SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Manual production lines are switching to automated assemblies and valuable data is being used to discover actionable insights into manufacturing operations. IoT sensors in the supply chain and robotics in factories are fluently available. What does the smart factory mean for business? A connected and flexible digital shop floor.

Factories 98

Factories Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software 98

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. As factories add smarter tech, they’ll need people to manage it.

Buyer Training 105

Buyer Training Factories Digital Training 105

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2021

An onslaught of economic reports on Tuesday added to evidence of a U.S. recovery in full swing, yet one experiencing growing pains.

Factories 122

Factories Data 122

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

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.

ERP 98

ERP Supply Chain Planning Software Factories Supply Chain Software 98

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 2, 2023

Smart factories are growing in prominence as continued supply chain disruptions and pressures from the 4 th Industrial Revolution make embracing technology a necessity for manufacturers. This blog will look closely at the 6 most pressing challenges posed by smart factories and how an ERP system can help you overcome them.

ERP 105

ERP Factories Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing 105

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.

Factories 98

Factories Production Data Operations 98

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 3, 2023

The area of AI that manufacturers need to explore to drive their factories into the future is machine learning (ML). What is Machine Learning ML is the computing engine behind AI and gives computers the ability to make sense of, and learn, from data to perform specific tasks without manual interference. The Industry 4.0

Manufacturing Procurement 98

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Data Optimization Software 98

The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Sam is the Founder and CEO of Kargo , a San Francisco tech firm that is on a mission to make factory operations as intuitive and responsive as reading Google Maps. In October 2019, Sam founded Kargo with a vision to build the universal data layer between the physical world of freight and the digital ecosystem that manages it.

Optimization Software 195

Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing Logistics Network Optimization Software 195

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 27, 2022

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. According to Indeed.com , that broad skills set should include digital fluency, big data analytics and even knowledge around technologies such as ERP.

Buyer Training 105

Buyer Training Factories Supply Chain Design Software Meeting 105

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Manufacturers increasingly turning to data and analytics, from an ERP system, to support business initiatives. Data is after all the fuel that runs the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Challenges to using data. Many manufacturers are data-rich but when it comes to using it they are insight-poor.

Manufacturing Procurement 111

Manufacturing Procurement ERP Data Logistics Network Optimization Software 111

Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Nulogy, a provider of manufacturing supply chain solutions, has announced its strategic acquisition of Mingo Smart Factory, a leader in manufacturing productivity technology. Our combined capabilities will provide external manufacturing supply chains with a premier platform purpose-built for their success.”

Factories 58

Factories Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Waste Reduction 58

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Optimization is used in supply planning, factory scheduling, supply chain design , and transportation planning. In mathematical terms, optimization is a mixed-integer or linear programming approach to finding the best combination of warehouses, factories, transportation flows, and other supply chain resources under real-world constraints.

Supply Chain Planning Software 167

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 167

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Energy management solutions are products that energy utilities use to produce power and data centers use to consume power. They also produce industrial automation solutions that allow factories to monitor and control production. The supply chain has about 190 factories and 100 distribution centers. Botham explained.

Supply Chain Design Software 137

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software 137

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

The factory models can include how long it takes to set up a machine, how many units per hour can be made by the machine, how long routine maintenance takes, how many workers are needed, and the hours the plant works, among others. Machine learning is particularly effective when it also uses external downstream data.

Supply Chain Planning Software 156

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 156

Material Handling and Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Factory fires were the most frequent event type in the first half of 2018. In addition to natural disasters, factory fires continued to be a significant threat to supply chains. . Factory fires were the most frequent event type in the first half of 2018. . Printer-friendly version.

Supply Chain Planning Software 144

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning 144

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

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?

Supply Chain Design Software 170

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Transformation Supply Chain Software 170

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 5, 2021

Due to the previous surge of China as the world’s factory over the last two decades, much of the global carriers’ business has revolved around transporting cargo between the U.S. And that’s why it’s important for carriers to apply data and enable predictive freight rating through these five requirements. Download the White Paper.

Data 88

Data Price Reduction Freight Resource Reduction 88

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 6, 2021

in which factories are digitally transformed, manual processes are replaced with automated systems, and factories and supply chains are smarter. The digital factory. Manufacturers thriving on data. Digital factory. Leveraging the data ocean. It is not enough, though, just to collect data.

Manufacturing Procurement 111

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software 111

Logistics Management

AUGUST 23, 2021

According to data released by Resilinc, a global leader in the supply chain risk monitoring space, human-caused supply chain disruptions are rising overall, with the amount of factory fires up 150% (when comparing the first half of 2021 to the first half of 2020).

Supply Chains 118

Supply Chains Factories Data 118

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

The problem was that when the planning solution spit out recommendations, and someone in sourcing or someone on the factory floor looked at those recommendations, they just did not believe them. Your inventory levels in the factory are right, your routings are accurate.

Supply Chain Planning Software 131

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Optimal Sourcing Production 131

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 2, 2024

Machine learning (ML): Using algorithms and data to detect patterns without being explicitly programmed to do so automatically. ML and DL are mainly used in data analysis, classification, clustering, and ranking. GenAI systems are trained on massive amounts of text data to understand and generate human-like language.

