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Today’s manufacturers are faced with a competitive environment that demands more innovative, unique, highly-configured products and services designed to fit customers’ specific needs. One aspect of Digital Manufacturing is providing real-time visibility into customer relationships and streamlined communication.

Industry 4.0, as the name implies, is widely considered the 4th industrial revolution. It’s the culmination of automation, big data, integrated systems, and the connected enterprise.

With each of these areas maturing in their own right, it’s where they all collide that makes this 4th revolution so exciting.

MES and ERP – a powerful combination.

View this on demand webinar session for manufacturers looking at how to thrive today and into the future with modern enterprise technology. The in-depth presentation will help teams understand how Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) can drive the digital transformation of your business in ways not otherwise possible.

For project-based manufacturers including Defense contractors and discrete manufacturers, companies of all sizes are challenged by quality control, cost accounting, and compliance. In an effort to address these challenges, manufacturers intend to integrate manufacturing with other business functions such as finance or enterprise resource planning.

We’re hearing a lot about blockchain. But how will it impact the manufacturing and distribution sectors, and their extended enterprise?

Blockchain can be described as a “decentralized, open-source ledger that enables all parties to reach a consensus in a system without a central authority” and offers organizations the potential to support traceability, records management, supply chain automation, payment applications and many other transactions.