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The smart factory Part 1: Digitization, digitalization and digital

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

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. To understand this question, we will need to understand what are the differences between digitization and digitalization?

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What are Digital Twins and How Can They Drive Warehouse Efficiency?

Logistics Viewpoints

The concept of digital twins has emerged as a powerful foundational tool to drive improvements in warehouse productivity and efficiency. To define what exactly it is, a digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical asset, process, or system. Simulation is the most widely used benefit of a digital twin. Physical change (i.e.,

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Digital twins help postal and logistics companies plan for the future

Logistics Business Magazine

However, postal services and logistics companies are building digital twins to achieve just that. Powered by data-driven virtual models that can simulate real-world operations, digital twins are allowing the sector to predict the future and plan for it. This can be replicated in the digital twin and the effects observed.

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Digital Compressed Air Monitoring Cuts Costs

Logistics Business Magazine

SICK’s Monitoring Box FTMg Premium is a digital and scalable service that can be used by production planners, energy managers and maintenance engineers to make compressed air cost savings of up to 30%, as well as to eliminate costly manual maintenance regimes. The data insights also contribute towards ISO50001 Energy Management certification.

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DHL Supply Chain’s Digital Transformation in the Warehouse

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this month, Brian Gaunt, Senior Director of Accelerated Digitization at DHL, provided me with an update on the company’s warehouse digitization journey. Brian provided me with insights into some specific warehouse automation and robotics examples. DHL Innovation Funnel. Autonomous Mobile Robots and AGVs.

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Digital Transformations Require Clean, Accessible, Up to Date Data

Logistics Viewpoints

Matt Elenjickal, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FourKites, has pointed out that “data is the raw fuel of a digital transformation.” APQC and the Digital Supply Chain Institute (DSCI) have conducted best practice and benchmarking research on MDM. But it must be quality data! High quality data is critical. Conclusion.

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How ERP can help manufacturers digitalize

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

However, technology options are available for manufacturers to use that can help digitalize their operations without the expense (not to mention production downtime) of plant upgrades. 4IR has evolved from the previous three stages of the Industrial Revolution, and is the stage where the physical, digital and biological worlds merge.