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Building an Effective CPG Supply Chain Using a Cloud-based MES

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Many consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are affected by supply chain shortages and are taking steps to avoid shortages or overproducing items, not in demand. In October 2022, PepsiCo said it plans to automate and digitize more of its supply chain data to ease ingredient shortages and boost efficiency.

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Why the Mid-sized Manufacturer Should Expand the Role of MES

iBASEt

While all manufacturers are straining in the current environment due to COVID pandemic-driven supply chain and labor scarcity issues and the growing impact of inflation on the economy, small and mid-sized business (SMB) manufacturers are being hit particularly hard. The primary beneficiary then was the ERP system.

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IMTS / Hannover Messe Chicago Recap

Gary Mintchell

. • ABB helps businesses of all sizes embrace the flexibility afforded by robotics to efficiently adapt production to satisfy their customer’s most pressing needs, especially as reshoring becomes a prominent means to address ongoing supply chain backlogs. For more information. For more information. For more information.

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15 pieces of automation advice from ROKLive 2022

Control Engineering

Build an effective cyber resilience strategy : With cyberattacks causing unplanned downtime, contributing to supply chain shortages, and leading to ransomware attacks, manufacturers need to build a cyber-resilience program, according to Brian Deken in the session, “Cybersecurity Peer Exchange: Building an Effective Cyber Resilience Strategy.”

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Breaking the Cycle of Quality Challenges in Aerospace & Defense

iBASEt

Leveraging Model-Based Enterprise and MES for Superior Manufacturing Outcomes Maintaining quality is non-negotiable in high-complexity manufacturing, especially in sectors like aerospace and defense (A&D). Surprisingly, however , not all MES solutions fully embed quality management into their systems, so buyers beware.

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Cloud-based Solutions Accelerate the Transformation of Industrial Operations with Smart Digital Capabilities

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

For example, Rockwell Automation offers Plex, a multi-tenant SaaS, cloud-native smart manufacturing offering that includes fully integrated, easy-to-deploy solutions for advanced manufacturing execution systems (MES), quality management systems (QMS), supply chain management (SCM), asset performance management (APM), and production monitoring.

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ICS network integration benefits for a connected plant

Control Engineering

How many include safety instrumented systems (SIS), online and offline analyzers, smart instrumentation, asset management suites and edge devices? However, for the controls engineer tasked with building a connected plant, the challenge can be daunting. Having only two or three protocols is a realistic goal.