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New State of Smart Manufacturing study finds over 45% of manufacturers struggle to keep up with competitors

AU Manufacturing

The manufacturer’s report also revealed that the main obstacles for manufacturers in APAC are employee reluctance to technology adoption and change, a lack of management skills to oversee the implementation of smart manufacturing, and a lack of clarity regarding the value and return on investment of smart manufacturing.

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Rockwell Automation’s global study reveals 85% of automotive manufacturers to maintain, grow workforce

AU Manufacturing

Forty-nine per cent of respondents said they are currently actively adopting smart manufacturing, and over half or 51 per cent of those who have not yet made an investment in smart manufacturing say they will do so within the next year.

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Building an Effective CPG Supply Chain Using a Cloud-based MES

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

“Approximately 80% of the supply chain challenges we face today are due to upstream supply disruptions on ingredients and packaging materials,” said Miguel Patricio, chief executive officer of Kraft Heinz. A cloud-based manufacturing execution system (MES) can improve CPG supply chains.

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More answers on bridging the gap from edge to cloud MES to make automation more effective

Control Engineering

Question : How do you address the security risk of enterprise resource planning (ERP) data going through MES to Level 2 to run batches, start production runs, changes grades? Some may choose to split out important functions in this middle layer into different types of systems. Harrison: That depends.