Supply Chain and Sales and Operations Planning Software

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October 17, 2019

How to Maintain Supply Chain Control When Outsourcing

Imagine you’re hosting the family reunion this year. 75 people are going to be expecting a great venue, amazing food, and some...

Tags: Supply Chain Management , Supply Chain Planning

September 12, 2019

What Are the Keys to Supply Chain Visibility?

A friend of mine once told me he wouldn’t eat in any restaurant where he couldn’t see into the kitchen. What he was getting at is...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Supply Chain Trends

September 10, 2019

Why the Future of Supply Chain Management is Digital

Are you ready for a digital supply chain? Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing the manufacturing end, while its offshoot Logistics 4.0...

Tags: Digitization , Supply Chain Management

November 8, 2018

6 Supply Chain Digitization Stats to Know

We tend to think of the (first) industrial revolution as a moment where the world changed in the blink of an eye. One morning,...

Tags: Supply Chain Planning , Supply Chain Trends

October 31, 2017

How To Make Your Supply Chain A Growth Generator

Modern day supply chain management is often about finding reductions in costs, expenditures, wasted resources, or misallocations...

Tags: Supply Chain Logistics , Supply Chain Management

March 2, 2017

The Importance of Business Moments in the Automotive Supply Chain

Imagine this scenario: A part inside the engine of John’s car breaks down and prevents the car from starting properly. John...

Tags: Digitization , Lean Manufacturing

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January 3, 2017

4 Important Supply Chain Logistics Conversations for Automakers

Those in the automotive supply chain industry are turning their eyes away from the past year and more toward what the next 12...

Tags: Supply Chain Logistics , Supply Chain Planning

December 13, 2016

Five Supply Chain Analytics Trends to Watch in 2017

With the advent of advanced analytics and accompanying technology, the supply chain is evolving perhaps more rapidly than ever...

Tags: Supply Chain Trends

December 8, 2016

The 5 Biggest Stories in Supply Chain Management in 2016

As the year comes to a close, many OEMs and other major players in automotive supply chain start to reflect on the last 12 months...

Tags: Supply Chain Management , Supply Chain Trends

October 18, 2016

The Crystal Ball: Understanding Analytics in Today’s Supply Chain

It’s the center of so many fairy tales: a character peers into a crystal ball to catch a glimpse of his or her future. While this...

Tags: Supply Chain Planning , Supply Chain Trends

August 23, 2016

Bringing It All Together: On Digital Transformation and Integration

In a previous blog entry, we discussed flexis job shop scheduling and management software and the value this solution provides...

Tags: Digitization , Supply Chain Trends

August 16, 2016

Looking Ahead: Predictive Analytics and Supply Chain Visibility

Imagine trying to drive a car down the street using the rear view mirror as your only method of navigation. You can’t actually...

Tags: Demand Capacity Planning , Logistics

August 9, 2016

Getting Over the Hump: 3 Architectural Hurdles in Today’s Supply Chain

Think of some of the world’s grandest structures. The Great Wall of China. London’s Big Ben. The Eiffel Tower. What do they have...

Tags: Lean Manufacturing , Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE)

July 19, 2016

Connecting the Dots: A Mid-Year Review of 2016 Trends

Back at the beginning of the year, we discussed the most likely trends for 2016 in the automotive supply chain industry and how...

Tags: Demand Capacity Planning , End-to-End (E2E) Visibility

June 21, 2016

3 Myths About Every Part Every Interval

Last week I took my daughter to the community pool for a swim and got a first-hand lesson in the importance of one of the most...

Tags: Lean Manufacturing , Planned Production Programs

April 26, 2016

On the Move: Why Mexico Is The Hot Spot in Supply Logistics

It wasn’t too long ago when the epicenter of growth and excitement in the automotive production and supply chain sphere was Asia....

Tags: Supply Chain Management , Supply Chain Trends

April 7, 2016

Cloud Computing in Global Supply Chain Management

In a recent entry about the hurdles supply chain planners and mangers may face in 2016, we discussed the implementation of new...

Tags: Supply Chain Management , Supply Chain Trends

April 5, 2016

Moving Beyond the Bill: Rethinking BOM

Go into any chef’s kitchen and you’ll find books of them. They’re scribbled on note cards, torn from magazine articles, printed...

Tags: Supply Chain Management , Supply Chain Trends

Supply Chain Trends (2)

How to Maintain Supply Chain Control When Outsourcing

What Are the Keys to Supply Chain Visibility?

Why the Future of Supply Chain Management is Digital

6 Supply Chain Digitization Stats to Know

How To Make Your Supply Chain A Growth Generator

The Importance of Business Moments in the Automotive Supply Chain

4 Important Supply Chain Logistics Conversations for Automakers

Five Supply Chain Analytics Trends to Watch in 2017

The 5 Biggest Stories in Supply Chain Management in 2016

The Crystal Ball: Understanding Analytics in Today’s Supply Chain

Bringing It All Together: On Digital Transformation and Integration

Looking Ahead: Predictive Analytics and Supply Chain Visibility

Getting Over the Hump: 3 Architectural Hurdles in Today’s Supply Chain

Connecting the Dots: A Mid-Year Review of 2016 Trends

3 Myths About Every Part Every Interval

On the Move: Why Mexico Is The Hot Spot in Supply Logistics

Cloud Computing in Global Supply Chain Management

Moving Beyond the Bill: Rethinking BOM

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