by John DiPalo | Apr 24, 2019 | Cloud Services, End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility, Intelligent Solutions, Serialization, Serialization Management, Serialized Warehouse, Supply Network Visibility, Traceability
Some solutions exist to effectively manage inventory in either fully serialized or entirely non-serialized environments. Where things become difficult is in circumstances where these environments overlap. Finding an effective management solution becomes more difficult...
by ACSIS | Apr 10, 2019 | Chemical, End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility, Intelligent Solutions, Supply Network Visibility
SAP recently published a very interesting White Paper with detailed data points that outline the importance of the innovation and digital transformation in the chemicals industry in particular, and we wanted to highlight a few that focus on the effect of the supply...
by ACSIS | Apr 1, 2019 | Cloud Services, End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility, Intelligent Solutions, Supply Network Visibility, Traceability
Edge Computing is a quite literal name for this technology, as it aptly describes the part of the work that happens right at the edge of the network where IoT connects the physical world to the Cloud. Edge Computing is much more than having computation and data...
by ACSIS | Mar 20, 2019 | End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility, Serialization, Supply Network Visibility, Traceability
Companies are investing in supply chain visibility at a continuously growing rate in an effort to take their supply chain management to the next level of innovation. The easiest way to describe supply chain visibility and how it optimizes the rest of your operations...
by ACSIS | Mar 13, 2019 | Chemical, Conferences & Awards, End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility, Event
Every year, SAP dedicates focused attention to the Chemicals Industry at the Best Practices for Chemicals Conference they host in Houston, Texas. This event is packed with great information, stellar networking opportunities, and sharing of best practices from the...
by ACSIS | Mar 4, 2019 | End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility
The term agile is used today to describe many corporate tasks, including the way in which employees complete their to-do lists. In general, it means “readiness to change.” From a Supply Chain perspective, agility entails the ability to respond quickly to a switch in...
by ACSIS | Feb 27, 2019 | Cloud Services, Edge Network, End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility
It’s almost impossible for you to go a day without hearing about intelligent technology or hardware: smart devices, intelligent software, etc. they’re all the rage. Supply Chain Management is no different when it comes to staying on top of the trends and...
by ACSIS | Feb 20, 2019 | End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility, Serialization Management, Traceability
Today we hosted our webinar on Returnable Transport Items, and we’re truly blown away by the response. The amount of participants that wanted to learn more about this topic, the interactions with our speakers, the conclusions drawn, and the experience as a whole...
by ACSIS | Feb 15, 2019 | Traceability
For years now, we have placed quite a bit of emphasis on Returnable Transport Items (RTI), also known as Returnable Transport Packaging, and for good reason – without a tried and true automated system in place, the consequences of lack of proper documenting and...
by John DiPalo | Nov 3, 2016 | Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)
The Right Solution Will Increase the Efficiency of Your Distribution Operations This article was originally published by Supply Chain Digest. View the article here. As 2017 quickly approaches, pharmaceutical companies are gearing up for the next phase of compliance...
by John DiPalo | Oct 25, 2016 | Edge Network
This is Post IV in an ACSIS Content Series on Supply Chain Visibility in an Outsourced World. Read the first three posts: Breaking down the barriers to supply chain partner visibility The Partner Visibility Puzzle: What Is the Missing Piece? The harsh realities of not...
by John DiPalo | Oct 18, 2016 | Edge Network
This is Post III in an ACSIS Content Series on Supply Chain Visibility in an Outsourced World. Read the first post here and the second post here. Because they aren’t truly connected, manufacturers are using a variety of costly workarounds, but they aren’t having much...
by John DiPalo | Oct 6, 2016 | Edge Network
This is Post II of an ACSIS Content Series on Supply Chain Visibility in an Outsourced World. Read the first post here. So-called “hub” manufacturers – those who own the production of goods for customers – are increasingly relying on third-party suppliers to support...
by Larry Sawyer | Sep 30, 2016 | Edge Network
Important Considerations for Choosing a Solution that Your Partner Will Use This article was originally published by Supply Chain Digest. View the article here. For most manufacturers today, outsourcing has moved beyond the traditional supplier relationships to...
by John DiPalo | Sep 27, 2016 | Edge Network
A few months ago, ACSIS (in partnership with Supply Chain Digest) surveyed 110 supply chain executives in chemical, food & beverage, consumer products, pharmaceutical, and other manufacturing sectors to uncover the priorities, expectations and challenges of...
by John DiPalo | Aug 30, 2016 | Edge Network
It seems like everywhere you turn, there’s a new article, post or study on the digitization of the supply chain, and with good reason! More and more companies are focusing on digitizing their supply chain to better keep up with customer demand, improve productivity,...
by John DiPalo | Jul 18, 2016 | Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), Pharmaceutical, Serialization, Serialized Warehouse
Still wondering how to achieve compliance with the upcoming DSCSA (Drug Supply Chain Security Act) requirements without blowing your budget and tying up resources? If so, consider this: an efficient, simple and cost-effective solution that handles serialized product,...
by John DiPalo | Jul 8, 2016 | Edge Network
Suppliers Need Tactical, Real-Time Information to Change or Improve Supply Chain Processes This article was originally published by Supply Chain Digest. View the article here. In the days of legacy tech and early ERP systems, Excel spreadsheets were a perfectly...
