Using Real-Time Data to Win New Business
Bottom Line: Manufacturers are achieving only 40% of their potential because they’re spending too much valuable time manually updating inventory control, production reporting, and pricing reports when their competitors using real-time data to get the data they need to win
... ContinuedHow Proper Label Controls Can Help Your Manufacturing Plant
From nutrition labels to warning labels and address labels to shipping labels, those sticky pieces of paper are pervasive in our everyday lives. And let’s not forget to mention the importance of labels and, more specifically, proper label controls when
... ContinuedTop 10 2020 Manufacturing Trends
Bottom Line: 2020 manufacturing trends are driven by manufacturers’ strong confidence in their ability to deliver high-quality products that earn repeat orders while delivering excellent customer experiences. Their most anticipated growth barriers are chronic labor shortages, pre-emptive competitive price wars,
... ContinuedTax 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
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