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Has Anyone Seen My ROI?
Nov 18, 2025
Has Anyone Seen My ROI?
Nov 18, 2025

ROI is a superhero when used in the right places, a black hole when used in the wrong ones, and a discipline, not a deliverable, if you actually want it to work.

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Nov 18, 2025
When CIOs and COOs Collide: Why AI Is Creating Tension Everywhere
Nov 17, 2025
When CIOs and COOs Collide: Why AI Is Creating Tension Everywhere
Nov 17, 2025

AI now touches employees, departments, and enterprise value all at once, sparking friction between CIOs, COOs, and everyone in between unless companies align on how work truly changes.

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Nov 17, 2025
Where’s My Insight? Escaping the Waldo Effect in Data
Nov 14, 2025
Where’s My Insight? Escaping the Waldo Effect in Data
Nov 14, 2025

An entertaining look at why finding insights in today’s factories feels less like analytics and more like squinting at a crowded Waldo page hoping the answers reveal themselves.

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Nov 14, 2025
If Your Tech Disappeared Tomorrow, Would Anything Change?
Nov 10, 2025
If Your Tech Disappeared Tomorrow, Would Anything Change?
Nov 10, 2025

Most companies call their efforts “digital transformation,” but if the operating model would function the same without the technology, then nothing transformative has happened, and this article explains why lasting change only occurs when the business itself evolves, not just the tools around it.

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Nov 10, 2025
Model Context Protocol: The Glue That Binds and the Crack That Breaks
Nov 7, 2025
Model Context Protocol: The Glue That Binds and the Crack That Breaks
Nov 7, 2025

Generative AI gave us smart answers.
Agentic AI gives us autonomous action.
That jump is massive… and dangerous.

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Nov 7, 2025
Forget Prediction. Build Readiness
Nov 2, 2025
Forget Prediction. Build Readiness
Nov 2, 2025

A practical guide for manufacturers on how to strengthen their digital transformation readiness, move faster with confidence, and turn uncertainty into advantage.

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Nov 2, 2025
The Industrial AI Implementation Process
Oct 20, 2025
The Industrial AI Implementation Process
Oct 20, 2025

Your Guide to Industrial AI Implementation

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Oct 20, 2025
Maslow Goes to the Factory: The Hierarchy of Manufacturing Needs
Sep 26, 2025
Maslow Goes to the Factory: The Hierarchy of Manufacturing Needs
Sep 26, 2025

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

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Sep 26, 2025
Stay Ready, So You Don’t Have to Get Ready: Thriving Amid Disruption
Sep 24, 2025
Stay Ready, So You Don’t Have to Get Ready: Thriving Amid Disruption
Sep 24, 2025

Disruption Doesn’t Knock, It Kicks Down Doors

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Sep 24, 2025
Think Fast, Think Local: The Edge Advantage in Manufacturing
Sep 22, 2025
Think Fast, Think Local: The Edge Advantage in Manufacturing
Sep 22, 2025

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

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Sep 22, 2025
Time Is Money: How Poor Code Management Drains the Factory Floor
Sep 18, 2025
Time Is Money: How Poor Code Management Drains the Factory Floor
Sep 18, 2025

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

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Sep 18, 2025
Moving from Linear to Intelligent Production Planning
Sep 15, 2025
Moving from Linear to Intelligent Production Planning
Sep 15, 2025

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.

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Sep 15, 2025
The Illusion of Alignment: How Siloed Data Derails Strategy
Sep 10, 2025
The Illusion of Alignment: How Siloed Data Derails Strategy
Sep 10, 2025

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.

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Sep 10, 2025
The Rise of the CAIO (Chief AI Officer)
Sep 3, 2025
The Rise of the CAIO (Chief AI Officer)
Sep 3, 2025

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

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Sep 3, 2025
Planning Horizons in Manufacturing: The Hidden Divider Between Leaders and Laggards
Aug 27, 2025
Planning Horizons in Manufacturing: The Hidden Divider Between Leaders and Laggards
Aug 27, 2025

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

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Aug 27, 2025
The AI Hamster Wheel
Aug 21, 2025
The AI Hamster Wheel
Aug 21, 2025

Measuring speed means nothing if direction never changes

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Aug 21, 2025
When Code Becomes the Culprit
Aug 19, 2025
When Code Becomes the Culprit
Aug 19, 2025

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

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Aug 19, 2025
Industry 4.0 in a Nutshell: The Race You Didn’t Know You Were In
Aug 18, 2025
Industry 4.0 in a Nutshell: The Race You Didn’t Know You Were In
Aug 18, 2025

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

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Aug 18, 2025
The Art, and Risk, of Misplaced Priorities in the Age of AI
Aug 14, 2025
The Art, and Risk, of Misplaced Priorities in the Age of AI
Aug 14, 2025

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

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Aug 14, 2025
What Comes After Digital Transformation?
Aug 11, 2025
What Comes After Digital Transformation?
Aug 11, 2025

You've transformed your tech. Now transform your yhinking

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Aug 11, 2025
When the Tool You Love Is Secretly Holding You Back
Aug 8, 2025
When the Tool You Love Is Secretly Holding You Back
Aug 8, 2025

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

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Aug 8, 2025
The Hard Truths of Industry 4.0, Simplified
Aug 5, 2025
The Hard Truths of Industry 4.0, Simplified
Aug 5, 2025

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

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Aug 5, 2025
Modernize, Optimize & Transform
Jul 30, 2025
Modernize, Optimize & Transform
Jul 30, 2025

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Jul 30, 2025
We Shape Our Tools; Then They Shape Us
Jul 27, 2025
We Shape Our Tools; Then They Shape Us
Jul 27, 2025

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

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Jul 27, 2025
Making Industry 4.0 Work: Lessons from Jeff Winter on Change, Culture, and Technology
Jul 25, 2025
Making Industry 4.0 Work: Lessons from Jeff Winter on Change, Culture, and Technology
Jul 25, 2025

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.

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Jul 25, 2025
Strategic Thinking for Industry 4.0
Jul 24, 2025
Strategic Thinking for Industry 4.0
Jul 24, 2025

This isn’t a tech stack…it’s a decision stack. Build it in this order or build excuses later.

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Jul 24, 2025
The Real Cost of Doing Nothing
Jul 15, 2025
The Real Cost of Doing Nothing
Jul 15, 2025

Digital transformation isn’t expensive. Irrelevance is.

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Jul 15, 2025
Manufacturing Technology Investment 2025
Jul 10, 2025
Manufacturing Technology Investment 2025
Jul 10, 2025

We’re Not Underinvesting in Tech. We’re Underinvesting in Readiness.

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Jul 10, 2025
AI Maturity in 2025
Jul 8, 2025
AI Maturity in 2025
Jul 8, 2025

The State of AI Maturity in 2025: Scaling Ambition, Stumbling on Execution

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Jul 8, 2025
U.S. Manufacturing Megaprojects - July 2025
Jul 7, 2025
U.S. Manufacturing Megaprojects - July 2025
Jul 7, 2025

U.S. manufacturing is stuck in neutral...but $560 billion says it won’t be for long.

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Jul 7, 2025

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