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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.
MRP – A Key Enabler of Agile Manufacturing
Over its roughly fifty-year lifespan, Material Requirements Planning (MRP) has become a key enabler of agile manufacturing. Learn more here. ...
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The Future of Inventory Management: Five Predictions
For many companies, inventory management is where all the elements of the supply chain converge. Find our five predictions for the future here. ...
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Relationship between supply logistics and supply chain management with technology
Technology is changing just about every industry today. Find out more about the relationship between supply logistics and SCM within technology. ...
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The Forecast and the Plan: What’s the Difference?
Imagine a new professional, walking into her first Sales and Operations Planning Meeting at the multinational corporation who hired her only a few weeks earlier. This is a big moment for the new employee.The meeting might be awash with numbers, spreadsheets, graphs, and interactions between people that she doesn’t yet understand completely. Managers might talk a language that is rather unfamiliar…
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Demand Management: Linking the Market to Operations Management
All businesses, whether they're commercial companies or non-profit altruistic enterprises, can manage demand by linking the market to operations management. ...
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Integrating Planning and Scheduling: How Is It Done?
Modern manufacturing operations are constantly challenged to be flexible, yet efficient. Find out how to integrate planning and scheduling here. ...
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Sales & Operations Planning: The Key to Managing Change
Discover the key to managing change in your sales & operation planning. We have highlighted the bedrock principle of supply chain management for manufacturers. ...
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The Benefits of Operational Planning
Sales and Operation Planning (S&OP) could be the least understood aspect in Supply Chain. Learn more about the benefits of operational planning here. ...
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What Is Lead Time Variability and How Can You Beat It?
Lead time variability is a problem in any supply chain/manufacturing environment. Learn more about lead time variability and how you beat the system. ...
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What is the Difference between Planning and Scheduling?
Any company with operations and production will be dealing with planning and scheduling challenges. This article covers both critical functions in more detail. ...
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