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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. 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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Industry 4.0: Building the right skills to meet the factory of the future

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

A meeting between two pioneers during a cocktail party in 1956 turned out to be a defining moment in the world of manufacturing. Manager and even the Smart Factory Manager. Take for example the implementation for an ERP system. Technology meets human capability in the middle. We’ve moved slowly in this area.”.

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The smart factory Part 3: What does the factory of the future look like

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

IoT sensors in the supply chain and robotics in factories are fluently available. In the last decade alone, we have seen factories move from basic digitization to more predictive power. In part 1 of the smart factory series we unpacked digitization, digitalization and digital transformation.

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The smart factory Part 3: What does the factory of the future look

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

IoT sensors in the supply chain and robotics in factories are fluently available. In the last decade alone, we have seen factories move from basic digitization to more predictive power. In part 1 of the smart factory series we unpacked digitization, digitalization and digital transformation.

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Toyota Kata: What If There Is No Takt Time?

The Lean Thinker

The whole goal of an ideal “Just-in-Time” system is that we have only the capacity required to meet the demand. This is true in Steve’s example of an Emergency Department. It is also true in many traditional factories. are an example of this. In other words, takt time is the required rate of production.

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Supply Chain Planning – A Market Viewpoint

Logistics Viewpoints

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. The ability to meet that demand can be less than expected. This would be a three-way tradeoff.

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The Top Floor to Shop Floor Production Planning Handoff is Hard

Logistics Viewpoints

Increasingly it is recognized that the executive planning meetings, that typically take place once a month, should be chaired by a top floor executive – a chief financial officer, chief operations officer, or even chief executive officer. Your inventory levels in the factory are right, your routings are accurate.