Making the value of technology clear
Could deep, proven planning, scheduling, and execution deliver higher value if they acted as a closed-loop, real-time system? OK, that’s an obvious yes, particularly for complex discrete industries. While it’s not common in the market, it is the driving vision for Eyelit Technologies (Eyelit). They are leveraging both longstanding Eyelit integration capabilities and more recently…
Rick Franzosa and I recently had the opportunity to attend the Proficy Accelerate User Conference. This customer conference, already planned for the Proficy® from Velotic™ community, was the first since the formation of Velotic. Less than two months into being a new company, the event showcased not only the latest from Proficy but also the…
We recently had a briefing with Lytica, which has long brought unprecedented visibility to electronic component sourcing for its customers. The big news is that they have developed AI agents to leverage the data about purchase prices and transactions from their growing customer base. Sourcing is challenging, but having actual data from across the industry…
We recently spoke with Athena Technology Solutions and its partner, LLM at SCALE.AI, about the launch of a new offering: FabOrchestrator.AI, their agentic AI foundry for manufacturing. This multi-faceted platform streamlines everyday tasks across the plant. Why FabOrchestrator.AI? As the name suggests, this new offering is focused on orchestrating agents for a semiconductor fab or…
My colleague Rick Franzosa and I attended the Infor Analyst Innovation Summit, and it was aptly named. This company, formed from over 60 acquisitions, has had to innovate to come together to tell a strong story across its product lines and industries. The corporate vision is “The Agentic Enterprise,” and I can see where the…