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How Augustine Plastics Meets Soaring Demand For Respiratory Equipment
Recently, Augustine Plastics, Inc. (API), a world-class custom injection molder in Somerset, PA, has dedicated much of its capability and capacity to the manufacturing of components used in nebulizers, oxygen therapy equipment, and suction units for the treatment of patients
... 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
... 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 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
... 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
... 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
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