How to create a digital manufacturing intranet work place encouraging users to exchange ideas and drive productivity.
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Cost to build a SharePoint manufacturing intranet: How much?
How coronavirus changes manufacturing supply chain spend and inventory management
Manufacturers are rolling back two to three years, any progress they previously achieved toward Industry 4.0 as budgets are re-evaluated and so are new paths forward.
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Look beyond labor and S,G&A for contract manufacturing quote cost models to determine total landed costs
Finding manufacturing ‘should cost’ and lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) versus piece part pricing for OEM equipment manufacturers requires intimate knowledge of EMS manufacturing and ODM provider internal costs. Add to this, the various geographies and currency rates while …
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EMS manufacturing profit center: Production vs inventory costs
EMS manufacturers make healthy profit by warehousing raw materials and finished goods inventory (FGI) for OEM customers. Most OEM equipment companies don’t know how to identify these hidden, internal EMS costs (OEM fees) and, EMS providers do not accurately break …
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Blockchain use cases for the manufacturing enterprise
Blockchain detail for both discrete and process manufacturing. Includes spend projections and use cases, for verifying origin and authenticity of a product, asset management, trade finance and more.
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How corporate materials commodities strategy differentiates and transforms manufacturing
Materials, commodities, sub-assemblies and products built by you, or coming from any part of your supply chain, are referenced accurately, in a timely manner, and tracked – and you build at the best price possible. Here’s how.
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Future manufacturing-as-a-service PCB assembly driven by manufacturing IT and marketplace
Manufacturing technology stacks will evolve, driven by three main drivers and influenced by these five ways of the next generation of manufacturing.
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Next generation manufacturing: PCB assembly companies face adaptive, technical challenges
EMS providers are habitual thinkers. They do not innovative. Artificial intelligence and automation will force PCB assembly firms out of their comfort zone. Here’s why.
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ERP, supply chain and procurement cloud preferences
Mission-critical tasks or software applications like ERP, SCM and purchasing might be on an organization’s private cloud for enhanced security and availability. Read benefits for each model in this article
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How manufacturing supply chains free up working capital and increase profitability
OEMs drive EMS manufacturing workflow accuracy and increase profitability asking these questions.
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