Ortems, a provider of advanced planning and scheduling solutions, has launched a major new release of its Agile Planning software.

Chemiphos SA, a chemical manufacturing and distribution company and part of the Chemserve Group, has invested in Syspro ERP 6.10 SP2, from EOH Impact Africa, to enrich its business processes through better reporting, workflow and integration capabilities at its manufacturing and head office sites.

Investing in a software solution that can be updated and improved over time can save your business millions over the years. QBCon recently proved that an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that is constantly updated could continue simplifying business processes without ever interrupting workflow.

Bytes Systems Integration (Bytes SI), has received the 2009 South African Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Competitive Strategy award from Frost and Sullivan.

Infor has announced general availability of Infor MyDay for Infor ERP VISUAL, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for small to midsized businesses (SMB) in the discrete manufacturing industry, through Brown Manufacturing Systems, a long established Infor partner in Africa.

Rockwell Automation, a leading global provider of industrial automation, power, control and information solutions, has launched a new sub-Saharan team to deal with automation requirements north of the Limpopo border.

The requirements of quality management systems have evolved significantly over the past several years, writes Ian Huntly, CEO and MD of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings.

Many organisations want to develop further – to move towards the holy grail of ‘zero defect’, writes Ian Huntly, CEO and MD of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings.

Currently, companies in every industry are moving in an economic environment characterised by an increase in the intensity of competition and the tightening of global competition as they each chase shrinking markets, writes Ian Huntly, CEO and MD of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings.

Today's plant-floor control systems generate incredible amounts of raw
data - whether it is the number of parts scrapped during a shift or the
amount of ingredients used in the most recent batch process, write Michael
Panaleano and Todd Smith, product managers at Rockwell Automation.

Information and business intelligence as becoming increasingly important as manufacturing companies seek to take their place on the global stage.
Rockwell Automation has announced the release of a white paper that reveals a snapshot of how manufacturers are beginning to bridge the historic divide between controls engineering and IT.