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Yurok
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Manufacturing saw some of the largest growth in bandwidth demand because of digital acceleration and rapid reindustrialization across North America, says new research from communication...
Michael Borgers
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The M&S incident underscores a broader and more critical truth: Any organization that relies on digital systems is vulnerable.
Wave Break Media Ltd
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A recent productivity survey found that employees in manufacturing were spending 11 hours a week or more on “gray work.”
Aiman Khair
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Well-intentioned C-suites nevertheless hamper progress and hemorrhage their competitive advantage with permanent evaluation committees that perpetually search for perfect solutions...
Elnur
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The promise of digital transformation is real, but the path is paved with more than just new tech. Manufacturing leaders who want to see real ROI must prioritize efficiency and...
Dragoscondrea
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For an industry where unplanned downtime costs $125,000 per hour, the convergence of AI adoption, third-party dependencies, and escalating cyber threats cannot be ignored.
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Predictive analytics can help play a role in reducing manufacturing costs, optimizing productivity and boosting quality.
Funtap P
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Transformation can be a frustrating undertaking full of competing priorities, incompatible technology, and questions about the investment and production impact.
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In newly released Ease.io research, a strong majority of manufacturing managers view their companies’ quality culture favorably while their own frontline workers said they are...
Olan Dah
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Such threads record a product’s lifecycle—connecting data from design to its disposal—and allow for features that make up each product variant to be remembered for the product...
Wave Break Media Ltd
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Your cybersecurity posture is only as strong as your weakest vendor.
Blackboard373
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Address three industry issues—sustainability pressures, weakened supply chains, and costly cyberattacks—and transformation can gain momentum and yield ROI.
Audiohead
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GuidePoint Security report sees 102% year-over-year increase in ransomware victims and a 56% surge in number of groups behind that type of cyberattack. A separate Armis study ...
Etiamos
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Panelists, including Smart Industry regular Jeff Winter, emphasize innovations in areas such as predictive analytics, automation, energy security, and streamlined supply chains...
Wrightstudio
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A similar tendency to digital transformation is emerging with sustainability, when manufacturers mistake small efficiency improvements for a massive reimagining of how they do...