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Unlocking Shop Floor Data

Today’s manufacturers have need to look for ways to do more with less to stay competitive.

Many have realized that viewing data about the business via a data analytics tool (known as “analytics”) offers them another way to discover hidden opportunities to drive even more efficiency.

The challenge has been unlocking this data throughout the organization.
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Are You Keeping Up with Manufacturing Technology—or Is It Keeping You Up at Night?

An aging ERP system can hold back your entire business. Yesterday’s systems weren’t designed to support the agility and speed with which today’s companies do business.

Not only that, but maintaining a legacy ERP diverts precious budget and manpower from much more strategic business areas. 
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It's About Time: Welcome to the "Now" Economy and Smart Warehouses

Supply chain and fleet management expectations are growing as customer become more impatient to get their deliveries.

We've become spoiled by Amazon's two-day turnarounds, though it seems like not that long ago we were fine with waiting six to eight weeks. In the future it could be six to eight hours.

It's all being mandated by the customers, but it's being driven by innovations in robotics, Industry 4.0 and even wearables.
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Bumps in the Road to Smart Manufacturing

Arguably the most significant technological advance for American business—the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), which holds the promise of unimagined productivity gains and untold benefits to consumers—isn’t assured.

That’s the essence of a new study, “Smart Factories: Issues of Information Governance,” produced by the Manufacturing Policy Initiative (MPI) out of Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Significant challenges stand in the way of IIoT adoption in the United States.
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