Factory Operations

How the new consumer trends are impacting industrial production

A push for faster delivery, rising quality and sustainability concerns, product customization and digitalization: these are some of the long standing trends in consumer expectations and behaviors that have been reshaping the manufacturing and retail landscape.

January 20, 2026

Firefighting in industrial operations

With the increasing pressure to reduce product-cycle times, the establishment of high-mix low-volume set-ups, and the possibility of supply-chain disruptions —as seen especially during the last year—managers and teams often find themselves in constant ‘firefighting mode’, having to react quickly and thoroughly to unpredictable events.

January 20, 2026

Plant-wide Supply Chain Collaboration & Alignment: The Ultimate Problem Solver

The sudden shift to remote working highlighted and exacerbated a long-standing challenge for manufacturers: barriers to communication and collaboration in industrial sites.

January 20, 2026

Dissipating the fog of uncertainty to empower manufacturers

For industrial production managers, problems and hurdles along the production chain are a fact of life. Making sub-optimal decision often has snowball effects on costs, customer satisfaction and team stress levels. Established manufacturers are now at an inflection point, they can either embrace the new possibilities that technology offers or stick to the old ways and possibly risk perishing. 

January 20, 2026

Are you firefighting in your plant? Here is how you can empower teams to harness complex operations

The typical production worker is in constant firefighting mode, with little to no visibility into what’s coming next. This is about to change. With the advent of Operational Intelligence for manufacturing, production control teams are now empowered to get the priorities right and turn the plant into a well-oiled machine that delivers consistently.

January 20, 2026