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Manufacturing

Mind + Machine: Changing the Business of Manufacturing

November 13, 2016

Robots are changing everything – automation, manufacturing and soon, in the Industrial Internet of Things, the business of manufacturing. Fueling the ability to sense, respond and act on changes internal and external, robots give manufacturers a faster path to harnessing opportunities.

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Supply Chain

“New” is Here to Stay: Make it Work for You

October 20, 2016

“Right” in manufacturing and supply chain is an always-evolving target. And if, through hard work, smarts and some providence, you do get it right, it won’t be long before you need to recalibrate.

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Manufacturing

Robots with Grit: Redefining Manufacturing

October 18, 2016

We’re hearing a lot about the value of grit: tenacity and perseverance in the face of challenges. Well, that where robots are headed – and with grit they’ll bring the transformation that manufacturing needs to break through to the next level.

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Supply Chain

Supply Chain 2030: Closer than You Think

August 24, 2016

2030. That is only 13 years, 4 months away. For manufacturers – and their supply chains – that time horizon is barely a blink of an eye when you think about the pace of innovation today.

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What Works

It’s a Jungle Out There…The Best Advice I Ever Got

June 28, 2016

Tarzan is a great metaphor for trusting our gut instinct. That’s what allowed him to trust his choices, accept the risk that it might not all go as hoped and to trade the safety of what he knew and go for it anyway.

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Robots

Robots on a Mission: Agents of Change in Manufacturing

June 7, 2016

100 years after the introduction of the automated assembly line, it’s time for a change. And robots are poised to be the agents of change that’s needed. The powerful combination of mind and machine will fuel new ways for manufacturers to do more – and do it all better.

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What Works

The Future of Work: At Last, the Right Resource for the Right Job

May 31, 2016

Advances will change what it means to work and how work gets done.

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Manufacturing

3 Challenges for Manufacturing’s Innovation Age

April 3, 2016

At the intersection of mind and machine, manufacturing is poised for transformation. Here are three challenges industry faces in order to capitalize on advances in robotics and the Industrial Internet.

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What Works

Mistakes I’ve Made: What My Son Taught Me

March 29, 2016

We have to remember is that by our own design, the people we work with are smart, too. Engaging them in our vision, and harnessing their knowledge to make it succeed only gets us where we all are headed.

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Supply Chain

Moving the Needle on Supply Chain Excellence: From Incremental Improvement to Exponential Value

February 28, 2016

Before supply chains were called supply chains, the motto of any good supply chain leader was simple: “Don’t f*%! it up.” If you took cost out of the supply chain, you got a bonus; if you shut the line down, you got fired.

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