2018

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DynaSys announces the release of DSCP 2018

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

DynaSys, provider of demand and supply chain planning solutions, has announced the general availability of DSCP 2018 (demand and supply chain planning), the latest version of the integrated end-to-end DynaSys solution

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The Next Generation Feedly Mobile Has Arrived

Canadian Metalworking Magazine

Six months ago, we launched the Feedly Lab and invited 4,000 Feedly users to participate in the design and testing of the next generation of the Feedly mobile application. Today, we are excited to launch the result of that work. You can download the new app for free on the App Store and Google Play.

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10 Years Later, Our First Customer Is Still Reaping the Benefits of its UR Cobot

Universal Robots

In business since 1951, Linatex has seen a lot of manufacturing processes and technologies come and go. One decision has proven itself for 10 years.

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Cisco Partners: Digital Systems Integrators Modernizing Industrial Networks

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Strategy, Technology and Operations. Delivering business outcomes for enterprise and IT buyers requires a new approach, new capabilities, and new relationships. An entirely new business solutions practice.

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Innovations in Manufacturing: How to Become Your New Tech's Master

Speaker: Gary Mintchell, Founder of The Manufacturing Connection

This presentation with Gary Mintchell, founder of The Manufacturing Connection, will provide insight on some lessons learned from working with new technology - in other words, what you should and shouldn’t do with new tech!

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TriMan Price Comparisons: Guided Pneumatic Cylinders

Trimantec

TriMan Price Comparisons Vol. Guided Pneumatic Cylinders: Airtac vs. SMC. . At Trimantec, we incorporate pneumatic guided cylinders into our custom automation builds that require stable movement of a load over a short distance. These types of air cylinders can be extended and retracted as needed.

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Molton Brown improves stock accuracy with Datalogic Memor

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Datalogic has announced that its Memor mobile computer is being used by luxury fragrance brand Molton Brown to improve stock accuracy and visibility across its network of 58 independent stores located in the UK, Ireland and USA and at selected concessions housed within 15 to 20 high-end department stores

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Three ways your supply chain manager can help improve speed-to-market

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By John Caltabiano, VP of Global Supply Chain, Jabil. Given a choice, would you launch your product late, or launch it over budget? Choosing to go to market late might present the greater risk to profitability, according to a report published by McKinsey & Company that claims, on average, going to market six months late but within budget can shave 33 percent off profits

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Vallourec and PSI extend Worldwide Master Supply Agreement (MSA)

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

PSI Metals has signed a Master Supply Agreement (MSA) with Vallourec, defining the governance of the close cooperation with respect to production management solutions based on PSImetals

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Ivanti accelerates migration to the Android-powered supply chain

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Ivanti is accelerating migration to the Android-powered supply chain with the introduction of Velocity 2.0, powered by Wavelink

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DynaSys Recognized as a Challenger in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Systems of Record

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

DynaSys Recognized as a Challenger in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Systems of Record. DynaSys positioned the furthest for Completeness of Vision in the Challengers quadrant

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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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Brexit opportunities on the agenda at Multimodal 2018

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Brexit opportunities and challenges, developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for air freight shippers, and optimising performance in the maritime supply chain are three of the topics that will be debated at Multimodal 2018

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The Perfect Platform – A B2B Online report

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

B2B customers are more demanding than ever. With targeted content on the rise, people expect relevant, accurate information to be made available at a moment’s notice. As a result, B2B companies are figuring out innovative ways to streamline their platforms. But where should you start

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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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Qmatic introduces GDPR-ready solution for retail Customer Journey Management

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

A new GDPR-ready customer journey management solution, which adds value through a host of pre-existing, flexible, integrated modules and real-time analytics, has been launched by Qmatic, the Customer Journey Management solutions provider

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John Lewis & Partners targets greater store efficiencies with Paragon

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

John Lewis & Partners has implemented Paragon’s Live Management software to increase the efficiency of its nationwide operation

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Half of global wholesalers feel threatened by manufacturers selling direct

