SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Manufacturers increasingly turning to data and analytics, from an ERP system, to support business initiatives. Many manufacturers are data-rich but when it comes to using it they are insight-poor. A survey of CFO s noted that among their top four priorities was ensuring greater visibility into performance and operations.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2023

Read more The post [Video] Discussing the Lessons Learned in Transportation Procurement Management appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

Unless manufacturers change, they will find that their ability to forecast demand, and determine what to do to meet it, will be challenging. Supply chain management (SCM) systems help businesses to manage the flow of goods and services right from the sourcing of raw materials, to delivering finished goods to the customer.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The pandemic pushed manufacturers and distributors to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. A 2020 SYSPRO survey showed that 60% of manufacturing and distribution businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The post Discussing the Lessons Learned in Transportation Procurement Management appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Material Handling and Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index slowed to 54.7 The slowdown was expected by economists surveyed by Bloomberg. manufacturing sector. manufacturing sector. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit U.S. in August, down from 55.3 This is the weakest improvement since last November.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 29, 2021

However, industries facing high flatbed demand, like construction and manufacturing, are seeing more difficulty than others. Flatbed capacity seems even more challenging because of the continued demand in construction and manufacturing. Many companies rely on materials that come from delayed or now-unavailable, global manufacturers.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 24, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions have challenged manufacturing worldwide. Within the last year, manufacturers have had to cope with supply chain disruptions and the shutdown of factories due to restrictions caused by COVID-19. Manufacturers adapted to the technologies of Industry 4.0, COVID-19 — Impacts And Challenges For The Manufacturer.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 4, 2023

Manufacturing and reuse of wooden pallets increased significantly according to the most recent survey commissioned by the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) and the research arm of the Forestry Commission, Forest Research. These manufacturers repaired and sold on for reuse a further 16.2m million in 2021, up 8.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Alex Zhong, Director Product Marketing at GEP.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The survey aims to identify how American companies are sourcing legacy chips as the country looks to award almost $40 billion in subsidies for semiconductor chip manufacturing.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 15, 2021

regional research into manufacturing and distribution companies during the Covid-19 period to date. And as a result, the Kenyan manufacturing and distribution sector is receiving half the help of the global average, with Value Add reduced by 0.1% Spending and Innovation – the focus and source of funds. The Manufacturing 4.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

These are questions ARC Advisory Group will seek to answer in our online survey research of supply chain executives over the next few months. Source: J.P. Global Manufacturing PMI Global Trade as a Barometer Clearly domestic business activity is much larger than international trade. The HCOB Germany PMI , which registered 39.6

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

These solutions use natural language processing, for example, to read online publications and other data sources, make sense of what they read, contextualize the data into information, and report supply chain disruptions caused by weather, geopolitical events and other hazards in near real-time. First, it is done through surveys.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2015

Editor's Note: As a third party logistics company with a focus on better Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) freight management, we have several shippers who are in the manufacturing industry. We relay on guest bloggers and the expertise of others for manufacturing best practices. His 5 golden metrics center on performance management.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2018

Manufacturing expanded in December at the fastest pace in three months, as gains in orders and production capped the strongest year for factories since 2004, the Institute for Supply Management said on January 3. Other highlights of the survey include: ISM factory employment gauge declined to a still-strong 57 from 59.7.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 25, 2020

A Gartner, Inc, survey of 260 global supply chain leaders in February and March 2020 found that 33% had moved sourcing and manufacturing activities out of China or plan to do so in the next two to three years. As a result, a new focus on network resilience and the idea of more regional manufacturing emerged.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 14, 2022

Claudio Knizek, global leader of advanced manufacturing with EY , discusses the results of the firm’s new survey on shifting trends in industrial manufacturing and sourcing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

To examine supply chain management priorities, performance, and anticipated trends, APQC conducted its 10 th annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, including a survey of more than 350 supply chain professionals from around the world and across multiple industries. For more information on the research, click here.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

