Sat.Apr 01, 2017 - Fri.Apr 07, 2017

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Optimising the manufacturing supply chain

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

This year's M3 User Association UK Conference (M3UA UK), held at Best Western Plus Meriden Manor Hotel in Solihull, West Midlands on 1 and 2 March, was again well-attended; exceeding last year's numbers with a total over 120 people attending over the two days.

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Get Insights on Digitizing Manufacturing at Hannover

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Even though Industrie 4.0 and smart manufacturing concepts have been around for a few years, thought leaders are now agreeing that Industrie 4.0 is at an inflection point. In a recent issue of CloudComputing News, this passage was particularly striking: “Manufacturers are gaining the greatest value from Industry 4.0 by creating pilot projects that create flexible, agile, real-time platforms supporting new business models with real-time integration…For manufacturers in cost-sensitive industries,