Technology & Automation
Managing Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) For Future Growth
Bottom Line: It’s time to transition the role of warehouses from cost centers to revenue centers that support new digitally enabled supply chains and business models that require greater accuracy, speed, and scale than ever before. A Warehouse Management System is
... ContinuedMES Delivers Aggressive Intelligence That Drives Manufacturing Growth
Bottom Line: Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI) and real-time monitoring are revolutionizing every aspect of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), from production planning and scheduling, shop floor controls, production reporting and quality. One of the best strengths any manufacturer can strive to
... ContinuedScaling Digital Manufacturing From Pilot To Production
92% of all manufacturers say they are either on the same level as or ahead of their peers when it comes to Digital Manufacturing. 68% of manufacturers are making Digital Manufacturing their highest priority today. Analytics for quality management and
... Continued10 Ways Real-Time Monitoring Is Revolutionizing Manufacturing
Bottom Line: Data and the intelligence it delivers are revolutionizing manufacturing, making real-time data the new currency supplier networks need to thrive and grow on. A Vice President of Operations for a leading supplier for medical products manufacturer told me
... ContinuedReal-Time Monitoring Fuels IoT Growth In Manufacturing
72% of manufacturers say real-time monitoring is essential for streamlining and making inventory reconciliation more efficient. 69% are relying on real-time monitoring to increase the accuracy of tracking production time, downtime, total parts created, rejects and parts remaining to be
... Continued5 Technology Trends Manufacturers Are Relying On For Growth in the Second Half of 2018
Advanced analytics spending globally is predicted to grow from $136B in 2016 to $232B in 2021, attaining an 11.3% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) according to a recent study by Deloitte. 86% of the top 100 companies in R&D spending
... ContinuedManufacturing CIOs’ Top 10 Priorities For 2018
Manufacturing CIOs and their teams’ top priority is to support, strengthen and accelerate new growth by deploying enterprise applications and platforms in innovative new ways. Digitally transforming manufacturing operations to deliver higher levels of product quality will dominate nearly all
... Continued5 Key Metrics That Drive Higher Manufacturing Quality
Manufacturers who are growing faster than competitors and gaining market share while thwarting price wars all share a common trait. They have an intensity about product quality that reverberates through each work center, plant, and across their production network. Flat
... ContinuedCreating Strong, Scalable Production Teams With Analytics
Numerous studies have demonstrated how analytics will change manufacturing quickly over the next three to five years. Manufacturers leading the adoption curve know that having their teams engaged, owning the analytics app development, customization and launch will determine if the many
... Continued10 Ways Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Are Accelerating Time-To-Market and Quality
Any manufacturer who pursues greater speed, scale of operations and strives to be simpler to do business with will win more deals and grow faster than competitors. Gartner, IDC and independent research studies all show that manufacturers who provide the
... ContinuedWhy Industry-Specific ERP Fits Process Manufacturing
Process manufacturing is defined by Gartner as “manufacturing that adds value by performing chemical reactions or physical actions to transform materials, or by extracting, mixing, separating, or forming materials in batch or continuous production modes.” Batch manufacturing mode is where
... ContinuedTechnology & Software Considerations When Choosing Your PLM Software
When customers, suppliers and employees have questions about how you planned, designed, launched and produced a part, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software enables all of the key stakeholders to have clarity to make informed decisions. This valuable peace of mind
... ContinuedFinding an ERP Solution that Eliminates Data Silos Between Accounting and the Shop Floor
As organizations grow, each department and often individual managers develop systems to manage the information that is important to them. Although well intended, these disparate systems can lead to inaccuracies, duplicate efforts, and costly mistakes. For example, an order processing
... Continued5 Supply Chain Metrics That Matter The Most
It’s a well-known management axiom that you can’t improve what you don’t measure. This concept has been attributed to such varied sources as management guru Peter Drucker, Sir William Thomson, also known as Lord Kelvin, and W. Edwards Deming, father
... ContinuedMaterial Requirements Planning (MRP): Why Choose a Unified ERP System?
Material requirements planning (MRP) software, also known as material resource planning, was first developed in the 1960s when computers began to become an integral and widespread part of the manufacturing sector. What is an MRP system? Material requirements planning is
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