The Frontline Is Where Manufacturing Is Won or Lost
For as long as I've worked in manufacturing, I've heard some version of the same trade-off presented as inevitable: you can have a productive plant, or you can have a happy...
What Is Manufacturing Intelligence?
By the time you've read the headlines out of Champions of Manufacturing 2026, you will have probably seen the phrase “Manufacturing Intelligence” a few times. We announced it this week and...
Introducing Champion Assist and the Accounts Payable Champion: Smarter Approvals, Less Manual Work
Every ERP conversation I have with a customer eventually arrives at the same complaint, phrased a dozen different ways: “I know the information is in there somewhere.” A buyer knows a...
This Is Not the Same Company. And Our Customers Are Here to Prove It.
I have been looking forward to this week for a long time. Champions of Manufacturing 2026 is here, and I can say it with complete confidence: this is not the same...
What Champions of Manufacturing Reveals About AI in Manufacturing
Most manufacturing leaders have sat through the AI panel that promises everything and shows nothing. You know the one. Forty-five minutes of slides, a lot of talk about "the journey," and...
Why Manufacturing CFOs Need to Think Differently About AI
AI spend in manufacturing is growing fast. It already accounts for 12% of manufacturers' IT and OT budgets. By 2030, that figure is projected to increase nearly five times.
Last week, we...
Introducing the Sales Champion for Manufacturing
Sales teams in manufacturing operate across highly coordinated workflows. Every quote, order, and follow-up requires extracting data from ERP systems, validating commercial and technical details, managing supplier and customer communication, and...
Introducing the Sourcing Champion for Manufacturing
The RFQ process is one of the most critical stages in sourcing, but it is also one of the most operationally intensive.
At smaller volumes, this workflow may be manageable. As organisations...
Introducing the Procurement Champion for Manufacturing
Most procurement teams today are consumed by manual work that is critical to operations, but adds little strategic value.
Once a purchase order is placed, procurement shifts into a coordination role. Teams...
What is Agentic AI in Manufacturing? A Practical Guide
For decades, manufacturers have relied on traditional Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to manage their operations. While these systems are excellent at storing data, they leave the heavy lifting of data...