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Supply Chain Management
Blockchain for Label Printers?
Honeywell and iTrace Technologies integrate blockchain technology into industrial printers to track inventory across the supply chain.
Supply Chain Management
Making the Shift to Industrial Product-as-a-Service Work
As the demand grows, learn why companies are now shifting from selling a product as a one-time item to offering customers a Product-as-a-Service route.
Supply Chain Management
Automation and the Supply Chain
Connecting supply chain and production operations often stops at the ERP system. But given the disruptions caused by politics and pandemics, successful supply chain operations will likely require a closer connection to plant floor automation systems.
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Paying for Performance
The new automation model focuses on services that reduce a manufacturer’s financial risks by shifting the responsibility of asset acquisition on to the OEM or technology supplier via performance-based service level agreements or cloud-based subscription.
Supply Chain Management
Software Helps Consumer Goods Manufacturer Thrive Amid Pandemic Uncertainty
Skin Actives proves that digitizing production operations doesn’t necessarily require big ticket software technologies. Modern Material Requirements Planning software can address every step in the production process, from order processing to fulfillment.
Supply Chain Management
Strengthening OEM Supply Chains for Challenging Times
Global supply chains are being impacted by COVID-19. In order to more effectively recover from the issues caused by the global pandemic and sustain success in the future, strengthening the resilience and agility of the supply chains is a must.
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Supply Chain Management
Why Conveyance Technologies Remain an Industry Lynchpin
Conveyor technology is no longer just about moving goods and components back and forth. Automation advances are transforming it into a core aspect of production strategy.
Supply Chain Management
Six Business Imperatives Driving a Connected Manufacturing Strategy
As industrial facilities become increasingly becoming connected, these businesses are also creating new connections to innovate how they leverage data for productivity gains, savings, and revenue growth.
IIoT
Open Manufacturing Platform Expands
Three steering committee members and new working groups have been added to the The Open Manufacturing Platform to help guide manufacturers through digital transformation.
Supply Chain Management
7 KPIs to Fix COVID-19 Supply Chain Problems
The pandemic put a spotlight on numerous manufacturing supply chain issues. The good news is that many of these supply chain insight problems can be addressed with existing automation technologies when aligned with the proper key performance indicators.
IIoT
Meeting the Capacity Requirements for Industrial Blockchain
Though blockchain, as it is configured now, isn't capable of meeting the transactions-per-second needed for full-production industrial supply chain applications, private and permissioned configurations may be the key to changing that.
COVID-19
The Potential of ERP Amid a Pandemic
Automation on the plant floor can keep production flowing to refill store shelves. But the biggest problem manufacturers face right now is a disruption to the supply chain.
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Modular Machine Maximizes Production With Linear Transport Technology
With modular machines making their way onto the factory floor, the Swiss machine builder and system integrator, Credimex, took advantage of linear transport technology to enhance production and create flexible and expandable processing stations.
Supply Chain Management
When to Drop a Product
After spending time and effort building a product, it's hard to see when the time has come to drop it. But it you pay attention to the signs shown here, you'll know when the product's time has come.
Supply Chain Management
Meeting E-commerce Expectations with Automation
As online retailers shape consumer buying behavior by offering customized goods, manufacturers are turning to technology suppliers and machine builders to add flexibility into production, packaging, and supply chain processes.
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Wood Packaging Producer Achieves Productivity Gains
Denmark’s biggest wood packaging producer recently upgraded to a CC-Link IE communications network to achieve an estimated $330,700 USD in annual savings.
IIoT
Rockwell Automation Launches Its Digital Partner Program
As more industrial companies look to digitally transform their operations, Rockwell Automation is growing its Digital Partner Program to help guide and simplify the deployment of advanced digital technologies.
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Agile in a System Integrator World
From project development to general productivity, having an agile system in a systems integrator world is extremely beneficial. Jeff Miller lays out how your company can benefit from an Agile project delivery methodology.
Supply Chain Management
Aveva Integrates EPC Software for Collaboration
The integrated portfolio of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) software is designed to help customers streamline the way capital-intensive process industry projects are engineered and executed.
Networks
Bumble Bee Uses Blockchain to Track Tuna
As the first food company to use the SAP Cloud Platform with blockchain-as-a-service, Bumble Bee can provide visibility throughout the supply chain by following the fish from the ocean to your table.
Data
Blockchain and the Making of Machine-as-a-Service
New technology platforms that leverage a secure, distributed, digital ledger will transform the way OEMs and manufacturers interact.