In the late 1970s, Ken Olson, co-founder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), and Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, had very different predictions for the future …
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Are Drones The Answer?
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Instead of Innovation
As fast as the world turns these days, it is not easy to stay abreast of the latest concepts and management trends. While it is …
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Should Your Products Be Smart?
Prior podcasts have introduced the digital transformation business categories of “machine health” and “connected employees.” In this episode we discuss “smart products.” Some manufacturing products …
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Digital Transformation – Connected Employees
Connected employees is a phrase that can intimate workers and confuse leadership. When clarified, it becomes an integral part of your digital transformation. Connected employees …
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Not Safe Enough
My grandfather was involved in two very serious accidents as a farmer. In the first, his little brother was killed as the two of them …
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The Why, When, Where, and How Much of Data Collection
Industry 4.0 is all about the wise capture, analytics, and use of data. Typically companies seek to improve the speed and quality of decision-making, often …
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To Automate, Or Not To Automate
Industry 4.0 is the topic of conversation in manufacturing today. But most of us have not yet figured out all we can and should do …
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Please! Please Become Disciplined!
If your costs are higher than you want, speed is no where near where it should be, and you all too frequently live in a …
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It’s Never Too Late for the Basics
Boring. Entry level. But rarely done well. Quit looking for silver bullets, at least until your organization has mastered executing the basics every single day. …
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Move Forward Now, or Delay?
Inconvenience and risk are present in our manufacturing businesses every day. Some should not prevent us from moving forward now; others represent to much potential …
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