He was recognized as the undergraduate faculty member who had the greatest impact on students based on the 2017 graduating senior survey. The department educates students to succeed in careers such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service. Manufacturing strategies.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 24, 2017

Are industrial manufacturers seizing all the opportunities of a more digital world? A recent article suggests that, by 2018, only 30 percent of manufacturers investing in digital transformation will be able to maximize the outcome. Possibly not. The remaining 70 percent are hindered by outdated business models and technology.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2021

He was recognized as the undergraduate faculty member who had the greatest impact on students based on the 2017 graduating senior survey. The department educates students to succeed in careers such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

A global marketplace is emerging that represents a huge opportunity for manufacturing. But the market is segmented, demanding specialization that will be tough for traditional manufacturers to handle. Technology and Manufacturing: It is a Part of the Cerasis DNA & How we Empower our Manufacturing Shippers.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Newer technologies have created entirely new methodologies for improving manufacturing, and the outlook is brighter than ever. So, let’s take a look at how our predictions for the first four manufacturing technology trends (Predictive analytics, 3D Printing, and VR) to watch for in 2016 stacked up. VR tends to replace the entire image.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Teradyne , a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S. A factory in Suzhou was the company’s main manufacturing site for its semiconductor test equipment, which it subcontracted to Flextronics.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

While US manufacturing has been hit hard by nearly two decades of policy failures that have damaged its international competitiveness, it remains a vital part of the U.S. The US manufacturing sector employed 12 million workers in 2013, or about 8.8 On average, non-college-educated workers in manufacturing made 10.9 employment.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this blog, Andy discusses the health of the manufacturing industry, manufacturing technology orders, and setting benchmarks for company performance. The State of the Health of The US Manufacturing Sector & Manufacturing Technology Orders. USMTO is managed by AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2014

All metal fabricators realize that they have to do some analyses before the company purchases equipmen t or hires new people, but now there seems to be a new intensity about the process. Now is the Time for Manufacturing to Look at Logistics Efficiency. Manufacturing seems heading for a long awaited comeback.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2016

This year looks like it's going to be one of the most innovative years for manufacturing technology. Purchasing and supply executives predict that the global manufacturing industry will continue to expand. and Chinese manufacturers. 4 Technologies Changing Global Manufacturing, As Told in 4 Infographics.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Managing sophisticated manufacturing operations is not unlike coordinating the world’s air traffic. In this post, we’ll help you assess your current capabilities, navigate the often-turbulent process of selecting a new ERP, and successfully land a future of manufacturing precision. Consider the metaphor for a moment.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

Picture of traditional job in manufacturing. Each setting is an accurate image of manufacturing from different time periods in history, the past and the present. Manufacturing has changed a great deal over the last 100 years, and manufacturing today is dramatically different than what was “normal” in 1990.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. A 2016 Accenture survey, reports RF Gen , explained how more companies are taking advantage of AI benefits through linked supply chains. The State of Supply Chain 2016 Trends.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

European pallet and packaging manufacturers are repairing more wooden pallets for reuse than ever, according to a survey by European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB). million pallets were repaired in 2019, an increase of 25% on the previous survey carried out three years earlier.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Surveyed consumers reported their top food safety concerns include restaurant kitchen and wait staff hygiene, foodborne outbreaks, illness from contaminated food, and food and beverage recalls. The post Food Supply Chain Safety Survey appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 4, 2022

How could a manufacturing business that bends, cuts and welds metal benefit from Cloud ERP? According to the recent SYSPRO global research survey, an enormous 82 percent of Fabricated Metal Manufacturers experienced supply chain and material handling disruptions over the past twelve months. Connecting through Cloud ERP.

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Transporeon

MARCH 6, 2018

"In 2017, the upcoming ELD mandate, driver shortages, chaotic weather, a strong economy, and increased manufacturing output combined to put the highest demands on capacity in years." Now is the time to take action to combat carrier capacity issues.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

Descartes and SAPIO Research surveyed 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers in late 2023 across three sectors: a) manufacturing, distribution and retail; b) carriers; and c) logistics services providers.

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