Improving Your Supply Chain With Visibility
One of the great things about shopping online is the tracking information. It’s so reassuring to follow your box’s path across your computer screen until it makes its way to your porch. On a grand scale, companies today need...
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China, Covid-19, & Containerships: How to Thrive in This Supply Chain
The past two years of our lives have been like a poorly scripted Hollywood movie. We’ve seen those movies where a pandemic takes out whole cities and neighbors are arguing in the street over the last can of spam,...
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On the Fence About IoT? This Case Study Will Help You Decide
Still on the fence about IoT? That’s fair; you have your time and money to consider. Take a moment to envision dancers on a stage. Each performer in the show has a very specific job to do, one that...
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ERP Configuration vs. ERP Customization vs. ERP Personalization
ERP Software has been around for decades and helps companies all over the world get the very most out of their business. Is there more than meets the eye to ERP software? Many people wonder if there is a...
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The Connection Between Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
For most programs, BI functionality will already be built into the ERP system. However, the core functionality may not be enough for larger organizations that experience large quantities of data every day. In these cases, these companies may...
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Digital Transformation Trends for 2021
What is Digital Transformation?
Digital transformation is the integration and adoption of digital solutions and technologies throughout an organization, transforming both internal operational efficiencies as well as how value is delivered to customers. More than a single...
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Are You Being Driven to Digital Transformation by Current Market Conditions? 7 Keys to Accomplish Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
It is not uncommon for a company to struggle with change management, especially when implementing a transformation. Resistance to change is real and often presents as the proverbial stone wall. An estimated 70% of entities either had...
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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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