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Ontario unveils plan to strengthen food manufacturing supply chain

Canadian Manufacturing

PHOTO: Supply chain/Nick Saltmarsh via Flckr. The strategy outlines the province’s plan to try and strengthen the agri-food sector, ensure an efficient, reliable, and responsive food supply and address ongoing vulnerabilities through new innovations.

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Supply Chain as a Service

Dinesh Mishra

What is supply chain as a service? Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) refers to a business model in which companies outsource certain or all aspects of their supply chain management to specialized service providers. What are the components of the supply chain as a service? Who Needs Scaas?

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Top 5 Use Cases of AI in Manufacturing Value Chain

Dinesh Mishra

Similar techniques can also be used to predict weak demand periods and slow down manufacturing to prevent spoilage of products and increased warehousing costs. The post Top 5 Use Cases of AI in Manufacturing Value Chain appeared first on Machine Insider. Meanwhile, those keeping a safe distance continue to appear in green.

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Machine vision, automation streamline logistics and warehousing operations

Control Engineering

Due to staffing shortages and major supply chain issues, manufacturers are willing to emphasize automation more to meet surging demand. Logistics, warehousing, and shipping organizations are struggling to operate faster. But most warehousing and logistics operations move packages that can be any color, size, shape, and material.

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The Manufacturing Value Chain Guide

ATS

Share If you’re looking for opportunities to improve operations and increase your competitive advantage, analyzing the manufacturing value chain is a good place to start. Every manufacturing activity is composed of a chain of linked steps, and each one should be adding value. What is a value chain?

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Siemens Announces new Strategic Collaboration with Xerox® Elem™ Additive Solutions

Fabricating & Metal Work

Xerox ElemX liquid metal 3D printer equipped with Siemens SINUMERIK CNC control system ElemX is a groundbreaking 3D metal printer that’s simpler and safer to use and addresses supply chain resiliency for transportation, aerospace, defense and industrial manufacturing.

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IFR says harnessing AI in robotics can make work better

Robotics Business Review

That transformation is happening against the backdrop of global megatrends, including a shrinking global workforce , an increasing appetite for e-commerce, and a fundamental need for sustainability and resilience — including in supply chains. We need to encourage startups and early-stage businesses in new applications for AI.

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