Jim Bresler, Director of Product Management for Food and Beverage, explains how smart manufacturing can increase confidence in supply chain predictability, highlighting its benefits and potential applications. Gain insights into the role of technology in enhancing supply chain management and offers valuable information to readers interested in the intersection of manufacturing and supply chain.

Explore with Jerry Foster, Chief Technology Office and Co-founder, how digital transformation is changing the sector and why manufacturers are investing in new technologies. 

Jim Bresler, Director of Product Management for Food and Beverage, highlights the importance of implementing smart manufacturing practices in the food packaging industry to ensure traceability and safety. Learn more on benefits of using technologies such as RFID and AI to improve supply chain visibility and reduce the risk of contamination in this article. 

See what Plex's Ara Surenian, VP, Product Management, DemandCaster, has to say about navigating unpredictability and enabling coordination across supply chains with smart manufacturing.

The 8th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing is now live! Learn how over 1350 manufacturers are delivering profitable growth without sacrificing quality, putting emphasis on accessing data’s true potential, and increasing adoption of technology to build resilience. See the full press release.

What is agility when it comes to supply chains? How can technology help with supply chain agility? What are some best practices for implementing software to help with supply chain agility? EECO talks with Plex's Ara Surenian about these questions and more in this podcast episode.

Read about how pet food processors like Barrett Petfood Innovations are looking to technology to enable better traceability and efficiency in their operations. With Plex, Barret Petfood Innovations was able to move paper record-keeping to the cloud and greatly improve its inventory management, enabling near-real-time planning and growth.

According to Plex's Jim Bresler, "[I]t seems that the call to action—to unify in support of an optimized supply chain with backwards and forwards track and traceability—is gaining support. The number one way to achieve this is through thoughtful digitization that connects across and beyond the organization.” Read about how Food and Beverage manufacturers are using technology to overcome supply chain hurdles and prepare to meet upcoming FDA requirements.

Hear from Plex's Jerry Foster as he discusses the skilled labor shortage with Rockwell Automation's Theresa Houck and Dave Vasko. They talk about three keys to overcoming the skilled worker shortage: smart technologies, upskilling, and reskilling.

January 31, 2023 – Plex by Rockwell Automation, a leader in cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions, today announced that automotive supplier Futaba North America Group (FNA) has selected the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform as a state-of-the-art, complete and integrated manufacturing and business solution to run their North American operations.