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Manufacturers Should Focus on This Most Critical Component for Manufacturing Operations Excellence

GlobalTranz

Getting back to the first post about " What is Manufacturing? ", with MRP we generated Purchase Orders (POs) and Manufacturing Orders (MOs). Does MRP end there? The dates on POs and MOs should be (if managed correctly) offset respecting lead times, and the due dates must meet the Master Production Schedule (MPS).

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The impact of regional instabilities on the Global Supply Chain and how ERP can help

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Rising oil prices will also have a cascading impact on supply chains in areas such as higher line-haul trucking rates and other transportation costs. The transportation industry will also bear the brunt, as it has the highest energy intensity of all major industries. Develop business continuity plans with your suppliers.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

The main lack of talent is in middle management, especially in big data analytics and supply chain planning, where the shortage is around 54%. Another option is to work in a warehouse, or in transport, or maybe in customer service where you are dealing with people all the time. This is expected to widen to 9 to 1 in the years ahead.

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Warehouse Cost Reductions: 3 Understandings Driven By Inventory Management & Lean Principles

GlobalTranz

Understand Data Integrity to Reduce Inventory Costs. First, data integrity is vital. If you do this with discipline daily, your computer system will output accurate data. If not, all data output is suspect. More efficient and actionable data can reduce the costs of managing inventory. . Try a sample cycle count.

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The 4 Step Process to Integrate a New TMS into Existing Logistics Systems from a TMS Provider

GlobalTranz

Third-party logistics providers, or a 3PL service provider , have worked to help encourage efficiency within the shipping process through the use of a Transportation Management System, or TMS. Ask questions about the TMS that the 3PL offers such as: Did you build it and can update it to meet market needs?