This week, we are sharing recent industrial articles that include discussion of implementing manufacturing execution systems (MES), food traceability, and energy management.

2012 was a very exciting year at LNS Research, and we’re happy to say that we are just getting started. After crossing the 1000 account threshold in the first 6 months of launching our research library, we are looking forward to launching additional research practices, our benchmark data visualization portal, and advisory councils.

The industrial space is a dynamic one. 2012 brought memorable improvements and innovations to strategies, technologies, management systems, and so on. However, as the holiday season winds down and the calendar flips to a new year, it’s not only time to reflect on this past year, it’s also time to analyze trends and make some predictions for the direction of the space in 2013.