Go Mobile and Reduce Warehouse Inventory System Costs
Every manufacturer and wholesale distributor has a warehouse. And in every warehouse is a warehouse inventory system. It is the lifeline between the receiving, picking, packing, and shipping areas. A...
View Article8 Ways Excel Fails at Inventory Management
Tracking your company’s inventory with a spreadsheet is costing you big bucks. Logging inventory cycle counts with Microsoft Excel may seem like the most frugal approach. But in truth, it would be...
View ArticleBig Data Brings Big Changes
This is the second of a two-part article that explains how the Internet of Things works and its impact on our personal and professional lives. Part Two demonstrates how big data will benefit...
View ArticleHow to Achieve Supply Chain Visibility
The jump to optimization outside of the four walls is challenging for manufacturers, which have traditionally been focused on reducing risk. Today, they can better predict the impact of an unexpected...
View Article2015: A Landmark Year for Manufacturers
Will 2015 be a landmark year for manufacturers? John Zegers, director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Manufacturing—one of the world’s top technology incubators—believes it will be. He...
View ArticleManufacturers Want 3rd Party Logistics Partners, Not Suppliers
Like many service providers, 3rd party logistics providers (3PLs) face massive changes if they want to compete in the global marketplace. Manufacturers’ needs are changing as technologies, industries,...
View ArticleThe 15 Supply Chain Metrics that Make or Break Warehouse Efficiency
Maintaining an efficient warehouse means understanding the importance of your company’s supply chain – the sequence of processes involved in turning a customer’s order into a delivered product, from...
View ArticleSupply Chain Logistics: How They Keep the Lights on in Las Vegas
Every year, more than 40 million people visit Las Vegas. Year-round hotel occupancy averages over 85 percent, and statewide gaming revenues exceeded $11 billion in 2014, according to the Gaming Control...
View ArticleInventory Control: The First Step in Supply Chain Management
The supply chain for any business involves everything from securing materials from a supplier to transporting a finished product to the customer. Most business owners aren’t involved in the day-to-day...
View ArticlePreventing Supply Chain Fraud with Asset Tracking Software
Fraud takes on many forms as it silently creeps through the global supply chain in search of its next victim. Sometimes it starts with a supplier who falsifies labor expenses and exaggerates bills....
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