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20 Manufacturing Blogs You Need to Be Reading

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note : This is a guest blog from Valco Valley Tool & Die , a complete metal parts manufacturing house with a proud history of quality products, service and performance. Like Valco Valley Tool & Die, we are ardent readers of the manufacturing industry and blogosphere. Many of the folks listed below are companies and twitter accounts we interact with daily.

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Ready For The Future Of Freight?

Freightos

Want to know the future? In 2012, The Economist assessed the impact that technology developments will have had on business by 2020, surveying and interviewing global technology and business leaders. At the time, the predictions seemed unreal. But 2016 marks the halfway point and it seems that the predictions were on the mark. These particular conclusions (slightly paraphrased here) should sound familiar to business leaders in the logistics industry: Few industries will remain untouched by disrup

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Social Media, Fast Fashion, and the Supply Chain

Apparel Logistics

Keeping up with the latest trends is essential to success in the clothing industry. To beat your competitors, you'll need to learn how to use social media, fast fashion, and the supply chain to your advantage. The Increasing Importance of Social Media. Research from the Pew Internet Project shows 74 percent of Internet users also use social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Customer and Product Profitability Analysis – A Must!!

Mazars Ledger

All too often, food and beverage companies do not analyze customer and product profitability. It is one of the most… The post Customer and Product Profitability Analysis – A Must!! appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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4PLs: Collaboration Among Logistics Service Providers Creating More Value for Shippers

GlobalTranz

Collaboration has always been seen as the stepchild at the logistics dinner table. It's nice to have around, but no one really wants to think about what collaboration means for the company. After all, how can two competitors collaborate without compromising the information and structure of each company? Collaboration is driving an entire new way in the realm of logistics lending towards the rise of 4PLs.

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Worried About Foreign H-1B Hirers? Award More H-1B Visas!

GlobalTranz

The H-1B visa, a temporary visa to hire high-skilled foreign workers for jobs in the United States for which American workers are not available, is intended to be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis. Starting tomorrow, April 1, applications for this visa will be accepted and considered for fiscal year 2017. However, April 1 isn’t so much as a start date, but a starting gun for the furious race by U.S. employers to secure skilled labor.

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Port Authority Attempts to Enhance Productivity

Mazars Ledger

The task force issued a report on June 24, 2014, listing 23 recommendations which the PPTF prioritized into three tiers… The post Port Authority Attempts to Enhance Productivity appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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Innovation and Improvement Trends for 2016 in Industrials Manufacturing

Mazars Ledger

After slowly rebounding from the recession, the outlook for 2016 in the industrial manufacturing sector is uncertain and skepticism about… The post Innovation and Improvement Trends for 2016 in Industrials Manufacturing appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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Why Am I Counting On New Year’s Eve?

Mazars Ledger

I think back on the many New Year’s Eves I have spent counting inventory throughout the Northeast. As difficult as… The post Why Am I Counting On New Year’s Eve? appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Regulatory Compliance And The Water Industry

Mazars Ledger

Regulatory compliance (environmental and economic) is a significant challenge facing the water industry. Various federal, state and local regulations are… The post Regulatory Compliance And The Water Industry appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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3 Responsive Technologies Reshaping Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

Industry 4.0 is the fourth major revolution in manufacturing in the last four decades. The lean manufacturing revolution of the 1970s, the outsourcing trend of the 1990s and the automation of the 2000s set the stage for the digital transformation we are seeing today. Digital technologies, such as big data, business analytics, augmented reality and 3-D printing, are converging to transform the way manufacturing is done.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] AI Technologies: The Role of Humans & The Application in Logistics

GlobalTranz

Today our focus has been on KPIs, ERP, WMS, TMS, YMS, EDI, The Cloud, S and OP, 3 D Printing, IoT, IoE, Drones: Same Hour/Day/Time Delivery to Customers, Cyber Security, Theft, Government Regulations, E-Commerce, Omni-Channel, Modeling/Simulation, Risk Management, Tracking, Traceability, Re-shoring, Robotics , et al, but…what about Artificial Intelligence or AI technologies?