Tag: System Integration
The System Integrator’s Role in Sustainability – Part III
In my previous article, I noted several sustainable development goals (SDG) a system integration business should be aligned with. Now I’d like to dig deeper into a few of the key […]
The System Integrator’s Role in Sustainability – Part II
As I wrote in my previous article, “The System Integrator’s Role in Sustainability” (Automation World – October 2022), System Integrators have two types of responsibility in driving sustainability: direct responsibility […]
How Automation Professionals Can Support Ukraine
#Professionals4Ukraine and #1H4U (1 Hour 4 Ukraine) are the hashtags created by Autoware, my company, to identify two initiatives in support of Ukraine. Unlike many other actions to help the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Digital Transformation Is Not Just a Shift From Analog
Digital is the new mantra. Every aspect of our lives is impacted, more or less, by digitalization. Even human relationships have partially moved to a digital level. Most of us […]
Three Steps to Start the Smart Manufacturing Journey
There has been a lot of discussion about smart manufacturing lately, and many initiatives have turned their focus from manufacturing execution systems (MES) and manufacturing operations management (MOM) to smart […]