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Training and Qualification Software

SchemaTMS Releases Industrial Operations Workforce Training and Qualification Software

Why do training teams struggle to ensure only fully trained and qualified people work in their production operation at any given time, even with a great training team and LMS? We agree with SchemaTMS: because there are so many people, processes, changes, and approaches to training and certification for various roles and tasks. SchemaTMS has…

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Julie Fraser - November 6, 2026 - Filed Under: Insights, Insights & Activity - Tagged With: Training, Workforce, OTJ Training, Qualification, Certification, On the Job Training

Manufacturing AI Fails To Meet Goals

Why Manufacturing AI Fails to Meet Manufacturers’ Goals

Why has industrial productivity largely plateaued since 2011, even with all of the technology advances, including AI?  Frontline and technical teams still spend up to 50% of their workweeks on the “information chase”—searching for the data they need rather than implementing solutions. This visibility and coordination gap translates into a staggering $1.4 trillion in annual…

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  • In the News

Rick Franzosa - November 5, 2026 - Filed Under: In the News, Insights & Activity - Tagged With: Manufacturing, AI Productivity, Industrial Visibility

Operational Response Excellence

IPG Introduces BackStaff to Improve Operational Response Excellence

Operational events are typically recorded with outcomes after they’ve been addressed, but how do you know if you are responding as consistently and effectively as possible? Most companies don’t know. Long-time MES integrator IPG would argue that operational response management is a key capability that most software solutions and internal processes don’t measure or ensure….

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Julie Fraser - October 19, 2026 - Filed Under: Insights, Insights & Activity - Tagged With: Measure, Operational Response Excellence, KPI, Operational Response Management, Anomaly Handling, Add-on, Sidebar, Response

Autonomous Supply Chain Planning

o9 Solutions aim10x 2026 Showcases Vision for Autonomous Supply Chain Decision Making

I had the pleasure of attending the 2026 o9 Solutions aim10x conference in Chicago, my first vendor conference as a Tech-Clarity, Inc. analyst. I have followed o9 as an analyst since the launch of their Digital Brain Platform in 2014, and I took advantage of their invitation to attend their industry analyst day ahead of…

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Amber Salley - October 15, 2026 - Filed Under: Insights, Insights & Activity - Tagged With: Consumer Products, Partner Enablement, Feedback Loop, Decision Model, Knowledge Graph, Time to Value, Supply Chain Planning, AI

Eyelit First to Sponsor Tech-Clarity 2026-27 Making Manufacturing AI Matter Research Program

Research Firm Tech-Clarity Launches its Research Program on AI Value Middletown, DE, and Holmdel, NJ, USA, Sept 30, 2026 – Independent research firm Tech-Clarity, Inc., is delighted to announce that Eyelit Technologies is the first sponsor for the 2027 iteration of its Making Manufacturing AI Matter research program. This research will review manufacturers’ progress in…

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  • In the News

Julie Fraser - September 30, 2026 - Filed Under: Insights & Activity, In the News - Tagged With: Industrial AI, Manufacturing AI, Manufacturing Operations, Scale, Analytics, AI

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