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How COVID-19 Generated a New Need of Collaboration Tools in Manufacturing
There’s no doubt COVID-19 has already changed many habits in our personal and business life. We are learning to deal with the virus and the many constraints it’s bringing to […]

Operations & Supply Chains After COVID-19
There’s a lot of discussion around what the world is going to look like after COVID-19. There’s even discussion around if there will be an after COVID-19 world or if […]

Thoughts on System Integrators Before and After COVID-19
I know! This is the most predictable topic to write about during these times. Whatever site you visit, magazine or newspaper you read, it’s all about COVID-19—the virus that suddenly […]

How Can a System Integrator Support Environmental Sustainability?
I will not write about the effects of the climate change, because we all know how critical the situation is. The attention is on how everyone should contribute on reducing […]

The Role of MES in an IIoT World
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has certainly added fuel to the digital transformation that has been occurring in manufacturing. In fact, its promise is causing some to wonder how […]

How to Prepare for Digital Transformation Initiatives: Part II
As I wrote in the previous blog, I found a lot of inspirational points in an interesting study published by LNS Research on digital transformation called: Understanding Industrial Transformation Today—Digital Readiness is […]

How to Prepare for Digital Transformation Initiatives: Part I
I recently read an interesting study published from LNS Research on digital transformation called, Understanding Industrial Transformation Today: Digital Readiness is the Foundation for Success. It analyzed the results of a […]

The Challenges of Training for System Integrators
During the last few vendor conferences I participated in, I had a strange feeling. Are we going to be able to keep our resources and companies up to date with […]

Should System Integrators Start Looking at Blockchain?
We cannot afford to ignore what is fast becoming a significant presence even in the industrial world for managing transactions along the supply chain. Until a few months ago, blockchain […]

The digitalization journey
If you’re not embarking on the digital transformation journey, you’ll be flying blind without the instrumentation and computing capabilities to keep you focused on your target: producing quality, food-safe product […]