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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

Logistics Viewpoints

Automotive Supply Chain: Production Shifts and Border Congestion The North American auto industry is among the largest impacted, as Mexico occupies a significant role in parts manufacturing and vehicle assembly. auto parts are sourced from Mexico, making the tariff impact immediate and severe. Approximately 40% of U.S.

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Lenovo Excels in Supply Chain Planning with a Hybrid Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

The high-tech firm is more than a manufacturer of PCs, tablets, smartphones, and servers. The company has more than 2000 suppliers and operates over 30 manufacturing sites. The sales team can go have those conversations, with real-time lead times and even the factory the product will ship from, with customers.

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Steel Fabrication and General Manufacturing Tips and Tricks for 2015

GlobalTranz

All metal fabricators realize that they have to do some analyses before the company purchases equipmen t or hires new people, but now there seems to be a new intensity about the process. Custom fabricators have to cope with highly varying demand cycles from many different steel sales customers, and to do that effectively they need capacity.

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8 Warehouse Optimization Tips from Manufacturing Experts

RFgen

Space Utilization: Increase available storage capacity, better organize high-demand items, and optimize vertical space. Effective space utilization translates directly to increased storage capacity and reduced warehouse footprint and operational costs. Data-driven forecasting improves purchasing and cuts storage expenses.

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Technology Improves Manufacturing Disaster Preparedness

DELMIA Quintiq

Disaster preparedness is imperative everywhere, but that goes double for the manufacturing industry. Predictive Analysis for Shipping. Businesses can make higher-fidelity predictions — including potential shipping delays — based on external forces like weather, storms, traffic pattern interruptions and more.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters. Simmons Foods Simmons Foods is a farm to fork poultry manufacturer.

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The Industrial Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics: Where Are We & Where Are We Going?

GlobalTranz

In place of long paper trails and maintenance schedules, machines with the capacity to communicate their needs and issues via the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) are becoming an essential component of effective processes. Fleet or transportation management is another aspect of manufacturing reaping the rewards of the IoT.