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What manufacturers need to know about IIoT

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Exercise trackers like Fitbit or Garmin are part of an IoT network that collects and analyzes data from objects – people. If companies are going to succeed with IIoT products, data will have to be at the heart of company strategy. Quality control.

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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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Know Your Supply Chain KPIs – Procurement

Logistics Bureau

For example, the products are available, but some items are lost or damaged during the shipping/delivery process, or the wrong quantity was picked in the supplier’s warehouse. Unlike the vendor availability KPI, supplier in-full measures all fulfillment failures relating to the quantity and quality of items ordered.

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Intelligent Automation, the Future of Supply Chain. Is the Logistics Industry Ready?

Blue Grace Logistics

Enhanced Visibility: A system empowered with smart technology like GPS and RFID can enable users to track shipments from pick up till the final delivery location. A large amount of data is used as the base for making strategies and taking decisions. However, like with all new things, there’s a need to exercise caution.

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Warehouse Product Slotting: The Ultimate Guide

Logistics Bureau

Slotting a warehouse product is the same, for example, as placing your umbrella close to your front door at home, so it’s easy to pick it up and run when it’s raining, and you’re late for work. Still, without a doubt, picking is the operational regimen that will see the most significant impact. Faster Picking – Fewer Mistakes.

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How to Select the Right KPIs for Supply Chain Benchmarking

Logistics Bureau

Whatever your competitive strategy, though, your supply chain goals should support it. An example of this might be the implementation of a warehouse productivity KPI that encourages the workforce to pick more orders per hour. The Role of KPIs in Supply Chain Benchmarking.

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6 Benefits of Applying Useable Data in Logistics For Continuous Improvement

GlobalTranz

Are pallets and shipments picked on time and without errors? Will an inaccurate picking result in one error for the original problem or two errors for sending an incorrect product and retaining the original, correct product in your inventory? For example, uncleaned data may reflect a problem with warehouse zone A picking times.

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