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What is IT’s role in Digital Transformation?
The IT group’s position on the “service-oriented” continuum is one of several major factors that can improve the success of a manufacturer’s Digital Transformation. The question is where is your IT group at on the continuum.
Is AI Do or Die for your Company? Not yet
Some companies try to implement AI in their businesses, and spend months and years and a lot of money trying to get value from AI. Unfortunately, they struggle, not achieving what they set out to achieve. All the while, their competitors may be passing them up.
Digital Thread Misses Manufacturers’ Mark
Manufacturers around the world are realizing the data from their ERP isn’t enough to drive better efficiencies, throughput, margin, and revenue. They are now looking to get real-time data from all parts of the factory floor AND to combine that data with various manufacturing and business systems to find the problems and solve them with the new wealth of information…i.e., digital transformation.
Data as the New Currency: The Potential of Pharma 4.0
Intro to Pharma 4.0 and facility digitalization Bringing Industry 4.0 to Pharma The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is undergoing a digital transformation driven by emerging technologies and the need for increased efficiency and innovation. Known as Pharma 4.0,...
Failed Transformations…Learn from Their Mistakes
Many manufacturers have spoken up about past digital projects and initiatives, and why they failed. In fact, I discussed this very topic with a manufacturing client this past week…regarding his conversations with many manufacturers. We summarized the failures he heard about to these three points…the same points that we hear, and Walker Reynolds (from 4.0 Solutions) so often discusses:
Wrong Strategy
Wrong Technologies
Wrong Partner
Should I Care about Industry 4.0 and Why?
Industry 4.0 - The Fourth Industrial Revolution The fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0 has been put out here as a panacea, the next easy button in the manufacturing industry to achieve digital smart factories, better production processes, better...
Manufacturing execution systems (MES) – Evolutions and Software Solutions
The majority of manufacturers are kind of a miracle if you think about it. They produce amazing products and do it without the benefit of a lot of technology, yet they somehow remain profitable now. But what about the future!? How will they remain profitable in the...
Unified Namespace: The Power and Challenges for Manufacturers
Unified Namespace….The popularity of this topic is growing: Many people seem to understand the concept and its value, though they’re trying to figure out how to implement it in some areas of their manufacturing business. Today I’ll review the basic concepts, the real...
6 Blessings and Pitfalls of Smart manufacturing industry 4.0 Style
Why Smart Manufacturing is a Worthwhile Investment when Done Right Is smart manufacturing industry 4.0 style really the future? Is creating a smart factory a good investment? Is it just a trend? Unnecessary? Or is digital manufacturing and industry 4.0 actually...
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