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Create a Supply Chain that will Bend, not Break

Fabricating & Metal Work

Sometimes the supply chain feels like continuous chaos — that there is nothing to do but shrug your shoulders and wait for things to change. Consider that metalworking manufacturing operations are speeding up processes by adding the latest machinery, robotics and automation into processes — only to run into supply chain constraints.

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

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Many consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are affected by supply chain shortages and are taking steps to avoid shortages or overproducing items, not in demand. In October 2022, PepsiCo said it plans to automate and digitize more of its supply chain data to ease ingredient shortages and boost efficiency.

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Embrace Disruption: The Supply Chain

Fabricating & Metal Work

COVER STORY Metalworkers can build supply chains that can bend without breaking thanks to innovative strategies, processes and products. Where do things stand regarding the state of the supply chain as we enter the summer of 2023? “I In the meantime, supply chain challenges persist, hampering best-laid plans.

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Top 5 Control Engineering content: December 5-11, 2022

Control Engineering

Supply chain, staffing and COVID-19 are main concerns among SI Giant system integrators. Leveraging real-time data across the enterprise. A system integrator leveraged enterprise resource planning (ERP) products to help a packaging client realize major gains and meet growing demand by giving them access to real-time data.

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Breaking barriers with a hyperconnected shop floor

AU Manufacturing

Businesses have seen multiple disruptions to the supply chain over the last couple of years, on top of equipment breakdowns that they were not prepared for and poor communication on the shop floor.

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Should you be looking for AI in an ERP?

AU Manufacturing

On the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we can acknowledge that supply chains are more efficient and informed than ever before. Greater efficiency AI has the power to optimise your supply chain by automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks, reducing the occurrence of errors, and increasing efficiency.

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How data discovery enables manufacturers to identify trends that can help in fine-tuning their operations

AU Manufacturing

The application of big data analytics can be used in various ways in manufacturing operations, including production, supply chain management and customer relations. The recent economic volatility has tested manufacturers’ resiliency and ability to meet customer demand or connect with global supply chains.