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System Integration

System integration: Tales from the trenches

November 5, 2014

The players on the system manufacturing side may not be many, but system integrators are plentiful and use the products of companies such as Rockwell, Honeywell, Siemens, Schneider Electric, ABB, Fanuc and others to install custom solutions for them.

Technology Sourcebook

ERP platform

October 7, 2014

The LINKFRESH for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 ERP platform is engineered for enterprise-size businesses in the fresh food supply chain.

A CMMS such as Bigfoot CMMS can provide a quick search on parts and supplies with drill down information on part names and numbers.

Maintenance Software

CMMS provides enhanced functionality

Wayne Labs

April 8, 2014

Maintenance staff can’t do their jobs if they spend more time on paperwork than maintenance.

Retorts can bottleneck a process, but significant improvements are being made.

Automation

Cost containment: Using automation to help stop leaks

Everywhere you look, your cash flow is hemorrhaging. Integrated automation systems can show you where to start applying tourniquets.

Wayne Labs

March 8, 2014

You may be able to use a spreadsheet or home accounting program to get your household finances in order. But, there are so many places for cash to evaporate in a food or beverage plant, that unless you are using an integrated software system to track and focus every process, you may never know if leaks exist.

Manufacturing Intelligence

Manufacturing Intelligence: Using the right tools to make the right decisions

You may have an ERP system and industrial controls in place, but are you getting the key performance indicators needed to stay ahead of the competition?

Wayne Labs

January 10, 2014

Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence software is a crucial tool.

Technology Sourcebook

Cloud-based ERP solution

August 8, 2013

The Sage Inventory Advisor cloud solution integrates with Sage 100 ERP, Sage 300 ERP and Sage ERP X3 systems.

Technology Sourcebook

ERP integration solution

August 8, 2013

The Smartware Bigfoot enterprise resource planning (ERP) integration customized solution integrates asset maintenance data with ERP systems to help eliminate double data entry and improve process automation.

for improved freshness and lower cost: Wal-Martâs produce plan for the future

TECH FLASH

Traceability for improved freshness and lower cost: Walmart’s produce plan for the future

The retailer’s new plan aims to improve labeling and tracking.

Wayne Labs

July 15, 2013

With reduced costs and improved freshness as its goals, Walmart looks to the future of produce retailing.

TECH FLASH

Hey! You! Get onto my cloud!: Manufacturers scramble for cloud ERP solutions

Cloud manufacturing is catching on, and ERP providers are increasing their offerings.

Shane O'Halloran

June 26, 2013

Processors big and small are hoping to catch the wave on the new technology.

Field Report

Processor grows out of accounting software

A simple accounting software package may serve initial needs, but company growth calls for more diversity and functionality—spell it ERP.

April 9, 2013

RM Foods has grown from a supplier to restaurants, El Torito and Acapulco, to a much larger customer base that now includes retailers and bigbox stores such as Trader Joe’s, Costco, Sam’s Club and Whole Foods.