- 1. The Future of Robotics in Supply Chain Management
- (Logistics)
- ... driven by their versatility, as they can perform tasks such as picking and putaway, assembly, and material handling. The benefits of deploying AMRs in supply chain management go beyond labor cost reduction ...
- 2. Nearshoring Has a Long Upside
- (Logistics)
- ... in other regions, such as Mexico, Central America, and Eastern Europe. Increasing availability and lower automation cost: Automation is used for tasks such as assembly, testing, and packaging. This improves ...
- 3. Supply Chain Problems Hit Tesla
- (News)
- Disruptions to the supply chain are causing Tesla to halt production at its California plant, reports the LA Times. Tesla Inc. told workers it will temporarily halt some production at its car assembly ...
- 4. Automakers Rethinking Chip Supply Chain
- (News)
- Auto chip manufacturers consider adding artificial intelligence to their supply chain to prevent future chip shortages, reports Fierce Electronics. The continuing auto chip shortage has caused automakers ...
- 5. Supply Chain is Circular - What Does that Mean?
- (Supply)
- ... impact on consumers and markets. In the past, raw materials moved linearly. It entailed the movement of materials from suppliers where they were transported to an assembly or manufacturing plant. After ...
- 6. Is the Assembly Line Returning to the US?
- (Management)
- We've bemoaned (rightfully) the loss of blue collar manufacturing jobs from the US for the last several decades. And if all else were equal it would seem the distances between US and our remote suppliers ...
- 7. Visibility Rising to the Top
- (Supply)
- ... minutes, to days, then to weeks. And with so many contributors to the supply chain, uneven timing of updates means uncertainty about the true status of products and supplies. When one sub-assembly provider ...
- 8. Robots Are Running The Shipments
- (Logistics)
- ... on its investment, which was somewhere between $1 million and $2 million for the 15 units, in two years' time. Philips Electronics has also jumped on the robot bandwagon for assembly of its electric razors ...
- 9. Supply Chain Decisions
- (News)
- Alan Nicol discusses some real-world examples of how manufacturers make integration and outsourcing decisions in their supply chains. His article on the Manufacturing.net site is a bit long, but chock ...
- 10. Upgrade Surprises
- (Management)
- ... requires assembly but also accessories you didn’t even know you needed? I think most of us have been through one of those scenarios, and I think you’ll agree they’re frustrating. That’s how we felt ...
- 11. Information-sharing Through Integration is Vital to Successful Relationships With 3PLs
- (Integration)
- ... of companies outsourcing some of their supply chains, more and more are expanding how they use 3PLs, notes Ampuja. “3PLs are providing a broader range of services such as kitting, assembly and contract ...
- 12. What is my Supply Chain
- (Supply)
- ... be delivered directly to the work station of a specified step on the assembly line. Companies like John Deere and Caterpillar too have been pushing their suppliers do duplicate what the auto industry has ...
- 13. From the Top - Glenn Grube - ModusLink Global Solutions
- (EDI)
- ... clients identify the optimal place and time for the final assembly and/or kitting to occur for a specific SKU. Our end to end visibility gives our clients the ability to see component or sub assembly components ...
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