How to Stimulate Manufacturing Growth After COVID-19

It seems like no part of the economy has been left untouched by COVID-19. Both essential and non-essential industries have felt the impact of the novel coronavirus and its ...

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The Importance of a Good Logistics Strategy in Manufacturing

In 2005, the Council of Logistics Management changed its name to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals to add differentiation between logistics and supply chain ...

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Supply Chain Management and Logistics: What's the Difference?

Are supply chain management and logistics the 21st century’s answer to George Gershwin’s famous lyrics “to-mayto, to-mah-to”? Today, many manufacturers treat the words as one in ...

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How to Optimize Your Supply Chain—and Your Business

Supply chain management has long been used to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and increase customer satisfaction. Today, many companies even believe that a lot of competition ...

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3 Steps to Lower Supply Chain Costs for Aerospace and Defense Manufacturers

The global aerospace and defense (A&D) industry grew by 2.4% and generated about $674 billion in 2016, according to a Deloitte 2017 study. California alone was responsible for ...

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5 Actionable Steps to Help Small Manufacturers Improve Shipping and Distribution

Small manufacturers feature a different set of considerations from their larger counterparts. These are small businesses that are privately owned and operated, typically featuring ...

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Are Manufacturers Overlooking the Importance of Logistics?

Do you have any employees in your manufacturing operation that have been in the military?

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Is Overproduction Driving Your Labor Costs Out of Control?

In today’s manufacturing environment, we know that getting the product to the customer in a timely manner while keeping the cost of production and delivery as inexpensive as ...

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Why Agile Supply Chains Are Important to Reducing Disruptions

It’s no secret. We’re living in an unpredictable world. Since the collapse of the financial markets in 2008, the business landscape changed forever. Manufacturers have been ...

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How to Explain Optimized Supply Chain Management to Your Boss

Organizations that succeed in optimizing supply chain efficiency have one thing in common, they secure executive champions. Executive champions are executive sponsors that ...

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5 Quick Tips about Supply Chain Management

Cost, performance, quality and value are all encased under the supply chain umbrella.

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