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Inventory management key to maintaining a competitive edge

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: /stock.adobe.com For Australia’s discrete manufacturers, inventory management is pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of production processes, maintaining product quality, and achieving sustainable growth. Efficient inventory management helps manufacturers save resources, cut costs, and avoid disruptions.

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Revving Up Discrete Manufacturing: Is Your Manufacturing Data Ready for AI?

iBASEt

The Current State of AI in Complex Discrete Manufacturing AI clearly has staying power and will continue to gain momentum as new use cases and applications are discovered. The complex discrete manufacturing industry is already making strides in AI adoption. appeared first on iBase-t.

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How to automate: Best Control Engineering advice, August 2023

Control Engineering

How to automate insights Automation continues to enable manufacturing efficiency with fewer experienced workers available, Control Engineering explains in the “How to automate” August 2023 print and digital edition. Industrial automation, including state-of-the-art motion controllers, need to effectively share data.

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Transform your manufacturing business with supply chain management

Manufacturer's Monthly

It seems that the balance between dependable suppliers and cost-effective materials has reached its end for discrete manufacturers. Joint planning: Collaborative forecasting tools and integrated planning modules enable the synchronisation of production schedules, optimisation of logistics, and anticipation of future challenges.

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Enhancing manufacturing with ERP: growth and efficiency unleashed

Manufacturer's Monthly

Yet, an equally pivotal facet for success lies in the realms of effective financial and business management, a reality that can significantly amplify operational efficiency and resource optimisation. Taylor elaborates, “We work with ambitious manufacturers who are being held back by various common issues.

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Breaking the Cycle of Quality Challenges in Aerospace & Defense

iBASEt

Proactive Quality Control in Complex Manufacturing In complex discrete manufacturing, even slight defects can lead to significant issues, including rework, delays, and increased costs. Embedded Quality in MES MES is a hub for managing production activities, including resource allocation, work-in-process tracking, and scheduling.

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More answers on bridging the gap from edge to cloud MES to make automation more effective

Control Engineering

Additional information on MES and edge computing is available in a related article, “ Learn about bridging the gap from edge to cloud MES to make automation more effective.” How can MES help industrial digital transformation and automation integration? Harrison: When Level 4 can drive motors and valves, this is an important concern.