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NGT News
OCTOBER 19, 2020
General Motors says its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be known as Factory ZERO, reconfigured to an all-electric vehicle assembly plant. The name Factory ZERO reflects the significance of this facility in advancing GM’s zero-crashes, zero-emissions and zero-congestion future.
Supply Chain and Logistics
AUGUST 22, 2022
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 → Logistics Shipping Supply Chains batteries China container shipping ocean shipping power shortage semiconductors solar panels supply chain disruptionHere is the latest in a long series of supply chain catastrophes.
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SYSPRO Smarter ERP
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
A simple example of this would entail considering inventory and stock on hand (internal data) along with changes in weather patterns due to climate change (external data), and how both factors affect a factory’s ability to deliver on its orders.
Morai Logistics
MARCH 18, 2020
Safety in factories is paramount—here are some material handling tips for factory workers. Given their knowledge of proper protocol on the factory floor, we were more than happy to accept their proposed blog post. material handling factory
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This Fortune 500 manufacturer needed a solution to help them understand their lack of material availability and which plants and production lines were at risk of shutting down production, so they could take corrective actions to mitigate that risk.
NGT News
APRIL 13, 2020
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF (Fraunhofer IFF) have designed a factory for the distributed and modular production and distribution of green hydrogen for industry, business and transportation throughout the value chain.
NGT News
APRIL 7, 2021
Mark Reuss, president of General Motors (GM), says Chevrolet is introducing a Silverado electric pickup truck that will be built at the company’s Factory ZERO assembly plant in Detroit. Factory ZERO is undergoing a complete renovation and retooling […].
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
IoT sensors in the supply chain and robotics in factories are fluently available. In the last decade alone, we have seen factories move from basic digitization to more predictive power. What does the smart factory mean for business?
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
OCTOBER 25, 2021
This means making factories smarter for the future. Here’s a look into the smart factory and the steps to start the path to one taking advantage of the benefits technology can offer. What is the smart factory? How to create a smart factory. Benefits of the smart factory.
NGT News
APRIL 13, 2022
The post New $2 Billion Investment Made in Kentucky EV Battery Factory appeared first on NGT News. Envision AESC, a Japanese electric vehicle (EV) battery technology company, along with Gov.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 7, 2022
Machine downtime is an issue that constantly plagues operations, leading to frustrated workers and a negative impact on the business’s bottom line
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SYSPRO Smarter ERP
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
IoT sensors in the supply chain and robotics in factories are fluently available. In the last decade alone, we have seen factories move from basic digitization to more predictive power. What does the smart factory mean for business?
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 10, 2022
Jason Bergstrom, principal and smart factory leader with Deloitte, traces the evolution of the smart factory, and defines the term as it applies to modern-day technology tools
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
OCTOBER 20, 2021
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. The journey to the smart factory.
IoT World Today
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
The Tochigi plant is the first at Nissan to introduce the intelligent factory production line. Nissan has launched an intelligent robotics-driven production line at its manufacturing plant in Tochigi, Japan.
Supply Chain and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Now government-imposed power cuts are threatening factory output in China. What else could go wrong for supply chains? The cuts in power generation are due to the Chinese government’s desire to keep emissions down to their target. By Martina Li … Continue reading → Logistics Supply Chains Sustainability emissions supply chain disruption sustainability
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Orders at factories are piling up as companies around the world struggle to meet demand amid a damaging mixture of the coronavirus and widespread bottlenecks in supply chains
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
factories rose modestly in January, suggesting manufacturers are gradually working through pandemic-related shortages of materials and labor that hobbled output in the prior month Production at U.S.
The Supply Chain Journal
AUGUST 19, 2021
“Visibility” has become a logistics industry buzzword over the past years. It has been the topic of countless webinars and conference presentations. Companies across the industry consistently mention increased visibility among their top priorities.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 21, 2022
Water levels in the upper stretches of the Yangtze — a crucial source of hydro-power, transport and water for crops — are at the lowest level since records began
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Tens of thousands of factory employees have gone back to their home villages from Vietnam’s southern industrial belt — and millions more are poised to follow — after months-long COVID-19 restrictions recently eased
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
DECEMBER 6, 2021
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.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 25, 2021
Some of the world’s biggest footwear and garment companies are seeing production pinched as factories in Southeast Asia struggle to keep the lights on amid one of the world’s deadliest COVID-19 resurgences
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 18, 2022
Even those companies in China whose factories are operating under so-called closed-loop systems may be forced to stop work due to parts shortages or logistical challenges that make moving people and goods around the country near impossible
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 20, 2022
By reshoring with automation technology, manufacturers can address the workforce challenges they’ve been experiencing for decades.
The LoadStar
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Factories in at least ten Chinese provinces have either cut output or closed temporarily this month, after government-imposed power cuts to curb carbon emissions. The post Power cuts hit China factories and give container shipping another shock appeared first on The Loadstar.
Material Handling and Logistics
DECEMBER 3, 2019
The Institute for Supply Management's monthly report for November showed weakening in factory orders and production
DC Velocity
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Crown facility finds ways to recycle everything from coolant to pallets. Green Logistics
The Supply Chain Journal
APRIL 19, 2021
battery factory. GM is locating its battery production plants relatively near the factories where it will build its upcoming EVs. The Lordstown plant is about three hours away from the automaker’s $2 billion Factory Zero in Detroit-Hamtramck.
The Supply Chain Journal
AUGUST 11, 2021
parent company of a Mexican auto parts factory has agreed to recognize worker rights and pay back wages to laid-off employees to settle a labor rights complaint filed under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The U.S.
247 Customs Broker
APRIL 15, 2020
The 158,000 sq… The post Sweet factory plans submitted appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News. [og_img] Plans for a manufacturing facility and distribution hub for sweet manufacturer Swizzels Matlow, have been submitted by developer investor Tritax Symmetry.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
JUNE 27, 2022
Manager and even the Smart Factory Manager. While the robotic arm has been around for decades, the success behind the factory of the future will still rely heavily on a human-first digital culture. “So far, our application of universal transfer devices has been rather smooth.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
LeanDNA, a provider of factory-focused inventory optimization solutions, has launched role-based workflow capabilities within its platform for the manufacturing industry
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 2, 2019
A recent study touts the “smart” factory as a magic bullet that can solve any number of manufacturers’ problems, from low productivity growth to uncompetitive operations
IoT World Today
JANUARY 18, 2022
The city of Dallas has offered Ford an incentive package should it choose to build a proposed autonomous vehicle (AV) factory near the city.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 2, 2020
The rise of smart factories promises to impact the future of manufacturing in emerging economies
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
When it comes to running the modern-day factory, there’s a yawning gap between theory and reality
Material Handling and Logistics
AUGUST 6, 2018
Material handling is playing a vital role in the emergence of the digital factory, as data analytics reshapes the workforce
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
tech companies that receive federal funding will be barred from building "advanced technology" facilities in China for 10 years, the Biden administration has said
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 17, 2021
factories strengthened in July by the most in four months, rebounding above pre-pandemic levels and indicating manufacturers are coping with snarled supply chains and shortages Production at U.S.
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