Maintaining Industrial Assets with a Digital Twin
When it comes to the things in life that require regular maintenance—your car, your household appliances, even yourself—it’s better to know when the next maintenance is needed than to guess and...
Rethinking Your Digital Transformation Strategy
The term digital transformation has been a thoroughly discussed topic in recent years, but it actually originates in the 1990s when organizations first began computerizing their processes and activities. After early...
Metrics that Matter: Manufacturing Performance Benchmarking
Benchmarking a business’ performance is a critical step in evaluating performance improvement efforts across the organization. This is especially true for manufacturers. To grow and thrive, manufacturers need to develop best...
Actionable Insights: Production On Time and In Full by Product Family
In our previous Actionable Insights blog, we discussed the Inventory Data Health Action Center. Next, we will provide an overview of the Production On Time and in Full by Product Family...
Doing Business in India
India was the center of one of the earliest civilizations on earth, thriving throughout the second and third millennia B.C. Various cultures rose and fell during the intervening centuries until invaders...
Sustainability, Consumption and Realistic Expectations
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” — Mahatma Gandhi, lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist
“You can count on the Universe to always deliver what...
Is Blockchain a Dirty Word?
In December of 2017, I enthusiastically wrote an article on the promise of blockchain in solving complex issues, like that of tracking conflict minerals, as well as supply disruption due to...
The Constant F&B Manufacturers Need in a Changing World
Expect the unexpected. This is the new mantra of food and beverage (F&B) manufacturers. It pertains to all areas and aspects of the business, but it absolutely should not refer to...
You Asked, We Answered: An MES Q&A
As QAD’s Director of Industrial and High Tech verticals, I travel the world imparting words of wisdom and expertise on all things related to these industries. Well, maybe not, but I...
Data – the Fifth Element of Automotive Supplier Market Disruption
Today, most organizations understand the four main areas of technology disruption impacting the automotive industry; electrification, autonomous vehicles, connectivity, and shared mobility (also known as ACES). I am now going to...