Tag: Operations
S.M.A.R.T. Communication Manufacturing
In my last few articles, I wrote mostly of the impact COVID-19 is having and will have on collaboration in manufacturing companies. Like all of you, COVID-19 impacted my life, […]
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 […]
The Challenge of IT/OT Convergence in Manufacturing
The convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) is one of the key mantras in smart manufacturing. This convergence has many different faces with several organizational and technical […]
Microsoft Hololens, a new step toward wearable devices?
The battle of wearable devices and augmented reality continues. Yesterday Microsoft unveiled it’s “holographic” glassed: Hololens. Beside the name that brings quickly the mind to many science fiction movies, Hololens […]
Industrial Wearable Devices Are Coming
In the last few months we have witnessed an acceleration in the availability of wearable devices. From Google Glass and the various armbands that can monitor physical behavior, to watches […]
MES-MOM: Time for a Change?
About 15 years ago, when I started working on production management system implementations, I was forced to use some roundabout expression to avoid saying “MES.” The client did not have […]
3 Reasons to Use Mobile Technology in Manufacturing
About 10 years ago, when we first offered industrial tablets to our clients for production management or maintenance activities, the response we got was almost always indifferent, if not clearly adverse. We were only […]
Big Data, Big Buzz
Big Data, BIG DATA, bIg daTa, big data, big datA. How much noise around these buzzy words! There’s no conference, meeting, presentation without a special mention to Big Data, Cloud […]