SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Exercise trackers like Fitbit or Garmin are part of an IoT network that collects and analyzes data from objects – people. If companies are going to succeed with IIoT products, data will have to be at the heart of company strategy. The post What manufacturers need to know about IIoT appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

Manufacturing Procurement 111

Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing 111

AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

Decision-making goes from a highly tedious and error-prone exercise to a process that combines computational intelligence with the business knowledge needed to analyze the optimizer’s results. A harmonious way of working must be established among all sectors of the company, as per the strategy adopted.

Procurement Analytics 111

Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning How To 111

Dedola Global Logistics

JULY 3, 2024

A Note About This Blog Post We understand that time is of the essence. Conclusion: Balancing Cost and Reliability : Fixed-rate contracts may not justify their risks; adopting flexible strategies and partnering with experienced freight forwarders is key.

Inventory Reduction 81

Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Cost Reduction Freight 81

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

To assist with the short-term solution, the answer is an extensive data-gathering exercise. Align your business and supply chain strategies. In the long term, manufacturers need a robust business strategy that drives their supply chain strategy. Use data to improve operations.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains 105

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 2, 2023

By leveraging ERP analytics, manufacturers can streamline the management of sourcing strategies for materials and make informed decisions when selecting suppliers during the purchasing cycle. Manufacturers can exercise better control over the return and exchange of items bought from suppliers, ensuring smooth operations.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing ERP 98

GlobalTranz

JUNE 19, 2018

The Solution: Shippers Must Use Out-of-the-LTL-Box Strategies Shippers must take a more strategic approach to truckload procurement, explains CH Robinson via Supply Chain 24/7. Conducting annual procurement exercises. As a result, spot rates will remain “super high.” Fortunately, a solution exists.

Procurement Solutions 70

Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Procurement Capacity 70

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. For example, slotting strategies often involve placing the fastest-moving SKUs close to the warehouse dispatch zones, minimising picking operatives’ travel distances and times.

Production 98

Production Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Resource Reduction 98

Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

We’ll begin with a look at pricing strategy. Do You Lack Confidence in Your Pricing Strategies? If not, your pricing strategies could inadvertently limit your profit margins , either by throttling revenue or gifting sales to your competitors. Are You Missing Opportunities in Pricing Strategy?

Negotiating Skills 98

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Analysis 98

GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Editor's Note: This guest contribution the Cerasis blog comes from our friends over at Fronetics an inbound and content marketing company who specializes in marketing for companies with a keen value adding business model for those in the supply chain and logistics industries. where has the time gone!). What about missed opportunities?

Supply Chain Planning Software 92

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 92

The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 14, 2023

This blog will delve into the modern delivery compliance considerations as they apply to logistics and supply chain, specifically around SOX and SOC. The SOC 2 report gives customers insight into OneRail’s information security strategy and the steps taken to maintain compliance with the latest privacy, security and confidentiality standards.

Compliance 195

Compliance Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 195

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 15, 2022

In other words, VSM was an exercise, not part of a plan for improvement with a deployment strategy. The post How OEE and MOM can be used to streamline manufacturing appeared first on SYSPRO Blog. The next part of this series will explain how to use OEE and MOM with older machinery.

Optimization Software 98

Optimization Software ERP Material Savings Cost Reduction 98

Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2013

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Following are some of the key considerations which I think an organization should make to reap benefits from an optimization exercise in Asset management. Procurement Blog.

Optimal Sourcing 25

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Blog Optimization 25

Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2021

On this blog and the one published by our sister company Logistics Bureau, we often receive questions relating to metrics suitable for monitoring procurement performance. While some supply chain KPIs will provide a broad and high-level picture for end-to-end performance monitoring, others enable more granular insights into specific functions.

Procurement Analytics 98

Procurement Analytics Procurement Solutions Optimal Sourcing Procurement 98

Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 1, 2022

This level of volatility can potentially leave shippers in a difficult position if they haven’t built a strategy that encompasses both spot and contract truckload rates. To read the entire blog visit BlueGrace Logistics. Freight capacity and, therefore, truckload rates are constantly shifting.

Price Reduction 62

Price Reduction Scenario Planning Capacity Freight 62

Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Golden Rule #1: Meaningful KPIs Require a Meaningful Strategy. I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy that’s aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. Golden Rule #7: The Most Meaningful KPIs are Rarely Off-the-Shelf.

Supply Chain Software 75

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Sourcing Strategies Scenario Planning 75

Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. While COVID did see some modal shifts of everything from wheat to Peloton exercise bikes, there are certainly products that are less likely candidates for shifts.

Negotiating Skills 62

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Price Reduction Vendor Strategies 62

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Transportation spending is a perennial target of budget-cutting exercises, and a large, multi-faceted cost center for many companies; some may spend three to six percent of their materials costs on transportation. We recommend you download that white paper by visiting that blog post here. Invest in Technology.

Data 94

Data Transportation Cost Reduction Material Savings 94

GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Overused and misunderstood in blog posts and informative articles, “big data” describes the use of data to improve your operation, which includes shipping, warehousing, and supply chain processes. However, you must exercise caution to make sure you do not damage your vendor-shipper relationship.

