SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 27, 2022

It does present a training requirement, the need for new skills for industry 4.0 Of course, robotics does not tell the full story, as the world of manufacturing has evolved even further over the last few decades, with the rise of data and smart, autonomous systems. The growing skills gap. Ongoing training initiatives.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 1, 2022

Competing for digital skills in the Fourth Industrial Revolution with Manufacturers. The pandemic showed us that we need to continually adapt our skill sets to meet evolving requirements in a world where the only constant is change. However, an obstacle in the way of this process is the overwhelming global digital skills gap.

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WorkWave

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

However, those working in the skilled trades need not worry. People, however, will see the skilled trades integrate with technology to do their job better. In the long-run, using more technology can help create more jobs in these trades, as people are needed to help interpret data and create automation tasks.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 17, 2023

The new AI revolution presents a great opportunity for manufacturers to retain their staff and attract younger employees by providing new skills for the future world of business where the role of AI will play a greater part. The impact of AI on manufacturing is that the skills used will be more advanced.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As work becomes automated, jobs are proliferating – ones that require employees to work alongside machines, analyze and interpret data, solve problems as they arise and communicate with a diverse range of organizational stakeholders. While this shift will cause many current jobs to change, it will also create numerous new job opportunities.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 3, 2023

Sure, automation, artificial intelligence, and other tech advancements are impressive, but skilled professionals are still essential for efficiency and success. Tech can help optimize routes and predict demand, but it can’t replace the critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills that seasoned pros bring.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2025

Procurement & Supplier Agreements Traditionally, businesses negotiate procurement contracts manually, issuing purchase orders, invoices, and letters of credit that require human validation. Multi-Signature Wallets: Funds are held in escrow and only released when both buyer and seller approve the transaction.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2022

Enter the industrial data scientist, a new breed of data analyst with access to more industrial data than ever before and the advanced technology to translate that information into actionable intelligence. However, leveraging AI requires data science capability, which adds additional complexity to an already complex environment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Blockchain also facilitates collaboration by sharing verified data across stakeholders. These devices provide actionable data to improve fuel efficiency and reduce maintenance costs. Implement technologies incrementally to manage costs and training needs. Immutable records enable accountability throughout the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

Jeff Tramel, the Vice President of Global Procurement, at NTT DATA Services. SAP recently announced that NTT DATA Services, a global digital business and IT services company, had achieved $125 million in value based on a digital transformation of their procurement function. And more importantly, how did NTT DATA do it?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

Agentic AI involves creating a system of interacting agents, each trained on a specific task or dataset. These agents can communicate, negotiate, and collaborate to solve complex problems. We needed to model the data in a way that we can do simple searching. This ends in a spaghetti approach to data integration.

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Linxup

MAY 17, 2024

For a business to thrive, having a skilled team is crucial. Our latest e-book explores how successful fleet-based service businesses leverage GPS and telematics data to train, oversee, and retain high-performing teams. Many field service companies face challenges in hiring and keeping employees. But how can this be achieved?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The real benefit of implementing an ERP system lies in integrating core business functions such as finance, inventory management, production and sales into a single, unifying platform that provides a business-wide view using centralized data. An ERP system can import and make use of other data such as that from IoT devices.

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Conger

MAY 28, 2021

This is the ultimate guide to forklift safety training. By the end of this article, you’ll learn: Why forklift operator safety training is important. OSHA’s training requirements. Where to get forklift operator training. How to develop your own in-house forklift training program. Let’s dive in. Table of Contents.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2024

What you will learn in this blog: Leveraging Data Analytics For Invaluable Insights Implementing Lean Principles for Waste Reduction Effective Management Of Supply Chain Costs As companies navigate market fluctuations and challenges, effectively managing supply chain expenses becomes pivotal for success.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The industry is already seeing successful applications of AI, which many workers believe will help tackle labor and skills shortages. FedEx ’s AI-driven route optimization technology adjusts delivery routes based on real-time data, improving delivery times and fuel efficiency. billion annually.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 22, 2025

Workforce Implications DOGE’s focus on efficiency and automation could significantly impact the workforce in the manufacturing and logistics sectors, leading to: Reskilling and Upskilling: Government savings could be invested in workforce development programs, equipping employees with the skills needed to thrive in an automated environment.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 21, 2022

