about the skills required to do all this? Are you thinking digital fluency, critical thinking and collaboration? If not, you should be.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. For example, are you still a minority owned company?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2023

A larger share of freight forwarders and supply chain professionals this year in 2023 are expecting disruptions owing to COVID outbreaks in China and the Chinese New Year factory closures as compared to the last year (2022). “We Last year, most industry professionals feared capacity issues and higher rates as the Chinese New Year aftermath.

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CH Robinson Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2021

I’ve been in the industry since 1997 and I have never seen this level of continual disruption across the entire supply chain for this length of time. As we approach another potentially volatile year, I wanted to provide key strategies for global shippers to consider. Seek creative solutions across the entire supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In it, Daniel discusses the industrial Computing Revolution and how it effects the manufacturing industry. The industrial computing revolution has advanced the manufacturing industry, but at what cost? Referring to government data, CNN Money cited that in 1960 approximately 1 in 4 Americans had a job in manufacturing.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 6, 2022

In the factory there were industrial printers, industrial cutters and an extruder. It feeds on the data that is uploaded and processed within an environment, and then produces useful information that can guide decisions within the environment. The programs I used all the time were basically two.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 20, 2022

A year later we asked manufacturing CFOs how their strategies had evolved. However, in contrast to digital-first industries, the physical nature of manufacturing and distribution industries has made the transition from in-person to remote a challenge. The virtual shift with ERP. 65% were diversifying their business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

planning offers an alternative to swinging the pendulum and as the strategy that provides the supply chain resilience leaders seek. As you evaluate strategies to mitigate risk and build resilience, beware of headlines blaming JIT inventory practices and recommending a move to JIC.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Industrial IoT and big data are converging to enable demand-driven 'smart supply chains.' According to industry standard ASTM F2792-10 , AM is defined as, "The process of joining materials to make objects from 3D model data, usually layer upon layer, as opposed to subtractive manufacturing technologies.".

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 27, 2022

It does present a training requirement, the need for new skills for industry 4.0 Together they conceived the Unimate, the very first industrial robot. Of course, robotics does not tell the full story, as the world of manufacturing has evolved even further over the last few decades, with the rise of data and smart, autonomous systems.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2016

Yesterday we started our two part series about manufacturing technology trends we will see impact the industry in 2016 by painting a picture of the top 4 trends. In today's conclusion, we now focus on 5 other manufacturing technologies that will also impact the manufacturing industry, but to a lesser degree than yesterday's predictions.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Manual production lines are switching to automated assemblies and valuable data is being used to discover actionable insights into manufacturing operations. IoT sensors in the supply chain and robotics in factories are fluently available. What does the smart factory mean for business? A connected and flexible digital shop floor.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

For the business, it is a high-risk strategy for short-term gain with no upside if it fails. . In fact, a fully-integrated ERP solution enables manufacturers to tackle the immense challenges they face by optimizing their business operations, meeting and satisfying customer demands, and increasing factory output. .

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Forto

JULY 25, 2018

Few topics hold the prestige of logisticians like Big Data. The applications of Big Data in business are numerous. In freight management, Big Data yields opportunities for improvement. The reason behind the application of data is immense. The ways we collect data has evolved too. Why Is Big Data Important?

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 29, 2021

All industries are currently facing challenges with their logistics and the supply chain. However, industries facing high flatbed demand, like construction and manufacturing, are seeing more difficulty than others. These industries have been dealing with capacity challenges throughout the pandemic as they have remained in high-demand.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Manual production lines are switching to automated assemblies and valuable data is being used to discover actionable insights into manufacturing operations. IoT sensors in the supply chain and robotics in factories are fluently available. What does the smart factory mean for business? A connected and flexible digital shop floor.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Several years ago, only the bravest and most ambitious enterprises embarked on the digital transformation journey, today the industry landscape has changed. This means making factories smarter for the future. What is the smart factory? How to create a smart factory. Where does your factory need to make improvements?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Although just-in-case may have been considered expensive in the past, it has paid dividends to those companies using it who have been able to keep factories running with enough stock, shopfloor staff working, holding prices steady, and customer orders fulfilled. Data-driven inventory management.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The industrial equipment and machinery (IM&E) industry needs to start looking at solutions that will handle change in key elements of the supply chain, production operations, and shipment activities without being disrupted. The adoption of digital strategies is a major feature of new strategies that manufacturers are planning.

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