Industry 4.0 - Although we are still a long way from the picture that some science fiction films paint of the time around 2016, we can observe technological changes. It is realistic, for example, that machines and materials will soon be communicating with each other in production plants.
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Digitalisation has become an all-encompassing buzzword that describes the transformation of our society in terms of information technology. Only German SMEs are still hesitant.
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The clocks of the digital market world tick differently. That time is running out for IT systems in SMEs is shown by a recent survey by the strategy consulting firm Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC).
Read MoreEverything automatic: ERP for Industry 4.0
The fourth industrial revolution. While initially sounding dramatic, it primarily describes the changes in manufacturing processes. In „Industry 4.0“, machines, parts, and materials in factories are controlled by self-planning systems. This also presents a new challenge for ERP systems. Particularly, the constant flow of information along supply chains and their automation are essential components of „Industry 4.0“ for ERP solutions.
Read MoreA ZUGFeRD for SAP Business One
ZUGFeRD also integrates all invoice information into the electronic, image-based receipt in the PDF/A-3 standard in an electronically processable form. The result is a PDF file that contains both the document as an image and a data structure of the image content in XML format.
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