Bill is the Founder & CEO of OneRail , a final mile delivery orchestration platform providing real-time visibility, actionable data, and data-driven optimization capabilities for its enterprise clients. Bill Catania and Joe Lynch discuss the OneRail story. About Bill Catania. Key Takeaways: The OneRail Story.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 9, 2022

And to be more efficient, manufacturers need to ensure that their workforce’s skillsets stay relevant, which means providing them with meaningful and continuous education and training. Digital transformation has quickly become an essential part of any successful business strategy which has also resulted in a skills gap. Manufacturing.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 8, 2025

AI systems get better and more accurate as they collect and analyze more data. ML is a form of AI that enables a system to learn from data rather than through explicit programming. ML is a form of AI that enables a system to learn from data rather than through explicit programming.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

IoT: Powering the Future of Digital Product Passports The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to impact how industries track products and manage data. This network of devices enables seamless, automatic data collection from physical objects in near real-time.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The IoT has made it possible for manufacturers to better monitor, collect and analyze data, and many manufacturers have introduced smart manufacturing concepts and technologies to a plant or even a single production zone. Data in Transit. With all this information streaming from products during transit, who can access the data?

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IFS Blogs

APRIL 24, 2025

Todays buyers expect fast, digital communication, real-time shipment visibility, and easy-to-use self-service tools. If you want to learn how to increase supply chain sales today, you need to adapt to how buyers think and behave. Today, supply chain sales are powered by data. Shipper behavior has also changed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2024

The manager would not be required to drill down through web page after web page and look at dense tabular data to get the answer. Most of the new in-context GenAI solutions have been pre-trained on 200,000 pages of SAP’s training and technical documents. The Business AI also understands the SAP canonical data.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 24, 2023

Now, think about the skills required to do all this? The skills gap in manufacturing Manufacturing is an industry of skills. Every factory runs on the back of hundreds of specialized skills, some of which take a long time to master. Recent research has highlighted some concerning issues around skills development.

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IFS Blogs

MARCH 17, 2025

AI and Data Analytics: Artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven insights help forecast demand, identify sales trends, and optimize pricing strategies. Proposal & Negotiation: Present customized solutions and negotiate terms that align with the clients operational goals.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

74% indicated they believed their organization’s cybersecurity training budgets would either increase or at least be maintained at current levels; only 4% anticipated a decrease in the coming year. Finding skilled cyber-staff remains challenging; a 1.8 million worker shortage is anticipated by 2022.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The modern digital workplace calls for a variety of skills including cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, integration, business intelligence and analytics. A greater dependency on these solutions means that companies are going to need to ensure they have the right talent and skills to run, maintain and expand these capabilities.

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WorkWave

MAY 24, 2024

Sources cite the resiliency of essential services , predictive recurring revenue and business model growth opportunities enabled by technology, training and development as being reasons behind the interest. WorkWave: What parts of your business bring the most value to the buyer? Doing so requires thorough qualitative research.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 26, 2023

Apply Data Analytics to Optimize the Supply Chain Importers can gain valuable insights into their supply chain by using data analytics, including identifying trends, forecasting demand, and predicting potential disruptions. This can include training in areas such as data analytics, lean principles, and supplier management.

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Trinity Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

With experience and skill development, BDRs can advance into the Account Executive title, where their primary task is to keep and grow existing accounts. Operations Carrier Focused Roles Are you a great negotiator? This Team includes all kinds of tech-savvy roles like Engineers, Analysts, and Data Scientists.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Nick’s operational focus and capacity to find a path forward, no matter the challenge, make his skills indispensable when working on a project, problem, or idea. We also partner with your company to build and deliver effective training materials, drive adoption throughout an organization, and provide basic customer support.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Following a software supply chain attack, public sector IT leaders confirmed a high level of impact in terms of financial loss (71%), data loss (67%), reputational damage (67%), operational impact (50%) and intellectual property loss (38%).

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 15, 2018

Milner and Milner conclude with this take-away: coaching is a skill that needs to be learned and honed over time. The HBR article lists nine skills that the authors associate with coaching: listening. The question I would like to examine here is how practicing the Coaching Kata might help build these skills in an effective way.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. The main lack of talent is in middle management, especially in big data analytics and supply chain planning, where the shortage is around 54%. Sea Change—A Supply Chain Career is now seen as ‘Cool’.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 5, 2024

So much attention is paid to negotiating the price of the goods and coordinating the delivery that very little thought goes into the quality of the relationship and how improving it might help you both. Adding an SRM layer simply forces you to analyze this data once in a while, and use the information to improve your business.

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