Intelligent Manufacturing
Gartner highlights seven disruptions CIOs might not see coming
CIOs must take time to consider ‘what if’ scenarios to avoid being blindsided by social, behavioural and technological disruptions, according to Gartner. Speaking at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo in Australia, David Yockelson, VP analyst at Gartner, said many...
Six tips to help manufacturers leverage AI and Machine Learning
Khaled AlShami, Vice President, Solution Consulting, Middle East and Africa, Infor, discusses the benefits of Machine learning and AI and how they can help businesses navigate these difficulties. With manufacturers facing challenges including rampant inflation, supply chains...
Ghabbour Auto partners with Riverbed to enhance digital app...
Riverbed has announced that Ghabbour Auto (GB Auto), an automotive company in the Middle East and non-bank financial services (NBFS) provider in Egypt, has chosen Riverbed SaaS Accelerator, Riverbed Client Accelerator, and Riverbed SteelHead within the Riverbed Acceleration...
AWIEF launches digital platform to enhance SMEs’ investment and e...
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) in partnership with USAID Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub (USAID TradeHub) has launched a new programme which will increase the investor, export readiness and competitiveness of 100 SMEs in Southern Africa....
Features
Zaydtex chooses SAP Business One to enable future growth
The curtain textile business is responsible for manufacturing right from the yarn stage through to the ready-made article, complete with...
Opinion: The Industrial Internet of Things is reinventing manufacturing
Machine-to-machine integration and the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) are reinventing manufacturing as we know it, giving birth to...
Africa gears up for IoT transformation
A recent global survey by HP Enterprise of 3,000+ IT and business decision makers at the end of 2016, found that the Internet of Things...
Four ways the Internet of things will transform the supply chain
Article by Tarik Taman, General Manager IMEA, Infor. If there’s a ‘quick win’ to be had with IoT, it’s in...
Insights
Robust IT gets manufacturers through times of crisis
A robust IT environment is highly important in the manufacturing industry in order to lay the foundations for innovation. Theo van Andel,...
The make-or-break challenges CIOs need to address
The vision of highly efficient, connected and safe factories is a reality in manufacturing, but how do CIOs overcome the challenges and...
How quickly could a cyberattack take down critical infrastructure?
With crucial national infrastructure like power systems and manufacturing currently in the spotlight, Doros Hadjizenonos, Regional Sales...
What African manufacturers need to embrace the digitisation journey
As African manufacturers begin to upgrade their operations, mapping out an incremental approach is essential. Smart factories,...
Case Studies
Oriental Weavers rolls out SD-WAN for elevated customer service levels
Egypt-based Oriental Weavers one of the world’s largest carpet producers recently rolled out SD-WAN in record time for elevated...