The concept of “Lean” is not new and has different meanings: “do more with less”, “process optimization”, “resource efficiency”, “productivity improvement”, “increased throughput”, “just in time”, “waste elimination”, “Kanban”, “seiri, s...
Nowadays everything is getting connected with ‘smart‘ products and devices transmitting and sharing useful information. In the manufacturing industry, data become more and more available with embedded software and sensors for analysis, o...
Data migration refers to the movement of data from an old or legacy system to a new system (often linking to data quality in context of: “garbage in, garbage out“). It takes place during the transition from one solution to another, is ty...
Informed Decision Making: Turning Data into Business Insight
2015-05-18Data, Leadership, PLM, Analytics, Decision MakingDecisions are made in context. They typically involve a problem definition, a decision maker and a feedback loop on action taken. The concept of ‘informed’ decisions is linked to (though distinctly different) the concept of ‘better’ deci...
Robust information and (meta-)data management is one of the core requirements for Engineering and Manufacturing functions to deliver new product developments and innovations with a solid data foundation. Managing effectively (or not) Bil...
The implementation of an enterprise-wide Product Life-cycle Management (PLM) system involves organizational as well as cultural changes in a company. By definition, tools and technologies (and IT from a broader point of view) are enablin...