Everybody wants sustainable products, and retailers are putting pressure on manufacturers to deliver goods that satisfy consumers’ new preference for…
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Servitization is more commonly associated with discrete manufacturers, but process manufacturers are also embracing this change in business strategy. Servitization…
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In my last blog, I talked about the use of artificial intelligence to help process manufacturers uncover the holy grail…
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Accurate forecasts are the panacea for food manufacturers, Is artificial intelligence getting us close to a solution, are we near…
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The process industry has spent billions of dollars on robots and robotic automation, but are these monoliths flexible enough for…
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For many years the world has seen organizations founded to drive progress in environmental sustainability. The list is long, and…
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Do the changes in BRC 8 bring increased focus on traceability, risk management and cyber security? Traceability, recall and risk …
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Over the years there have been many paradigms that claim to optimize production and save the world—bottleneck, forward and backward,…
Read MorePlastic: from hero to zero?
Are we seeing the end of ‘single-use’ plastics? Process manufacturing companies need to review their business strategies now. What started…
Read MoreHow much do you think it will cost?
“How much do you think it will cost?” This is often a common question a manufacturer will ask themselves when…
Read MoreERP 2028 part 3: the demise of the production planner?
Imagine going forward in time 10 years. How will the technologies evolving today change the way we work? What will…
Read More10 manufacturing buzzwords you should pay attention to
We’re in an age of rolling waves of technologically-driven disruption. Which are the 10 emerging technologies with the biggest chance of impacting your business? Here’s our guesses.
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