The supply chain is dead; long live the demand chain! How AI is tilting the balance between supply and demand
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFor digital transformation of the supply chain, artificial intelligence (AI) is effectively the only game in town. This is because it is the only technological discipline that knits together a …
LTE docks at Oulu, as Nokia and compatriots go mob-handed on private networks
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFinnish network vendor Nokia and Finnish private LTE provider Ukkoverkot have signed a five-year deal to bring connectivity, automation, and intelligence to the Port of Oulu, also in Finland. The …
Siemens releases new edge-based analytics tools for high-speed machining
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSiemens has released new edge analytics tools to process data from workpiece machining, and deliver new insights and efficiencies to manufacturing operations. It has also revealed new edge hardware to …
European tech giants buying digital startups, China buying European tech giants
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTraditional industrial technology giants are transforming their businesses by buying, funding or partnering with connected and intelligent manufacturing technologies and data management companies. The trend is most notable in Europe, …
ADLINK preps first micro-edge AI solution for LTE small cell poles and 5G radios
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailADLINK Technology and Illinois-based manufacturer Charles Industries have demonstrated the industry’s first micro-edge low-latency AI solution that can be co-located on LTE small cell poles or with emerging 5G radios. …
Belgian IoT firm deploys Nokia machine learning tool for security streaming
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBelgian smart-city security provider Room40 has announced a deal with Nokia to use the Finnish vendor’s machine learning tool for video analytics to discern anomalies in stream streams of video, …
Robots, robots, robots… and AI – How BMW is automating its supply chain functions
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1.8k suppliers, 31m parts, 10k vehicles – How BMW is making sense of its supply chain
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBMW Group has a global roster of about 1,800 suppliers, scattered at 4,000 points across the globe. Together, they deliver 31 million parts to 30 BMW production sites, worldwide, every …
Lubbock plays catch-up with smart meters, to advance with smart city apps
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailItron has signed with Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) to deploy smart electricity meters and management software to improve service for around 107,000 electricity customers in Texas. The move will …
AT&T mixes industry verticals and digital tech to brew-up new supply-chain magic
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe supply chain links the whole Industry 4.0 movement. For higher-grade operational intelligence to be brought to bear across the wider industrial market, the supply chain needs to mesh-in with …
