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Business process reengineering (BPR) examples

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An early case study of BPR was Ford Motor Company, which successfully implemented reengineering efforts in the 1990s to streamline its manufacturing processes and improve competitiveness. Frustrated customers were left stranded in call lines and Bouygues at risk of being replaced by its competitors. The result?

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How IBM Planning Analytics can help fix your supply chain

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Having the ability to build and use models in this way is fundamental to managing supply chain and financial risk through activities like “what-if scenario planning”, as explained in this blog post. In a manufacturing, distribution or retail context, this is the supply plan. The next step is to start layering on constraints.

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12 considerations when choosing MES software

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Manufacturing execution systems (MES) have grown in popularity across the manufacturing industry. If your manufacturing processes have become more intricate and challenging to manage manually, an MES can help streamline manufacturing operations management, increase efficiency and reduce errors.

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Reshoring manufacturing to the US: The role of AI, automation and digital labor

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Reshoring manufacturing to the US ­ has been a significant trend in recent years, driven by geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, proximity to customers and markets, eco-system synergies and the need for positive impact on the domestic economy.