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Solids and Bulk Handling Magazine Article "Dedicated Approach"

Mike Brand, business development manager at DEDICATEDengines describes how Machine2Business (M2B) internet based, real time remote visibility of bulk storage stock levels and the supply chain can facilitate vendor managed inventory practices and aid bulk supply chain collaboration. Copies of the article, as it appeared in Solids and Bulk Handling magazine are downloadable as Acrobat PDF file here:
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Pigs get Internet feed!
Industrial Maintenance and Engineering Article - Wheyfeed Ltd

An article "Pigs get Internet Feed!", by Janet Dansie, editor of Industrial Maintenance & Engineering (IME) magazine. This independent piece describes the adoption by Wheyfeed Ltd, Nottingham, a major animal feed supplier, of an internet based remote raw feed stock monitoring system from DEDICATEDengines Ltd and the attendant benefits. The system allows Wheyfeed to monitor stock availability at their supplier of raw feed materials, so that it can make best use of its haulage fleet.
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Application Story
Bulk Food Ingredients

This case study highlights the main benefits which have been realised by a well known major bulk food ingredients supplier and its equally well known logistics/tanker fleet partner company, from the successful trial and implementation of eVMI, the internet based Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) remote visibility system, from DEDICATEDengines Ltd, in a food industry bulk commodity ingredients supply link in Europe. It describes how significant, measurable savings in the supply link and operational flexibility can be achieved, quickly and easily, through the close co-operation of all the players involved.
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Application story
Imerys Supply Chain Automation

One application of the DEDICATEDengines Industrial Internet Solution has enabled Imerys (formerly known as English China Clay) to reduce the cost of a non-value added overhead, supply chain management.
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Application Story
Integrating ERP and Supply Chain VMI Systems

This application story looks at the benefits which can be derived from integrating manufacturing planning information from ERP with a Supply Chain VMI solution - and draws on real-life implementations.
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Application Story
Business on the Move - Mobile Media - Managing Assets and Supply Chains

How DEDICATEDengines Ltd is allowing business people on the move to make practical use of the range of mobile media available today - to manage their assets and supply chains.
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Seminar Presentation
DEDICATEDengines presented "Supply Chain Automation Using the Internet" at CIA/PICME seminar

Mike Brand, Business Development Manager at DEDICATEDengines Ltd, presented "Supply Chain Automation Using the Internet", at the Chemical Industries Association Manufacturing and Logistics Committee/Process Industry Centre for Manufacturing Excellence "Supply Chain Optimisation" seminar. This was hosted at the Ford (National Training) College, Loughborough, by the sponsors Fisher Scientific - and included a tour round their nearby site. The seminar was part of a series aiming to help manufacturing and logistics professionals learn new ways to improve their business, through real-life examples of successful implementation.
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Seminar Presentation
ERA Controlling Remote Assets Conference London

The DEDICATEDengines presentation 'Global Supply Chain Automation' This paper outlines how supply chains for bulk product can be automated to enable collaboration using 'low cost of entry', 'hosted' services on the Internet, delivering savings through:
utilising the existing silo level sensors
no specialist software required (web browser interface only)
global coverage by using the Internet world wide web to connect the silos from wherever they are located in the world
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White Paper
Global SCADA Systems by Internet

DEDICATEDengines is extending the reach of the Internet right down to the 'nuts and bolts' of industry. Using their range of MIMIC Web Engine hardware, DEDICATED.engines is enabling companies to get the information they need to plan the resources of their enterprise. Web Engines can be scattered throughout a company's facilities world-wide to provide a window on their operations via a 'Global SCADA System' using the Internet.
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White Paper
Integrating into ERP

With the trend towards ever more collaboration between businesses, the need to exchange information automatically is becoming vital. The eMIS system from DEDICATEDengines collects live data directly from plant and equipment using the global Internet. It also uses the Internet to distribute and share the information derived from the live data.
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White Paper
RFID Tagging

DEDICATEDengines eVMI platform provides real time, remote stock visibility. This system has a variety of tools which enable Internet based supply chain management and VMI. This white paper discusses techniques for measuring, tracking and locating stock at remote locations, so that the information is up-to-date and available for all participants in a supply chain. DEDICATEDengines provides remote visibility in real time with reports and automatic email notifications when re-stocking is required. These systems track and measure the movement of stock as it flows through the supply chain.
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White Paper
Vendor Managed Inventory

This white paper from DEDICATEDengines Ltd looks at how 'M2B' (Machine2Business) internet based, 'real time' remote visibility of bulk storage stock levels and the supply chain can facilitate vendor managed inventory practises and aid bulk supply chain collaboration - bringing efficiency improvements and savings - both directly, in terms of stock replenishment management and planning - as well as indirectly, in terms of improved feedback into manufacturing and improved customer tie-in.
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White Paper Shorts
Download eRP Resource Planning via the Internet (100KB)

Download Hosted Remote Monitoring via Internet (120KB)

DEDICATEDengines Product Data Sheets
Download eVMI Brochure (170KB)

Download eVMI lite SILOtrend date sheet (960KB)

Download eVMI lite SILOview data sheet (960KB)

Download Vi DATA SHEET (170KB)

DEDICATEDengines Support Documentation
Download eVMI lite Pre-install Checklist (130KB)

Download eMIS Backplane DATAengine Installation Manual (400KB)

Download eVMI Lite Installation Manual (800KB)

Download eMIS System Security (670KB)

Download Site Work Terms and Conditions (31KB)

Download Standard Terms of Business (33KB)

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