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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Discrete Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Product and Innovation, Supply Chain
Putting Value on Servitization

How do you put a value on Servitization? Servitization is a hot topic, particularly in manufacturing. The consensus of opinion…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Discrete Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Product and Innovation, Supply Chain, Sustainability
Keeping up with Certification and Compliance in Life Sciences

Manufacturing is probably the most highly regulated of all the industries and as a result has many bodies watching its…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | IFS Cloud, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Food and Beverage Manufacturing – Turning planning and forecasting to your advantage

In my previous blog I looked at the challenges of planning and forecasting in today’s fast-paced food and beverage manufacturing…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | IFS Cloud, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Food and Beverage planning and forecasting – dark art, science or a bit of both?

As consumers, we have high expectations when it comes to our favorite food brands. But do we really appreciate the…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Discrete Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning Blog #3

Trying to plan the unplannable with DDMRP Following on from my last blog, about which parts are best suited to…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Case Study, Customer, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing
KLN Family Brands works with IFS to improve forecasting and drive growth

KLN, a family-owned company based in Minnesota that manufactures human and pet food products, is partnering with IFS during a…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Discrete Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sustainability
Why manufacturers need a value-focused mindset to reach their sustainability goals.

Is it just me or does it seem as though the whole world is talking about sustainability right now? Admittedly,…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Discrete Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Supply Chain
DDMRP Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning Blog #2

Trying to plan the unplannable with DDMRP (Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning). Following on from my previous blog about the…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Discrete Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP)

Trying to plan the unplannable. Today’s customers are challenging manufacturers with demands for more options, more products, and shorter lead…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Agility, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing
Use Project Thinking and Your ERP for Business Resilience and Market Recovery
ERP and Market Recovery

Regardless of the reason for an economic shock, we need to view these unpleasant situations as cyclical events that will…

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| | Estimated reading time: 10 minutes | Process Manufacturing
2020, the year sustainability goes from buzzword to necessity for process manufacturers
2020 Process Manufacturing Predictions

Everybody wants sustainable products, and retailers are putting pressure on manufacturers to deliver goods that satisfy consumers’ new preference for…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Process Manufacturing, Service
The best way to approach servitization for process manufacturing
servitization for process manufacturers

Servitization is more commonly associated with discrete manufacturers, but process manufacturers are also embracing this change in business strategy. Servitization…

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