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Manufacturers Should Focus on This Most Critical Component for Manufacturing Operations Excellence

GlobalTranz

Chuck Intrieri is a Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection Consultant and you can visit his website at [link] or give him a call at 714-788-0744 or shoot him an email at cmiconsulting93@gmail.com. Does MRP end there? The next phase of MRP was MRP II. Where did they go?

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Optimizing Inventory Management With a 3PL Warehouse

FW Logsitcs

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective and efficient inventory management is critical to any successful third-party logistics warehouse operation. Forecasting and Data Analytics Applying demand planning and data analytics to your inventory management work can significantly enhance materials requirement planning (MRP).

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

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The war and imposed sanctions will create a knock-on effect across the supply chain , and businesses will be impacted by material shortages, material cost increases, demand volatility, logistics and capacity constraints as well as cybersecurity breaches. Consider holding safety stocks where applicable to prevent breaks in production.

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The 4 Step Process to Integrate a New TMS into Existing Logistics Systems from a TMS Provider

GlobalTranz

Third-party logistics providers, or a 3PL service provider , have worked to help encourage efficiency within the shipping process through the use of a Transportation Management System, or TMS. Ask questions about the TMS that the 3PL offers such as: Did you build it and can update it to meet market 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. Troy-Bilt: TRs were used.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

And now let us examine the reasons why a career in logistics offers so much diversity to so many workers. If engineering is your thing, you could join a third-party logistics company and focus on solutions design. APICS, for example, runs some really good supply chain and logistics programmes. Do you want to be managing people?

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State of Global Logistics: Delivering above and beyond

247 Customs Broker

A recent series of surveys conducted by a prominent industry think tank indicates that the current state of global logistics is characterized by extreme urgency and the pressure to deliver above and beyond—regardless of mode. Technology key to logistics evolution.