GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Today, we kick off our annual year end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 7 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , 3PL , Business , Transportation , Freight. There were approximately 220 blog posts in 2014, and over 200,000 page views on those posts alone. Top Manufacturing Blog Posts for 2014.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

If you are a regular reader of the Cerasis blog, you know our goal is to educate and inform those in the manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, logistics, and transportation space with best practices, trends, and industry news so that we can create a community of people. 20 Manufacturing Blogs You Need to Be Reading.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

Yesterday we kicked off our most popular blog post series for the most viewed blog posts in the main 5 categories we publish to (although you can browse all categories on the right side of this blog). For the Manufacturing Blog Posts, we saw a bit of a deviation from that starting trend.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 27, 2022

It goes without saying, that in order for the skills deficit to be reduced significantly, skills development needs to be central to a business digital strategy. Manager and even the Smart Factory Manager. Building the right skills to meet the factory of the future appeared first on SYSPRO Blog. The post Industry 4.0:

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

We continue our "Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015.So So Far" series today highlighting supply chain blog posts. On the Cerasis blog, our goal is to offer tips, news, best practices, and trends so you, the reader, find a lot of value in our expertise. Most Popular Supply Chain Blog Posts from the Cerasis Blog for 2015 So Far.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 23, 2017

We work with a lot of manufacturing companies and one of the questions we get most often is 'Why do we need to blog'? Often followed by 'How do we blog for manufacturing'? A word about what a blog is. But a blog is not all writing and the part that is written should be conversational and natural. Podcast or audio.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 29, 2016

Editor's Note : This is a guest blog from Valco Valley Tool & Die , a complete metal parts manufacturing house with a proud history of quality products, service and performance. We hope you get as much value out of these blogs as we do! The Top 20 Manufacturing Industry Blogs.

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Locus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Heres What Can Happen in The Coming Months Manufacturing Slowdowns: Major production hubs may face labor shortages, potentially causing factories to operate below capacity. Despite the lessons learned from COVID-19, many businesses are yet to fully adopt strategies that would cushion them against such shocks.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 6, 2021

in which factories are digitally transformed, manual processes are replaced with automated systems, and factories and supply chains are smarter. The digital factory. As I explained in a previous blog , this is a business model where manufacturers have ongoing responsibility for the equipment after it is sold.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 2, 2024

This blog discusses how manufacturers can start making AI a reality. The smart factory is an environment, enabled by digital technologies including AI, to monitor and control the physical processes of the factory and provide data for decision-making. The post AI in manufacturing appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

If your factory is the heart of your organization, then your supply chain is the veins and arteries. Evaluate A successful supply chain automation process includes an evaluation strategy that is developed in tandem with an implementation strategy.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Capacity takes a back seat to production flexibility as the key performance indicator for factory managers. Many manufacturers are now diversifying from a single product line to different manufacturing lines in one factory, each line with its own manufacturing processes. Flexible manufacturing has several benefits.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 4, 2021

During the pandemic ERP kept industries in operation with its ability to sustain business operations through remote access to data, automated reporting, electronic data exchange, and real-time factory controls. ERP to drive business strategy and insights. Use ERP to improve operations and efficiency.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Whether it’s information about suppliers, procurement, inventory management, factory operations, sales or service, an integrated ERP solution has the data necessary to make decisions. Reassess strategy. The post Using an ERP system to provide data for decision-making in manufacturing appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 12, 2015

Editor’s Note: The top portion of this blog post is a guest blog from one of our friends from social media that we’ve been lucky to engage with on both Twitter and Google+ regularly. We will examine this issue in this quick blog post. Why work in a dirty factory when Google is in Ann Arbor right?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is a guest blog which tackles the hard numbers behind reshoring. Manufacturing establishments (the number of factories or manufacturing sites), have followed the same trend. Additionally, offshoring is slowing because most of the factories which could leave already have.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 18, 2022

have disconnected digital initiatives that are often poorly aligned with the enterprise strategy and not focused on customer experiences. This employee operates in a business that has identified a need to develop a digitally enhanced, customer-driven business strategy, but execution is on a project basis. Employee 2.0: Employee 2.0

