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Applying MRP with ERP in a modern manufacturing environment

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Material Requirements Planning for a modern manufacturing environment Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is software that helps companies estimate the required quantities of raw materials, maintain inventory levels, and ensure manufacturing has all the items needed to make products to satisfy demand.

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The role of a Bill of Materials in optimizing your inventory management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

There are many ways in which BOM helps the manufacturing industry. In product recalls, which have become a widespread inconvenience for the industry, business owners can go back to the operation line and trace what went wrong and at which point. Benefits of Bill of Materials (BOM) for manufacturers. However, BOM offers more value.

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The impact of regional instabilities on the Global Supply Chain and how ERP can help

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

This latest development will exacerbate the situation for companies in many industries, particularly those which are heavily reliant on energy resources. Even companies without a direct supplier connection in Russia or Ukraine will experience debilitating disruption across industries from energy to agriculture.

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Optimizing Inventory Management With a 3PL Warehouse

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The benefits of outsourcing these processes include freeing up time to focus on core business operations and having access to industry expertise that might not exist internally. With a solid WMS, businesses can respond more quickly to market changes and better meet customer needs.

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Reshoring Or Not, What is Manufacturing? 4 Questions to Ponder with Real American Manufacturers

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a two part series featuring Chuck Intrieri, who along with providing excellent insights over at his industry leading The Lean Supply Chain blog, is also a consultant who works with companies for Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection. What is Manufacturing?

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What is a “Socio-Technical System?”

The Lean Thinker

In the late 1940s the industrial engineers turned this craft production system into a factory system with the tasks divided between three shifts. Success of the three shift cycle depended on each shift meeting a rigid schedule, but that schedule did not account for the simple fact that coal seams are not uniform. The Long Wall Method.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

While this article is intended as an evergreen resource, to help you navigate in your search for a supply chain job, and is not a COVID-19-specific guide, the pandemic has galvanized attention on the industry and its criticality. Why Choose a Job in the Supply Chain Industry? It’s a constantly-changing, ever-expanding industry.