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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

As manufacturers and distributors inject their operations with innovative technologies in an effort to transform them into smart factories, a shift in how those factories are staffed has emerged. Reskilling and attracting a smart factory workforce. As factories add smarter tech, they’ll need people to manage it.

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The smart factory Part 1: Digitization, digitalization and digital

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The digital transformation of the operations and processes of factories and supply chains is based upon digitization of carefully selected machines and digitalization of the related business processes. So here goes – read on for a greater understanding of these concepts and the role they play in your journey to a smart factory.

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The Kargo Story with Sam Lurye

The Logistics of Logistics

Sam is the Founder and CEO of Kargo , a San Francisco tech firm that is on a mission to make factory operations as intuitive and responsive as reading Google Maps. After dropping out of Stanford, Sam began a tour of warehouses and distribution centers across the country. Sam Lurye and Joe Lynch discuss the Kargo story.

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Warehouse & Distribution Center Management: 5 Tips for Success

GlobalTranz

Today, Carl writes about his 5 tips for success Warehouse and Distribution center management. In order to maintain a successful distribution center in this business environment, you have to run an efficient operation in which you are constantly moving product and satisfying your customers. Take Advantage of Technological Innovation.

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New Business Model to Master Shopfloor Complexity and Competitive Threats

Logistics Viewpoints

Intelligent push-task technology and dynamic 3D view distribute tasks automatically to humans and machines and make changes on the fly to overcome disruptions and calculate optimization opportunities. As a result, the operation has gone from a complex manual operation to an efficient system-controlled environment.

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Editor’s Choice: The Importance Of Last Mile Optimization

Logistics Viewpoints

They assist in increasing overall visibility by generating in-depth reports that summarize distribution processes. Plans of action aided by the use of last-mile optimization software help to delegate assets, between factory and warehouse operations and manpower.

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Playbook – Why is Scenario Comparison in Network Design the key to success?

Log-hub

Your most valuable tool in such situations is making decisions based on data. It is indeed a simple analysis if you have the right tool. The Network Design App and Network Design Plus App incorporate factors like vehicle capacities, shipment numbers, costs, and factory locations. Does the optimization process end here?