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A Fly-Through of Tesla’s New Giga Factory in Berlin

Logistics Matter

It is one of five of Tesla’s Giga Factories, making the total number of Tesla factories six if you include the original factory in Freemont. Other Giga Factories are in Nevada, New York, Texas, and Shanghai. […]. Just last month, Tesla opened its first production facility in Europe.

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Protestors Storm German Tesla Factory

Supply Chain Brain

Tesla has attracted intense backlash since the company opened the factory in March 2022, and later announced plans to expand into a nearby forest to increase its production capability.

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India Facing Surprising Shortage of Factory Workers

Supply Chain Brain

Instead of seeing workers move onto factory floors, India appears instead to be de-industrializing.

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Drought and power shortages bring crucial factories in China to a standstill

Supply Chain and Logistics

China’s drought has severely affected hydroelectric power, and in the area of Sichuan province, factories have had mandatory power shutoffs. A number of these are chip factories and … Continue reading → Here is the latest in a long series of supply chain catastrophes.

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How to Prepare Your Supply Chain for Future Shortages

Manufacturers that don’t have a direct relationship with chip factories, such as those producing automobiles, heavy industrial equipment, medical diagnostics equipment, and electronics, are greatly affected. There has been an increased need for electronic components in every industry.

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The role of ERP in the smart factory

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

How can a manufacturing business today become an intelligent and automated ecosystem – a smart factory that drives productivity, performance, and profitability? For the manufacturing business as they transform, the value of ERP begins with: Bespoke solutions for smart factory. A smarter supply chain with smart factory.

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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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How a Fortune 500 Company Transformed its Supply Chain Using a Digital Twin-Enabled Control Tower

This Fortune 500 manufacturer had limited visibility outside the four walls of its factories due to labor shortages, supplier facility shutdowns, and transportation delays.