12-Week APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) public workshop
WHAT: 12-week APICS CSCP public workshop WHEN: Thursdays, 5:30 – 8:30 PM starting this Fall (Sep-Oct-Nov) WHERE: Portsmouth / Seacoast – New Hampshire INSTRUCTOR: Dave Turbide, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP,...
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Being Demand Driven in an MRP world
One of the chief criticisms of Material Requirements Planning (MRP), the basic approach to planning that is the basis of virtually every ERP planning system in existence, it is a “push” approach,...
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Brain Drain
We’re all getting older, every day. Age and experience can add up to knowledge and wisdom, and that’s a good thing. But eventually, that knowledge and wisdom will want to move on – either to another...
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Don’t forget the basics
I gave a presentation at the APICS conference this month, sharing some perspectives and tips about using MRP. Attendance was gratifyingly strong and all seemed to be interested and involved through to...
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About the Fresh Connection
THE FRESH CONNECTION – interactive simulation-based supply chain education The Fresh Connection simulation tool provides the foundation for a new level of supply chain training. Participants gain...
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The value of being certified
A young gentleman contacted me the other day asking about CPIM certification classes. He was interested in a career change into manufacturing and wanted to know if certification would help him get a...
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About Manufacturing 4.0
As usual, December and January blogs and newsletters have been full of predictions for the coming year. There seems to be a consensus, among pundits at least, that so-called manufacturing 4.0 will...
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Augmented Reality Is Now For Real
Technology offers industrial applications It may seem that virtual reality (VR) is the stuff of science fiction and video games—and that’s still essentially true at this point in time. Augmented...
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Pokémon Go and the Future of Augmented Reality in Manufacturing
Pokemon Go is sweeping the globe and filling news reports as millions of people wander around cities, towns and the countryside looking at the world through their smart phones. Players try to capture...
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How will augmented reality technology benefit manufacturing?
Augmented reality technology is on the verge of becoming an important advancement for industries — particularly in manufacturing and service. But don’t confuse AR with virtual reality. Both augmented...
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