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The 4 Big Manufacturing Technology Trends to Rule the Land in 2016

GlobalTranz

In this first post of a two-part series, we will expand beyond our 6 general manufacturing trends we predicted would shape 2016 to now laser focus on the manufacturing technology trends that will impact manufacturers in 2016. 4 Core Manufacturing Technology Trends for 2016. Increasing Use of 3D Printing.

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5 More Manufacturing Technologies to Impact the Industry in 2016

GlobalTranz

Yesterday we started our two part series about manufacturing technology trends we will see impact the industry in 2016 by painting a picture of the top 4 trends. 5 Manufacturing Technologies Looking to Impact the Manufacturing Industry in 2016. What makes or breaks the use of a new technology in manufacturing?

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6 Transportation Management Trends for 2016

GlobalTranz

2016 will be a defining year for the logistics industry , and transportation management practices must adapt to these changes. Similarly, the method of determining the rate of shipping will change in 2016. In a report by the American Truckers Association, the driver shortage is expected to grow in 2016.

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4 Essential Luxury Brand Shipping Strategies

Now, That's Logistics

With the sales of personal luxury goods hitting a record high of $307 billion last year — up 5% over 2016 — well known luxury brands are all shipping a higher volume of goods worldwide. This puts added pressure on companies that need to select the best possible supply chain strategies and logistics providers for their high-end goods.

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] The first batch of containers was accepted in May 2016, with the final batch coming off the assembly line in June 2016, well ahead of the contracted delivery date. 1] Beaumont, D., 2] Beaumont, D.,

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How the pandemic has changed the supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

According to McKinsey , the value of goods traded globally has tripled to more than US$10 trillion since 2000, and because of recent events, they are having to re-evaluate supply chain strategies. Unfortunately, the state of disruption to the current landscape has never been contemplated and very few strategies exist to navigate it.

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What is the difference between ERP, Supply Chain Management and CRM

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

In 1990, technological research and advisory firm, Gartner, created the definition for enterprise resource planning (ERP) as: “an integrated suite of business applications. In 2016, Gartner added a new term – Postmodern ERP – in which it identified two categories of ERP strategy: administrative and operational.