Technology & Automation
ERP For Small Business: 10 Features You Need To Accelerate Growth
Bottom Line: The most successful small business manufacturers rely on ERP to drive faster growth and keep customers for life by improving product and service quality and reducing costs through operational improvements. When you’re a small business manufacturer, the quality
... ContinuedSeeing Further: Using Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to Improve Visibility
As independent enterprise technology consultants, we’re regularly called to guide project teams through technology evaluation, selection and implementation. With a focus on business process improvement, our consultants are regularly out in the field guiding manufacturers and distributors that are challenged
... ContinuedSix Ways Warehouse Inventory Management Software Optimizes Efficiency
The Warehouse Inventory Management Software market grew to $1.4B in 2016 and is projected to attain a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.1% between 2017 and 2025 with the global market reaching $4.6B by the end of 2025. Warehouse
... ContinuedCleanroom Manufacturing Strategies That Pay
Bottom Line: Cleanrooms that rely on ERP systems to track the many costs, activities, and revenues associated with their operation have the potential to deliver a higher ROI by increasing the average machine rate per hour, average markups and profit
... ContinuedManufacturing Gains From Machine Learning
Improving semiconductor manufacturing yields up to 30%, reducing scrap rates, and optimizing fab operations is achievable with machine learning. Reducing supply chain forecasting errors by 50% and lost sales by 65% with better product availability is achievable with machine learning.
... ContinuedManufacturing Needs Smart Machines To Grow
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) presents integration architecture challenges that once solved can enable use cases that deliver fast-growing revenue opportunities. ISA-95 addressed the rise of global production and distributed supply chains yet are still deficient on the issue of
... ContinuedIIoT In Manufacturing Update
Global spending on IIoT Platforms for Manufacturing is predicted to grow from $1.67B in 2018 to $12.44B in 2024, attaining a 40% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in seven years. IIoT platforms are beginning to replace MES and related applications,
... ContinuedThe Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing Software
Bottom Line: The majority of manufacturers are prioritizing shop floor productivity as their most valuable growth strategy, relying on manufacturing software to be the catalyst to get them there. What is Manufacturing Software? Best defined by its many benefits, manufacturing
... ContinuedIndustry 4.0’s Potential Needs To Be Proven On The Shop Floor
99% of mid-market manufacturing executives are familiar with Industry 4.0, yet only 5% are currently implementing or have implemented an Industry 4.0 strategy. Investing in upgrading existing machinery, replacing fully depreciated machines with next-generation smart, connected production equipment, and adopting
... ContinuedMRP vs ERP – What’s the Difference?
The progression manufacturers are making from MRP to ERP has its basis in how diversified their product lines have become in response to customers’ need for more versatile, configurable and customizable products. Many manufacturers got their start producing the same
... ContinuedThe Era of Manufacturing Process Automation Is Here
61% of manufacturers are making large-scale operational improvements to their shop floors, including manufacturing process automation systems in 2019 to continue the strong growth they achieved in 2018. Improving shop floor productivity is 1.4 times more important to manufacturers than
... ContinuedStrengthening Operational Efficiency via Automation
Natech Plastics turns to the IQMS integrated ERP software and MES system to automate processes and improve scheduling of its ISO-9001 and ISO 13485-certified business. Headquartered in Ronkonkoma, New York, Natech Plastics, Inc. provides the design, mold-making, scientific molding, custom
... ContinuedTop 10 Predictions for Manufacturing CIOs In 2019
Manufacturing CIOs are now expected to be business strategists first, technical experts second as many are expected increase IT’s contributions to growth. CIOs and their teams who are the most adept at integrating analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), real-time monitoring, and
... ContinuedTop 10 Manufacturing Trends For 2019
Bottom Line: The top 10 manufacturing trends reflect how manufacturers are planning to achieve their goals of revenue growth, operational improvements, digital transformation, and launching new products and services in 2019. Manufacturers who excel at orchestrating analytics, Business Intelligence (BI),
... Continued7 Tips To Consider When Selecting an MES Solution
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) enable supply chain networks and manufacturing to stay synchronized, scale and flex to fluctuations in demand. The best MES implementations bring greater accuracy, control, scale, and speed to shop floors and are one of the strongest
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