Solve Real-World Problems in Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing with Industry Specific ERP
Manufacturers and companies that have supplied to the A&D Electronics market have long had to settle for substandard, generic ERP business solutions that did not meet their specific requirements and business practices in their industry. This resulted...
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IIoT Vendor Selection – Proof of Concept vs Demo
IIoT or "Industry 4.0" is one of the hottest and most highly rated technologies for manufacturers today. Picking the right partner and solutions provider is paramount to success.
As a manufacturer, there’s no doubt you have seen the high levels...
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IoT in Manufacturing part 5: Analysis and Reporting
Manufacturing processes typically are in place for quite some period of time, often months if not years. During this time changes in process can occur and the use of IoT collected data can be highly...
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IoT in Manufacturing part 4: Process Workflow from Events and Alerts
Just knowing an alert has occurred and sending it to a human user may not be the ideal outcome. Again, just like in the previous sections, depending on humans to handle tasks introduces variability and more important, excess cost....
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IoT in Manufacturing part 1: Start Listening to Your Production Machines… They Have Lots to Say
Currently, you cannot avoid the deluge of hype and pitches around the ‘Internet of Things’ – IoT and how this is going to revolutionize the world in which we live. As a manufacturer you may...
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Engineering Controls and Configuration Rules – Meeting the Need to Reduce Risk with Configured Products
Recently I was having a discussion with a client who uses CPQ (Configure Price Quote) for the creation of custom products. The conversation was around the requirements for maintaining engineering controls – ECNs (engineering change...
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Additive Manufacturing, Visualization and Configuration – a Synergistic Solution
No doubt you have seen the growth and interest of 3D Printing and additive manufacturing over the recent years, especially as the capabilities of the technology permit not only prototypes to be created but fully...
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Millennials and Markets – New Challenges for Distributors
As a distributor, whether that is industrial products, HVAC, electrical or building products, you have new challenges to face as the next generation of buyer comes to the counter. This next generation of buyer has grown up differently than...
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