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K3 Syspro is urging firms to utilise the technology at their disposal in order to navigate the challenges they face. K3 Syspro’s Customer Days were the perfect showcase for how businesses can utilise these technologies, providing an interactive experience for visitors, with the opportunity to attend a series of talks, workshops and one-to-one surgeries. Focusing on the specific product features and benefits from the Syspro software and third party products including Drive Works, Bluestone leasing and Aspin. The event benefited from a number of presentations from existing customers including the Stuart Marsh Shoes Group. Speaking at K3 Syspro’s customer days, Austen Shute, IT manager at the Stuart Marsh Shoes Group, revealed that by utilising a K3 Syspro
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According to K3 Syspro, manufacturers need to embrace Industry 4.0, or risk falling behind. But the question asked by many business leaders is how? Integrating systems and processes can seem complicated, a perception that K3 Syspro is keen to dispel as it launches an eBook ‘How to manufacture a smarter factory with Syspro ERP’, designed to take the confusion out of Industry 4.0 and technology advancements, answering the ‘how’ through expert advice and real-life business examples.
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Cathie Hall, managing director at K3 Syspro, says: “We are providing an expert’s guide for companies to stay ahead of the competition in a disruptive and fast evolving marketplace. Industry 4.0 is creating unprecedented opportunities for businesses to connect with each other in real time. For UK manufacturers, understanding how Industry 4.0 is revolutionising business models, is crucial in creating smarter, better integrated and successful manufacturers.
She adds: “At K3 Syspro we understand the numerous challenges faced by companies adapting to Industry 4.0. For over 30 years, K3 Syspro has been at the heart of UK manufacturing and distribution, helping organisations in diverse sectors including, automotive, electronics and aerospace, with advanced Enterprise Resource Pla nning (ERP) solutions. Our eBook is a guide on the necessary steps busin ess leaders must take, to integrate the value chain, be more responsive to customers, remain ahead of the competition, and enable the factories of the future.”
As the shift frommass production tomass customisation continues and servitisation becomes an ever growing area of importance, it is clear that manufacturers face tough decisions where technology concerned and ensuring that they get the best andmost effective solution becomes critical to the The K3 Syspro eBook ‘How to manufacture a smarter factory with Syspro ERP’ can be downloaded from the K3 Syspro website at
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Speaking about the benefits of the customer days, Cathie Hall, managing director at K3 Syspro, comments: “The event provided an invaluable platform for collaboration, enhancing user experience, sharing ideas and planning a roadmap fo r future proj
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Syspro, customers and our third party companies and demonstrated that technology is increasingly providing businesses with the tools to remain competitive in a dynamic and fast changing marketplace. Delegates also had the opportunity to see first-hand how to integrate these tools into their businesses to the best effect.”
In particular, K3 Syspro’s event featured four technologies th at have been gainin g greater traction recently, including social networking,mobile computing, analytics, and cloud computing (‘SMAC’). The use of these ‘SMAC’ technologies is providing manufacturers with real-time insights into customer demands and emerging trends, which is helping companies to develop and enhance existing products as well as producing new ideas and innovations. Hall concludes: “Manufacturers are increasingly faced with large amounts o f data, which provides information, and information in turn provides knowledge and business intelligence. This ultimately leads to better decision-making. Utilising Syspro by K3 Syspro gives manufacturers the ability to access data from multiple locations through a social platform integrated with the ERP and SME’s too can capitalise on the benefits that not only mean enhanced insight and
continuity but, crucially, provides tools to compete with large r organisation s. Companies of all sizes can benefit from good business systems where technology is a fundamental part, harnessing and integrating all areas of the business.”
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