Reimagine Supply Chain Challenges in 2024 – Best Business Practices
In his most recent contribution to FM Business Daily, Andrew Johnson, CEO and Founder of ShelfAware, discusses some of the key manufacturing trends as we enter 2024 and offers practical business advice about how supply chain disruptors may affect those trends. We often talk about manufacturing trends and how they affect supply chains in the […]
Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptors for 2024
From geopolitical conflicts to single sourcing to labor shortages, every organization is vulnerable to supply chain disruptors. However, understanding the leading disruptors can protect manufacturers from supply chain threats and help to keep operations working like they should. Every organization should take a proactive approach to supply chain disruption and have strategies in place to […]
Top 10 Supply Chain Management Tips for 2024
Mitigating risks and overcoming challenges in complex supply chains is on the minds of most manufacturers and suppliers, especially as we prepare for a new year of business. Companies are making plans to enter 2024 with a strategy to keep their inventory shelves lean, while also minimizing the possibility of stockouts. Effectively managing complex manufacturing […]
RFID’s Impact on Industrial Supply Chain Management
The evolution of RFID technology is leading to complete autonomy in warehouses and distribution centers. The use of RFID and other types of innovative automation reduces human interaction in the supply chain while increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving the accuracy of inventory management. RFID technology provides accuracy and speed in supply chains across an […]
Use Smart Technology to Manage Complex Supply Chains
Smart technology, like handheld scanners, can revolutionize inventory management and supply. This type of intelligent compact tool allows users to seek and find misplaced inventory in large factory settings. Original equipment manufacturers can perform regular inventory audits that will ensure system accuracy and give them confidence to never again have to perform physical inventory audits […]
How to Automate Your Supply Chain in One Day
Digital vendor managed inventory (VMI) platforms have made supply chain automation fast and affordable. But not all VMIs are created equally. Be sure to choose a platform that doesn’t require complicated ERP or MRP integration and one that offers crucial supplier and distributor collaboration. In the past three decades, VMI platforms have become a popular […]
The Power of RFID Technology for Inventory Audits
Traditional inventory audits require physically counting thousands of small components like O-rings, fasteners, gaskets, and other products. The process is tedious, requires massive hours of manpower, and is prone to human error. However, by using the power of RFID technology and a digital vendor managed inventory (VMI) platform, the same audit can be accomplished in […]
Supply Chain Management for Contractors
Contractors can keep eyes on their inventory 24/7 with accurate, granular consumption data in real time by using a robust digital vendor managed inventory (VMI) platform. Using automation, they can work with several independent suppliers, building a better supply base than working with a single distributor of multiple products. Pushing the data to the consumer […]
Key Advantages of ShelfAware’s Supply Chain Solution—More FAQs
The ShelfAware supply chain solution utilizes a magical user interface that tracks the consumption of thousands of inventory packages in seconds. That data is leveraged by the ShelfAware web-based application to automate replenishment, ensure lean inventory quantities, and guarantee no stockouts. Learn more from the answers to a few frequently asked questions. ShelfAware saves time […]
How Small Innovations Lead to Big Disruption
Through the use of collaborative innovations like ShelfAware’s CloudSourcingTM, small businesses are quickly becoming the new “Big Business” in industrial manufacturing. CloudSourcing empowers collaboration among multiple independent and specialized product vertical suppliers. It empowers all suppliers to work together with a single consumer on ShelfAware’s unified supply chain platform. Learn about how ShelfAware changed the […]
