August, 2017

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Managing modern manufacturing supply chains

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Alex Mills, Sales & Marketing Director, ProSKU. Efficient manufacturing relies on managing the supply of components and sub-assemblies to support production schedules. It could be argued that the best manufacturers are the ones that not only have innovative products to meet market demands but who manage their supply chains the most effectively.

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TriMan Price Comparisons: Leuze I/O Systems vs. Automation Direct

Trimantec

I/O systems , also referred to as fieldbus, are a necessary component for efficient and compact industrial equipment. They allow you to replace complex parallel wiring with a compact fieldbus system. TriMan has taken it upon himself to find you better pricing without compromising quality. He urges you to take a second to compare our pricing with our competitor’s.

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7 Ways “Cobot Colleagues” Solve Staffing Woes

Universal Robots

The skills gap continues to plague manufacturers around the world. In fact, the 2016 edition of the Hays Global Skills Index says that the skills gap is fast becoming a skills chasm. Many manufacturers are struggling to fill factory jobs, which can be especially difficult in regions of low unemployment or in industries.

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Peter Hahn relies on software solution from inconso AG for expanding logistics capacities

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The mail-order company Peter Hahn has started the efficient expansion of logistics capacities in Winterbach, Swabia.

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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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French election victory reduces supply chain risk in Europe

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Western and Central Europe's contribution to global supply chain risk fell in Q2 2017 to 29.94%, compared with 30.14% in Q1, according to the CIPS Risk Index, powered by Dun & Bradstreet.

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Cross site scripting, weak authentication and TLS still head up critical threats

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Cross Site Scripting, Weak Authentication and TLS (Transport Layer Security) configuration still account for over 60% of high and critical vulnerabilities in web applications, according to new findings by Context Information Security published today.

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Microsoft invites PowerON into its elite partner team

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

IT automation specialist PowerON, has become one of only a few firms in the world to join Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) Elite Partner Team, and will now assist the software maker in developing both new and existing products.

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Plan effectively for downtime in your retail revolution

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Claudine Mosseri, Group Services Director, ByBox. It's been dubbed the fourth industrial revolution – and amid all of the concern and scaremongering about robots replacing workers in roles, there is at least one sector which has the potential to be transformed by technology – retail.

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Supply Chain Management Strategies Summit

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

27 – 29 November 2017 | Berlin, Germany The latest technologies & strategies for visibility, flexibility and speed The SCMS Summit covers a number of key areas pivotal to improving the power of your supply chain.

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Oracle empowers organisations to meet accelerating market changes with major innovations to Supply Chain Management Cloud

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

To help organisations meet rapidly changing business demands, Oracle has announced significant expansions to Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) Cloud.

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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.

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Increased appetite for last mile logistics boosts H1 returns, says CBRE

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The Logistics property sector recorded a 5.0% total return for the first half of 2017, according to figures released in the CBRE UK Logistics Index.

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LLamasoft introduces Supply Chain Guru X

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

LLamasoft, the supply chain optimisation software and solutions provider, has released Supply Chain Guru X, a completely new supply chain design software application.

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NiceLabel selected among 100 Great Supply Chain Partners

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

NiceLabel has been chosen to the SupplyChainBrain's annual list of the top 100 providers whose solutions have made significant impact on companies' efficiency, customer service and overall supply chain performance.

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Major retail investment in Brazil is enhancing supply chain optimisation, states Crimson & Co

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Supply chain operations in Brazil, which have felt the impact of the major political and economic turmoil in the country, could start to see significant improvements over the next few years, largely due to the relatively recent arrivals of major retailers, such as Amazon.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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NiceLabel selected among 100 Great Supply Chain Partners

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

NiceLabel has been chosen to the SupplyChainBrain's annual list of the top 100 providers whose solutions have made significant impact on companies' efficiency, customer service and overall supply chain performance.

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International SAP Conference for Connected Logistics in Cargo

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

T.A. Cook Conferences and SAP have announced the International SAP Conference for Connected Logistics in Cargo taking place on 10-11 October, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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International SAP Conference for Connected Logistics in Cargo

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

T.A. Cook Conferences and SAP have announced the International SAP Conference for Connected Logistics in Cargo taking place on 10-11 October, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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