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Why small businesses should invest in ERP

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

By digitising, streamlining and automating business processes, manufacturers can free up time and cut operating costs. Companies that have real time access to data can connect directly with customers and suppliers, address immediate needs, and build their business.

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Industry 4.0 Success Depends on Cognitive Technologies

Enterra Insights

Like other economic sectors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the manufacturing sector has had to reevaluate past business strategies to ensure they remain on track to survive and thrive in the post-pandemic environment. “Talk of Artificial Intelligence in manufacturing,” he writes, “has been around for years.

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Cognitive Technologies and the Future of the Internet of Things

Enterra Insights

We are in the early stages of what many, if not most, analysts believe is a fourth industrial revolution (aka Industry 4.0). They write, “Industrial production was transformed by steam power in the nineteenth century, electricity in the early twentieth century, and automation in the 1970s.”[1]

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Has the Pandemic Accelerated the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Enterra Insights

Prior to the novel coronavirus outbreak, many pundits believed we were in the midst of a fourth industrial revolution. They write, “Industrial production was transformed by steam power in the nineteenth century, electricity in the early twentieth century, and automation in the 1970s.”[1] He also believes Industry 4.0

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Supply Chain Predictive Analytics: Benefits, Use Cases and Growth Potentials

ThroughPut

Questions like “what happened?” ” and “why it happened?” Thanks to the more advanced forms of supply chain analytics like predictive analytics, supply chains are proactively looking into the future and prepping for “what is to come” rather than only ruminating over “what already happened.”

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Digital Transformation with Manufacturing ERP: Why Manufacturers Need to Modernize Now

OptiProERP

The manufacturing industry is constantly evolving and modernizing, presenting new challenges for small and midsize manufacturers. Employees expect modern systems, mobility, flexibility, and a connected work environment. Employees expect modern systems, mobility, flexibility, and a connected work environment.

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My Take: The Role of Anaplan in Defining the Art of the Possible in Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Together, we are testing use cases combining cognitive computing, blockchain, open source analytics, and Internet of Things (IOT). Together, we are testing use cases combining cognitive computing, blockchain, open source analytics, and Internet of Things (IOT). The length of time is hard to believe. I like this picture.