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Plex, by Rockwell Automation, is the leader in cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions, empowering the world’s manufacturers to make awesome products. Our platform gives manufacturers the ability to connect, automate, track and analyze every aspect of their business to drive transformation. The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform includes solutions for manufacturing execution (MES), ERP, quality, supply chain planning and management, Industrial IoT and analytics to connect people, systems, machines, and supply chains, enabling them to lead with precision, efficiency and agility.
How to Error-Proof Your Plant Floor
There’s a better way to protect your company from costly errors that take place on the plant floor. COVID-19 has raised the stakes higher than ever – making visibility and control a must-have, not a nice-to-have. In our Ebook, “6 Ways Error-Proofing Protects Your Manufacturing Business,” we outline the leading ways smart manufacturers can leverage technology to drive the following outcomes....
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5 Tips to Hacking Distribution Requirement Planning in the Food and Beverage Industry
One-third of our food and drink goes to waste. Read our five expert tips on hacking distribution requirement planning in the food and beverage industry. ...
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A Comprehensive Guide to Predictive Inventory Planning and Management
Inventory management remains an important operational feature that determines the successes and failures of enterprises. Read our comprehensive guide here. ...
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5 Steps to Digitize Your Inventory Planning Process
Many companies cite "inventory optimization" as a goal. With these five steps, you can digitize your inventory planning process. ...
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Top 5 Production Capacity Planning Challenges You Should Know
Modern manufacturing is a complex endeavor. That's why we've put together a list of production capacity planning challenges manufacturers should know about. ...
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6 Questions that will Improve Your Capacity Planning Strategy
Capacity planning has always been a core strategic process in the manufacturing industries. These six questions will help you optimize your planning strategy. ...
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6 Tips to Improve Inventory Management through Automation
For companies with outdated or manual systems, these six tips will help managers and decision-makers improve inventory management through automation. ...
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Strategies for Optimizing Customer Service Levels
Discover our recommendations for optimizing your customer service levels to improve efficiency and achieve operational excellence. ...
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The Hatch Stamping Transformation Story: From Humble Beginnings to Global Leadership
In 1952, brothers Raymond, Walter and Joseph Hatch launched a small family business. Their first job: stamping parts for model trains. Little did they know, this basement-based operation would become a global, leading manufacturer of highly engineered metal stampings and assemblies for the automotive industry. Talk about transformation....
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How Demand Planning Fits into Integrated Business Planning
Companies should be looking to align the processes in their supply chain. This article covers how demand planning fits into integrated business planning. ...
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