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The smart factory Part 2: How manufacturers and distributors can evolve towards the smart factory

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

To compete in this constantly changing market, manufacturers and distributors need more digital-driven services such as real-time production, tracking, and analysis. This means making factories smarter for the future. What is the smart factory? How to create a smart factory. It’s important to first to set objectives.

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The smart factory Part 1: Digitization, digitalization and digital

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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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Solving The Port Problem with Lauren Beagen

The Logistics of Logistics

Lauren is a seasoned maritime attorney and the founder of Squall Strategies , a boutique maritime consulting and legal solutions company and offers a wide range of consulting services to serve a variety of businesses and clients. Beagen is a seasoned maritime attorney and the founder of Squall Strategies, LLC. About Squall Strategies.

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Analysis on 2021 Container Shipping Delays

ShipLilly

Chinese factories are facing challenges of meeting excessive orders that are way beyond their current capacity. The impact of the Chinese New Year when factories shutdown has also created an additional backlog. The post Analysis on 2021 Container Shipping Delays appeared first on ShipLilly. The statistics are startling.

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A True Supply Chain Transformation Requires the Proper Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

In Belcorp’s case they have four factories located in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. Production flexibility is limited; none of these factories can make all the company’s 1,500 products. For consumers in metro areas located close to their factories, there is a one-day lead time. What factory should make a new product?

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

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When it comes to network design optimization, you might want to run AS-IS Analysis, design a completely new network from scratch, optimize an existing network, or compare future strategies. It is indeed a simple analysis if you have the right tool. Does the optimization process end here? You can try, but probably not.

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4 Steps to a successful supply chain automation

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

If your factory is the heart of your organization, then your supply chain is the veins and arteries. A workflow analysis will allow for a thorough review of daily operations with the goal of identifying obsolete practices and areas of improvement. What are the bottlenecks and inefficiencies?