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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

They view their implementation of a tightly integrated suite of applications delivered in a public cloud infrastructure from Oracle as a platform on which they can build to help drive continuous innovation. HWI uses an innovative way to produce and deliver monolithic products in 55-pound bags. HWI employed a crawl-walk-run methodology.

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps. What is the Hyperconnected Era or “The Internet of Things?”

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Do Digital Your Way. Sidestep the Supply Chain Conquistadors

Supply Chain Shaman

In the process, there is a fine line between marketing hype and overpromising, making buying difficult. It combines robotics, analytics, and the Internet of Things (IoT). McKinsey promises improved agility (not defined) with up to a 30% reduction in operational cost and a decrease in inventory of 75%. (I

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Unlocking Efficiency with AI in Business Process Automation

Elementum

Business Process Automation AI: Revolutionizing Efficiency in the Digital Age Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dramatically transforming Business Process Automation (BPA), ushering in a new era of operational efficiency and innovation. Here’s how to address common hurdles with strategic actions that leverage AI for automation excellence.

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Industry 4.0 was Delayed, not Cancelled, by the Pandemic

Enterra Insights

are: The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), big data, cloud computing, advanced robotics, additive manufacturing, and augmented reality. ” If you’re stuck on how to proceed, he recommends that “leadership teams go on a discovery tour, to talk to start-ups and visit innovation centers and manufacturing peers.

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Supply Chain Leaders Prepare For The Long Haul. Caution: It Will Be Gray.

Supply Chain Shaman

How did the changing mix of the orders shipped change inventory buffers at suppliers? In this new environment, techniques like attribute-based forecasting, sentiment mining, probabilistic modeling, what-if analysis, streaming data from IOT (Internet of Things), S&OP execution, and digital twin visualization rise in importance.

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Looking Beyond Red Arrows

Supply Chain Shaman

As a result, supply chain leaders focus on unrealistic goals of inventory or costs, they will throw the system out of balance. While companies need ERP as a system of record for transactional processing, it is not the future of supply chain analytics or innovation. Growth in car buying stimulated the value chain.