The return of some manufacturing capacity from China has fueled economic growth in Mexico and Canada. John Kelly, president of the Canadian Division of Transplace, outlines some of the opportunities and challenges that have resulted from that developme…
Doing business in today’s global supply chain has become a complex challenge. International regulations, global distribution channels and evolving customer requirements are becoming the norm, and companies are starting to recognize labeling as a missio…
Matt Menner, senior vice president of strategic account management with Transplace, is joined by John Brooks, director of transportation and distribution with Philips North America, in a discussion of how their participation in a Customer Advisory Boar…
While most industry and media attention has focused largely on product returns generated from B2C sales, a quiet transformation is underway with regard to how B2B returns are thought about and processed. Businesses, which until recently automatically r…
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Turning supply chain data into information in real time is a critical component in making business decisions and managing core objectives. This in-depth study reveals how today’s leaders are integrating end–to-end data and processes to creating fluid value chains. |
For today’s mid-market enterprises, an efficient and integrated supply chain provides a key strategic advantage over competitors. That advantage, however, is contingent upon smooth interaction between functional departments within the organizatio…
Efficient Fleet Management is no longer a simple matter of cutting down costs wherever you can. It is about increasing efficiency and carrying out timely preventive maintenance to ensure that your vehicles and drivers perform the way they are expected …
What solution helped a lighting manufacturer reduce engineering change order (ECO) cycle times by 75%, a networking company improve ECO cycle times by 70%, and a digital processing business accelerate time to market by 20%?The answer? Product lifecycle…
Arena provided Affirmed Networks’ manufacturing engineering teams with a centralized cloud-based solution that facilitated synchronization across the supply chain. By providing controlled access to right versions of the product record, Arena reduced pr…
Cloud manufacturing is bringing new competition to traditionally stable markets. Connected data is providing easy access to a global supply chain while driving down the cost of going rom concept to shipping product. Midsized manufacturers that embrace …
