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What Amazon can teach us about digital transformation in manufacturing
Amazon has undergone constant digital transformation, from its beginnings as a small mail-order bookstore in 1994, to a global organisation boasting...
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Equipment criticality ratings and why they are so crucial to manufacturing maintenance
It’s widely agreed that equipment criticality ratings (ECR), also sometimes known as machine criticality ratings (MCR), are an important part of...
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Is it right for you?: The pros and cons of open source manufacturing software
Open source software is everywhere. Businesses today have access to thousands of open source software solutions - from enterprise resource planning,...
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5 ways big data is enhancing quality in manufacturing
Alec Konynenburg: March 10, 2017
Manufacturers are definitely the underdog in the game of consumer buying. With ever increasing pressure to reduce production costs coming from both...
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Think big, go small: What does micrologistics mean for the supply chain?
Micrologistics is a relatively new idea in supply chain circles. While it may conjure up images of miniscule people maneuvering their wee bags of...
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4 ways to mitigate risk in manufacturing technology projects
Alec Konynenburg: January 24, 2017
Manufacturing is littered with buzzwords at the moment, the promise seemingly outweighed by the hype.
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4 business intelligence trends that will transform manufacturing
Alec Konynenburg: October 11, 2016
It seems that a new technology fad is entering the market every week. No industry is immune to it, but in technology and manufacturing spheres, the...
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Why business intelligence will help align IT and engineering departments
There are a few things in life that you can rely on. Wash your car and it will rain so heavily that you wished you owned a boat instead. A mullet...
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How real-time data reduces error in manufacturing operations
Back in the day, decisions that would deeply affect civilization were made with nothing more than some goat entrails, some odd looking rocks or in...