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The Future of Smart Supply Chain with Industry 4.0

ATS

The importance of the supply chain is most easily illustrated by the vast scale of the repercussions that follow when supply chain problems occur. Supply chain digital transformation — driven by Industry 4.0 Digital transformation in logistics and supply chain. developments. implementation.

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The Connectivity Revolution: How the Emergence of 5G Networks Are Reshaping Manufacturing

21st Century Tech

Please welcome Dijam Panigrahi to 21st Century Tech Blog. In his first contribution to the blog site, he writes about the change that 5G is bringing to manufacturing. For real-time communications and control in manufacturing, warehousing and distribution this is critical. Dijam is the Co-founder and COO of GridRaster Inc. ,

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Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part II: Manufacturing Logistics

Cisco Manufacturing

This blog is the second in a series, bringing a lens on manufacturing logistics, dissecting the application flow and a little detail on why the serving wireless medium must behave in a particular way to support it. I recently learnt that manufacturing supply chains are modeled using algebraic solver techniques and evaluated using statistics.

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IFR says harnessing AI in robotics can make work better

Robotics Business Review

That transformation is happening against the backdrop of global megatrends, including a shrinking global workforce , an increasing appetite for e-commerce, and a fundamental need for sustainability and resilience — including in supply chains. Editor’s note: This article was syndicated from the IFR’s blog.

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Food & Beverage Condition Monitoring & Predictive Maintenance

ATS

This blog explores the value of adopting this strategy, what’s involved in implementation and the benefits to be expected. Using predictive maintenance to improve food & beverage supply chain For food and beverage manufacturers , the opportunity to anticipate potential points of failure goes beyond the production machinery.

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The Manufacturing Value Chain Guide

ATS

Every manufacturing activity is composed of a chain of linked steps, and each one should be adding value. Value chain analysis is a systematic approach to identifying each step and optimizing its contribution to the business. There are five primary pieces that make up the value chain: 1. This guide has covered a lot of ground.

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Why should manufacturers in Australia invest in Digital Transformation for effective production?

Factory Worx

Read Our Blog. Digital technologies benefit manufacturing by utilising flexible automation, connecting the supply chain effectively and allowing remote operation. By analysing information from human resources, warehousing or sales. Supply chain A reliable Industry 4.0 was concerned with mass customisation.