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Capgemini announced the launch of a research collaboration with The University of California, Berkeley, focused on building new methodologies and tools to discover material surface properties. Investigators seek to meet increasing needs for sustainable manufacturing and accelerate the time to market of new materials. Capgemini will work in collaboration with the university’s ecosystem to develop innovative technologies, thought leadership, and assets, to help future proof engineering services. These joint efforts are designed to harness the power of technology and enhance capabilities in Intelligent Industry[1]. For this project, focused on ‘Laser Processing for Accelerated Optical Materials Discovery,’ Ramon Antelo, Chief Technology Officer for Manufacturing and Industrial Operations at Capgemini Engineering, along with other experts at Capgemini will join forces with a team of advanced researchers supervised by Professor Vassilia Zorba, Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley. This collaboration will leverage the advances in AI, nanomaterials and laser technologies to create a set of methodologies,

DXC Technology will support ContiTech, one of Continental Group’s three sectors, to digitally transform its global IT applications. Through the recently signed six-year deal, DXC will deliver transformational SAP S/4HANA services to build the digital backbone for ContiTech’s mission-critical business systems covering 172 locations in 40 countries across the globe. ContiTech develops, manufactures and markets environmentally friendly, multi-material, smart industrial and service solutions that make mining, railway engineering, automotive and other important industries safer and more convenient. ContiTech today runs its operations on more than a dozen different legacy SAP systems. Through the agreement, DXC will draw on its global SAP expertise and industry knowhow, to enable ContiTech to implement a single, integrated SAP S/4HANA platform for its global business. As a result, ContiTech will transform processes across manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, finance and procurement, while generating companywide data insight. ContiTech will benefit from new levels of process standardization and optimization, helping

Infor®, the industry cloud company, announced that HAVI Group has deployed Infor WMS warehouse management system in the cloud. HAVI is a global company that innovates, optimizes and manages the supply chains of leading food service brands. HAVI plans to implement Infor WMS at more than 50 of its distribution centers across Europe and Japan by the end of 2026. The solution will contribute to continuous improvements in HAVI’s service, efficiency and operational resilience from these locations. Following an extensive year-long search, HAVI selected Infor WMS after recognizing the strengths of its cutting-edge technology architecture. This ensures, at all times, the highest IT security standards, round-the-clock service availability, optimal operational efficiency, and the safety and traceability of food across the supply chain. HAVI also looks forward to leveraging the solution's advanced warehouse operations management and resource planning capabilities, which include 3D visualization and a more data-driven approach to execution. HAVI found the perfect partner in

CGS, a global provider of business applications, enterprise learning and outsourcing services, announced that MGO Global Inc., a performance-driven lifestyle brand portfolio company, has chosen its award-winning and industry-leading BlueCherry® Enterprise Suite for its end-to-end ERP and warehousing/logistics management. MGO will rely on CGS’s innovation and expertise to streamline its operation and provide insights to help its business grow. The demands placed on today’s fashion and apparel industry pose major challenges for the manufacturers and retailers responsible for creating, sourcing, and delivering products. Brands like MGO are tasked with delivering the highest quality goods to its customers, wherever they are, which is why transparency in its supply chain is a key to success. BlueCherry’s technology platform will propagate deep into MGO’s supply chain logistics to digitize, collect, and validate important insights for MGO to interpret and inform its decision-making processes as part of its go-to-market strategy. “Our top priority is to meet and

Infor®, the industry cloud company, announced Jacuzzi Brands Inc. has selected Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise to help improve inventory accuracy and supply chain efficiency, enhance customer experience and standardize business processes. “This was a tremendous opportunity for us to showcase our commitment to partnership, industry expertise and our incredibly talented teams,” said Infor EVP and General Manager Ed Allen. “Jacuzzi has been growing and realized it could no longer meet its business goals by following the current path. Multiple solutions at different facilities resulted in a system that was disconnected and unintegrated. It was important to Jacuzzi to get cross-functional business capabilities on the same platform, unifying the enterprise through one consistent set of solutions and technology. We have developed strong relationships with an innovative industry leader and great customer, and their future is bright with Infor.” Founded in 1956, Jacuzzi Brands is the clear European spa market leader and is the co-leader in