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

More than half of global wholesalers have witnessed manufacturers sell directly to end customers driving the disintermediation of the traditional supply chain model and increasing competitiveness between traditional partners, according to new research

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Black Friday 2018: Consumers are eager, more digital, and willing to spend – Periscope By McKinsey

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Periscope By McKinsey, which offers a suite of Marketing & Sales Analytics Solutions to help companies achieve sustainable revenue growth, has announced the findings of research on consumer sentiment towards Black Friday 2018

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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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Prénatal Retail to rely on Relex for supply chain unification

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Children's product group Prénatal Retail will use Relex Solutions' system to integrate the supply chain management of three well-known childcare brands – Prénatal, Toys Center and Bimbostore

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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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Supply chain trends and tech opportunities explored at Multimodal 2018

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The latest supply chain trends, the effects of disruptive new technologies in logistics, and developments arising from modal shift are just three of the topics to be explored at Multimodal 2018

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UK and German manufacturers confident they can meet the challenges of Brexit but call for clarity

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

New research from European service logistics specialist, Carousel Logistics, has revealed that almost half of UK and German manufacturing businesses believe they have time to prepare their supply chains for Brexit, but they have called for clarity to allow them to do so

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A fifth of UK businesses have found wage abuses in their supply chain

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Research from the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) has revealed that 21% of UK supply chain managers have seen wage violations in their supply chains over the last two years

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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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Four in five IT SME bosses face recruitment and retention issues

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The latest Aldermore Future Attitudes report reveals that four in five (80%) of SMEs in the IT sector, representing 270,280* small and medium sized business across the UK, find it difficult to hire qualified staff members or keep existing talent in the company

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Blume Global introduces a new digital era of growth, innovation and value creation for the global supply chain ecosystem

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Rez-1, Inc. has announced a significant evolution in its vision to empower a real-time digital, collaborative, and growth-focused global supply chain ecosystem, with its expanded strategic focus, new name and new solution offerings

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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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Honeywell connected supply chain software helps prevent counterfeit automotive parts from entering supply chain

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Honeywell has announced that its cloud-based, track-and-trace solution is being used by German automotive products companies to detect counterfeit products globally

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Exide technologies centralises supply chain operations with BluJay Transportation Management

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

BluJay Solutions, provider of supply chain software and services powered by the world's first Global Trade Network, has announced that Exide Technologies has implemented its Transportation Management software

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Technology enables new business opportunities

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Royal Wholesale Electric is a distributor based in Salt Lake City, Utah, specialising in electrical components for use in automation and industrial applications

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Mandata to demonstrate new TMS Go! solution at CV Show

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Specialist transport management software provider Mandata Ltd will be showcasing its new cloud and subscription-based transport management system along with other innovations at the CV Show

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March's EDX to feature the latest innovations in retail delivery, supply chain and fulfilment: Read the predictions

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

2018 is set to be a challenging year for the Retail and Delivery industries, with customers' expectations ever rising: click-and-collect is set to grow by 55.6% over five years and eCommerce accounting 22.2% of retail sales, the highest share ever. Equally, inflationary pressures mean it is simply not good enough to pass the cost down to customers: retailers and couriers have to be increasingly imaginative about delivering more with fewer resources

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ISS Europe to spotlight key chip industry issue of workforce development

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

SEMI has announced that SEMI Europe's Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS Europe), coming on the heels of the highly successful ISS 2018 in the U.S., will highlight STEM education and a talent pipeline, critical issues to electronics manufacturing executives sharpening their competitive edge in the global supply chain

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Digital supply chains mean better planning for large-scale projects

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Digitalisation paves the way for more reliable planning when implementing complex, large-scale projects and the accompanying logistics processes

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Iptor teams up with IBM to deliver services and cloud offerings

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Iptor Supply Chain Systems (Iptor) has reached an agreement with IBM to provide a range of powerful, fully managed cloud infrastructure and managed service offerings to Iptor's existing and future customers