Industry 4.0 & IoT are transforming not only the manufacturing job market, but also the workplace. Modern manufacturing jobs of today and tomorrow look much different than those of the past. Workers are often relied on to think through complex logistics, analyze manufacturing intelligence data,...
OEE Benchmarks What better way to start the new year than to lead off with a set of manufacturing performance benchmarks. Today's manufacturers place the highest level of importance on the quest for operational efficiencies. Many manufacturers face only capacity constraints - the more they make, the more...
While Business Intelligence has been a hot topic among organizations over the past decade, more recently, real-time Business Intelligence has taken a higher priority. We will not review “why”, but lets review “how”. Certainly a robust infrastructure needs to be a key priority...
We have been involved in several large-scale supply chain visibility projects recently. When we started on these projects, we found an Aberdeen Group Benchmark report from 2006 (!) and felt nostalgic. The industry has been talking about supply chain visibility for 20+ years and we...
Balanced Scorecards and Spreadsheets: The Right Starting Point? A recent insight by Bain and Company discusses Balanced Scorecards as one kind of management tool. While balanced scorecards have been in use by organizations for years, one trend we see is organizations and executives using balanced scorecards...
A recent FORBES article discusses, and actual has 10 Steps To Conquer Information Overload. FORBES has some great steps. However, we prefer not to “conquer” information overload, but how to use so much information to your advantage. One thing we all need to realize...
I had the opportunity to attend and present at The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) “Roadmapping Workshop on Measurement Science for Prognostics and Health Management of Smart Manufacturing Systems”. The focus of the conference in centered on processes and systems to help businesses...
Extraordinary Performance Delivering Industry-Specific Epicor Solutions, Support and Services to Customers Worldwide CHICAGO, Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sage Clarity LLC, a leader in best-of-breed supply chain and manufacturing solutions, announced it has earned Platinum Partner Status for the Americas in the Epicor® Inspired Partner Network. ...
It is nice to be noticed! We would like to thank CIO Review for including us in the list. We will not write a lengthy post, but we can provide some insight as to why we were chosen: Sage Clarity Provides Real Time Analytics Sage Clarity Provides a...
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