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Supply Chain Video: Optimizing Factory Labor -- Getting the Right Product at the Right Place at the Right Cost
A variety of changes, including more dynamic production schedules, increased use of temporary labor, and growing offshore competiton, have made optimizing factory labor schedules more important than ever. Learn how to optimize factory labor.
TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Manufacturing | Supply chain costsLogistics News: Kellogg's Sees Many Advantages to AGVs in Distribution, but Says Getting Operation Right Takes Forethought and On-Going Effort
64 AGVs at Four Plant Warehouses do Virtually 100% of Full Unit Load Moves before Truck Loading; Don't forget the ''Chasers''
TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Distribution | Logistics costs | Logistics | Material handling automationSupply Chain News: How Medical Equipment Manufacturer Hologic Measures Suppliers
Organizing the Right Measures and Reviews Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Annually Key to Success
TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier ManagementLogistics News: US Trucking Rates may Rise Faster than Many Expect, Industry Analyst Says
Is Supply-Demand Situation 'Changing Quickly?'; 7.5% Tonnage Increase In March
TOPICS : Logistics costs | TruckingSupply Chain News: Manhattan Associates Momentum Conference Video Review and Comment
SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore was at the Manhattan Associates Momentum User Conference last Week, and he provides this Video Trip Report that should be of Interest to both Manhattan Customers and our SCDigest General Audience
TOPICS : Supply chain softwareSupply Chain News: Thought Leaders Discussion on On-Demand Supply Chain Software
On-Demand is Coming on Strong, but Isn't for Everyone Quite Yet; Important to Take a 360 View of What you Really Need
TOPICS : Supply chain softwareSupply Chain News: Most Recent MESA Study Finds Progress but Still Lots of Room to Go in Manufacturing Metrics and Shop Floor Data Collection
Yet Another Survey Shows Growing Gap between Leaders and the Rest in Terms of Performance; Keys to Selecting the Right Metrics for Manufacturing
TOPICS : Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) | Manufacturing | Metrics/Performance measurementGlobal Supply Chain News: Growth in Counterfeit Goods Shows No Sign of Abating, as US Sting Operations Finds $240 Million Fakes Entering the US, Mostly from China
Two Containers Full of Fake Nikes in New Jersey; Effort Increasingly Run by Sophisticated Gangs; Can Anything be Done?
TOPICS : Global supply chain | Supply chain riskRFID and Auto ID News: How Close -- or Far Away -- is RFID from Commoditization?
Hardware now Increasingly Available through Hands-Off Third-Party Channels, but Can Users Make it Work? Someday, Just another Tool in the Bag
TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | RFIDLogistics News: DSC Logistics gets End-to-End Workforce Management Right
20% Labor Gain is Part of the Results, but not All; Building a Culture of Accountability
TOPICS : Distribution | Labor Management Systems | Logistics costs | Logistics | Third-party logistics