Automotive Case Study: Chery Phase 1
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 30, 2024
Established in 2023, Chery Super Factory is a cutting-edge automobile manufacturing plant with a focus on integrating advanced technologies and realizing digital transformation.
The smart factory Part 4: What skills do manufacturers and distributors need in the factory of the future?
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
DECEMBER 6, 2021
As manufacturers and distributors inject their operations with innovative technologies in an effort to transform them into smart factories, a shift in how those factories are staffed has emerged. Reskilling and attracting a smart factory workforce. As factories add smarter tech, they’ll need people to manage it.
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Can the ‘Smart’ Factory Revive U.S. Manufacturing Productivity?
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 2, 2019
A recent study touts the “smart” factory as a magic bullet that can solve any number of manufacturers’ problems, from low productivity growth to uncompetitive operations.
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The smart factory Part 1: Digitization, digitalization and digital
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
OCTOBER 20, 2021
The digital transformation of the operations and processes of factories and supply chains is based upon digitization of carefully selected machines and digitalization of the related business processes. So here goes – read on for a greater understanding of these concepts and the role they play in your journey to a smart factory.
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How a Fortune 500 Company Transformed its Supply Chain Using a Digital Twin-Enabled Control Tower
Advertiser: TadaNow
This Fortune 500 manufacturer had limited visibility outside the four walls of its factories due to labor shortages, supplier facility shutdowns, and transportation delays. This case study covers: Customer challenges. Download the case study for free, courtesy of TadaNow! Key capabilities. Customer benefits.
Exploring the Ford Factory in Almussafes: the ASRS
Logistics at MPEPS at UPV
MAY 20, 2023
Probably one of the most important factories in the region of Valencia, is the Ford Factory in Almussafes, which is one of the most profitable ones in Europe. After my first week at the company, one of my colleagues asked me if I wanted to go with him to the Factory.
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Industry 4.0: Building the right skills to meet the factory of the future
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
JUNE 27, 2022
Manager and even the Smart Factory Manager. While the robotic arm has been around for decades, the success behind the factory of the future will still rely heavily on a human-first digital culture. A 2021 study conducted by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute (MI) predicts that 2.1 Rollout ongoing training opportunities.
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MY LOGISTIC STUDY DIARY
Logistics at MPEPS at UPV
MARCH 7, 2019
At the beginning, I was confused and resisted to learn logistic this subject.After implanting an array of research and study page by page by myself,I realized of logistic was born for customers’ needs,which would be considered priority. I would also say, was appeared by each of us. Let’s start with example.
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Case Study: “A Good Idea That Just Keeps On Getting Better”
Logistics Business Magazine
JUNE 16, 2020
Aluminium extruder Garnalex has made substantial investments in its new extrusion factory in Nether Heage, Derbyshire (UK) to revolutionise the way aluminium windows and doors are fabricated, installed and sold. The post Case Study: “A Good Idea That Just Keeps On Getting Better” appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.
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Global Factory Boom Spurs Commodities Prices from Oil to Copper
Material Handling and Logistics
JANUARY 5, 2018
With factories around the world humming, demand for raw materials is fast increasing pushing the Bloomberg Commodities Spot Index, which tracks the price of 22 raw materials, the highest since December 2014. With factories around the world humming, demand for raw materials is fast increasing. percentage points.
Delivering a smarter factory
Automotive Logistics
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Magna Steyr’s vehicle assembly plant in the Austrian city of Graz is not a typical automotive factory; the site, which in 2018 brought its cumulative total production tally to 3.5m has been rebadged as ‘Smart Factory by Magna Steyr’. The post Delivering a smarter factory appeared first on Automotive Logistics.
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The Top Floor to Shop Floor Production Planning Handoff is Hard
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 8, 2023
The problem was that when the planning solution spit out recommendations, and someone in sourcing or someone on the factory floor looked at those recommendations, they just did not believe them. Your inventory levels in the factory are right, your routings are accurate.
20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Boeing is now a case study in how not to outsource a supply chain. This incident might be because of oversights in documentation and procedures at Boeing’s Renton factory in Washington. But if Boeing can’t even manage processes in their factories, how good can they be at managing their partner’s manufacturing processes?
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Industry Outlook: Manufacturing Trends
Trinity Logistics
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Another reason for increased output is the changes in manufacturing factories and their companies. Technology is advancing, becoming more accessible, making these factories and companies more efficient and able to produce more with fewer people. Some manufacturers are even pushing the limit and testing our “dark factories”.
Challenges and Tips for Successful Factory Relocation and Heavy Machinery Transportation
Logistics Manager
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
However, some of these factories may already have locations in other countries and are in need of relocation. Factory relocation is a unique and major challenge compared to other logistics-related services. Once a business has decided that relocating a factory is the right move, a whole host of new decisions open up.
