Making the value of technology clear
How should you prepare your manufacturing enterprise for the onslaught of AI technology? For most manufacturers, the data AI lives in multiple places: a CMMS here, an MES there, and a spreadsheet for skills tracking somewhere else. Each of those tools can get smarter on its own, but none of them can give AI the…
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…
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…
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….
Can complex, regulated manufacturing startups really set up a broad-based manufacturing system covering production, inventory, quality, and more in less than two weeks? Manufacturo says they have multiple customers who have done just that. This is what happens when MES veterans ‘get the band back together’ to build a supply chain-focused manufacturing management platform. A…