Sat.Feb 09, 2019 - Fri.Feb 15, 2019

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Innovation key to creating successful global supply chains

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Budding managers can learn how to successfully lead supply chains of the future by creating cultures of innovation and adopting latest technologies, in all sectors of their organisation. This is one of many areas covered in the University of London’s latest degree programme, the MSc in Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics.

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Universal Robots Representation at ATX West 2019

Universal Robots

AMG Anaheim Expo and Conference, one of the largest automation shows on the west coast of the United States took place last week February 5-7, 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The expo and conference drew several hundred exhibitors from across the globe representing 5 different events: MD; M West, West Pack, ATX West.

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The best things come in small packages for retail SMEs

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Matthew Robertson, Co-CEO, NetDespatch. “Britain is a nation of shopkeepers,” is the famous phrase coined by economist Adam Smith to explain the desire of a commercial nation to secure ever-expanding markets for its wares.

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Research shows that retailers have five days to crack the sale, before risk of losing the customer rapidly increases

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

New research by retail technology expert Conversity has revealed that just under half (43 per cent) of shoppers researching complex purchases such as mobile phones, laptops or broadband packages make a buying decision within five days.

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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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86 percent of UK retailers haven’t completed supply chain digitisation

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

According to new research released from Gravity Supply Chain Solutions, 86 percent of UK retailers haven’t completed the digitisation processes (using a cloud based platform with real time visibility, and automation capabilities) required to give them full control of their supply chain.

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Pet food manufacturer snaps up FuturMaster supply chain technology across globe

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Royal Canin, the pet food manufacturer owned by Mars Inc., has started to roll-out FuturMaster’s cloud-based demand planning software as part of a supply chain initiative to standardise processes across the globe and improve efficiencies. The new technology, which has so far been deployed in the US, is expected to help manage the growing complexity of supplying the right products at the right time to over a hundred markets around the world.