Jeff Winter 9/26/25 Jeff Winter 9/26/25

Maslow Goes to the Factory: The Hierarchy of Manufacturing Needs

Factories have needs too. Just like Maslow taught us about people, manufacturers must climb their own pyramid.

Jeff Winter 9/24/25 Jeff Winter 9/24/25

Stay Ready, So You Don’t Have to Get Ready: Thriving Amid Disruption

Disruption Doesn’t Knock, It Kicks Down Doors

Jeff Winter 9/22/25 Jeff Winter 9/22/25

Think Fast, Think Local: The Edge Advantage in Manufacturing

Edge Computing Explained: From Shop Floor Sensors to AI-Powered Insights, Right Where the Work Gets Done

Jeff Winter 9/18/25 Jeff Winter 9/18/25

Time Is Money: How Poor Code Management Drains the Factory Floor

Every second counts on the factory floor, yet countless hours slip away due to messy code management.

Jeff Winter 9/15/25 Jeff Winter 9/15/25

Moving from Linear to Intelligent Production Planning

Spreadsheets don’t win supply chains; intelligence does; the winners will be those who replace static rows and columns with living systems that think, learn, and respond.

Jeff Winter 9/10/25 Jeff Winter 9/10/25

The Illusion of Alignment: How Siloed Data Derails Strategy

Half-truths are more dangerous than lies. Because lies you can spot. Half-truths feel real. They give you just enough confidence to act… but not enough clarity to succeed.

Jeff Winter 9/3/25 Jeff Winter 9/3/25

The Rise of the CAIO (Chief AI Officer)

AI is rewriting the rules of competition; the Chief AI Officer is the editor-in-chief.

Jeff Winter 8/27/25 Jeff Winter 8/27/25

Planning Horizons in Manufacturing: The Hidden Divider Between Leaders and Laggards

Do You Plan for Tomorrow or Today? What Your Horizon Says About Your Future

Jeff Winter 8/21/25 Jeff Winter 8/21/25

The AI Hamster Wheel

Measuring speed means nothing if direction never changes

Jeff Winter 8/19/25 Jeff Winter 8/19/25

When Code Becomes the Culprit

Everyone loves to blame machines for downtime.
But machines aren’t the problem.

Jeff Winter 8/18/25 Jeff Winter 8/18/25

Industry 4.0 in a Nutshell: The Race You Didn’t Know You Were In

Industry 4.0 is a race. The problem? Not everyone knows they’re in it yet.

Jeff Winter 8/14/25 Jeff Winter 8/14/25

The Art, and Risk, of Misplaced Priorities in the Age of AI

Some companies are masters at setting priorities… just not the right ones.

Jeff Winter 8/11/25 Jeff Winter 8/11/25

What Comes After Digital Transformation?

You've transformed your tech. Now transform your yhinking

Jeff Winter 8/8/25 Jeff Winter 8/8/25

When the Tool You Love Is Secretly Holding You Back

Excel doesn’t have a learning curve. It has a dependency problem

Jeff Winter 8/5/25 Jeff Winter 8/5/25

The Hard Truths of Industry 4.0, Simplified

Everyone talks about Industry 4.0 strategy. No one talks about the ways it secretly falls apart.

Jeff Winter 7/30/25 Jeff Winter 7/30/25

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Jeff Winter 7/27/25 Jeff Winter 7/27/25

We Shape Our Tools; Then They Shape Us

You’re Not Just Using AI. It’s Using You, Too.

Jeff Winter 7/25/25 Jeff Winter 7/25/25

Making Industry 4.0 Work: Lessons from Jeff Winter on Change, Culture, and Technology

This article profiles Jeff Winter’s journey into Industry 4.0 and explores how digital transformation, data integration, and cultural change are revolutionizing maintenance into a proactive, strategic driver of manufacturing success.