NEWS
Oldest trailer manufacturer in the
Netherlands continues to innovate to
serve customers easier, faster and better
Infor, a global leader in business cloud
software specialised by industry, has
announced Dutch trailer manufacturer
Broshuis has gone live with Infor LN and
other production solutions from Infor to
better respond to the needs of its customers
and to support its new strategy. In the past,
Broshuis mainly supplied tailor-made trailers
and worked according to the engineer-toorder
principle. The company is now working
according to the configure-to-order method
to create a better connection with its
e-commerce activities.
After using Infor VISUAL enterprise
resource planning (ERP) for 20 years,
Broshuis was looking for new functionalities,
including better and integrated production
planning, barcode scanning in the
warehouse, more standardised automation
and tighter logistics control. Broshuis is
constantly innovating and monitoring
the market to improve its products and
customer service. A few years ago, it
introduced a product configurator that
allows customers to configure a trailer. The
online tool provides direct insight into the
target prices, which facilitates the selection
process. After starting the automated parts
factory, the next step towards the trailer
factory of the future was taken by choosing
a new ERP solution.
Five ERP vendors were selected from a long list
of 15. Infor was ultimately chosen because of
its extensive industry-specific functionalities
for the factory and the unique capabilities of
its middleware solution, Infor ION.
UK shoppers at risk of losing £1.76 million
through phone theft
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staggering £1,768,800 could be lost in
A the UK as a result of phone theft, with
22% of consumers storing their card details
on their phone in 2019, a new study shows.
The research shows that 14,740 – or 95% –
of UK households own a mobile phone, with
digital wallets accounting for 29% of online
transactions over the last year. According
to previous reports, around 183 phones are
stolen in the UK each day.
With the contactless limit previously set at
£30 and up to four contactless payments
possible before a PIN is required, shoppers
stood to lose £120 before they noticed their
phone had been taken.
This figure could rise substantially given
that banks are increasing the contactless
limit up to £45 to assist retailers who are
struggling due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
If the raised limit stays in effect over the
next year, shoppers could lose £180 each
– equating to £2.6 million across all stolen
handsets. Those who keep their bank
details on their phone are also vulnerable
to hacking, with the demographic most
at risk being those aged 45–54. In fact,
Generation X are 47% more likely to be
targeted by thieves.
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