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How AI is transforming skills in manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The new AI revolution presents a great opportunity for manufacturers to retain their staff and attract younger employees by providing new skills for the future world of business where the role of AI will play a greater part. The impact of AI on manufacturing is that the skills used will be more advanced.

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General Motors Locks In Strategic EV Vehicle Supply for 2025

Supply Chain Matters

This week, in conjunction with General Motors reporting of Q2-2022 financial performance, the auto maker disclosed that it had secured strategic supply agreements to support one million electric powered vehicles in North America by 2025. A total of 30 GM EV models are planned for production by 2025 along with a doubling of revenues.

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Smart Manufacturing Trends to Expect in 2024

OptiProERP

With 2024 on the horizon, more manufacturers are adopting smart manufacturing technology. It is helping them capture benefits across the entire manufacturing value chain. Examples of intelligent factories include on-demand manufacturing and virtual inventories.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

Approximately 60 percent of today's unfilled manufacturing jobs are due to a shortage of applicants with sufficient proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and math ( STEM ) skills. IMPO Executive Editor, Anna Wells provides insights into the complicated issue in her article “Why The Manufacturing Skills Gap Is Serious”.

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How manufacturers can enable innovation on the factory floor

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The past two and half years have certainly brought a variety of challenges and opportunities that have made innovation not just a preference, but essential for manufacturers and distributors to thrive into the future. Optimizing the use of data for manufacturers. Obstacles on the data journey for manufacturers.

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5 Reasons Why The Use of the IIoT by Manufacturers Is Unavoidable

GlobalTranz

The Industrial Internet of Things ( IIoT ) has been a major topic among manufacturers and third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) for several years. However, the IIoT is beginning to encroach on all aspect of manufacturing and supply chain management for its wide-ranging deployment and application to improving processes. In the U.S.,

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3D Printing’s Next Revolution

Logistics Viewpoints

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has been around in one shape or form for a while. Well, 3D printing’s next big act could be manufacturing large metal objects. One of the questions with additive manufacturing is how long it will take to print what is needed. This is still not fast enough for high speed manufacturing.