How to Manage a Product Recall in the Electronics Industry before Your Profits Go Up in Smoke

Reading Time: 4 minutes The world has seen an explosion of product recalls in recent years. Reasons for these recalls have varied; however, some of the top business motives have included an increased focus on safety and regulation by authorities, growing consumer awareness and the influence of social media, the advances in product testing establishing links between an incident … Read more

The Digital Transformation Journey: Part 3 – How to Avoid Implementation Failure

As your manufacturing firm seeks to diversify, improve operational efficiencies and increase market penetration (among other goals), embarking on an Industry 4.0 initiative is a likely first step. While adopting new technology that can help you compete globally and achieve sustainable growth can appear to be a daunting task given the time, resources and cost required, getting it right is imperative.

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The Blurred Line Between Manufacturers and Tech Companies

Is Tesla a car manufacturer, an energy company or a technology firm? Elon Musk envisioned Tesla Motors as a technology company and independent automaker, aimed at eventually offering electric cars at prices affordable to the average consumer. Tesla Motors shortened its name to Tesla in February 2017 to take the focus away from cars. Today its extraordinary ambitious founder has a clear purpose; to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy with electric cars, solar panels, and integrated renewable energy solutions.

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The Past, Present and Future of ERP

For many of today’s established organizations, the path to success and the evolution of business management technology are closely interwoven. The advancement and diversification of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software have enabled businesses to integrate new technologies into their supply chain processes to drive forward their performance, leading to a variety of benefits.

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7 Steps to Build Your Strategy and Roadmap for Digital Transformation – Part 2

Digital technologies are transforming how businesses operate. Manufacturers today understand the importance of these changes but many find it hard to keep pace with technological advancements. Without a precise strategy in place, successfully deploying your first initiative towards digital transformation is going to prove extremely challenging.

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The Digital Transformation Journey: Part One – Getting Started

Smart technology is everywhere these days. You are probably surrounded by advanced consumer technology right now. For example, you may be reading this article on your smartphone, or perhaps you are wearing a smartwatch that’s monitoring your heart rate and other vital signs. You can hop in your car and ask your voice assistant for directions to the nearest gas station. Remote monitoring and control of your home is possible via wireless networks and Bluetooth devices. The examples are almost endless.

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Key ERP Tools to Support the Future Manufacturing Supply Chain

The future direction of supply chain management and collaboration will be determined by the impact of digitalization on the supply chain. Every analyst and forecaster is making that general prediction for the supply chain of the future. At the same time, customers and consumers are changing the way they order goods and services, forcing companies to adopt new pricing and delivery models.

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Deploying your Manufacturing ERP: in the Cloud or On-premise

When it comes to business transformation and digitalization, the term “cloud-first” is seen as a key enabler for businesses that are considering ERP. A cloud computing strategy should not just focus on resolving technical issues but aim to promote, develop and extract tangible business benefits. Cloud tactics should extend beyond IT and must be embraced by the organization as a whole.   

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