August, 2018

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GreyOrange to showcase its end-to-end robotics logistics solutions at CeMAT Australia

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

GreyOrange, a multinational robotics and supply chain automation company, and Advanced Warehouse Solutions, its distributor in Australia, will showcase the Butler range of robotics solutions at CeMAT Australia 2018, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 24 to 26 July.

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Meet the new assistants in Medical Device Manufacturing – the Cobots

Universal Robots

Collaborative robots or “cobots” are a new class of robots that are bridging the gap between fully manual assembly and fully automated manufacturing lines. This has become a critical competitive advantage for small and mid-sized specialty medical device manufacturers and is helping to fill automation gaps for larger OEMs.

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GreyOrange sorts fast fashion with new high-speed Linear Sorter for supply chain automation

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Robotics and supply chain Automation company GreyOrange has announced the installation of its latest Linear Sorter at an international fashion company that provides fashion clothing and accessories across India; for women, men, teenagers and children.

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Peak? Which peak?

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Craig Summers, UK managing director, Manhattan Associates. Whilst we are enjoying an uncharacteristic English summer, Christmas may seem a million miles away. But, as is customary in the retail world, brands far and wide will be setting up their plans to survive the busiest time of the retail calendar.

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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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Inefficient supply chains are costing UK business £1.5bn per annum

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Supply chain inefficiencies and miscommunication through "Chinese Whispers" are costing UK businesses over £1.5bn in lost productivity according to analysis of industry data from digital freight forwarder Zencargo.

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5 Cobot Myths Debunked

Universal Robots

Collaborative robots, otherwise known as cobots, have wowed the robotics industry with their unique capabilities representing some of the most exciting advancements in robotic technology today. To help clear up the confusion, we put together this quick animated narrative, debunking the five most common myths about cobots.

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An Act with no action: businesses not doing enough to find slavery in UK supply chains

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

UK businesses are not doing enough to identify modern slavery in their supply chains, research from the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) has found. A survey of 897 supply chain managers found that almost a third (31%) of UK supply chain managers admitted they did not think their business was taking the necessary steps to tackle the issue.

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Starbucks and Alibaba Group form strategic partnership to transform the customer experience in the coffee industry in China

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Starbucks Coffee Company ("Starbucks") and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ("Alibaba") have announced a deep, strategic "New Retail" partnership that will enable a seamless Starbucks Experience and transform the coffee industry in China.

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The need for dynamic people in electronics manufacturing and supply chain

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Victoria Bonnar, Human Resources Manager, Dynamic EMS. Electronics manufacturing plays a crucial role in the UK's economic, social and technological landscape, providing quality employment, on a substantial scale and enabling an active supply chain, that physically distributes products across the world.

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Focal improves forecast accuracy with DynaSys Demand Planning Ready To Plan (RTP)

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

DynaSys, provider of demand and supply chain planning solutions, has announced that Focal, manufacturer of high-fidelity audio systems, selected the DynaSys Demand Planning Ready To Plan (RTP) solution. DynaSys Demand Planning will allow Focal to optimize its inventory management while ensuring optimum levels of service. DynaSys is a division of QAD Inc.

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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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Neovia is building the future of its supply chain with DynaSys Cloud DSCP

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

DynaSys, provider of demand and supply chain planning (DSCP) solutions, has announced that Neovia, a global player in pet care and animal health, selected the DynaSys Cloud DSCP solution, including the Demand Planning, Distribution Planning and Production Planning solutions.

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CURIUM optimises its sales forecasts with DynaSys Demand Planning in the Cloud

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

DynaSys, provider of demand & supply chain planning (DSCP) solutions, has announced that CURIUM, formerly IBA Molecular, has implemented DynaSys Cloud Demand Planning to optimize its sales forecasts.

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60 percent of consumers would prefer an Amazon Go shopping experience

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

MuleSoft has released "Consumer Connectivity Insights 2018," a survey of more than 8,000 consumers globally to analyse whether organisations are meeting customer expectations for a connected, personalised experience across industries and geographies.

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How Vimto created a ‘liquid’ supply chain with Distributed Warehousing

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Century-old drinks company Nichols has embraced a distributed warehousing network to deliver better customer experience and deliver the localised fulfilment mission of the modern age.

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Mastering Digital Transformation: Your Guide to a Successful MES Implementation

70% of digital transformation projects fail (BCG, 2020). In an industry where most large software implementations falter, we recognize the importance of planning, optimization, and execution. With over 25 years of industry experience and countless successful implementations, MASS Group is opening the vault of tips and tricks to provide a complimentary step-by-step guide in implementing a Work-In-Progress (WIP) tracking software.

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G.H.MUMM & CIE reduced inventory and costs, and increased visibility with DynaSys

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

With an outstanding heritage dating back to 1827, with its recognisable red ribbon, a symbol of excellence, the G.H.MUMM Cordon Rouge blend, a perfect incarnation of the brand, stands apart thanks to the freshness and intensity of its oenological style, conserved and passed down from one generation to another by the Cellar Masters.

