Manufacturing Magazine May 2015 | Page 23

MOBILITY IS REVOLUTIONIZING MANUFACTURING
apps , manufacturers can get the right technician to the right customer problem with the right parts the first time .
9 . Improving logistics and supply chain coordination with suppliers using mobile technologies . Manufacturers whose business models rely on rapid inventory turns , tight production schedules and thin margins are the leading early adopters of mobile technologies for logistics and supply chain coordination . High tech hardware manufacturers are a case in point , as are many distributors whose
business models are shifting to value-added services over pick , pack and ship operations .
10 . Making manufacturing intelligence the new norm in production operations . One key challenge facing manufacturing executives is that of taking shop floor data and interpolating it to financial results in a time efficient manner . Mobility can help with data collection , pattern detection and predictive analytics to get in front of production cost trends . Mobile data can also help with cost analysis , cost formulation , defect monitoring and comparative financial analysis .
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