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Key Takeaways from SAP Spend Connect Live

Logistics Viewpoints

I have been to other vendors’ procurement conferences and cannot recall seeing similar functionality. For example, a buyer might say, “You only shipped me 800 of the 1000 products I ordered.” The structured message sets can connect OEMs, component suppliers, factory operators, and maintenance services providers.

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Making Sense of Supply Chain 4.0

Material Handling and Logistics

And every conference showcased the latest technologies available to help you do so. Production uncertainties are caused by unexpected occurrances, such as yields that are different from forecasts, or factory machines that break down. What can go wrong on the factory floor will go wrong. Everyone was excited about it.

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OTTO Motors Commits to Production Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

Rockwell Automation hosted its user conference, Automation Fair , in Boston, MA during the week of November 6. The difference in the movement of tires across automotive manufacturing plants is an example that was used to illustrate the need for adapting the AMRs to site-specific workflows.

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FourKites Visibility 2023: CONNECTED

Logistics Viewpoints

The conference as a whole was fantastic, from the location and networking events to the conversations I had and sessions I attended. The conference did not disappoint. These disruptions occur for myriad reasons, such as factory disruptions in China or ships getting stuck in the Panama Canal.

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Kinaxis Kinexions ’22: Ready. Together.

Logistics Viewpoints

We were also joined by over 1,500 people from around the world who attended the conference virtually. The theme for the conference was “Ready. This came in the form of unexpected absenteeism at factories, warehouses, and on the road, as well as boats being stuck in ports which created container shortages. and Supply.AI.

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Is the “Autonomous Supply Chain” a Pipe Dream?

Logistics Viewpoints

Orders can be cancelled, rush orders come in, factory machines go down, port congestion occurs, and so forth. If it is the same consumer goods company that I think it is, I saw their vice president of supply chain speak at a planning conference. Allocation is a good example of this.

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Companies Improve their Supply Chains with Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

Lead times, for example, are a critical form of master data for planning purposes. The processing units in an oil refinery, for example, operate at high temperature and high pressure. One example of the value of machine learning in demand planning comes from Mahindra & Mahindra. These constraints need to be understood.