In this Automation World video, David Greenfield, Director of Content and Craig Downing, Senior Director at Epicor, discuss manufacturers’ increasing interest in cloud-hosted ...
Through the use of IIoT to connect wireless pushbuttons in the field to ERP inventory and order management, Jergens Industrial Supply is transforming its business for the digital...
Building out the value chain to realize the promise of IoT-enabled innovation is the difference between an Internet of Things and an Innovation of Things strategy.
There is a digital transformation of the workplace going on and it’s deeply affecting the way manufacturers approach CRM strategies. Providing your sales team with the right technology...
Although technology is changing faster than ever, customer value continues to run at the core of every business transformation story. Using advances like IIoT, e-commerce and ...
Machine-to-machine integration and the Industrial Internet of Things are reinventing manufacturing as we know it, giving birth to the smart factory that is connected, intelligent...
Though many manufacturers are waiting to see how current technology trends develop, it’s time for smart businesses to get over the Internet of Things and get on with it.
The continuous intelligence that can be delivered to manufacturers about their products via the Internet of Things has put OEMs in a position to take advantage of new market opportuniti...
Small and mid-sized manufacturers don’t have to live on the cutting edge of technology to take advantage of the business benefits offered by the Industrial Internet of Things....
Beset by cost and availability pressures on all sides, more companies are turning to sophisticated supply chain technologies to navigate the ever-changing production landscape...
As industrial facilities become increasingly becoming connected, these businesses are also creating new connections to innovate how they leverage data for productivity gains, ...
Will our use of AI doom humans to Alan Turing’s prediction that machines will one day take control, or can a different approach to the technology still deliver the benefits without...
Intelligent agent technology promises to boost operations and engineering efficiencies by delivering ready access to critical data and encouraging more natural interactions with...
In this second part of Epicor’s perspective on manufacturing’s digital transformation, we look at what today’s workers want and how you can keep them happy—and your business thriving...
Plant floor stalwarts for decades, historians and manufacturing execution systems are gaining new attention along with hot trends in digital and manufacturing intelligence. Staying...
Despite their reservations, manufacturers need to get serious about attracting fresh Millennial talent. Embracing modern-day technologies and providing internships can help.
Because phones, tablets and other mobile devices can squeeze latency and other waste from processes, they are rapidly becoming serious tools for manufacturing.
To realize the full value of Big Data and Internet of Things initiatives, manufacturers need the ability to contextualize data and integrate it into downstream process flows—which...
Manufacturing operations management systems are not going away. In fact, many experts expect them to evolve into key components of Internet of Things applications.
As more digitally controlled technologies are introduced, the number of connections drastically increases. And with the growth of data, manufacturers need new and faster ways ...
“Lean,” properly speaking, is not a program, a platform, a methodology or a one-time event. Lean is a way of life that seeks to add value and eliminate waste whether, in manufacturing...