Supply Chain Planning Software 105

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software 105

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2023

can improve the way the factory shop floor works and manufacturers now have all the tools they need to operate a connected shop floor. will not only change the production of goods and services across Asia, but also the organization of work in factories. and the Smart Factory The smart factory is an environment, enabled by IR4.0

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Modeling Software ERP 98

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A company with one factory and one DC, reorganizing the location and duties of the facilities, will have little opportunity to drive much in the way of payback from a network design solution. Many scenarios were necessary because the way goods flowed from factories to DCs and from DCs out to customers were quite complex.

Supply Chain Design 155

Supply Chain Design Cost Reduction Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction 155

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

They need supply planning capable of concurrent planning, multi-enterprise supply chain networks, real-time supply chain alerts across an n-tier supply chain, and a data lake. These public cloud platforms allow for digital communication between Tier 1 suppliers, the carriers, 3PLs, and a company’s factories and warehouses.

Supply Chain Planning Software 179

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 179

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Statista is a German online platform that specializes in data gathering and visualization. I’m going to discard the Statista data because they don’t give an explanation of how they arrived at their numbers. With those eliminations, the JLL and DOE data starts to converge – there is only a difference of about 20,000 warehouses.

Manufacturing Procurement 154

Manufacturing Procurement Warehousing Refrigeration Survey 154

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Data is stored just like you might sketch ideas on a whiteboard. Those insights are driven from data connections across the vast amounts of data these companies have access to. Planners in China rely on different data sources and operate with different business practices than those in North America.

Supply Chain Planning Software 140

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Procurement Solutions Supply Chain Software 140

The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2021

Factories do not have to be huge and polluting. Small factory trend or in-door farming. Analyzing data. It’s sometimes difficult to open up a facility in the states, and that’s why it’s opened up somewhere else. Finding ways to be profitable without having the move away from the states. Decentralized lands.

Supply Chain Software 195

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Waste Reduction Expense Reduction 195

Shipping and Freight Resource

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A new report from shipping technology firm Ocean Insights warns that a breakdown in intermodal connectivity between factories and ports could worsen global supply chain woes. These conditions will choke factory-port connectivity starting in about two weeks, with inventory backups lasting for months.

Supply Chain Software 115

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Factories Reliability 115

Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 18, 2024

SICK UK unveiled its trailblazing SICK Augmented Reality Assistant (SARA) at Smart Factory Expo 2024 in Birmingham. The intuitive augmented reality app provides data visualization and error analysis by merging machine, sensor and diagnostic information with the real environment using technology most people carry in their pocket.

Analysis 51

Analysis Data Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing 51

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2021

Plans of action aided by the use of last-mile optimization software help to delegate assets, between factory and warehouse operations and manpower. After last mile software implementation is completed, a base set of data is generated by using historical data. This may involve monitoring a driver’s performance.

Optimization Software 148

Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Supply Chain Software 148

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

For impactful scenario planning, planners must spend time on analysis rather than collating data and manually creating scenarios. Supply chain leaders must be mindful when deploying AI and not get swayed by small proofs of concept working on limited data.

Supply Chain Planning Software 141

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Software Supply Chains 141

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 29, 2022

The problem is that many factories are limited in this area because they have older legacy equipment. Therefore collecting and using data about the operations of these machines has seemed difficult, requiring expensive upgrades. These offer a method for gathering data from a single process.

Manufacturing Procurement 111

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Purchasing Skills 111

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 4, 2021

During the pandemic ERP kept industries in operation with its ability to sustain business operations through remote access to data, automated reporting, electronic data exchange, and real-time factory controls. Initiatives that will meet your ROI as a CEO will be guided by and from the factory floor data itself.

Manufacturing Procurement 119

Manufacturing Procurement ERP Distribution Supply Chain Software 119

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Planning applications don’t work well if the master data they rely on is not accurate; this is known as the “garbage in, garbage out” problem. Artificial intelligence is beginning to be used to update the data. Lead times, for example, are a critical form of master data for planning purposes.

Supply Chain Planning Software 178

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 178

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2022

Further, under the provisions of the new legislation, companies’ responsibility extends beyond their own factories, warehouses, stores, and corporate offices to encompass their entire supply chain. The community data can be leveraged to help a company find more ethical suppliers. Unsafe working conditions. Discriminatory Employment.

Compliance 154

Compliance Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Procurement Solutions 154

NGT News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As a part of the testing, the companies will collect road data to validate their autonomous truck’s operations and start designing the potential factory production model. IVECO and Plus say they are beginning public-road testing of their jointly developed next-generation automated trucks in Germany.

Trucking 98

Trucking Factories Modeling Automation 98

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

These solutions use natural language processing, for example, to read online publications and other data sources, make sense of what they read, contextualize the data into information, and report supply chain disruptions caused by weather, geopolitical events and other hazards in near real-time.

Supply Chain Software 155

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Manufacturing Procurement Logistics Network Optimization Software 155