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Early Edition - September 2006

-- Modern Materials Handling, 9/14/2006


  Issue Date: September 14, 2006



Cover Story

Building the real-time supply chain
What exactly is the real-time supply chain? Think of it as the China to United States journey. And, figuring out how to manufacture, warehouse and distribute products on a global basis cheaper than the next guy is the competitive challenge facing almost every business today.
By Bob Trebilcock, Editor at Large


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Adaptive manufacturing moves in
Real-time data capture and exchange are the foundation of emerging supply chain practices, but aren't the end game for manufacturers and their partner networks. The real trick is getting partners to coordinate demand, supply, shipment and schedules in tight synch, say supply chain practitioners and analysts.
By Roberto Michel, Editor at Large

What real-time manufacturing looks like
Real-time integration between enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing execution system (MES) software often is a major goal in manufacturing operations support.
By Roberto Michel, Editor at Large

The new look of demand-driven DCs
Just as manufacturing is moving to real-time operations, warehouses and distribution centers are being transformed to meet the challenges of demand-driven supply chains.
By Bob Trebilcock, Editor at Large

What real-time distribution looks like
Just how important is real-time information to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider?
By Bob Trebilcock, Editor at Large

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Optimization of inventory
Management by exception may be the mantra for real-time supply chains. But if a company simply automates its ability to react, rather than combining that with better planning, real-time practices could fall short.
By Roberto Michel, Editor at Large

It's all about visibility
There is a big difference between trying to manage supply chain events in real time and managing by exception. If you're managing by exception, you only need to react to unexpected conditions, rather than sweating the dozens of minor transactions that surround an order as it moves from its point of origin to the customer.
By Roberto Michel, Editor at Large

What real-time postponement looks like
Designing, making and marketing razors and other consumer products is just part of the challenge for Gillette. The Boston-based company wanted to devise a more efficient and flexible distribution network. The answer is a postponement strategy that moved custom product packaging for local markets to regional DCs.
By Roberto Michel, Editor at Large

What real-time supply chain looks like
In the early '90s, IBM veered off course. One of the areas Big Blue explored to right the ship was its supply chain, says Gary Smith, IBM's vice president of global logistics.
By Bob Trebilcock, Editor at Large
 

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