Plex SmartManufacturing Intelligent Cloud Platform

Main articles:

• SaaS - History. Philosophy. Development Drivers
• ERP (TAdviser definition)
• SCM (Supply Chain Management) - Supply Chain Management (Inventory Management)

Plex SmartManufacturing is a multi-user production SaaS platform that allows you to manage production and control the supply chains^[1].

2021: Integration with Kezzler Cloud Solution

On August 13, 2021, Rockwell Automation announced a partnership with Kezzler, a company producing a cloud platform for digitalization and traceability of products in production. The collaboration will be aimed at helping manufacturers track the path of products at all stages - from raw materials to the end user, thanks to cloud-based supply chain management solutions. The combined offer will be in demand in such industries as pharmaceuticals and healthcare, food and beverage production, as well as packaging of mass consumption goods - areas in which compliance with regulatory requirements and compliance of the goods with consumer expectations for quality, safety and environmental friendliness are especially important.

Rockwell Automation's supply chain capabilities, combined with the product traceability technologies that Kezzler offers, will help customers unite their suppliers, manufacturing, logistics, and consumers on a single platform. The Kezzler cloud solution provides flexibility of integration and easy access to existing registration systems, which combine a wide range of technologies, from distributed databases (blockchain) to traditional databases. Together, companies can also create identifiers that can be used for product traceability from production to consumption. For example, Rockwell and Kezzler can provide manufacturers with the data they need to calculate the environmental impact for each product produced. These data can be used to prove or improve, as well as to broadcast them to the end-user and use sustainable development practices as a competitive advantage.

Rockwell Automation plans to combine the capabilities of the Plex Systems cloud platform with product traceability technologies from Kezzler, which will provide transparency throughout the supply chain and expand the range of its management and functionality.

Our partnership with Kezzler will provide customers with significant supply chain transparency and improve safety, quality control, compliance, and ESG objectives using cloud technologies that are easy to implement and easy to use, "said Matt Fordenuolt (Matt Fordenwalt), vice president of Rockwell Automaton and CEO of Systems and Solutions - By combining the technology and expertise of our company and Kezzler, we can quickly develop and deliver serial solutions tailored to meet specific customer needs using cloud-based software.

Together, we will help manufacturers connect all points in the way of the product from its creation to the shelf in the store, consumption and even recycling, "said Kezzler Executive Director Christine C. Akselsen," Combining data on all stages of the life cycle provides true end-to-end traceability for each product using a single data warehouse.

Kezzler joins the Rockwell Automation Partner Program (Digital Partner Program), a single resource that helps customers from different industries industries facilitate their digital transformation through the use of digital technologies.

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