What will material handling and logistics look like in 2025? The U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling and Logistics is looking ahead at the capabilities and resources the industry needs to develop by then. This podcast examines the major challenges and trends ahead.

When your company is spending millions on new sales and operations or enterprise resource planning systems, failure is not an option—yet it’s a fact that implementations do fail or fall short of meeting expectations. Effective change management is a process of uniting people in making a transition, training, adapting business processes and getting people to work together. Here are a few considerations that can improve your chances of success.

A company’s lean journey usually starts in the factory. Sooner or later, roadblocks from processes that connect the plant’s value streams with the outside world become visible. Procurement is one of those processes. This podcast discusses how to successfully implement lean in procurement.

Decades ago, when stable forecasts determined production goals months in advance, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MSP) was designed for make-to-stock production. MSP remains at the core of most Enterprise Resource Planning systems, but in the last few years, factory management systems have been entering the market. This podcast looks at production and inventory management to meet today’s changing demands.

You may be losing sales if you don’t accept credit or debit card payments. A First Data study found that only 32 percent of consumers prefer to pay with cash. There are other reasons you should be accepting multiple forms of payment. Discover more benefits to credit and debit cards in this podcast.

Engineers search for solutions to technical problems, make decisions based on facts and want to know features, performance characteristics and technical specs. That’s where you come in. This podcast offers tips for targeted sales of your product or services to technical specialists in other companies.

To ensure smooth operations, you want to provide your entire supply chain with visibility and information at every step in the manufacturing process. Especially in a lean manufacturing environment, open communication is imperative. This podcast examines the successful supply-chain communication strategies of wind industry supplier NRG Systems.

Toyota’s global sourcing strategies faced serious tests in 2011, and it was supply chain managers for both parts and people that helped handle the unexpected. Just as Toyota’s production rose during the economic recovery, it was hit by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Suddenly, critical parts for North American vehicles were unavailable. This podcast examines Toyota’s strategy for facing this obstacle, and what you can learn from it.

If you're not using online banking, your business is at the mercy of a bank branch, which can cost you in terms of time, money and your reputation among clients. Online banking empowers your business by allowing you to access your accounts from anywhere. Discover more benefits in this podcast.

For 62 percent of consumers, online is the preferred method of banking. Consumers and businesses alike appreciate the convenience and security of online banking, which can speed up payments and receivables, as well as integrate your finances with accounting software. Discover more benefits in this podcast.