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Is Your Problem Technical or Adaptive?

The Lean Thinker

Trying Technical Solutions on Adaptive Problems An organization had a culture of working around their ERP / MRP system. The expansion, examples and explanations are my interpretation. A new ERP system is a prime example. Anyone who has been though a classic “kaizen event” knows this. Whose Work Is It?

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ERP addresses the challenges of Make to order manufacturers

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) can be a crucial tool in MTO. MRP is a kind of inventory optimisation system, meaning that it creates recommendations for inventory requirements to maintain the correct levels of inventory. The MRP can also be used to specify alternate materials and suppliers.

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Making Sense of Supply Chain 4.0

Material Handling and Logistics

For example, if sales typically spike in December, then the expectation is that sales will again spike in the coming December. . For example, ML algorithms may show that once temperatures drop below a certain number, demand significantly drops. For example, if yields are down, then more lots are started to get the throughput required.

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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

.” In the background, also in the early 90s, Boeing was beginning to experiment with things like 5S and “Accelerated Improvement Workshops” (AIW) (aka kaizen events). The structural designs were far more tolerant of production variation, for example. Most of these were small-scale tactical affairs.

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Implementing AI in Supply Chain and Logistics

GoShip Blog

This technology involves using data to make decisions based on anticipating events, avoiding risks, and creating solutions. An example is how freight forwarders use AI to predict shipment delays with operational variables, sales, and other factors. You’ll likely be gathering data from different systems ––CRM, MRP, ERP, among others.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

You are not alone, especially as in the time since we first penned this article, one huge and unforeseen event has raised awareness of the global importance of this vital sector—and shown it to be an attractive career choice. That event was the global COVID-19 pandemic, which erupted during the first half of 2020. Networking.

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6 Ways Big Data is enhancing the global supply chain

The Logistics Academy

For example, the organization that wants to leverage Big Data for track and trace of its products can do so by combining the purchase order (PO) details, shipment information and the carrier’s tracking information. Take pricing, for example. Top 20 Supply Chain Managment Sofware Suppliers. 2015 Revenue. 2016 Revenue. Procurement.