Making the value of technology clear
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…
How can consumer products companies improve engineering productivity? With customers expecting more from their products and stiff global competition, consumer products companies have their work cut out for them. New products must be innovative, sustainable, personalized, high quality, and reasonably priced to win over customers. Engineers are critical to successfully meet these requirements. Yet, engineers…
Jim Brown and I are intrigued by what consumer products companies and retailers can do to design products and trade more effectively and sustainably after our briefing with TradeBeyond. Their multi-enterprise PLM and supply chain collaboration platform is expanding. By acquiring Pivot88, they strengthened existing industry-specific capabilities, deepened their presence in apparel, and added quality,…