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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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Delivering a smarter factory

Automotive Logistics

Magna Steyr’s vehicle assembly plant in the Austrian city of Graz is not a typical automotive factory; the site, which in 2018 brought its cumulative total production tally to 3.5m has been rebadged as ‘Smart Factory by Magna Steyr’. An initial test saw the wrinkles ironed out and documentation refined. Enhanced visibility.

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

A graph database stores nodes and relationships instead of tables, or documents. Data is stored just like you might sketch ideas on a whiteboard. Those insights are driven from data connections across the vast amounts of data these companies have access to. This led to difficulties in doing truly integrated planning.

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How manufacturers and distributors can re-imagine procurement in the supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

If asked about their work, many procurement managers will say they are ensuring orders are placed properly, that they are controlling the stock and making sure that there is stock on hand so that the factory doesn’t stop. This meets all their key performance areas. This is typically done by forecasting based on historical data.

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How does your tech stack, stack up?

EazyStock

Tasklet Factory is a great mobile WMS that connects with standard Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC/NAV and Microsoft Dynamics 365 FO/AX. The mobile WMS app scans barcodes to collect data via handheld devices and sends it straight to your ERP. Online file and document storage. Inventory optimization.

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

They are often used in industrial applications to transport heavy materials around industrial buildings, such as a factory or warehouse environment. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are the quiet heroes of the factory floor or warehouse. Here is a quick look at some types you might meet on your next factory tour.

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

They are often used in industrial applications to transport heavy materials around industrial buildings, such as a factory or warehouse environment. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are the quiet heroes of the factory floor or warehouse. Here is a quick look at some types you might meet on your next factory tour.