Check out the latest warehousing, distribution and manufacturing news headlines from across the industry:
January Economic Report: Mixed Signals for Manufacturing
It was a good news/bad news situation for manufacturing, according to the Commerce Department’s January economic report. Find out more.
10 Tips for Improving Piece Picking
Discover 10 tips to help distribution centers pick small orders more efficiently from DC Velocity magazine.
The Machine That Ran Too Hot
Want more insight into Toyota’s latest woes? Check out an Economist article on the car maker’s overstretched supply chain.
Posted March 5th, 2010 in CRM, ERP, supply chain management No Comments »
For Industrial Equipment Manufacturers (IEMs), the top businesses challenges of today will only magnify as more companies to plan go global and competition becomes increasingly stiffer. IEMs are faced with finding ways to:
1. Control costs
2. Enable growth
3. Improve visibility
4. Win new business
Register for the Microsoft Dynamics AX webinar by completing the form to the right.
Learn to face these four business challenges head-on by attending the upcoming webinar, “How to Overcome the Four Major Challenges Faced by IEMs,” presented by To-Increase.
Posted March 3rd, 2010 in ERP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, To-Increase, Webinars & Events No Comments »
Luciano Cunha, To-Increase Director Americas
These days, the perfect storm seems to be brewing for manufacturing organizations across the globe:
1. Organizations are more complex than ever before.
2. Manufacturers are under all-time-high pressure to gain a competitive edge.
3. Many manufacturers are starting out on the journey to become global organizations.
This perfect storm has made complete high-level visibility into the entire manufacturing process absolutely critical. Fortunately, total visibility is attainable through Microsoft Dynamics AX, according to a recent Nucleus Research report, “The Value of Microsoft Dynamics AX for Manufacturers.”
Posted March 2nd, 2010 in ERP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, To-Increase, supply chain management No Comments »
Don’t miss some of the latest supply chain management and manufacturing news headlines from across the industry:
Trade Fair LogiMAT 2010 in Stuttgart on Track for Success
Find out what you can expect to see at LogiMAT, Trade Fair for Distribution, Materials Handling and Information Flow, in this article from Logistics Business Magazine.
Railroad Shipping: STB Reauthorization Legislation Under a Watchful Eye by Industry Stakeholders
Learn how proposed legislation addresses longstanding railroad shipping concerns of warehouse & distribution companies in this article from Logistics Management.
Posted February 26th, 2010 in To-Increase, supply chain management No Comments »
Register for the citMFG webinar. Complete the form to the right.
A few weeks back, we shared the results of a recent exclusive Nucleus Research report, which found manufacturers can improve productivity by 30% with Microsoft Dynamics AX.
Now it’s time to put the report findings to practice.
Attend the March 10 webinar, “Helping Manufacturers: Turn Business Visibility Into Increased Productivity,” to learn how a collaborative Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution affords total visibility into all areas of operation. Attendees will also receive the exclusive Nucleus Research report.
Posted February 25th, 2010 in ERP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Webinars & Events, supply chain management No Comments »
Check out some of the latest supply chain management and manufacturing news from across the industry.
New Supply Chain Performance Benchmarking Service
Want to compare your supply chain’s performance against other companies? Learn how in this IndustryWeek article.
Manufacturers Continue to Experience High Levels of Supply Chain Risk
Check out findings of a recent MFGWatch survey, which found one-third of North American manufacturers say they’ve experienced a significant supply chain disruption in the past three months.
Uptime: What We Learned – 2009 in Review
What were the greatest lessons learned by manufacturing in 2009? Find out in this Maintenance Technology post.
Posted February 23rd, 2010 in supply chain management No Comments »
What are the goals of your special industry machinery manufacturing organization for 2010?
Are you moving forward with your plans to expand globally? Are you looking to differentiate yourself to stay ahead of the competition? Or, are you aiming to better understand customers’ needs?
Whatever your goal, this Microsoft Dynamics AX video illustrates how you can reach it.
Take your organization to the next level by discovering how Microsoft Dynamics AX can help you:
- Manage complex bids and quotations
- Provide strong customer services support
- Focus on lean project-based manufacturing
Posted February 22nd, 2010 in ERP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, To-Increase, supply chain management No Comments »
The much anticipated report from Nucleus Research on “The Value of Microsoft Dynamics AX for Manufacturers” is now available for download.
Nucleus Research analyzed hundreds of Microsoft Dynamics AX deployments over the course of several years and found:
- The average manufacturer can reduce inventory levels by 10% to 15% with Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Manufacturers moving from disparate systems or paper-based processes can increase user productivity by 30%
The report identifies six core benefits for manufacturers:
Improved Visibility
As manufacturing organizations become even more complex, the need for high-level visibility into the entire manufacturing process increases significantly.
Posted February 10th, 2010 in CRM, ERP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, To-Increase, supply chain management No Comments »
The more complex manufacturing organizations become, the greater the need for high-level visibility into the entire manufacturing process. Of course, the more complex organizations become, the more difficult this goal becomes.
A solution to this challenge, according to a brand-new report from Nucleus Research, is Microsoft Dynamics AX. The full report, “The Value of Microsoft Dynamics AX,” will be available next week for complimentary download. Pre-registration is available today by completing the form to the right.
As part of the report, Nucleus Research analyzed hundreds of deployments over the course of several years and pinpointed the six core benefits of Microsoft Dynamics AX for manufacturers:
Posted February 4th, 2010 in CRM, ERP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, To-Increase, supply chain management No Comments »
For manufacturers, the future is complete integration: integration of people, processes and systems.
Many manufacturers have already adopted a more integrated Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) approach – extending the reach of PLM beyond just engineering to include product planning, maintenance and customer service.
But the next push will be to integrate factory automation systems, such as Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), into PLM, according to a recent Manufacturing Business Technology article.
This migration of PLM onto the factory floor will:
1. Assist the flow of production-related issues back into the design process.
Posted January 26th, 2010 in ERP, To-Increase No Comments »
