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Manufacturing Mobility Movement: The 5 Pillars & Why Executives Must Pay Attention

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A recent study found that 80 percent of respondents, discovered in a survey by Packaging World magazine, own a tablet, asserts Apriso's Transformation Manufacturing Blog. You incur the cost of paper, Ink, copiers, work orders, order picking, order sorting, Order processing, billing, shipping, reporting, and customer service.

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5 More Transformative Supply Chain Technologies Supply Chains Will Focus on in 2018 to Move to the Next Level

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In fact, up to 80 percent of companies already use AI, explains Louis Colombus in Forbes Magazine , and 30 percent of companies are planning on expanding AI investments in the next three years. The dawn of drone delivery, having much hype over the last few years, is quickly approaching critical mass.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Procurement Trends: Carving a Bigger Role in Supply Chain & Manufacturing

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Cloud-based technologies and rapid integration with existing ERP systems are allowing artificial intelligence and automation to take a more active role in maintaining and managing procurement processes as well, explains Supply Management magazine. However, procurement is no longer defined as simple order processing and invoicing.