‘Is there a role for your ERP system as machines communicate with one another? Infor says yes,’ reports Modern Materials Handling magazine. MMH executive editor Bob Trebilcock reports on his conversation with Infor’s Warren Smith in a Nov 20 blog post, ‘Automation: What happens when machines talk to machines?’ Here are excerpts: ‘In the materials handling industry, we’ve been talking about machines talking to systems – better known as telematics – for some time. The modern lift truck, for instance, is outfitted with a ton of sensors that collect and communicate operational data from the truck to other systems and…
