Cloud-Based Tools Driving Manufacturing Success

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Due to the fast-paced environment of manufacturing, small and medium businesses are extensively tested in competitive markets. They need to meet customer expectations while staying cost-effective. To overcome a vast array of obstacles, manufacturers who decide to implement cloud-based Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) solutions are making a smart move …

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Smart Sequencing for Complex Assembly Line Optimization

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Smart Sequencing for Complex Assembly Line Optimization Assembly line operations have become increasingly more complex from simpler setups producing a few products on dedicated lines to a much greater variety that can be produced on multiple lines, each with multiple line segments. Competing objectives between the different line segments e.g., grouping vs spacing; invalid back-to-back …

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Navigating Tariff Chaos with Attribute-Based Planning

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Navigating Tariff Chaos with Attribute-Based Planning With increasingly complex global supply chains, organizations need smarter strategies to navigate tariffs, restrictions, and sourcing challenges while staying compliant. Single-level sourcing management is not good enough. For example, Mexican organizations may need to be able to transact and plan to make sure materials purchased from China do not end up …

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Optimizing Production Planning with Traceability and Attribute-Based Accountability 

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Optimizing Production Planning with Traceability and Attribute-Based Accountability  Organizations must declare where their finished products were manufactured or assembled to comply with regulatory requirements and meet consumer expectations. However, many parts embedded in the product may have been manufactured in different regions, countries or by other organizations around the globe. Moreover, it is not just …

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Is your Digital Transformation stuck in first gear?

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Similar to shifting gears to keep accelerating a car, a digital transformation strategy is necessary to keep up with today’s business environment. Although the theoretical strategies are easy to design, explicit steps are needed to change processes, avoid pitfalls, and ultimately execute an organizational gear shift.  Before I go on, let me first remind automatic transmission drivers of what a …

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Highlights from 2024 Southern Auto Conference

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As a showcase for the growing worldwide impact of the southern United States’ automotive industry, the Southern Automotive Conference, held at the Chattanooga Convention Center, was a rousing success.

Lfoundry Does the Impossible! Flips Switch on MES & Migrations to Eyelit

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Problem: LFoundry (“LFoundry”), a semiconductor foundry, a vendor for the automotive and industrial sectors, located in Avezzano, Italy, migrated away from its existing legacy MES system which was deeply ingrained in the day-to-day operations of the fab. Eyelit Technologies (“Eyelit”), having experience in several MES migrations, was brought in to help convert the facility that …

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Eyelit Technologies Acquires Adexa to Expand Smart Factory and Supply Chain Solutions

Eyelit Technologies Acquires Adexa to Expand Smart Factory and Supply Chain Solutions

Holmdel, NJ – January 14, 2025 – Eyelit Technologies (Eyelit), a leader in optimized planning, scheduling, and execution systems for manufacturers, today announced the acquisition of Adexa, a global provider of AI-driven supply chain and enterprise business planning solutions. This acquisition strengthens Eyelit’s ability to offer end-to-end smart factory solutions. “We are thrilled to welcome …

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What is the End Game | Enabling Smarter Manufacturing Webinar

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How Manufacturers Win: Productivity, Efficiency, Sustainability & Quality What does winning in manufacturing really look like? In this video, Eyelit Technologies explains the four outcomes every manufacturer should be driving toward: As global competition intensifies and sustainability expectations rise, manufacturers must improve throughput, reduce costs, optimize assets, and protect margins — without sacrificing customer satisfaction. …

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