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Is Your Manufacturing Business Ready for ERP Solutions?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Orders are up, business is booming, and your manufacturing operation is expanding. Benefits of ERP Systems to Manufacturers Increased Visibility An ERP allows for a holistic view of your operation. This enables you to review all available information to make informed decisions.

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Network Investment. Defining the ROI.

Supply Chain Shaman

Despite the importance, the investment in networks to automate the information flow between trading partners remains low. In this research, 81% of brand owners and contract manufacturers primarily depend on communication through email and spreadsheets. Approximately 32% of manufacturing, across industries, is outsourced.

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MRO Strategy Saves UK Food Manufacturer Millions

Synovos

Overhauled MRO Strategy Propels UK Food Manufacturer to Save Millions, Boost Productivity For most companies, the COVID-19 pandemic presented a significant challenge in managing operations. One food manufacturer based in the UK was among those to successfully manoeuvre through the pandemic and beyond.

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Industrial Manufacturing and the Digital Supply Chain, Part 1

BlueYonder

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Sunil Roy , who leads Blue Yonder’s Industrial Manufacturing Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and executive customer events that we prepared for jointly. Sunil: The industry is going through an evolution, specifically in the last couple of years.

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Making The Case for Value Network Enablement

Supply Chain Shaman

My definition of a network is the bi-directional information exchange of manufacturing, procurement, quality, and transportation signals across multiple tiers of trading partners in a many-to-many trading partner information exchange with minimal latency. The industries in this value chain lack resilience.

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Real-time Information Increasingly Important for Manufacturers

QAD

Digital transformation strategies are delivering more responsive solutions and real-time information to change the way organizations operate. This access “reduced the time information travels from Chicago to New Jersey by just four milliseconds, from 17 to 13 milliseconds.” . Manufacturers Thrive on Timely Information.

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Using data and AI to improve manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Using artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing can significantly improve productivity, reduce equipment failure, increase production efficiency and help identify new business opportunities. The area of AI that manufacturers need to explore to drive their factories into the future is machine learning (ML). The Industry 4.0