September, 2017

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Launch NHTV Minor in Modern Supply Chain with Samsung

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Due to the big success of the first edition, the Academy for Urban Development, Logistics & Mobility of NHTV Breda is going to launch a new Minor in the Modern Supply Chain with Samsung SDS Europe Logistics. This Minor was launched during a fun event on 4 September.

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The Ironies of Industry 4.0

Universal Robots

Conceived at Siemens and formalized by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research and Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the notion of “Industry 4.0” continues to gain currency around the world. At its core, Industry 4.0 refers to factories that have digitized their physical technologies so plants.

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Helping companies improve supply chain management

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Resource management software specialist Ardent Solutions is urging businesses to rethink their approach to supply chain management. Affiliated to the Demand Driven Institute (DDI), the company is behind the demand-driven material requirements planning (DDMRP) compliant software for Microsoft Dynamics 365; DDMRP for Dynamics.

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E-Commerce Growth Drives Collaborative Innovation in Automated Bin-Picking and Packaging

Universal Robots

Online sales show no sign of slowing and the growth is driving demand for fulfillment operations to pack and ship all those ordered goods. The work is repetitive, however, and requires high accuracy to reduce costly errors or returns. That means that jobs in picking and packaging items for shipping aren’t particularly desirable.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Robots, Cobots and Human labor

Universal Robots

Robots have long been romanticized in art and popular culture. From HALL 9000 and the Terminator series where they are seen as a menace to humanity, from Star Wars or WALL-E where they are benevolent and even heroic, robots can be portrayed both positively and negatively. Today, robots populate real factories, warehouses.

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Maxoptra and TomTom streamline mobile operations for South African telecom provider

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

WIRUlink has turned to Maxoptra to improve its field service operations. Integrated with WIRUlink's in-cab telematics solution from TomTom, Maxoptra's cloud-based dynamic route planning and scheduling software has already helped the company increase the efficiency of its installation and service teams, boost customer service and reduce costs.

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Supply chain friction costs businesses 6,500 hours a year

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Study reveals UK businesses are wasting time and money handling the payment process. The average UK business loses £88,725 per year through clunky payment practices causing friction in their supply chain, according to new research by Tungsten Network.

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IPCortex launch of CRM Connect delivers new contextual communications opportunity to the channel

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

British communications software developer IPCortex has unveiled CRM Connect, a product designed to boost customer engagement with contextual communications.

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Paul Creaney joins Maxoptra as Implementation Manager

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Magenta Technology, the company behind the Maxoptra route planning and scheduling software, has recruited Paul Creaney.

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Digital Supply Chain Conference 2018

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Adapting to a Digital World - Agile, Collaborative and Innovative Supply Chain Management

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Modernizing MES: A Guide for Complex Manufacturers Adapting to Industry 4.0

As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.