The whole point of enterprise resourcing planning (ERP) software is to meet a cross-section of industry needs, and Infor is reinforcing that point with a TV commercial that shows how its CloudSuite is changing the worlds of manufacturing, health-care and even sports. The 30-second spot offers a whirlwind tour of prototypical customers of CloudSuite, a […]
The shift to digital business is happening. Fast. As companies embrace this shift, the focus of business strategy moves to extracting the maximum insight from customer data stores; insight into customer needs, and likely future behavior. This also means that businesses will need to gather more data, at increasingly granular levels to supplement what the […]
Why would you want to enter the high-technology world when all you have ever known is low-technology (or no technology) rust-belt products? Because the high-technology world is where all the money is. The manufacturing space is becoming increasingly sophisticated, and if you are not on that bus, you will be left behind. Sophisticated high-technology manufacturers […]
As Microsoft’s chief data scientist, Ozge Yeloglu’s job is not to develop specific products but simply help further customer success with tools like artificial intelligence. There are some occasions, however, when she just has to say no. Speaking at last week’s Elevate Tech Fest in Toronto, Yeloglu — who works for the software giant’s Canadian […]
The manufacturing environment has always been one in which people often perform tedious, repetitive tasks. If you ask any manufacturing operative about the monotony of quality inspection, sorting or grading, and moving materials or components from A to B, you’ll soon know why these tasks are eminently suitable for automation. However, the reason these activities […]
In some manufacturing organizations it’s easier for people to get along with robots than other employees, based on one of A&T’s most recent TV spots. Though it is still the world’s largest telephone company based on total revenue, AT&T wants enterprise customers to be aware of the wide range of IT services it can offer […]
Heather White, Complicit’s filmmaker, joined B2B News Network CEO, Jen Evans, to continue the discussion about what roles supply chain management and corporate governance have. Shot over 2½ years beneath the Chinese government’s radar, the documentary Complicit exposes the human costs of global outsourcing through the lives of a group of young factory workers poisoned […]
Celestica International Inc. on Tuesday will release what executives described as its most significant brand overhaul since 2007, positioning the electronics manufacturing services firm as the enabler of innovation among companies from its native Canada to Silicon Valley. The rebranding includes a new logo that says goodbye to the flaming red comet that has served […]
Augmented Reality (AR) has evolved from a futuristic idea into today’s real-world apps. Even manufacturers are welcoming this technology to elevate the intricacy of their products and services, boosting accuracy and decreasing the time of employees per single part. This technology will turn your surroundings into an interactive monarchy, which can be in the form […]
