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The smart factory Part 2: How manufacturers and distributors can evolve towards the smart factory

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

To compete in this constantly changing market, manufacturers and distributors need more digital-driven services such as real-time production, tracking, and analysis. This means making factories smarter for the future. What is the smart factory? How to create a smart factory. What are the current operational pain points?

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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. Responding to any of these cases requires having accurate, real-time and relevant data about one’s operations to react and make decisions.

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The smart factory Part 1: Digitization, digitalization and digital

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Transitioning from manual operations and implementing automated solutions enhances processes and improves performance monitoring and decision making, avoiding rework, downtime, defects, and bottlenecks and ultimately improve customer service and increase profitability. Digitization: from analogue information to digital data.

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Optimizing shop floor processes with Manufacturing Operations Management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Manufacturers already understand that digital technologies are transforming the way the industry operates, particularly in improving efficiencies and driving higher levels of business performance. To achieve this, effective MOM systems have become a critical factor in determining the success of factories.

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Global Logistics Market Analysis: 2022 Summer Edition

MTS Logistics

The new problems stem from the recent port lockdowns, factory closures in Asia, a slow down in production, and mixed signals on U.S. Of course, we may still experience more factories in Asia not operating at 100 percent capacity, further trucking shortages, port issues, etc. consumer demand despite increasing inflation.

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Analysis on 2021 Container Shipping Delays

ShipLilly

Chinese factories are facing challenges of meeting excessive orders that are way beyond their current capacity. The impact of the Chinese New Year when factories shutdown has also created an additional backlog. The post Analysis on 2021 Container Shipping Delays appeared first on ShipLilly. The statistics are startling.

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Why a Supply Chain Analysis is Crucial for Your Business

Blue Grace Logistics

They comprise many different variables that operate both on their own and as a part of a whole. To design and operate a supply chain that is efficient and effective in both cost and service, it is important to analyze the contribution of each component in the system and how it impacts the other variables.