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Long-Term Maintenance Means Big Savings
March 26, 2019 / by OMNIA Partners posted in Group Purchasing Organization, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, gpo, Industrial Supplies & MRO
Supply Chain Performance: Do You Have the Visibility You Need?
March 20, 2019 / by OMNIA Partners posted in Group Purchasing Organization, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, gpo
Learn how one Supply Chain Executive transformed his supply chain in less than a year; effectively securing and improving his company's competitive position through supply chain performance visibility.
Creating a Competitive Supply Chain in Complex Times
March 4, 2019 / by OMNIA Partners posted in Group Purchasing Organization, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, gpo
How PepsiCo is edging out the competition by strategically developing programs, groups and a supply chain centered on women.
Technology Trends Driving The Future of Manufacturing
June 6, 2017 / by OMNIA Partners posted in Group Purchasing Organization, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, Industry News, gpo
OMNIA Partner has invited industry experts to share insights on achieving manufacturing and business success. In this post, tech enthusiast and freelance writer, Heather Redding, discusses the technologies changing the face of manufacturing.
Overcoming the Top Challenges Facing Manufacturing Today
May 3, 2017 / by OMNIA Partners posted in Group Purchasing Organization, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, Industry News, gpo
There are many hurdles for manufacturing professionals to overcome in our ever-evolving climate. Tariffs, anyone? We wanted to go straight to the source and find out what some of the top challenges are, and most importantly, are there ways we can band together to solve them? We gathered manufacturing pros came for a roundtable and benchmarking discussion. We found that members of OMNIA Partners, Private Sector realize that they’re not alone in the challenges they encounter in their day-to-day activities and that through shared intelligence and experiences, there isn’t a single problem that couldn’t be solved together.
3D Printing and its Disruptive Abilities
March 14, 2017 / by OMNIA Partners posted in Group Purchasing Organization, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, Industry News, gpo
OMNIA Partners has invited industry experts to share insights on achieving manufacturing and business success. In this post, Matthew Murray of Notable discusses the impact 3D modeling may exert on the manufacturing industry.
The term “disruptive” simply means “to change the normal way of doing something, interrupt the normal progress of something, or to turn order into disorder.” So what makes a process or an invention disruptive?
4 Process Improvements Before Manufacturing Starts
June 18, 2015 / by OMNIA Partners posted in Group Purchasing Organization, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, gpo
If you’re in the world of manufacturing, you’re well aware of lean and Six Sigma. Some companies are addressing inventory practices; others are trying to change their manufacturing process for efficiency. Some are doing both. While these are all correct, and implementing best practices in these areas delivers significant gains, there’s still a missing piece. Very few companies turn to their office to address their entire process. The process before the manufacturing floor can have more waste and delay to the customer than production.