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What manufacturers need to know about IIoT

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

In 2018 a Forbes magazine published an article entitled “Every company is a data company” in which the authors urged all companies to use data as a core asset. That is now becoming a reality as businesses come to realize that data is the most significant asset they possess. Growth of IIoT. Quality control.

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What are supply chain professionals using to make network decisions? 

AIMMS

We recently created a quiz to help supply chain professionals answer this question. Our goal was to help you identify potential improvement opportunities by answering a few questions and get a temperature check on the current landscape of network design solutions. Spreadsheets are also known for being error-prone.

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Leverage freight data for confident demand planning

FreightWaves SONAR

Lack of data, lack of conviction and lack of organizational agility all conspire to keep companies from recognizing medium-term opportunities and challenges and responding decisively. It’s hard to find good data that provides a view into the next few months of consumer behavior and economic activity.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

The company moves 46,000 shipments per year using dry van, temperature-controlled trucks, hoppers, live haul, and other trucks as well. An RFP is a data intensive exercise. This made the data analysis easier. On the inbound side, it was highly reliant on spreadsheet data. This made the data analysis “painful.”

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What are supply chain professionals using to make network decisions? 

AIMMS

We recently created a quiz to help professionals answer this question. Our goal was to help you identify potential improvement opportunities by answering a few questions and get a temperature check on the current landscape of network design solutions. Managing data across multiple spreadsheets quickly becomes unmanageable.

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Warehouse Product Slotting: The Ultimate Guide

Logistics Bureau

It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities. Slotting by the Numbers: Data is the Key. Product Slotting Data Requirements. But what if your business lacks the digital tools necessary to use the data? Grouping Product Families.

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Key Factors to Consider When Planning and Designing Warehouses

Logistics Bureau

Do your products need any form of control in the storage environment (frozen goods, temperature control?). High availability of accurate throughput data will be of great aid to the outcome of the design or layout exercise. The better your data is and the longer the time spent collecting and analyzing it, the less the risk.