Featured Manufacturing & Warehousing Articles
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Manufacturing and Warehouse IT News For VARs—July 23, 2014
7/23/2014
In the news this week, manufacturers have turned to digital metric screens to go lean; five trends are poised to shape the future of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); and the National Association of Manufacturers is pleased following the House’s ruling on the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014.
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Manufacturing And Warehousing IT News For VARs — July 15, 2014
7/15/2014
Recent articles discuss ways to help your customers harness Big Data, manage the finances of IT, and understand the benefits of enterprise resource planning .
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Manufacturing And Warehousing News For VARs — July 7, 2014
7/7/2014
In the news, manufacturing indicators show business is stable and getting stronger, and researchers have developed a wireless network on a computer chip that could reduce energy consumption in large data farms by up to 20 percent.
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The Future Of 3PLs And Where Solutions Providers Fit In
7/3/2014
Third-party logistics (3PL) providers offer services to customers who have outsourced logistics for part, and sometimes all, of their supply chain management functions. According to a recent article by PYMNTS.com, gone are the days when 3PLs only distributed goods from the distribution warehouse to their respective stores. Today, the dynamic has shifted to include individual consumers, with items going directly to their homes.
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Hybrid Manufacturing: Combining Two Processes In One Machine
7/1/2014
3D printing has grown in popularity throughout the manufacturing industry as it provides a way to create highly customizable products rapidly. One drawback to 3D printing, however, is finishing that products require after they are manufactured.
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How Your MES Customers Can Cut Costs With (More) Paper Reduction
6/30/2014
In the Digital Age, manufacturers are relying less and less on physical paperwork — especially those that employ a manufacturing execution system (MES). According to an LNS Research report, while an MES can help reduce paperwork, companies can benefit from looking at the big picture instead of focusing on one or two areas at a time.
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Manufacturing IT News For VARs — June 30, 2014
6/30/2014
In the news, articles give the details of ISO/DIS 9001:2014, explain 3D printing’s growth in manufacturing, and discuss the challenges of security around the Internet of Things (IoT).
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LNS Research: Manufacturers Leveraging Tech Are The Ones Who Stay On Top
6/26/2014
Manufacturing executives strive to achieve optimum quality, but they face obstacles in doing so. Reducing costs, meeting compliance requirements, and mitigating risk are three of the major challenges they encounter.
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MES Offers A Comprehensive Approach To WIP For Your Manufacturing Clients
6/25/2014
Because of the potential benefits, companies have made significant investments in improving work in progress (WIP) inventory in order to boost performance. A new ebook from LNS Research examines why improvements in this area are often elusive.
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Manufacturing And Warehousing News — June 23, 2014
6/23/2014
In the news, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has released the “State of Logistics Report,” and the Advanced Design and Manufacturing and Impact Forum announces its 2014 conference. Also in the news President Barack Obama pledges to boost American manufacturing and to give entrepreneurs greater access to production tools.