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The Case for Real-Time Perpetual Inventory Signals in Manufacturing

ToolsGroup

Once upon a time, the world of manufacturing was a relatively stable place. So how does a manufacturer navigate this rollercoaster? This is especially prevalent in organizations that have experienced growth through mergers and acquisitions and now need to reconcile multiple ERP, WMS, shipping, and transportation systems.

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Limestone Extraction from Florida Quarries!

Supply Chain Game Changer

This article will cover everything you need to know about limestone extraction from Florida quarries, including its history, uses, the extraction process, and more! The Increase in the Use of Limestone in Florida. In fact, Florida is the third-largest producer of limestone in the United States. Popular Quarries in Florida.

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Hurricane Milton Threatens Supply of Key Industry Inputs

Exiger Perspectives

Agriculture & Food : Major commodities shipped out of the Port of Tampa include fertilizers, a principal export by total value. The Tampa Bay area is an important source of fertilizer derived from phosphate. government awards performed in Florida counties that are expected to be impacted by Milton.

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5 Recommendations towards a Resilient S&OP

Logistics Viewpoints

As product flows rapidly shifted and hard baked assumptions about lead times and sourcing locations were put to test, users across many organizations bypassed their planning systems and turned to excel sheets, internal data science teams or non-traditional supply chain vendors who could deliver AI based solutions at a faster turn.

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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

The purpose of data aggregation is, on one hand, to minimize the number of records you’ll be working with and, on the other hand, to reflect critical business patterns: order prioritization, customer segmentation, sourcing logic. However, this model would aggregate the details of the ten thousand SKUs that are stocked and shipped.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Everything from contrast dye, to tubing, to medical devices with embedded semiconductor chips would suddenly become difficult to source. For example, when a UPS strike was looming last year, the Interos solution automatically highlighted Cooper’s strategic suppliers that relied on UPS for shipping.

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When Variability Is Our Only Constant

Supply Chain Shaman

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? Still, the manufacturing plants and distribution centers are closed. My response is “Hogwash.”

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