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Why Supply Chain Managers Use MRP
For small to medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, there comes a point where inventory and purchasing management via spreadsheets shifts from being beneficial to cumbersome. Astute supply chain managers recognize this as the cue to transition to…
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Selecting the Right Supplier and Part for the Build Using Aligni
There’s a reason getting the right parts at the right time, place, and price is a profession all its own. It’s about managing large amounts of data just as it is about managing relationships. That…
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Work Smarter with Item Master Equipped PLM and MRP Systems
In the day-to-day and over the long term, a manufacturing company manages a large amount of data and communication regarding the parts and materials it uses to make its products. Using a centrally-located database system…
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Why Use MRP Software over Spreadsheets
It is still common practice for many firms to manage their inventory and supply chain operations with some form of spreadsheet. Often, these spreadsheets are home-grown and built from on-the-job lessons learned by managers and…