Quality & Metrics

The Human Factor: Key to a Successful Supply-Chain I.T. Deployment

June 13, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Looking to implement new supply-chain software? Without proper change management, you're bound to fail.

Linear Approach to Product Development Gives Way to 'Digital Holistic Mindset'?

June 12, 2014

TEC

Over the past several decades, processes to design and build cars, airplanes and products used in various other industries have typically followed a linear, sequential path. This process typically started with product research, ideation and concept development, followed by design and development, prototype and validation, leading to production, launch, operation and, eventually, product retirement.

Benchmarking Makes Organizations Competitive

June 12, 2014

Dino Stamatiou, Practice Leader - Business Intelligence & Analytics, TECSYS

Arena Solutions Offers Product-Quality Tracking for Manufacturing

June 11, 2014

Arena Solutions

Arena Solutions, a vendor of cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software, has introduced Arena Quality.

How Railroads Are Investing in Transportation's Future

June 11, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

BNSF will spend $5bn on infrastructure this year, topping its record $4bn investment last year, says Steve Bobb, chief marketing officer. In addition to maintaining and improving service and capacity, BNSF will invest in logistics hubs and other future-focused infrastructure.

Culture and the Supply Chain

June 11, 2014

Andy Dishner, SVP, Legacy Supply Chain Services

Low-cost Ways to Make Your Warehouse or DC Leaner

June 11, 2014

Stephen T. Hopper, Principal, Inviscid Consulting

Periodic Business Reviews Drive Excellence

June 9, 2014

Sean Coakley, SVP, Kenco Logistic Services

Workflow Automation Could Help You Find Cost Savings in Outsourcing

June 6, 2014

David Riffel, Solution Consulting Director, TAKE Supply Chain

A recent TAKE Supply Chain survey indicated that the primary reason companies choose to outsource some or all of their manufacturing or distribution activities is cost reduction. This was the number one reason chosen by 61 percent of survey respondents across all global regions. However, a frequent issue faced by companies after the outsourcing project goes live is that they're not achieving their expected cost savings. Two common causes for this disconnect are vague contract terms or metrics, and manual processes.

Optimization Software Vital to Performance of Manufacturing's Supply Chains

June 5, 2014

Manufacturing Business Tech

Optimization technology allows manufacturing companies to become more flexible and to more efficiently manage their supply chains by accounting for real life constraints and business rules. They can review "what-if" analyses of various scenarios, tied to key performance indicators that measure success on an ongoing basis. They can generate near optimal plans from the virtually infinite number of possible options. And with a clear set of future-oriented KPIs they can measure tomorrow’s performance before it happens.