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How ERP enables remote work or How manufacturers and distributors can use ERP to enable remote work

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

It’s not only office workers who have been forced into remote work by the pandemic, manufacturing and distribution companies are facing a similar challenge – how to enable remote work on the shop floor and in the warehouse with ERP. If remote work is not allowed, the chances are that some staff will leave, opting for flexibility.

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Honeywell launches new line of rugged computers

Logistics Business Magazine

Honeywell has launched its latest family of rugged enterprise mobile devices designed for workers that pick, pack, sort and deliver e-commerce orders to keep the retail supply chain moving smoothly from factory to consumer.

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Top Insights about Supply Chain Network Design – benefits, tips and what your competitors are doing

AIMMS

SCND is about two things: Defining your footprint – what your supply chain should look like, where you should build your next distribution center, where you should locate your next factory. Supply Chain Insights research found that out of 110 survey respondents, 79 (72%) have a SCND process in place.

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Top Insights about Supply Chain Network Design – benefits, tips and what your competitors are doing

AIMMS

Defining your footprint – what your supply chain should look like, where you should build your next distribution center, where you should locate your next factory. . Supply Chain Insights research found that out of 110 survey respondents, 79 (72%) have a SCND process in place. What is supply chain network design? .

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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Because switching from JIT to JIC is at best only a tool to address short-term problems and risk. A year later their survey revealed that companies were more likely to have increased inventory than originally planned and less likely to have made other planned changes to suppliers and networks.

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The Future Of Manufacturing Post-COVID

Blue Grace Logistics

Within the last year, manufacturers have had to cope with supply chain disruptions and the shutdown of factories due to restrictions caused by COVID-19. According to a survey from McKinsey, 39% of industry leaders are enhancing industry 4.0 Cross Distribution Analysis. Industry 4.0. Retailer success story: Zara.

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ZF trials drone deliveries at Friedrichshafen

Automotive Logistics

Component manufacturer ZF has started testing the use of a drone to distribute parts at its main plant in Friedrichshafen, south-west Germany. The six-motor drone can handle a payload of 3kg, which ZF said was sufficient for the vast majority of spare parts and tools it needed to move around the site. .