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In a Supply Chain Crisis, Selling Parts Online May Be Your Next Move

Salesforce

That’s where OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and aftermarket parts come in — and sales of these crucial components are big business now. Any disruption to an assembly line or a delivery fleet can bring operations to a standstill, putting pressure on manufacturers to fix the issue as soon as possible. The result?

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Complete Guide to Sales and Operations Planning

Highspot

Operations planning process: Ensure resources, such as raw materials and manufacturing capacity, are available to meet projected customer demand. A manufacturer might streamline its assembly line to meet increased demand and ensure on-time delivery every holiday season.

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Innovation vs. rebranding: How to choose the best change for your business

Martech

The assembly line. Can you outcompete others in your industry by developing and launching innovative products or services before they do and with other competitive advantages? Are your innovations launched on the correct scale? You want to reach a new audience for a product launch. Others include: The automobile.

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Sales Organization Structures for Success: Models, Tips, and Best Practices

Highspot

There are three main models for sales teams: the assembly line, the pod, and the island. The Assembly Line. In the assembly line model, also known as the hunter-farmer model, sales teams are organized based on each individual’s job title. What Are the Types of Sales Organizations? Customer Size.

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The Beginner's Guide to Competitive Benchmarking

Hubspot

In response, Xerox launched a new initiative, "Leadership Through Quality," to radically change the way it did business. In comparing itself with its competition, Xerox discovered it had: 10 times as many rejects on the assembly line. Seven times as many manufacturing defects in finished products.

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Sales Quotas, A Thing Of The Past?

Partners in Excellence

Likewise, manufacturing has certain goal, it has to build quality products, meeting cost, delivery, and a number of other criteria. Manufacturing may have excess capacity and inventory, missing its goals. Likewise, when sales fails to deliver on its commitments, the ripple effect impacts all parts of the organization.

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Be Mine: A Brief History of Valentine's Day Marketing

Hubspot

It’s said that one American woman, Esther Howland, was so intrigued when she received her first English valentine greeting in 1847, that she became infatuated with the idea of manufacturing them in the U.S. Source: Viintage. Whitney Company. Source: Worcester Historical Museum. Hallmark produces its first Valentine’s Day card.