Bridging the Gap: Manufacturing Software and the New Digital Edge

About this Document

Core enterprise software systems – MES, ERP, MRP and the like – are vital to the success of most manufacturing operations. Yet they’ve been largely unable to reach the periphery of the factory floor, where business-critical processes like production record creation, review and release take place. This white paper explores the past, present and future of manufacturing tech and how new smart manufacturing applications are extending core systems to deliver a digital edge to production and quality personnel.