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
The AI Hamster Wheel
Measuring speed means nothing if direction never changes
When Code Becomes the Culprit
Everyone loves to blame machines for downtime.
But machines aren’t the problem.
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.
The Art, and Risk, of Misplaced Priorities in the Age of AI
Some companies are masters at setting priorities… just not the right ones.
What Comes After Digital Transformation?
You've transformed your tech. Now transform your yhinking
When the Tool You Love Is Secretly Holding You Back
Excel doesn’t have a learning curve. It has a dependency problem
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.
Modernize, Optimize & Transform
Cover Story with Intelligent Enterprise Leaders Alliance
We Shape Our Tools; Then They Shape Us
You’re Not Just Using AI. It’s Using You, Too.
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.
Strategic Thinking for Industry 4.0
This isn’t a tech stack…it’s a decision stack. Build it in this order or build excuses later.
The Real Cost of Doing Nothing
Digital transformation isn’t expensive. Irrelevance is.
Manufacturing Technology Investment 2025
We’re Not Underinvesting in Tech. We’re Underinvesting in Readiness.
AI Maturity in 2025
The State of AI Maturity in 2025: Scaling Ambition, Stumbling on Execution
U.S. Manufacturing Megaprojects - July 2025
U.S. manufacturing is stuck in neutral...but $560 billion says it won’t be for long.
Paper Thinking in a Digital World
Digital transformation doesn’t start with a tool, it starts with letting go of the paper that made the old one feel safe.
The Franken-System: Built to Survive, Not to Last
Your Franken-System Is Showing
Modernizing Demand Forecasting in Manufacturing
Yesterday’s Sales Can’t See Tomorrow’s Storm, But AI Can
What is Digital Maturity?
If you’re trying to measure progress, stop counting dashboards. Start counting seamlessness.