manufacturing
How to Evolve Your Business Strategies Using Manufacturing ERP
To keep customer requirements at the core of their operations, manufacturing companies rely on Manufacturing ERP to achieve the agility, speed, and quality needed to absorb supply chain shocks and rapid changes in markets. Central to a manufacturer’s success is
... ContinuedHow Manufacturing Software Drives Plant Floor Productivity
Manufacturers today are looking for new ways to improve efficiency, speed, and quality while reducing costs. However, relying on manual approaches and disparate systems isn’t getting it done today. Manufacturing software is the driving force that allows manufacturers to keep
... ContinuedHow to Reduce Losses Associated With Inaccurate Quotes
Inaccurate quotes can create revenue and margin leaks manufacturers never see coming, taking a toll on revenue and profitability. Many of these margin and revenue leaks increase when quoting isn’t integrated with CRM, ERP, and MES systems. How can manufacturers
... ContinuedWhy The Defense Production Act Is A Growth Catalyst For Manufacturers
The Defense Production Act (DPA) is a critical weapon in the fight against Covid-19. For nearly a year, it has been invoked to drive the delivery of COVID-19 testing kits and personal protection equipment (PPE). Now, it will also play
... ContinuedWhy The Future Of Smart Manufacturing Starts With Connected Workers
Bottom Line: Providing connected workers and teams with the tools they need to excel onsite and remotely while enabling shop floor operations to transition from one manufacturing process to another is the essence of smart manufacturing today. Connected workers
... ContinuedHosted Managed Services Benefits to Manufacturers
Bottom Line: Manufacturers are opting to deploy their ERP systems over Hosted Managed Services to slash high licensing and I.T. costs while saving I.T. staffs’ valuable time for projects that more closely support revenue and customer growth. The Covid-19 pandemic
... ContinuedMaximize Efficiencies With Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Software
A leading plastics global plastics manufacturer has standardized on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as one of their primary metrics based on its proven value in stabilizing every production machine on their shop floor. An injection molding manufacturer was able to
... ContinuedMonitor Machine Performance With Manufacturing Process Monitoring Software
Bottom Line: Capturing machine process and measurement data with real-time process monitoring helps manufacturers improve quality and compliance, while also increasing production yields and shop floor productivity. Manufacturers are continually faced with the challenges of improving time-to-market while reducing production
... 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,
... 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 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
... 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
... 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.
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