Did you know that 47% of executives say their organizations have too many data sources and systems for quality? And only 27% are in the planning stage of implementation? Or that 80% of manufacturers are planning to develop a mobile app within this year? This weekly article round up discusses many aspects of manufacturing innovation, specifically from an enterprise approach.
The first for a four part video blog post series to took place during the Siemens PLM Connection 2013 in Dallas, TX. Zvi Feuer, Executive VP for Manufacturing Engineering Solutions for Siemens PLM discusses the importance of manufacturing to global economics, and how Siemens is ready to assist. Manufacturing creates innovation, manufacturing creates jobs, manufacturing creates economic growth.
“Innovation is necessary to avoid commodity hell” – Jeffrey Immelt, CEO General Electric. As manufacturers continue their attempts to successfully respond to changes in consumer preferences, the economy, and material costs, P.J. Jakovljevic emphasizes the importance of innovation. Innovation partners with risk, thus Jakovljevic explores poor innovation investments and the factors that can be traced back to the demise. Learn how enterprise innovation management can help your organization. Invest in innovation: Part 1.
IDC Manufacturing Insights released a new report this week - Business Strategy: Looking Forward to the Corporate Application Store. The discussion is around the rising trend of mobility in manufacturing, and the new challenges IT departments are facing around creating, deploying, and managing applications throughout a company. Does it make sense to create a corporate application store? And if so, how is that then managed? Manufacturing.net provided this summary: click here.
Gone are the days when Enterprise Quality Management Software implementations were strictly regulated by the responsible quality manager. Today, such decisions involve enterprise-wide approval and executive sign off. Developing a solid business case for this investment and getting budget approval is the first challenging step in today’s EQMS implementation world. Our recent infographic, Unlocking the Value of Enterprise Quality Management Software, provides five steps for helping you successfully justify an EQMS investment. Access this infographic.
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Jul 7, 2013
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