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Reduce Your Turbulence With An Agile Supply Chain

Cisco Industrial Automation

Uncertain global environments around trade and other geo-political events have made agile supply chains the difference between a firm’s success, survival, or failure. This is because of poor visibility, high data latency, and the unstructured nature of data present in many of today’s distributed supply chain networks.

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ICN Flagship supply chain platform gets anniversary update

Manufacturer's Monthly

The new look and feel were informed by user-based research that focused on key themes such as: design user experience site understanding expectations product offering dashboard functionality. This process has been heavily informed by user feedback and will continue to undergo user testing and improved developments. “We

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Supply chain specialists with a vision for advanced manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

Advanced manufacturing offers significant opportunities for job creation, productivity improvement and capability building in Australia, according to the Industry Capability Network’s (ICN) submission to the inquiry into Developing Advanced Manufacturing in Australia.

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Ontario unveils plan to strengthen food manufacturing supply chain

Canadian Manufacturing

PHOTO: Supply chain/Nick Saltmarsh via Flckr. The strategy outlines the province’s plan to try and strengthen the agri-food sector, ensure an efficient, reliable, and responsive food supply and address ongoing vulnerabilities through new innovations.

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Optimization Software Supplier INFORM Releases Responsible AI Guidelines

Gary Mintchell

Now, if only all business people were ethical… INFORM has announced the launch of its in-depth “Responsible AI Guidelines” to support the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) while advancing the technology. INFORM’s commitment to “Trustworthy AI” revolves around several pivotal principles: 1.

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New Perspective shines a light on what’s missing in supply chain

Manufacturer's Monthly

Procurement and supply specialist Industry Capability Network (ICN) said a proactive approach is essential to improve national self-sufficiency. Following its own advice, ICN has leveraged four decades of data to reveal gaps in the local supply chain before they become a problem for government or private project owners.

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Drive Productivity and Growth with a Resilient Supply Chain

AU Manufacturing

Sponsored Content by Epicor One of the major challenges for modern manufacturers in the post-pandemic era is the reliability of its supply chain. Supply chain issues that began during the pandemic have persisted, leaving many manufacturers scrambling to find and certify new suppliers—often with increased prices.