Mizuho Bank, Ltd., the integrated retail and corporate banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group and one of Japan’s largest financial services institutions, is modernizing its legacy banking system for international operations with Oracle. Over the coming years, Mizuho will implement Oracle’s banking solutions to support critical functions, including direct deposit accounts and liquidity management, at its operations in major overseas offices. The roll-out began with the successful replacement of Mizuho’s legacy banking system at its New York offices. “When considering replacing our legacy banking system, we sought a partner with proven solutions and expertise in our market, to help us deliver greater value, faster,” said Takafumi Kawamura, General Manager of IT & Systems Control Department No2, Mizuho Bank. “We knew Oracle could deliver the security, scalability, and resilience required. Its functionally rich offering will enable us to quickly adapt to changes in the market and capitalize on new opportunities now and into the future.” Oracle’s solutions are allowing Mizuho to enjoy

Aalborg University Hospital turns its attention towards the efficiency in the new central warehouse with LOGIA’s WMS-system. In 2026, when the hospital opens its doors to a total of 170.000 m2, a high level of automation will frame the entire hospital. The hospital’s 5.500 m2 warehouse area acts as the central warehouse for all hospitals in the Northern Region of Denmark. It is responsible for the internal delivery and deliveries to external branches such as health clinics, treatments in private homes, and hospitals in Greenland. This results in potentially approximately 600.000 annual picking transactions, delivered to 6.600 delivery addresses in total. The automation holds many potentials and enables even more daily transactions with the same amount of resources as before. With the purpose of increasing the efficiency of the warehouse, the use of area and storage layout were taken into reconsideration. Therefore, the central warehouse is equipped with six vertical storage lifts and pallet-

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue to rise, causing the earth’s surface to warm 1.1°C beyond preindustrial levels. This is tracked by NASA satellites, which show the earth’s surface getting warmer as heat-trapping GHGs cause the stratosphere to cool. This has not happened for millions of years and is causing catastrophic consequences in the form of many harsher and more frequent climate change disasters. Net-zero means “cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions re-absorbed from the atmosphere.” https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/net-zero-coalition. According to the UN, based on government pledges, we are on track to reach 2.8°C by the end of the century, far above the target of 1.5°C or even the 2.0°C limit set out in the Paris Agreement in 2015. Based on national action plans, we will increase global GHG by over 10% by 2030, compared to 2010 levels. This means we need to reduce GHG

Accenture has acquired Bionest, a strategy and consulting firm dedicated to addressing complex strategic decisions for leading biopharma organizations across innovative areas of science including precision medicine and diagnostics, oncology, cell & gene therapy (CGT), and rare diseases. Headquartered in New York with a European office in Paris, Bionest’s team of 46 scientifically-minded consultants, industry executives, and specialists will join Accenture Strategy in the Life Sciences practice. Bionest’s focus on go-to-market strategy in life science’s most exciting and challenging areas will broaden and deepen Accenture’s capabilities. Scientific and technological advancements are creating breakthroughs for patient health, resulting in more complex and personalized therapies. This New Science, a dynamic combination of the best in science and health technology, is expected to drive 81 percent of biopharma revenue growth. However, biopharma companies must also juggle increasingly complex commercialization challenges, patient access issues, and a changing regulatory and economic environment to achieve that growth. As a result, biopharma companies must constantly

JDM Technology Group, the parent company of Computer Guidance Corporation, a leading global software business of best-in-class software providers, has acquired Kenton, OH based AllMax Software. AllMax makes wastewater, water, CMMS, and pre-treatment software. The transaction closed on January 31, 2023 after approval from AllMax owners Russell and Patricia Maxwell. Since 1994, AllMax Software has delivered first class operations and maintenance management software. AllMax helps plants and facilities increase performance, efficienty, and profitability by delivering critical information quickly and accurately. “AllMax Software has been a leader in the Water and Wastewater industry for over 28 years and when we decided to sell the business, we looked for companies that aligned with our approach to sales and supporting our clients. JDM was selected since we believe that it will be a great fit for our customers and our employees. With the support of JDM’s global resources and industry expertise, AllMax Software will continue