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Global disruptions are forcing large manufacturers to modernize outmoded, inflexible IT infrastructure. But to do so successfully, IT leaders must show that this effort is not merely a technology “refresh” but a strategic action to unlock business value and sustain long-term growth. IT leaders can use “business value” as the key criterion for guiding infrastructure modernization. Partnering with an experienced systems integrator can speed up this entire process. Manufacturing business leaders have specific priorities: Increasing revenue/valueImproving cost-efficiencyMinimizing business risks a...
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The manufacturing edge is the hardware and software constellation on the plant’s premises. It encompasses the full range of end point devices and often a localized data center for storing data and running analytics, monitoring, and other applications. But organizations are implementing edge strategies that do not consider AI and GenAI requirements. The results are inefficient utilization of edge resources, needlessly complex machine learning models, and impractical use cases, all of which lead to slow or suboptimal adoption by end users. To deploy and optimize AI on the edge, manufacturing IT ...
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Manufacturing IT leaders now can leverage technological advances that enable Microsoft AI assistants to become a human-friendly interface to shopfloor systems. Machine operators, mechanics, technicians, and safety inspectors can talk to a specialized GenAI Microsoft copilot in natural and native language. The copilot responds – via voice or text – in the same language, with answers to questions and recommendations for action. The copilot can intelligently source the recommendations from a combination of multiple documents such as SOPs, FMEAs, RCAs, and troubleshooting manuals. The benefits are...
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Manufacturing IT leaders are working to overhaul aging, rigid supply chains, with global geopolitical events adding still more urgency to that task. Priorities include: Optimizing demand planning tools to better forecast demand changesReducing lag time in responding to supply chain disruptionsAutomating tasks from manufacturing to logisticsGenerative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capabilities can help achieve these priorities by focusing on specific supply chain tasks and processes. “Early adopters of AI-enabled supply chain management have reduced logistics costs by 15%, improved inventory ...
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Epicor has acquired Kyklo, a PIM specialty vendor focused on manufacturers and distributors, it said Wednesday. The ERP vendor said that Kyklo’s products would augment its Epicor Commerce offering, helping manufacturers, distributors and sellers to improves product discovery, generate more qualified leads, and modernize the online buying experience. Epicor described Kyklo’s value-add as “a process of catalog and content creation involving search, editing, and filtering, plus bulk data uploading using an API for real-time content and price updates.” It said Kyklo’s team of qualified engineers w...
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Most Asia Pacific (APAC) organizations are either getting involved or already invested in smart manufacturing; 48% are just beginning their digital journey, while 45% have already adopted it. After all, smart manufacturing seamlessly augments digital business models’ resilience, making it a logical solution to a global economy marked by supply chain disruptions, inflation, and talent shortages. By 2027, 60% of APAC-based manufacturers will enhance operational roles with automation technology, boosting employee engagement with a 50% increase in worker efficiency. In 2025, Mordor Intelligence va...
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