Digital initiatives that manufacturers must follow in 2016

Software AG has shared its predictions for the manufacturing and supply chain industry in 2016, derived from its expertise, market observations and interactions with its customers. Sean Riley, global manufacturing and supply chain solutions director at Software AG,...

Cloud pushes construction management in a new direction

While technology continues to evolve, we often don’t stop to think about why the world around us seems to be in a constant cycle of change. The reality is that keeping customers happy is what drives most innovation. Whether it is an app or something else in the...

NxGN Open Cast Bookings sparkles for mining firm

South African enterprise software specialist firm NxGN has implemented its Open Cast Bookings solution, a straightforward production data bookings solution, at an open cast mining client, saving the operation over R500 000 in the first month after deployment. This...

Principles in business continuity in manufacturing

The disciplines of business continuity management are increasingly helping some of the world’s leading manufacturers to identify and mitigate the complex set of risks they face. “Manufacturers have to balance the need for long-term capital investment...

Technology drives the future of mining

Mining may be a highly industrial endeavour that hasn’t changed dramatically over the decades, but sophisticated new technologies are starting to play ever-greater roles in improving productivity and miner safety, says Scott Mcgowan, Global Mining Practice director,...

Copy data virtualisation for manufacturing

The ongoing digitisation of industrial production – industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) – ensures that more and more machines are networked. In the manufacturing industry production and storage systems are increasingly able to: exchange...