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• Cloud ERP software eases growing pains for emergency dispatch provider

  Priority Dispatch likes Salesforce SaaS platform for ERP and CRM, but says integration was harder than advertised, and that simultaneous deployment was a mistake, in retrospect.  Continue Reading

• How Mitsubishi Hitachi benefits from additive manufacturing technology

  In this Q&A, Paul Browning of Mitsubishi Hitachi explains how additive manufacturing technology helps build gas turbine parts that are more cost-effective and energy-efficient.  Continue Reading

• ERP vendors doing more to support digital manufacturing technologies

  Efforts by SAP, Oracle, Infor and Epicor vary widely in their comprehensiveness and depth, as do their philosophies about whether to develop a separate digital manufacturing platform.  Continue Reading

• CPQ software helps Hitachi Data Systems reduce pricing complexity

  Faced with products and services that were growing in number and complexity, Hitachi Data Systems implemented CPQ software from FPX and improved its pricing and proposal process.  Continue Reading

• New 3D printer technology could be a boon to production efficiency

  Stratasys' new Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator printer technology aims to grow 3D printing in manufacturing with a cloud-connected system that improves speed and reduces costs.  Continue Reading

• Carbon displays new additive manufacturing technology

  Vendor claims new technique provides faster, more flexible production and will help make 3D printing an integral part of the manufacturing process.  Continue Reading

• Supply chain finance platforms might provide 'win-win'

  Supply chain finance enables companies, such as manufacturers, to lengthen their payment terms, while simultaneously enabling suppliers to get paid early. Here's a look.  Continue Reading

• Three promising IIoT platform options aim to improve manufacturing

  Given the exploding industrial internet of things market, surveying the choices can be overwhelming. To get you started, here's a look at three platforms and their focus areas.  Continue Reading

• Why Jabil is ramping up its 3D printing and additive manufacturing

  In a Q&A, John Dulchinos of Jabil, the world's third largest contract manufacturer, explains why it is increasingly using 3D printing and additive manufacturing technologies.  Continue Reading

• Next-gen technology helps mitigate supply chain risks

  Supply chain risks can be very disruptive for a company, but technologies like IoT, big data analytics, machine learning and AI can help uncover and mitigate them.  Continue Reading

• The complexity of financial systems in the postmodern ERP era

  With businesses under pressure to operate more efficiently, the finance department must provide better insight. Here's what that means in terms of ERP-related technology.  Continue Reading

• Industrial IoT platforms proliferate while standards slowly percolate

  As frameworks from the Industrial Internet Consortium and platforms like GE Predix gain ground, an array of standards must somehow connect devices to middleware and the cloud.  Continue Reading

• The risks and rewards of a multivendor ERP strategy

  As old-school mega ERP implementations increasingly fall out of favor, companies are now picking and choosing software. Here are some of the issues that these choices create.  Continue Reading

• How specialized SaaS financial software can replace on-premises ERP

  Software-as-a-service financials often provide superior forecasting, analytics and financial close functions. Consultants share advice on choosing the right tool.  Continue Reading

• How Jabil's supply chain visibility software foiled a hurricane

  Global contract manufacturer used its Intelligent Digital Supply Chain to quickly alert supply chain managers affected by a major earthquake in Italy.  Continue Reading