Sat.Sep 27, 2014 - Fri.Oct 03, 2014

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3PL Going Cellular: Updates and Information in the Palm of your Hand

Apparel Logistics

Third-party logistics has evolved with new technology in order to streamline the process of outgoing and incoming shipments. Today there are multiple app options found on your smartphone to get the information you need at the touch of a button.

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Automated Workforce Management - Part 2

Infosys Supply Chain Management

'In service industries, which are mainly dependent on their field force to execute the work, the key ask is to co-ordinate and manage the completion of high volume of work requests that are executed by the field force. The requirement is to optimize the scheduling and mobility processes which along with the tightly integrated Enterprise Asset Management processes will automatically determine the most appropriate resource to carry out field works and dispatch work orders directly to the responsib

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Making way for Digital Asset Management

Infosys Supply Chain Management

'I have seen Asset Management practice transform a great deal since the time I was first inducted into this domain. From a black board for charting the overall equipment status and files holding hundreds of thousands of documents maintaining equipment logs, we have indeed come a long way to have a full-fledged computer systems for our Asset management needs.

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Typical Challenges in a Repair & Return Process - Part 2 ( Analysis)

Infosys Supply Chain Management

'Analysis & Probable Solution : The conversation which is mentioned in the blog titled "Typical Challenges in a Repair & Return - Part 1" brings out some of the key issues which are pertinent to a repair & return process. In the following section I have attempted to classify the issues into categories and suggested possible solutions for them. 1) Avoid over stocking of high value parts by enabling tracking : This has been a very common problem plaguing operations & inventory mana

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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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Typical Challenges in a Repair & Return Process - Part 1

Infosys Supply Chain Management

'Very recently I was a member of a project team implementing an Asset/Inventory Management system for a well-known pipeline maintenance company in North America. In the course of the implementation I had the opportunity to interact with the business leads managing both operations and inventory functions in the organization. During these interactions I came across many process related issues like enabling material visibility across the organization, acknowledging service receipts, tracking materi