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Supply Chain Digital | March 17, 2020

Supply Chain Digital takes a closer look at how organisations can speed up their manufacturing supply chain. As the world continues to mass adopt innovative technology and the ease in which consumers are able to receive information via the internet increases, consumers are demanding more immediacy when it comes to the services and the products that manufacturing organisations provide. WIth this in mind, industries need to ensure that they are prioritising speed across their operations, in order ...

IndustryWeek | March 30, 2020

A friend of mine works for a company that’s always been in the consumer goods arena. It hopes to expand its B2B portfolio. The company is striving to respond consistently to Requests For Quotes within two weeks. It predicts that it will be able to nearly double its B2B portfolio when it’s able to meet that target. On the other hand, I recently read an article about a metal fabricator that is able to ship products in the evening for which it received an RFQ that morning. W...

Digital Transformation

GE Digital | August 05, 2022

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) and GE Digital today announce an alliance to help organizations transform their manufacturing operations. The alliance combines the proven sector excellence and technology consulting services of EY US with the more than 100 years of manufacturing experience and rich digital technology of GE. With the rapidly growing demand for modernized manufacturing systems, companies are seeking to gain a competitive advantage by expediting their digital transforma...

Manufacturing Global | April 27, 2020

During Sunday’s daily briefing, Governor Andrew Cuomo stated that the manufacturing and construction industries are most likely to see workers returning in the first phase of reopening the economy. The first phase, which could begin within the next three weeks, would see manufacturing and construction workers return in low-risk environments, and is based on regional analysis and determinations. By monitoring hospitalisation rates, infection rates and the number of positive a...