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How retailers can avoid a red card during the World Cup

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Dean Frew, CTO and Senior VP of RFID Solutions at SML. Without question a busy retail period is hugely profitable for businesses. In particular, national and international events can present retailers with a number of significant business opportunities such as increased customer engagement, creating jobs for store associates and opportunities to drive sales at an exponential rate.

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Brexit and Stockpiling: What’s the answer?

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Charlie Pool, CEO, Stowga. Brexit is dominating conversations once again and creating waves of uncertainty in almost every industry. But the big questions everyone is asking right now is: do we have to start stockpiling our imported goods to prepare for a no deal Brexit? What happens to our food if it's held up at customs? Will there be shortages?

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Logility positioned as a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for supply chain planning system of record

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Logility, Inc. today announced the company has been positioned by Gartner as a Leader in the August 2018 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning System of Record. This Magic Quadrant examines vendors that provide supply chain planning (SCP) system-of-record solutions.

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Future Focus: Constructing Unshakeable Stability in Your Manufacturing Supply Chain

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. Stability has become key in this post-COVID world, and will remain key moving forward.

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Brexit concerns loom large, despite businesses doing all they can to prepare

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Fears over Brexit appear to be increasing businesses' perception of the risks in their supply chain, despite evidence suggesting many have taken steps to ready themselves for a post-Brexit environment, a new report has found.

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Automation: the new front line in omnichannel retail

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Frank Lochbaum, Managing Partner at KPS. As retailers continue to search for the best ways to blur the boundaries between channels, more are turning to automation to ease customers' in-store pain points.

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Ted Baker chooses Retail Assist for European Help Desk support

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Ted Baker, the global lifestyle brand, is the latest retailer to partner with Retail Assist for IT Help Desk support.

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Retailers to invest in machine learning and voice search to improve digital marketing in 2018/19, new survey finds

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The digital marketing challenger agency, QueryClick, has released The CMO Performance Report 2018, which has found a significant number of retailers plan to invest in transformative technology including machine learning and voice search to enhance their digital marketing campaigns.

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A Low-Risk, Incremental Approach to Smart Manufacturing for Small & Medium Manufacturers

This guidebook discusses how small/medium manufacturers have implemented Smart Manufacturing initiatives and realized benefits such as increased productivity as well as higher levels of coordination and speed within the enterprise and supply chain.

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Mobile workforce: five ways to empower the GenZ workforce

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Chris Noble, Director at StoreForce. A LinkedIn survey looking at how millennials are changing jobs and sectors showed that, once again, the retail industry was one of the losers. Asked why they were changing careers, millennials cited a lack of opportunities for career advancement, closely followed by dissatisfaction with compensation and benefits.

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Why ERP is the key to unlocking the future of retail

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Drop shipping has the potential to completely change the world of retail. However, as John Weber, Director of Business Development and Product Management at Aptean, explains, retailers need an effective ERP system to truly make the most of this new retail reality.

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FICO survey: UK firms are too confident about their cybersecurity

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Despite the growth in data breaches, senior executives at UK firms think their cybersecurity protection is top-notch, according to a new survey conducted by research and consultancy firm Ovum for Silicon Valley analytics firm FICO.

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Renovotec launches network rental scheme for warehousing & logistics

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Rugged supply chain hardware and services company Renovotec is introducing a new 'Network Rental Scheme' with built-in service guarantees, technical support and expert advice, designed to help warehousing and logistics operations keep pace with rapid changes in network technology and the many new security threats posed by the modern, IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things)-driven network say Renovotec.

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Best Practices to Boost Marketing Efficiency while Decreasing Cost Per Sale

Speaker: Kristin Hess - Senior Product Marketing Manager, Drift; Will Lyon - Head of Vertical Marketing, 6sense

The past three years have forced nearly every industry to rethink their prospect and customer engagement strategy. But while we’ve all been thrust into digital transformation, we haven’t all made the transition efficiently. Now that we know digital selling is the new norm, how can we ensure our website is doing as much of the leg work as possible for us - even in the midst of economic challenges?

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BEC secures partnership with Apex Supply Chain Technologies

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

BEC (Systems Integration) Ltd has formed a partnership with Apex Supply Chain Technologies Ltd., a market-leading manufacturer of secure automated locker solutions.

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A Story About a Man and a Dog.

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

A Supply Chain Planning and Machine Learning white paper from DynaSys

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SAP Innovations for Digital Logistics and Order Fulfilment

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Increasing Speed and Efficiency in your Supply Chain through Enhanced Logistics and Order Fulfilment

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Supply chain and logistics providers prepare for Hard Brexit

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

One in six (17 per cent) of UK manufacturers have identified supply chain disruption as being the single biggest factor that will impact their business post Brexit.

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5 Ways New Manufacturing Companies Are Accelerating Innovation

Next-gen manufacturers are redesigning factories to enable agility at every stage of production. From more timely communication between engineers and technicians to technologies that empower real-time collaboration, they’re getting ahead by making iterations and improvements during a build, across the production line at scale. This level of flexibility means they can develop more quickly than their legacy counterparts.