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Real-Time and Supply Chain Visibility
Real-Time and Supply Chain Visibility With data continuing to be top of mind for today’s mold manufacturers, I wanted to share this take on data management…MORE
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Aligning Metrics to Strategy
Measuring your strategic goals against their value and the time, money and attention they need When we began our metrics discussion, we talked about how behaviors are too often dictated by metrics—and whether or not these behaviors actually “move the needle” for sustainable supply chain improvements. Mark Davidson’s blog about aligning metrics to larger goals…
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Synchrono® Demand-Driven Matters Podcast Series Aims at Helping Manufacturers Improve Production Flow
Synchrono® Demand-Driven Matters Podcast Series Aims at Helping Manufacturers Improve Production Flow 5 Key Elements that Drive Flow is a 5-part series providing practical advice and real world examples of improvements made in Demand-Driven Manufacturing environments… MORE
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Demand-Driven Matters Episode: The 5 Key Elements that Drive Flow – Part 5: Align Metrics
Demand-Driven Matters Episode: The 5 Key Elements that Drive Flow – Part 5: Align Metrics This, the final installment in the series, 5 Key Elements to Drive Flow, focuses on metrics. Experts discuss suggested metrics to focus on to improve and maintain an optimal rate of production flow.
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Podcast: Part 5 of the 5 Key Elements that Drive Flow – Part 5: Align Metrics
Podcast: Part 5 of the 5 Key Elements that Drive Flow – Part 5: Align Metrics This, the final installment in the series, 5 Key Elements to Drive Flow, focuses on metrics. Experts discuss suggested metrics to focus on to improve and maintain an optimal rate of production flow.
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It’s Time to Revisit Vendor Managed Inventory
A few decades ago, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) was a hot topic. Many manufacturers saw it as a way to reduce inventory levels and costs. If they could get their suppliers to maintain ownership of raw materials or subcontracted components until consumed, inventory levels would naturally drop—on paper anyway. Because they were giving most, or…