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The smart factory Part 4: What skills do manufacturers and distributors need in the factory of the future?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

A World Economic Forum study found that the top 10 skills for the next decade include essential human skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and people management. As technology replaces many of the manual or repetitive tasks many jobs entail, it frees up space for skills that are uniquely human, often called ‘soft’ skills.

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

Indeed, the transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. Of course, every company with a distribution fleet to manage will have achieved some degree of maturity in the route optimisation journey.

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Tips to Choose the right WMS

Logistics Business Magazine

And the last, but not least step is the preparation of a feasibility study. It is almost mandatory to integrate the software with other systems – ERP, CRM, TMS, BI and others. Therefore, in the initial conversations, try to look beyond the presentations and demonstrations. is aslo essential.

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Industry 4.0: Building the right skills to meet the factory of the future

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

It does present a training requirement, the need for new skills for industry 4.0 Of course, robotics does not tell the full story, as the world of manufacturing has evolved even further over the last few decades, with the rise of data and smart, autonomous systems. Take for example the implementation for an ERP system.

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

They not only have to present the models to demonstrate their understanding, but they also have to relate the models to real companies. Darren Prokop, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA): As in the academic world in general, there is a trend to online course delivery. Many businesses use Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

GlobalTranz

Bill Joy envisioned Device to Device (D2D) communication as part of his “Six Webs” framework, presented at the World Economic Forum at Davos in 1999. The hyperconnected world and the “Internet of Things” presents tremendous opportunities for businesses to lead through innovation and evolution.

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Post-COVID Ecommerce is Booming, But Logistics Issues Abound

Logistics Bureau

The first steps, of course, are to understand the challenges you face, prioritise them for action, and consider the resources and help you need to meet and overcome them. There are, of course, several ways to achieve a logistics knowledge infusion. Of course, as an enterprise grows, it becomes harder to coordinate all the moving parts.