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s no secret that manufacturing companies around the world are rethinking their supply chain strategies. With shortages occurring in unexpected sectors and lockdown strategies impacting logistics, companies looked at reshoring to stabilize and strengthen their supply chains.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Industries are facing the need to plan new strategies and invest more in technology to gain a stronger foothold. A B2B e-commerce strategy is therefore becoming increasingly necessary for manufacturing businesses that want to better sell their products or procure the necessary components for manufacturing them.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The most common complaint of newer companies using big data analytics capabilities tends to revolve around traditional questions of business strategy. Consider the following elements explains John Richardson of Inbound Logistics, that impact business strategy. Increasing order efficiency. Demand forecasts. The quantity of each product.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

High and increasing costs, in combination with long recovery times, have triggered many companies to reassess their customer service plus supply-chain strategies and footprints to make them more resilient to any kind of disruption. Implementing a procurement strategy. appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In this blog we will unpack the pros and cons of low code and why it can be a smart investment for your business in securing a digital future: The pros of low code. Needs to fit in your long-term strategy – Manufacturers should focus on configuring solutions to meet their unique business needs. The cons of low code.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

This post from Amber Road’s blog discusses several factors companies must consider if they are thinking of moving out of China as a manufacturing or sourcing base. China’s production numbers are dropping and factory activity is slower than expected. Read More at Amber Road’s blog. It’s not hard to see why.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 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. ” SCM Core Trend #2: The Manufacturing Factory of the Future. But how does it work in industry?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

Large companies with a supply chain risk strategy already in place couldn’t fully cope with the impact of the pandemic. It’s the result of a deliberate strategy that may require tradeoffs compared to other approaches. This strategy requires greater investment and inventory carrying costs but enables continued production.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 18, 2022

have disconnected digital initiatives that are often poorly aligned with the enterprise strategy and not focused on customer experiences. This employee operates in a business that has identified a need to develop a digitally enhanced, customer-driven business strategy, but execution is on a project basis. Employee 2.0: Employee 2.0

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Carter Logistics

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Blog Topics. A supply chain is a network of suppliers, factories, warehouses, distribution centers, and retail businesses, through which materials are acquired, manufactured, and distributed to customers. How do you build integrated supply chain strategies? The Shared Milkrun Mexico & Border Logistics.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Used with a Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) system, manufacturers can digitize the factory to gain insights that will allow processes and workloads to be optimized. If companies are going to succeed with IIoT products, data will have to be at the heart of company strategy. Supply chain. Quality control.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptions that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy. Yellow: Space is getting tighter. Regular disruptors.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 20, 2022

A year later we asked manufacturing CFOs how their strategies had evolved. With a web user interface, staff are not tethered to their offices and can oversee production wherever they happen to be, giving them the visibility they were used to when they were in the factory. The virtual shift with ERP. Inventory management.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 27, 2015

For one thing, simple blogging tools and social media platforms have fundamentally democratized mass media, ending the monopoly once enjoyed by large publishers and broadcasters. We found this great infographic from CustomMade and they have asked us to feature it here on our website.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 26, 2015

Consider our example from this blog post. However, these types of workers are not counted as a manufacturing job, because they don’t work in a factory. These “Factory-less” workers, however, contribute a great deal to the overall process of manufacturing a product, such as the iPhone.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 26, 2022

A fully-integrated ERP solution enables manufacturers to tackle the immense challenges they face by optimizing their business operations, meeting and satisfying customer demands, and increasing factory output without having to add additional headcount to meet these goals. As a result, digital strategies have not aligned to execution.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 12, 2022

If asked about their work, many procurement managers will say they are ensuring orders are placed properly, that they are controlling the stock and making sure that there is stock on hand so that the factory doesn’t stop. The first stage of reimagining procurement is to look at sourcing strategies.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 24, 2023

Every factory runs on the back of hundreds of specialized skills, some of which take a long time to master. New skills requirements in manufacturing Companies are investing in learning and on-the-job training as the most common workforce strategy to deliver business goals. If not, you should be.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 17, 2023

Manufacturers should be aware of how AI will affect them and the skills strategies they will need to create. How manufacturing skills will change due to AI Manufacturers should realize that building skills is integral to their AI strategy. The post How AI is transforming skills in manufacturing appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 17, 2017

In a blog post earlier this year, we noted how since the election, more manufactures have expressed interest in reshoring and avoiding offshoring entirely. However, manufacturers are considering other ways of improving factories and supply chains as well. Smart factories eliminate waste and redundancies. Across the U.S.

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