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How manufacturing can rise from the ashes of the old norms, stronger and better
Mark Hughes, Epicor, explains how manufacturers can and should use technology to streamline and improve operations, to enable them to emerge stronger and better from the difficult conditions that we are currently in
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1) Bringing manufacturing back onshore
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2) Automation will drive innovation
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3) Accelerating the speed of deployment
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