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I placed an order with Staples on the Internet the other afternoon and there was an email waiting in my in box the next morning saying that the order had already been shipped and I could expect my...
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October 2011. Market Analysis & Communications for the Manufacturing Industry. Seemingly, there’s a new prediction every day: the economy is slipping into a ‘double dip’ — we’re in a recovery and...
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September 2012 Marketing Market Analysis & Communications for the Manufacturing Industry Value is defined by your customers – product and service features that they are willing to pay for and that...
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Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers October 2014 Benefits of a supply chain partnership Your business has suppliers that provide you with materials, parts, products, supplies and services....
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The main reason for keeping inventory is to save time; that is, it enables a business to provide products or parts in less time than it takes to make or buy them. The technical term for that is...
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You rely on your ERP system to help run your business – handle customer orders, plan purchases and production, track activities, manage inventory – and more. It’s not unusual, however, to find fault,...
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Any business that serves customers must build its strategy around customer service. For any participant in the supply chain — including producers, distributors, suppliers and service providers — that...
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