Technology & Automation
Tax Compliance Challenges In Today’s Dynamic World
Manufacturers report several common challenges to properly and efficiently filing, remitting, and reporting on taxable transactions. Tracking tariffs, tax rates, and product taxability rules across jurisdictions staying tax compliant while growing the bottom line, and managing exemptions in preparation for
... ContinuedSustainable Manufacturing is the New Key to Profitability
Just a few years ago, sustainability in manufacturing was seen as a nice-to-have. Today, sustainable manufacturing is becoming a critical factor in a manufacturer’s ability to compete and maximize profitability. This was driven home to me in a recent discussion
... ContinuedWhat Is Supply Chain ERP?
A Supply Chain ERP system orchestrates and optimizes forecasting, pricing, procurement, sourcing, and inbound product quality levels across the many supplier relationships manufacturers have, providing real-time accounting and financial reporting of each transaction. Supply Chain ERP systems provide Electronic Data
... ContinuedHow To Improve Your ERP Quoting And Pricing Results
By improving ERP quoting and pricing management for every dealer, distributor, and reseller they sell-through manufacturers can get more than their fair share of channel sales and margins. It’s possible to expand earnings by 50% on slight increases in volume
... Continued10 Signs A Food & Beverage WMS Needs Help
Bottom Line: Food and beverage supply chains are the fuel that drives the growth of every food & beverage manufacturer today. An integrated, scalable, secure Warehouse Management System (WMS) can assist in transforming supply chain efficiency into internal process performance
... ContinuedHow Machine Learning Is Redefining Supply Chain Management
Bottom line: Machine learning makes it possible to discover patterns in supply chain management data by relying on algorithms that quickly pinpoint the most influential factors to a supply networks’ success, while constantly learning in the process. Discovering new patterns in
... Continued10 Ways Machine Learning Can Close Legacy ERP Gaps
Capitalizing on new digital business models and the growth opportunities they provide are forcing companies to re-evaluate the role ERP plays in their manufacturing strategies. Made inflexible by years of customization, legacy ERP systems aren’t delivering what digital business models
... ContinuedMaking Food & Beverage Supply Chains Pay
Bottom Line: High performance, integrated food & beverage supply chains are the lifeblood of successful manufacturers in the industry, enabling them to flex in response to customer demand. When production lines are running smoothly, product quality is up, and customer
... ContinuedQuality Audits Are The Future Of Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Bottom Line: Food & beverage manufacturing’s future is being defined by the over 60 customer quality audit requests a typical manufacturer receives every year, combined with the need to excel at FDA audits and compliance to stay competitive. Food and
... ContinuedTraceability In Food & Beverage Manufacturing is The Cornerstone of Quality
Compliance and quality are the foundations all great food & beverage manufacturers rely on to create and strengthen trust with their distribution networks and customers. How strong they are at traceability is the cornerstone every one of them rely on
... Continued10 Ways Machine Learning Can Improve Manufacturing Today
AI has the potential to create $1.4T to $2.6T of value in marketing and sales across the world’s businesses, and $1.2T to $2T in supply-chain management and manufacturing. By 2021, 20% of leading manufacturers will rely on embedded intelligence, using AI,
... Continued10 Ways Design-To-Manufacturing Drives More Revenue
Bottom Line: Speeding up new product development cycles, improving product quality and increasing yield rates happen when manufacturers unify diverse production systems encompassing simulation/Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Electrical, Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Inspection, work instructions, and ERP systems to create a
... ContinuedFour Common Challenges Facing The Manufacturing Industry In 2019
The manufacturing industry continues to show strong resiliency, shaking off global trade uncertainty, finding ingenious workarounds to its labor crisis, while still innovating new products using design-to-manufacture workflows. 76% of all manufacturers prioritize improving shop floor productivity as their most
... ContinuedHow Blockchain Can Improve Manufacturing In 2019
The business value-add of blockchain will grow to slightly more than $176B by 2025, then exceed $3.1T by 2030 according to Gartner. Typical product recalls cost $8M, and many could be averted with improved track-and-traceability enabled by blockchain. Combining blockchain and
... ContinuedManaging Merged Manufacturing Operations
Revere Packaging invests in IQMS/DELMIAWORKS manufacturing ERP software to optimize production, scheduling, and profitability of its eco-friendly products The history of Revere Packaging Holdings, LLC is almost as old as the United States of America, tracing back to the founding
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