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5 smart factory challenges and how to address them with ERP solutions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Smart factories are growing in prominence as continued supply chain disruptions and pressures from the 4 th Industrial Revolution make embracing technology a necessity for manufacturers. This blog will look closely at the 6 most pressing challenges posed by smart factories and how an ERP system can help you overcome them.

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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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How to Optimize Your Factory Layout for Industry 4.0

GlobalTranz

Believe it or not, Industry 4.0 — the latest specialization for modern factories and manufacturing plants — does factor into the design and factory layout. And ultimately, the design and factory layout influence all these elements. Lessening downtime will help the systems remain operational and keep the data flowing.

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Playbook – How to handle rising transportation costs?

Log-hub

As per the ATRI data, the overall marginal expenses for trucking marked a significant of 21% increase in the year 2023. So let’s dive in, and figure out how to do it with Log-hub’s solutions. In the input data, you’ll encounter three tables: factories, warehouses, and customers.

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Using an ERP system to provide data for decision-making in manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Manufacturers increasingly turning to data and analytics, from an ERP system, to support business initiatives. Data is after all the fuel that runs the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Challenges to using data. Many manufacturers are data-rich but when it comes to using it they are insight-poor.

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eBook: Data Driven Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

Logistics Business magazine, together with the Information Factory, have produced a 7 page digital magazine on data in transport logistics. Editor Peter MacLeod talks to iFactory CEO Robert Jordan to understand how transport businesses can drive up profitability by adopting a data-driven approach.

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