Manufacturing Systems and Automation

Clorox's recent ERP system launch, while an ambitious, faced challenges including concerns over costs and a decline in sales during the transition, illustrating the complexities and disruptions inherent in large-scale ERP migrations.

IFS Nexus Black and Anthropic have partnered to launch Resolve, a specialized AI solution aimed at transforming critical industries by embedding safety-aligned AI into operational workflows.

Dynatrace has launched a direct integration with Microsoft's Azure SRE Agent, enhancing AI-driven observability and automation for cloud operations, thereby enabling proactive issue detection and remediation within complex IT infrastructures on Azure.

IFS's innovations at the Industrial X Unleashed event showcased partnerships with leading AI firms to integrate industry-specific solutions that enhance predictive maintenance, improve operational efficiency and transform asset management.

Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA have partnered to invest €1 billion in the Industrial AI Cloud in Munich, aiming to create one of Europe's largest AI factories, enhancing Germany's AI capabilities by 50% with 0.5 exaFLOPS performance, while ensuring data sovereignty and compliance for European businesses.

Is your technology stack working for you, or against you? Many mid-sized manufacturers and distributors find themselves trapped in a maze of disconnected systems, scattered data, and decision-making that is more reactive than strategic. Managing multiple point solutions across departments create data silos, slows innovation, and clouds visibility into performance. Leadership is often left wondering whether they are investing in the right tools, are aligned across teams, and how to move from operational chaos to coordinated execution. The solution is to simplify SaaS access and visibility across business-critical applications. This will allow you to centralize application benchmark decisions and unlock new operational efficiencies without adding to existing IT burdens. The right solution will allow leaders to take full advantage of AI capabilities to make smarter decisions, reduce risk, and validate investment choices, turning data overload into competitive insight. By watching this session, you will be able to: - Identify gaps in your current application landscape and opportunities for consolidation. - Explain how centralized access improves efficiency and team alignment. - Apply peer benchmarking insights to validate operational decisions and guide strategy. - List key criteria for evaluating business applications with a modern technology stack.

Is your technology stack working for you, or against you? Many mid-sized manufacturers and distributors find themselves trapped in a maze of disconnected systems, scattered data, and decision-making that is more reactive than strategic. Managing multiple point solutions across departments create data silos, slows innovation, and clouds visibility into performance. Leadership is often left wondering whether they are investing in the right tools, are aligned across teams, and how to move from operational chaos to coordinated execution. The solution is to simplify SaaS access and visibility across business-critical applications. This will allow you to centralize application benchmark decisions and unlock new operational efficiencies without adding to existing IT burdens. The right solution will allow leaders to take full advantage of AI capabilities to make smarter decisions, reduce risk, and validate investment choices, turning data overload into competitive insight. By watching this session, you will be able to: - Identify gaps in your current application landscape and opportunities for consolidation. - Explain how centralized access improves efficiency and team alignment. - Apply peer benchmarking insights to validate operational decisions and guide strategy. - List key criteria for evaluating business applications with a modern technology stack.

Global ERP provider SYSPRO is enhancing its smart manufacturing capabilities by acquiring riteSOFT, a US-based firm specializing in mobile warehouse management and shop floor data collection, marking a significant step towards offering a fully integrated digital suite for its global customer base.

Manufacturers are increasingly adopting no-code platforms to enhance operational agility and responsiveness amid constant disruptions, allowing business users to create and implement solutions independently, thereby transforming technology development from a lengthy IT process into a strategic advantage that fosters innovation and real-time adaptability.

At the Epicor Insights 2025 conference, Epicor announced its commitment to the manufacturing and supply chain sectors with the introduction of AI-driven tools, including Epicor Prism and Grow AI for enhanced operational efficiency and data quality, alongside the Carbon Cost Rollup for managing carbon footprints in production, highlighting the increasing importance of sustainability in ERP systems.