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We Need Technology to Combat Labor Abuses in Supply Chains, New Study Finds
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 15, 2019
Factory audits alone are not sufficient to prevent labor abuses in global supply chains. Technology must also be applied to the problem.
RFID Case Study: Can a Supply Chain be Digitised?
Logistics Business Magazine
MAY 27, 2020
The aim was to define the factory of the future and to implement its products in the digitised factory. The post RFID Case Study: Can a Supply Chain be Digitised? In order to realise this vision, it was also important to integrate the suppliers from the very beginning. 1] Radio-frequency identification.
Supply Chains Disruptions at Highest Rate in 3 Years
Material Handling and Logistics
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Factory fires were the most frequent event type in the first half of 2018. Supply chain disruptions continue to grow at an alarming rate, according to a new study, 2018 EventWatch Supply Chain Disruption Report, by Resilinc. In addition to natural disasters, factory fires continued to be a significant threat to supply chains. .
Case Study: Wide Belt Conveyor to Cut Manual Handling
Logistics Business Magazine
MARCH 19, 2020
s own Nottingham factory. The post Case Study: Wide Belt Conveyor to Cut Manual Handling appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. The whole conveyor assembly has been mounted on castors to allow easy cleaning and maintenance operations to be supported. to the structure being installed, a full F.A.T. was provided at L.A.C.’s
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Case Study: Advanced Planning & Scheduling at Leuze Electronic
Logistics Business Magazine
MAY 18, 2020
With DISKOVER, the transparent data exchange between different ERP systems wanting to seamlessly synchronize their scheduling procedures can be organized as if it were one factory. The post Case Study: Advanced Planning & Scheduling at Leuze Electronic appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.
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Case Study: Moving Perishable Goods in Food Applications
Logistics Business Magazine
MAY 15, 2019
This understanding has been a key part in the successful relationship between Yale dealer Emtor and the Bonduelle vegetable factory in Gniewkowo, Poland. Processing around 30,000 tonnes of vegetables annually, the main output of the company’s Gniewkowo factory is frozen produce. Bespoke solutions keep the cold out.
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Exiger Has Taken the Supply Chain Risk Market by Storm
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 8, 2024
Mr. Daniels reports they have 870 employees, so based on a market study recently completed by ARC, this claim is credible. Then the solution maps any kind of event that could keep any one of those parts from arriving at a factory on time.
Industry Outlook: Manufacturing Trends
Trinity Logistics
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
According to a study by the Manufacturing Institute, less than 30 percent of manufacturing workers are women. Some manufacturers are even pushing the limit and testing our “dark factories”. These are fully automated factories without any human workers on site. Industry 4.0 is what many refer to as this trend of technology.
This Week in Logistics News (March 16 – 22)
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 22, 2024
The study forecasts a realistic infrastructure buildout for the electrification of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, exposing what the CFC calls a massive investment gap as state and federal policymakers mandate increased adoption rates of battery-electric commercial vehicles. Full electrification of the U.S.
High-Speed Roller Doors
Logistics Business Magazine
DECEMBER 29, 2022
A roller doors case study from the world of manufacturing offers useful pointers in upgrading legacy warehouses that run fast-moving logistics scenarios. Established 30 years ago in the buildings of a former concrete factory, Telford-based Hager UK Limited has transformed the site into a high-calibre modern manufacturing base.
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Case Study: CKF Systems Robots Pick Fragile Snack Product at High Speed
Logistics Business Magazine
MARCH 30, 2020
CKF were commissioned to install a robotic picking system featuring ABB’s IRB360 FlexPicker robots and PickMaster vision software into one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers in 2019 helping them to perfectly pick a consumable product at one of their major factories.
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Philip Morris International’s Pivot to Smoke-Free Products Complicates their Supply Chain
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 1, 2021
At the end of 2019 that supply chain covered 38 PMI owned factories, 28 third party manufacturers, and more than 180 markets. They gave River Logic cost, lead time, and other data on five factories, and requested they built a validated network model as soon as possible. That study has now been published. It was predictable.
How to Start the Lean Manufacturing Journey
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
In my previous blog, on this topic, I referred to “The Machine that Changed the World” and took some insights from the book by the same name which was based upon the first “study” of Lean. Unfortunately, automation can result in massive waste built into the factory if it is not removed up front.
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Case Study: How Yale Dealer Helped Soft Paper Producer
Logistics Business Magazine
MARCH 13, 2019
The Kimberly-Clark factory in Switzerland exclusively trusts trucks supplied by Yale® dealer, Avesco. Almost every brand has attempted at some time to prove their worth in the Swiss paper factory. “Our work environment places very high demands on the vehicles in our factory,” says Andreas.
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Is Saint-Gobain Serious About Reducing Their Carbon Footprint?
