The Next Frontier in Automation
Integrating applications is every manufacturer’s trouble spot. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard about — and reported on — a vendor’s ability to “seamlessly and transparently” integrate disparate...
View ArticleTesla Plugs in Reconfigured Outsourcing Strategy
In light of the boom of high-tech consumer electronic manufacturing in lower-cost Asian countries in recent years, it’s tempting to conclude that the production of complex, technologically advanced...
View ArticleEnterprise Integration Includes PLM, MES
Ask a manufacturing executive about his or her enterprise integration strategy and you’ll likely hear about the IT department’s focus on synchronizing ERP, CRM, and the supply chain. But, more and...
View ArticleMESA’s New Operations Management Competency Program
There is a gap in operations management that has less to do with the technology than with the methodology and roadmap of an MES implementation. To fill that gap, MESA has just launched the Global...
View ArticleManaging for Change
It is becoming increasingly clear to me that successful operations management requires business process management (BPM). A recent Managing Automation article points to a trend where manufacturing...
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