This session will start by exploring what analyst reports can and cannot tell you about ERP selection. It will then explore why a CIO of a global automotive supplier selected QAD despite knowing where it stood in the rankings. This will include how leaders should evaluate ERP solutions factoring in topics like industry expertise, implementation realities, and long-term business impact. The session will also include a moderated discussion that provides a raw, insightful look at how manufacturing leaders navigate ERP decisions based on business realities. Attend the session to: Differentiate between ERP market reports and real-world decision criteria. Identify key factors beyond rankings that impact manufacturing ERP success. Understand why industry-specific expertise matters more than broad evaluations. Apply insights from an experienced ERP leader’s journey to their own selection process.

This session will start by exploring what analyst reports can and cannot tell you about ERP selection. It will then explore why a CIO of a global automotive supplier selected QAD despite knowing where it stood in the rankings. This will include how leaders should evaluate ERP solutions factoring in topics like industry expertise, implementation realities, and long-term business impact. The session will also include a moderated discussion that provides a raw, insightful look at how manufacturing leaders navigate ERP decisions based on business realities. Attend the session to: Differentiate between ERP market reports and real-world decision criteria. Identify key factors beyond rankings that impact manufacturing ERP success. Understand why industry-specific expertise matters more than broad evaluations. Apply insights from an experienced ERP leader’s journey to their own selection process.

ServiceNow has acquired Advania's AI-powered quality management solution, Quality 360, to enhance its Manufacturing Commercial Operations platform, enabling manufacturers to improve quality control and operational efficiency amidst rising industry challenges.

Capgemini has expanded its partnership with start-up Ascendance to advance sustainable aviation through hybrid electric propulsion technology, facilitating the transition from technology demonstrations to large-scale production, thereby addressing climate change and reshaping the aviation industry.

King Nutronics and GR Technology have successfully launched Rockwell Automation's Plex Smart Manufacturing Cloud integrated with RMB Solutions' Service Management Application via the GR8T Platform Pathway Bot, enhancing calibration processes, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency for King Nutronics in the manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing organizations should regularly evaluate their enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to optimize costs, inventory management, financial accuracy, and access to available professional services for improved operational efficiency and growth.

Accenture is building upon its automotive service offerings and has agreed to acquire AOX, a German company specializing in embedded software for carmakers and their suppliers.

Epicor has acquired Acadia Software to enhance its enterprise solutions for frontline workers in manufacturing and supply chain, aiming to provide real-time insights and digital guidance that boost productivity and efficiency.

Choosing the right ERP provider is crucial for businesses to enhance operational efficiency and success, with key considerations including ease of use, budget, and training opportunities, as exemplified by Global Shop Solutions' comprehensive training initiatives that equip users to effectively navigate and utilize ERP systems.

How can ERP software leverage generative AI and LLMs, and what are the key benefits? Also, what’s best practice for this process, including for data quality? Answering these questions in this session of ERP Today Live! we have Kerrie Jordan,...

Epicor has acquired Acadia Software to enhance its industry-specific ERP solutions with the latter's Connected Worker solutions, enabling real-time insights and guidance for frontline workers to boost productivity and efficiency in the supply chain and manufacturing sectors.

Continuous improvement is the process of consistently analyzing and enhancing products, services or operations with the goal of improving quality, efficiency and value delivery. Based on the Japanese business philosophy of “Kaizen,” continuous improvement seeks to optimize production activities that...

SYSPRO has announced the integration of its ERP system with Adobe Commerce, alongside unveiling a Mobile Warehouse solution.

Improve manufacturing efficiency and profitability by tackling excess inventory. Learn how to prevent inventory overload for better business operations.

The article discusses how manufacturers can optimize their systems to become adaptive organizations amid uncertainty, highlighting the role of QAD ERP O3 platform in enhancing flexibility, integration, and security while providing real-time data for intelligent decision-making.

Global Shop Solutions prioritizes customer collaboration in product development, showcasing how their ERP software has effectively streamlined manufacturing processes based on user feedback.

Discover the power of collaborative manufacturing and its impact on efficiency, productivity, and innovation in the manufacturing industry.