Data 91

Data Vendor Strategies Logistics Network Optimization Software Expense Reduction 91

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

That means providing content from the Cerasis blog, not just about logistics, but how manufacturers, distributors, and all businesses who either ship freight or are simply passionate about this industry the most valuable content to make your business more effective. Minimizing Business Mistakes is All About Asking the Right Questions.

Expense Reduction 89

Expense Reduction Transportation Sourcing Strategies Manufacturing Procurement 89

Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

Unless your company has already invested in the processes and technology to support the addition of online retail logistics to your channel strategy, attaining a single view of your inventory and customers could prove difficult. Pure-play online sellers typically perform better on cost-to-serve than their omnichannel peers.

Cost Reduction 98

Cost Reduction Purchasing Skills Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction 98

Logistics in War

JUNE 13, 2018

This article was originally prepared in collaboration with ‘ Over The Horizon: Multi-domain operations and strategies’ , a blog which asks the question , ‘what comes after the Joint and inter-agency constructs?’ Unfortunately, these challenges are precisely the point of exercise training. Rules Creep.

Military 64

Military Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction Exercises 64

GoShip Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Having an organized warehouse or shipping strategy is the best way to ensure a smooth holiday shipping season. Shipping large items like furniture or exercise equipment can easily be done through an online shipping provider and can help make your companies shipping process much easier during busy season. Are we organized?

Waste Reduction 53

Waste Reduction Exercises Package delivery Packaging 53

FreightWaves SONAR

MAY 14, 2024

Aggressive pricing/cost savings strategies have contributed significantly to creating a sustained volatility in the domestic transportation market. From a shipper’s perspective, transportation is a cost center, and the exercise of sourcing trucking capacity is not much different than that of procuring raw materials for production.

Price Reduction 52

Price Reduction Material Savings Cost Reduction Sourcing Strategies 52

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

Outsourcing 98

Outsourcing Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Cost Reduction 98

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Because you can find plenty of other articles on this blog and the Logistics Bureau blog if you’d like to peruse such lists. Whatever your competitive strategy, though, your supply chain goals should support it. The Role of KPIs in Supply Chain Benchmarking.

Supply Chain Software 96

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning Cost Reduction 96

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2015

this exercise helps retain mobility in the damaged joints". A strong acceptable use policy for employees can also contribute to a successful enterprise mobility strategy. We have been fortunate to not only know the self-proclaimed "Uber of Manufacturing," MakeTime , but have also had a guest blog from their founder, Drura Parrish.

Supply Chain Design Software 54

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Software Inventory Reduction 54

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Golden Rule #1: Meaningful KPIs Require a Meaningful Strategy. I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. Make sure your KPIs support your supply chain strategy and objectives.

Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Material Savings Sourcing Strategies 52

3PL Links

JUNE 19, 2024

How can Self Storage help in applying these strategies? Efficient inventory management To prevent running out of stock or having too much on hand, you must exercise caution when handling the inventory of your company. But how can we understand so many branching methods in this sector? 3PL Links tells you everything now!

Expense Reduction 48

Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies 48

Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs. Procurement Blog. Islamic Banking. Mobile Banking. Offerings. |.

Supply Chain Planning Software 29

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 29

Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. It would have institutionalized online strategies to capture customer preferences to tailor revenue-enhancing online offerings. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 34

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Supply Chains 34

GoShip Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

How to Create an Effective Inbound Freight Management Strategy To ensure that your inbound freight systems are seamless and efficient, you will have to pour time and energy into implementing the new processes into your business. Exercise patience when asking freight providers to take on new lanes. Communicate in a timely manner.

Inbound 52

Inbound Optimization Software Material Savings Optimization 52

Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Guest Post By Bob Ferrari, Executive Editor, Supply Chain Matters blog. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs. Procurement Blog. Instance Consolidation Strategy.

Supply Chain Planning Software 30

Supply Chain Planning Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Supply Chain Software Supply Chains 30

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2017

Strange as it may seem, many business leaders don’t have the answers to these questions , because they’ve never conducted an exercise to understand the costs involved with supplying their customers. Development of profitable strategies for customer or product segmentation. High CTS/high revenue yield – love to hate.

Supply Chain Design Software 67

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 67

Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

If you don’t have anything unique to talk about, then perhaps you should reconsider your product strategy. Selling on Amazon may or may not be part of that strategy, but be sure you understand the differences between Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) , Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM) , and Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP) before committing to any of them.

eCommerce 52

eCommerce Material Savings Cost Reduction Inventory Reduction 52

Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. In this blog, with the example of Asset Management for personal health, they emphasize on identifying avenues for adding more Asset definitions to the EAM purview. Procurement Blog.

Supply Chain Planning Software 30

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Optimal Sourcing 30

Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Bob Ferrari , the Founder and Executive Editor of the Supply Chain Matters Blog, and a periodic guest blogger on the Infosys Supply Chain Management blog. Islamic Banking.

Supply Chain Planning Software 24

Supply Chain Planning Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Supply Chain Software Supply Chains 24

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Supply Chain Strategy You might expect that an article section on supply chain strategy would contain some pretty complicated concepts and ideas. If so, prepare to be surprised, because it doesn’t get any more basic than this: Your company must have a documented and commonly understood supply chain strategy. “What?”

Supply Chain Design Software 40

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 40