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 31, 2022
In Brazil, across 16 business units, they operate 56 factories and 126 distribution centers and outlets. The Coupa tool provides a much more efficient way to conduct cost saving/sustainability studies. The company typically does 25 to 50 studies per year. million kilometers of highway. There were also freight savings.
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Straight Talk on 5G for Industrial Applications
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 12, 2021
Like many other large industrial manufacturers, Covestro has been very interested in 5G as a key enabler of the Smart Factory. The vision of the Smart Factory involves using advanced technologies to reach higher levels of safety and efficiency. Covestro is participating in tests of 5G.
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Case Study: EnerSys and Unicarriers Make Dutch Fleet More Sustainable
Logistics Business Magazine
OCTOBER 23, 2019
The trucks are responsible for supplying the machines on the factory floor. Availability is essential on the factory floor. The post Case Study: EnerSys and Unicarriers Make Dutch Fleet More Sustainable appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. tonnes and two DX combustion engines (1.8 tonnes and 3.2
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Case Study: Demand Management Efficiency for Brandt Group
Logistics Business Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2018
The manufacturer operates four factories, two in France and two in Algeria and has three warehouses around the world. More recently, in September 2018, Brandt went live with FuturMaster’s production planning software to focus more on the synchronisation of industrial supply chain and capacity planning at its new factory in Algeria. “We
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Logistics Business Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2018
Once the parts have been used in production, operators transport the empty totes from the manufacturing factory to the ILC building (80). The post Case Study: Tote Sortation Project for Leading Car Maker appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.
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BlueGrace Logistics Establishes Mexico Office as Businesses Reroute Supply Chains
Blue Grace Logistics
APRIL 18, 2023
BlueGrace Establishes Mexico Office Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - April 18, 2023 Mexico, the seventh largest automotive producer in the world, has seen recent growth in its manufacturing sector. Mexico is the world’s No.
Case Study: New Forklift Generation For Poland Appliance Maker
Logistics Business Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2018
Mora Moravia has a history that dates back to 1825 and began with the building of an ironworks and iron smelting factory in 1827. The post Case Study: New Forklift Generation For Poland Appliance Maker appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.
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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 20, 2023
Based on ARC Advisory Group’s recently released study of the market, this puts them in the top 5. When it comes to the constrain-based models, Mr. Gottemukkala continued, it’s not just about modeling the factories and the distribution centers. How did the company grow so fast? Thus, the initial plan must be modified.
How The Coronavirus Epidemic is Throttling Global Supply Chains
Logistics Bureau
MARCH 3, 2020
Once China was hit by a Coronavirus epidemic and factories ordered closed, it was inevitable that global supply chains would be affected. While most Chinese ports are operating normally, the flow of export goods has been significantly affected by roadblocks, lack of truck drivers, and closure of factories. COVID-19 Impact on Shipping.
What is a “Socio-Technical System?”
The Lean Thinker
DECEMBER 9, 2022
In the late 1940s the industrial engineers turned this craft production system into a factory system with the tasks divided between three shifts. The study I am citing here was commissioned to determine why. This all changed shortly after WWII. The Long Wall Method. Long Wall Mining Shift Schedule. Productivity plummeted.
‘How training in digital and English-language skills changed my life’
World Food Programme Logistics
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Yasser, a Syrian refugee in Iraq recalls his journey from longing to study to becoming a web designer through WFP’s EMPACT scheme [link] Hi, I’m Yasser. Then I tried to study, but it was difficult for me because I had to support my family. Then I tried to study, but it was difficult for me because I had to support my family.
This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 6, 2023
Shift to EVs triggers auto-factory building boom. One of the fastest growing segments of the third-party logistics (3PL) segment over the next three years will be big and bulky last-mile delivery , according to a study done by consulting firm Armstrong & Associates (A&A) and the National Home Delivery Association (NHDA).
Solving The Port Problem with Lauren Beagen
The Logistics of Logistics
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Beagen received a Bachelor’s degree in International Political Science and International Studies from Hope College, a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island, and a Juris Doctorate from Roger Williams University School of Law. Access to vaccines, medical care, and family issues contributed to the shortages.
How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling
Conger
MARCH 22, 2024
The Benefits of Implementing AGVs in Your Operations Components and Types of AGVs AGV Navigation Technology Choosing the Right AGV Solution for Your Needs Ensuring Safety and Compliance in the Workplace Real-World Applications and Case Studies Overcoming Challenges with AGVs Conclusion Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV?
How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling
Conger
MARCH 22, 2024
The Benefits of Implementing AGVs in Your Operations Components and Types of AGVs AGV Navigation Technology Choosing the Right AGV Solution for Your Needs Ensuring Safety and Compliance in the Workplace Real-World Applications and Case Studies Overcoming Challenges with AGVs Conclusion Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV?
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