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Inventory management key to maintaining a competitive edge

Manufacturer's Monthly

Discrete manufacturers often deal with products that have intricate bills of materials (BOMs). Additionally, components may have different lead times, meaning some may take longer to procure than others. Additionally, components may have different lead times, meaning some may take longer to procure than others.

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Embrace Disruption: The Supply Chain

Fabricating & Metal Work

COVER STORY Metalworkers can build supply chains that can bend without breaking thanks to innovative strategies, processes and products. Where do things stand regarding the state of the supply chain as we enter the summer of 2023? “I In the meantime, supply chain challenges persist, hampering best-laid plans.

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Inventory management key to maintaining a competitive edge

Manufacturer's Monthly

Discrete manufacturers often deal with products that have intricate bills of materials (BOMs). Additionally, components may have different lead times, meaning some may take longer to procure than others. Additionally, components may have different lead times, meaning some may take longer to procure than others.

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Quoting in the Age of AI, Tariffs and Market Shifts

Modern Machine Shop

” The company also has plans to enhance this feature to automatically update users that have sent quotes when price or lead times for the quoted material change. At the same time, Ray sees OEMs trying to consolidate supply chains and asking manufacturers to provide assemblies instead of just components.

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The electric steel dilemma and its impact on motor vendors

Control Engineering

As this trend progresses, it will impact vendors’ ability to secure the electric steel necessary for production, resulting in longer lead times and higher prices for customers. The process which takes place after crude steel is formed dictates the kinds of things the material can be used for. Final thoughts.

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Five advances in motion control, communications, design to ease automation use

Control Engineering

A new Festo family of multi-protocol servo drives provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with productivity and cost advantages with less inventory, by preventing supply chain issues and working smarter with this family of servo drives. The change reduces Festo part numbers from 24 to 8.

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Optimas CEO’s on Transformation and Growth

Fastener News Desk

I have 20 years distribution experience working in food and CPG and other large challenging supply chains. It has been a rough several years in the supply chain and I’m able to bring in a different view. How we are going manage the investment given the challenges in the supply chain.