September, 2016

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Six tips for taking stock ahead of the Christmas shopping season

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Michele Dupré, group vice president of retail, hospitality and distribution for Verizon. While summer may still be top of mind for consumers, the retail industry is laser-focused on preparing for the 2016 Christmas season.

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What really makes a robot universal

Universal Robots

Finding the right name for your new company can be a hard job; there are innumerable possibilities. When we decided to go with Universal Robots, we had two reasons: First, it was inspired by a timeless classic of Science Fiction from 1920 - the Czech stage play “Rossum’s Universal Robots” by Karel Capek. This play originated.

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Gartner announces ranking of top European supply chain organisations for 2016

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Gartner, Inc., revealed its 2016 ranking of the top 15 supply chain organisations based in Europe at its annual Supply Chain Executive Conference, held from 19-20 September in London.

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Manhattan Exchange EMEA 2016 to shine spotlight on delivering a fulfilling customer experience

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Manhattan Associates, Inc. has announced a powerful line-up of keynote speakers for its Exchange EMEA conference to take place October 5-6 at Hotel du Collectionneur in Paris, France.

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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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Human, Meet Cobot: The User Experience in Action

Universal Robots

Collaborative robots (cobots) are being adopted at unprecedented rates, due in large part to their user-friendly design. This positive user experience is no fluke. It comes as a result of in-depth research and design and ongoing testing to explore how the robots are actually being used and how they can be continuously improved.

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BEC secures one of its largest hardware deals in its company history with Malcolm Logistics

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

BEC (Systems Integration) Ltd has recently secured one of its largest hardware deals in its company history, thanks to a recent contract win with long-term business partner Malcolm Logistics, one of the UK's leading providers of logistics services.

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JDA powers the always-on supply chain with latest JDA Manufacturing Planning release

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Increased demand volatility, business velocity and intense competition are placing increased pressures on supply chains to be responsive to disruptions and changes.

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IBS rebrands as Iptor Supply Chain Systems with promise to help distributors ‘rule the exception’

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

International Business Systems (IBS), the provider of supply chain management, planning and logistics software and services, has announced its global rebrand as Iptor Supply Chain Systems.

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Harnessing lean manufacturing in the factory of the future

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Global manufacturing supply chains face regular challenges: rising material and energy costs, smaller, local competitors offering lower prices and, studies now show, $900 billion lost in waste. In order to survive, manufacturers need to shift their mind-set, adapting existing processes to work with greater efficiency and precision.

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Fulfilling the multichannel promise at eDelivery Conference

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Following its successful inaugural year, the eDelivery Conference (EDC) returns to London in 2016. The event will address the latest trends and developments, as well as the best strategies for the 'S-O-L-D' – Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics and Delivery – industry.

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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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Amazon Dash Button – the shopping experience of the future?

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Alex MacPherson, Solution Consultant Manager, Manhattan Associates. The recent announcement of the Amazon Dash Button is yet another example of how Amazon continues to be one step ahead of the retail game. Retailers all over the globe aspire to catch up to their constant innovation and this latest stunt should be no different.

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How workforce management technology can help the retail industry overcome the impact of the national living wage

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Jason Shorrock, VP Retail Strategy, JDA. The introduction of the compulsory national living wage in April 2016 is great news for the UK's six million workers that stand to benefit from what is fundamentally an immediate pay rise.

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ByBox unveils Metro campaign for London

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

International technology company, ByBox, is unveiling its latest solution to tackling demanding supply-chains, ByBox Metro.

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International SAP Conferences on Extended Supply Chain and IoT - November 3-4, The Hague, Netherlands.

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

6 Events, 1 Venue, 600 Attendees.

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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.