Digital Commerce Strategies for Manufacturers: Customer Journey Mapping 101
Manufacturers focused on growth are finding it by discovering more about their customers’ business problems and providing solutions for them. This opens new opportunities for manufacturers to stand out as the preferred option in a competitive marketplace.
Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders in the Manufacturing Enterprise
How should manufacturers be preparing our next generation of leaders? Whether the consideration is internal or external resources, here are a few best practices to consider.
3-D Printing Continues to Gain Strong and Transformative Momentum
A recent column in The Economist places 3-D printing—additive manufacturing—front and center as factories of the future emerge as a result of the digital revolution in manufacturing.
Where to Invest in Digital Transformation
In our final post of this series on digital transformation and manufacturing, we look at where manufacturers are and should be investing as they continue their digital transformation journey. Digital transformation is big business—very big business.
Digital Transformation Growth Strategies for Manufacturers
In our first post on digital transformation and manufacturing, we spoke to the imperative that’s driving the initiative in the sector, and how it appears to have reached a tipping point in very short time. This post addresses the strategies companies must employ for digital transformation to realize the growth potential it promises.
Digital Transformation: Past the Tipping Point
It’s fair to say a tipping point has been reached. Digital transformation is no longer hesitating, but is rather sweeping through the manufacturing sector as companies look to capitalize on the IoT, advanced analytics, cloud technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and much more.
Kaufman Container Reduces Overhead Costs by 30%
When you see a product, the first thing you will notice is the packaging. Sometimes you are more impressed with the packaging than the product itself. Packaging makes you say "wow" when it's attractive to the eye. And so, our customer Kaufman Container has been a leader for 100 years in the North American market in providing quality and innovative packaging components.
Three Diverse Operating Systems, One ERP Database
Headquartered in England, KMF is the market leader in the supply of precision sheet metal fabrication and engineering solutions. With the newly formed KMF Group, the company consists of KMF Precision Sheet Metal, KMF Precision Engineering as well as their sister company in Slovakia, KMF Slovakia. Together, these organizations have combined to deliver fully integrated bespoke metal work and precision sheet metal fabrication solutions with over 110,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and office space.
Global Growth Tracker Survey Reveals 10 Characteristics That Enable Manufacturing Companies: Part Two
Epicor recently published its 2016 global growth tracker survey, and the results point to the top characteristics that differentiate manufacturing organizations poised for sustainable growth. Epicor calls these companies “manufacturing grow getters,” and defines them as organizations and people who understand what it takes to get set for growth in today’s dynamic business environment. "They know what growth looks like for their business and have the vision and drive to act on it," says the study.
Part Three of The Global Growth Tracker Survey Results
Epicor recently published its 2016 global growth tracker survey, and the results point to the top characteristics that differentiate manufacturing organizations poised for sustainable growth. Epicor calls these companies "manufacturing grow getters," and defines them as organizations and people who understand what it takes to get set for growth in today’s dynamic business environment. "They know what growth looks like for their business and have the vision and drive to act on it," says the study.