Although manufacturers have started to adopt cloud solutions for many aspects of their business, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has lagged behind. The transition, however, is picking up pace.
More companies are considering cloud PLM and many already leverage the cloud to get more value fro…
The Annual Manufacturing Report 2018 (AMR 2018) was launched recently at the House of Lords. It is already generating conversations throughout industry for the insights it offers, not just into the state of manufacturing in the UK but also the mindset of manufacturers.
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In today’s world, fierce global competition is driving companies to seek new ways to competitively differentiate their products. Many companies are incorporating embedded software into their products to set their products apart from the competition.
Embedded software offers opportuni…
In an Internet of Things, billions of things have addresses and are linked to the Internet. They can transmit data to the cloud for processing, and be managed and controlled via applications.
This scenario will become a reality thanks to increasingly miniaturised computers, affordable sensors, …
It is certainly exciting times in the manufacturing and supply chain world.
As technological advances abound at pace for the industrial sector, there is huge business value at stake, massive opportunities to be seized, and of course, plentiful challenges to be overcome.
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The key objective of an ERP system is to drive up efficiencies and effectiveness in your business.
It should drive business growth, business value and profitability. Ask yourself whether your ERP system is really delivering for your business on these fronts?
There are many, many examples of ERP fa…
Historically it has been difficult to monitor the performance of your supply chain, however with the advent of Big Data it is now simple to keep track.
Keeping up with data and the ways to use it is now the biggest issue, 60% of supply chain bosses say that keeping up with the pace of change is among their t…
When it comes to choosing an ERP system there are hundreds of things to consider before choosing the perfect system, however choosing your ideal solution is just the first step of the journey.
There is implementation, training staff to understand the software and creating best practice to think ab…
Designing a new product is often an exciting experience for firms. Creating the new product can often by a very difficult process though, which often includes creating new, bespoke solutions. This can be a difficult process and incur large costs.
Finding an end to end solution, which encompasses d…
