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20 Manufacturers Describe ERP Software Benefits in their Own Words

GlobalTranz

As a 3PL who offers a transportation management system we’ve integrated to many ERP software, we view the use of technology as an enablement tool for shippers to cut out unneeded waste and thus add more to the bottom line by saving money from such efficiency. For example, we’re looking at one set of numbers – one version of truth.

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Supply Chain risks to retail profitability

Logistics Business Magazine

In a thoughtful webinar today digital freight forwarder Zencargo co-Founder, Richard Fattal, and Bis Henderson ‘s Louisa Hosegood debated the unprecedented pressures in the global supply chain this year and how they jeopardise retailer’s profitability. Hope is not a strategy. There will always be a new challenge.

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The “First Five” Industrial Manufacturing Trends of 2017

GlobalTranz

For example, a company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems should be accessible from anywhere within the manufacturing enterprise. However, age-old means of collaborating, such as emails and faxes, are insufficient to sustain the industry in 2017. Manufacturers must look for new ways to improve collaboration.

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The Digital Supply Chain Demands the Use of Smart Supply Chain Technologies

GlobalTranz

They have created software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms that can effectively replace existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) technologies with intuitive, adaptable and smart technologies. For example, smart technologies can be leveraged to reduce wait times and delays for fleet drivers.

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Wearable Technology in the Supply Chain: 3 Core Benefits

GlobalTranz

Well, this example shows how wearable technology in the supply chain was being used 3 and a half years ago in 2012. For example, wearables may be used to tell a worker exactly where a product is located in a warehouse, according to Supply Management magazine. Identification of Inefficiencies.

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Technology’s Ever-increasing Role in Supply Chain Functions

GlobalTranz

Cloud-based technologies allow multiple management systems, such as warehouse management, transportation management , and enterprise resource planning systems ( ERPs ), to communicate and share data. For example, e-commerce applications may be used to generate automated order picking, fulfillment, and shipping.

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Trends In Manufacturing: 5 Tangible Technologies are Shaping the Future of Manufacturing Now

GlobalTranz

Cloud-based systems are quickly replacing legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in manufacturing. For example, a manufacturer’s financial, warehousing, shipping and auditing information can be kept safely in one platform. Enterprise Resource Planning Will Move to the Cloud.