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How manufacturers can enable innovation on the factory floor

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

A practical way that manufacturers can do so is firstly through using data in more comprehensive ways and secondly by embracing digitization to optimize their operations for the future. Optimizing the use of data for manufacturers. Obstacles on the data journey for manufacturers.

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The smart factory Part 1: Digitization, digitalization and digital

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Manufacturers and distributors want to dramatically increase their efficiency, productivity and accuracy through smart technologies, data analytics and connected services. These terms are often used interchangeably, and yet understanding the difference is critical in the move toward smart factories powered by digital technologies.

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Using data and AI to improve manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The area of AI that manufacturers need to explore to drive their factories into the future is machine learning (ML). What is Machine Learning ML is the computing engine behind AI and gives computers the ability to make sense of, and learn, from data to perform specific tasks without manual interference. The Industry 4.0

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Global Logistics Market Analysis: 2022 Summer Edition

MTS Logistics

We experience such diverse supply chain disruptions that tracking the data on U.S. The new problems stem from the recent port lockdowns, factory closures in Asia, a slow down in production, and mixed signals on U.S. The post Global Logistics Market Analysis: 2022 Summer Edition appeared first on More Than Shipping.

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Managing cost, quality and traceability in fabricated metals manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Getting costs under control is important for a good return on capital investment and to ensure factory equipment is operating at optimum capacity and profitability. Modern machinery is commonly fitted with real-time sensors but these are not very useful if there is no way to view and action the data from the sensors.

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5 data prerequisites for carrier predictive freight rating in logistics

FreightWaves SONAR

Due to the previous surge of China as the world’s factory over the last two decades, much of the global carriers’ business has revolved around transporting cargo between the U.S. And that’s why it’s important for carriers to apply data and enable predictive freight rating through these five requirements. Download the White Paper.

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Analysis: Why Shipping Rates Have Spiked and When Might Rates Come Down

MTS Logistics

Products are ready in factories, but there are not enough containers for them. Based on Bloomberg’s data, container capacity shortages and port congestion have caused long-term rates to set in contracts between carriers and shippers to increase by almost 200% from a year ago. That’s why suppliers choose to send only urgent products.