Manufacturing: Page 53

Manufacturers’ Optimism Declines as Potential Economic Recession Looms

Only 49% of manufacturers rated their optimism about business prospects over the next six months at a seven or higher on a scale of 1-10. This marks a consistent trend downward over the past year.

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Project Management Software

Optimize Business with Product Lifecycle Management Software

When you have multiple parts from different countries, it is crucial to have a central repository to track and manage these pieces. Modern PLM software is becoming a foundational pillar of successful businesses.

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Consumers to Return $816M Worth of Merchandise in 2022

National Retail Federation (NRF)

According to the retail survey, for every $1 billion in sales, the average retailer incurs $165 million in merchandise returns.

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Supply Chain Visibility

Supply Chains Need Improving in 2023: Study

Business leaders say their current supply chain issues primarily stem from global political unrest (58%), lack of raw materials (44%) and rising fuel and energy costs (40%). Only 31% cited inflation as a major contributor.

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Sourcing Solutions

Decimating Out-of-Stocks and the Bullwhip Effect

Integrating the retail/CPG supply chain from consumption to supply and replanning the entire supply chain daily has significant advantages compared to today’s fragmented and siloed approaches.

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3 Actions North American Manufacturers Should Take Now to Prepare for Proposed EU Forced Labor Ban

The countdown is on for manufacturers to start collecting data from suppliers to maintain EU market access.

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Why Returns Policies May Lead to the Second Wave of Holiday Shopping

ReturnPro (formerly known as goTRG)

Stricter returns policies coupled with in-store returns incentives will garner significantly more revenue than no-questions-asked, mail-in returns.

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Supply Chain Visibility

5 Trends Affecting Supply Chains in New Year

Adaptability has been key as companies looked to their supply chain teams to overcome a steady stream of disruptive events. Looking ahead to 2023, the end is not yet in sight.

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Women in Supply Chain: Not About Being the Loudest in the Room, but the Most Effective

Converge, an Arrow company

Kathleen Smith, global services operations leader for Converge, an Arrow company, and one of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2022 Women in Supply Chain award winners, explains why it’s not always about being the loudest voice in the room.

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Supply Chain Visibility

Having Supply Chain Resilience is More Than Insurance, it’s Competitive Advantage

Insight Sourcing Group

Achieving long-term resiliency begins with understanding risk through an assessment of vulnerability to supply risk exposures of key purchased products and the criticality of those products to business operations.

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Early Surge in Holiday Sales Equates to Spike in Returns. How an RMS Can Solve the Reverse Logistics Challenge

Through an end-to-end RMS, retail owners can establish more visibility, greater customer happiness and true brand loyalty.

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The Great Rebalancing Act: Reaping the Benefits of Regional Flexibility and Global Scale

Rebalancing the supply chain ecosystem can also provide companies with lower total costs, an improved customer experience and significant progress towards their long-term sustainability goals.

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