Category: Industry News

The Smart Factory @ Wichita to Enable Industry 4.0 Technologies in Manufacturing

December 14, 2020 | DRI News, Industry News

Infor, a Koch Industries company, announced last week that it has become a founding sponsor of The Smart Factory @ Wichita. Anticipated to open in 2021, The Smart Factory @ Wichita is designed to enable manufacturers to quickly adopt state-of-the-art, Industry 4.0 technologies to drive new business models and boost quality, productivity, and sustainability. The Smart Factory […]

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DRI Supports Manufacturers

At DRI, we celebrate the accomplishments of manufacturers everywhere. We are proud to have completed over 300 Infor CloudSuite Industrial implementations, and we look forward to serving manufacturing organizations for years to come. In celebration of National Manufacturing Day, we’ve put together an infographic highlighting the accomplishments and savings made possible by investing in the […]

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Evaluating Business Credit and Cash Flow after COVID-19

April 23, 2020 | Industry News

Written By: Dan Diaz and Jeff Wall The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic is causing anxiety and uncertainty in the global economy, but creating an opportunity and necessity to evaluate and manage cash flow properly.  This crisis is putting many businesses in unfavorable cash positions. In a competitive environment, “cash is king,” the fuel that keeps the […]

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Koch Industries Acquires Infor

February 4, 2020 | DRI News, Industry News

Infor, provider of CloudSuite Industrial ERP and other leading industry-specific software, announced today that the company will be acquired in its entirety by Koch Equity Development LLC (KED), the private investment arm of Koch Industries, Inc.  Prior to the announcement, Koch Industries already owned about 70% of Infor. KED will purchase the remaining Infor equity […]

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Air Tractor: How an engineer from the Rio Grande Valley turned a small North Texas town into a hotbed of aviation innovation.

Leland Snow, the founder of one of DRI’s favorite customers, Air Tractor, was profiled in the this month’s edition of Texas Monthly. Starting with $1,200 borrowed against his mother’s car in the early 1950’s – Snow became the “Thomas Edison of agricultural aviation,” and built a company that now employs 250 people in the same […]

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The 2 Questions you need to ask ERP Vendors (it’s not what you think)

Are you considering upgrading or replacing your company’s ERP system? Whether you are working directly with a software vendor or a third-party services provider, the two questions below will help you determine if you are talking to a company that knows what it takes to get you to go-live quickly and successfully. We don’t mean […]

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