GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

Participants ranged in roles and company sizes with questions that spanned a variety supply chain management trends of topics such as visibility, factory-of-the-future technology, the Internet of Things and more. The results show some of the biggest supply chain management trends in supply chains for 2015. >>>

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

In this article we’ll go over 5 ways to successfully manage your supplier business so you can fulfill all of these requirements. If you treat every product movement as a transaction, you’ll have a greater wealth of data to determine how everything moves in your factory, which allows for maximum efficiency.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 29, 2016

There are certainly no amenities in overseas factories. Overseas factories seem to have no regard for Mother Earth. The factories overseas are huge warehouses, where workers’ pay is determined by the piece – the number of items they can produce in one hour, for instance. Most, if not all, are paid a comfortable wage.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

This article from Toolbox.com’s 4 other broad uses of advanced analytics for manufacturers : Improving Quality. Manufacturing engineers spend a lot of their time ensuring their companies get the most value out of the equipment in their factories. million new industrial robots will be installed in factories around the world.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2022

Increasing the number of countries where chips are manufactured will strengthen the supply chain and prevent disruptions caused by disruptions at distant factories. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE. Will Passage of the CHIPS Act Resolve Supply Chain Issues? Show Submenu Resources. The Logistics Blog®. Whitepaper. Case Study.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 15, 2015

In intelligent factories, machines and products communicate with each other, cooperatively driving production. In this bylined article , Ralf Russ, Accenture Managing Director, writes that by 2020, connected and intelligent products are predicted to be the biggest “user group” of the internet, estimated at 24 billion devices.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

If you are a product manufacturer, you know all too well the perils of shipping products from your factory or warehouse to a DC or retailer. In this article, we have highlighted the most common, but often overlooked elements to consider. Packaging and product damage during shipping is extremely common.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 6, 2023

How Peeps Candy Finds Its Way to Your Easter Basket Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - April 6, 2023 Peeps, the popular marshmallow candy is an Easter classic. That’s when workers were seen in the back room of the Rodda factory making peeps by hand.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 6, 2017

In this article, Cloudwards.net is going to take a look how the Internet of Things works and whether it’s really going to change our lives the way so many people tell us it is. So now some factories basically run themselves, with machines telling each other what they need and when.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Today’s article showcases the power of 3D Printing in Manufacturing through illustrations, culminating at the bottom in a full infographic. . You can say technology is in our DNA. With that said, one of the sweeping technologies that is currently taking hold and predicted to be a multi-billion dollar industry, is 3D printing.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 30, 2018

Editor’s Note: This article comes from Steve Wright who works for Whirlwind Steel and shares his knowledge on manufacturing plant site selection. Do nearby factories emit dust? There are a number of factors to consider in manufacturing plant site selection to ensure you have the best location for your new plant.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Because most of these companies, their first step will be to build some sort of factory, some sort of distribution center in Mexico that would bring their supply chain closer to the U.S. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE “Nearshoring has the potential to boost the growth of Mexican manufacturing exports to the U.S., trillion economy.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

and Smart Factories all powered by the Internet of Things will make running a supply chain as easy as pushing buttons (of course this all means it was set up correctly!). And further, that advent of Industry 4.0 2016 Supply Chain Trend #5: Agile = The New Lean. A prolonged period of slow global growth.”.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Cerasis – Run by a transportation management service, this blog features articles covering many aspects of industrial work, but particularly focuses on the automotive trade. ( @Cerasis ).

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 14, 2015

And in June of 2013, Fast Company, a magazine about innovation, featured Marlin Steel in an article titled " The Road To Resilience: How Unscientific Innovation Saved Marlin Steel." Here is an excerpt from the article about Marlin Steel: Within five years of buying Marlin, Greenblatt was getting killed. So what saved Marlin Steel?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 29, 2016

Cerasis – Run by a transportation management service, this blog features articles covering many aspects of industrial work, but particularly focuses on the automotive trade. ( @Cerasis ).

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 28, 2023

companies opening factories in Mexico, for example, nor investment in private real estate. MacroFab also taps into unused capacity at a network of more than 100 partner factories in the U.S., READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE private-capital firms and the companies they own are increasingly looking to Mexico. billion volume of 2019.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Perhaps you’ve read a little about the digital twin concept in one of our past articles on supply chain technology, but we would have touched on it only briefly. We also have our quarterly webinar coming up on November 9, 2022. So what’s it all about, then? What is a Digital Twin. Trials a Success.

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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. READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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