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As businesses look for a competitive advantage that can help fuel growth, they will continue to pursue operational excellence and better business execution best practices. Here, we bring you the latest insights on these topics along with real-world examples of how businesses like yours use software like ours to more quickly realize their strategic vision.
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How IIoT Data Can Drive Significant Productivity Gains in Manufacturing
Ken Koenemann | February 17, 2021 |
Economic projections are forecasting that it is just a matter of time before economic growth will accelerate again and to that end, worker productivity is at the forefront of manufacturers’ minds. Whether they are trying to find ways to make up for productivity losses from 2020, or developing new strategies to swiftly navigate around future…
Read articleHow to Increase Productivity in Manufacturing Operations with Digital Technology
Ken Koenemann | February 17, 2021 |
Before COVID-19, manufacturers were already struggling with a dip in productivity due to staffing challenges. As COVID-19 worsened this trend, it has become particularly clear that digital technology needs to be used to offset manufacturing productivity trends. Post-pandemic, it should only be a matter of time before economic growth accelerates again. When it does, staffing…
Read articleThe 3 Vs: The Value of a Supply Chain Control Tower
Ken Koenemann | July 23, 2020 |
Whether or not you’ve heard the term “supply chain control tower,” it’s been around for a while. And given all of the market volatility lately, it’s well worth understanding and considering. What is it? A supply chain control tower is essentially a dashboard that compiles and displays timely order and shipment-related updates and data intelligence…
Read postAnalytics: The Brains Behind Manufacturing Success Going Forward
Ken Koenemann, Brian Cromer | July 2, 2020 |
Given today’s extraordinary economic and market situations, nearly every manufacturer is wisely asking “what’s next?” At Dploy Solutions, we liken the current challenge to getting out of manufacturing Oz. We’ve all suddenly landed in a very strange place where the landscape and assumptions are different, and we have to move forward accordingly. That begs the…
Read postThe Scarecrow: The Essential Need for Data Analytics in Manufacturing
July 1, 2020 |
In this episode TBM and Dploy Solutions manufacturing and supply chain experts will talk about how to win by leveraging the ‘brains’ of your operations (a.k.a., data analytics) to navigate around business, economic and geopolitical obstacles.
Watch WebinarWhy Analytics are Essential to Getting out of Manufacturing “Oz”
Ken Koenemann | May 20, 2020 |
If there has ever been a “we’re not in Kansas anymore” moment in modern manufacturing, it’s now. Things may still look normal in the world outside, for the most part. But what’s currently happening in the business environment can seem downright surreal, even if there haven’t been any reports of flying monkeys. Just like Dorothy…
Read postBusiness Analytics Software That Answers the Question of ‘WHY’
July 24, 2019 |
It’s not enough to know a problem exists. Get down to the detail of why! The sooner you know you have a problem that’s standing in the way of meeting your business goals, the better it is for your operations. But once you identify the issue, you still need to drill down to determine…
Watch VideoAccelerating Operational Improvements Using Embedded KPI Analytics: What You Need to Know
Ken Koenemann | March 11, 2019 |
Beyond cars, dashboards are everywhere these days. Your smartphone alone can provide insights into all kinds of life-related things, including sleep quality, exercise, and even usage of your smartphone itself. And for many things you use or deal with, the metrics you need to understand and respond to are pretty straightforward, so it makes sense…
Read post3 Essentials For Getting the Most Value From Analytics Tools in Manufacturing
Ken Koenemann | March 4, 2019 |
With all of the hype in the marketplace about analytics, many manufacturers understandably have the impression that all you have to do to get actionable business insights from an analytics tool is “plug in” the software and let it work its magic. The reality, however, is more nuanced. Analytics are a wide set of capabilities…
Read post3 Signs That Your Manufacturing Operations Could Benefit From Analytics Tools
Ken Koenemann | February 25, 2019 |
Every decision maker who works in manufacturing is no stranger to data. From day-to-day, data in one form or another informs most of the decisions you make and actions you take. And if your organization has done well without analytics tools, you may question the value of yet another IT capability. The problem is that…
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