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Thinking differently in 2020
I’m going back 20 years for this one. In 1999, sitting on the cusp of the millennium, we were all...
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How can you implement paperless manufacturing? (3)
Gratitude
Over the last year, I have established a daily morning routine that includes gratitude. I wake...
Decision-Making Model Part 2
In the first piece on the Decision Making Model, we focused on data acquisition. Data is critical...
Is The Cloud Safe?
SAAS – Software as a Service – is now just known as “the Cloud.” Clouds, by their very nature, are...
Thankful
At CIMx, we are very thankful to work with so many terrific companies and customers. We speak to...
Trust
Trust. It’s a firm belief in someone or something. The definition even goes so far as to say it’s...
Decision-Making Model Part 1
We’ve talked before about decision methodology. In brief, the theory we follow for manufacturers is...
Weather You Need Production Control (And We Did Spell That Correctly)
Update 09/03/19: today, as we post this blog, Hurricane Dorian is sitting over the Bahamas. Little...
Curiosity in Manufacturing
As people, we are inherently curious. Even as we age, that yearning for something new causes us to...
Why Pictures Matter in Manufacturing
Pictures solidify messages. Science tells us that we forget most of what we read. (This doesn’t...
Why Manufacturing Will Never Live in the Cloud
You wouldn’t allow your competitors to walk your floor and rifle through your files, so why allow...
What Can Turnkey Manufacturing Software Do for You?
A manufacturing software solution is only as good as the data that fuels it.
Manufacturing Software and Paperless Manufacturing in 2017
We regularly review the manufacturing software market. Last year, we were twice caught off-guard by...
Overcoming Failure: Simple Steps to Improve Manufacturing Software
Not long ago, I wrote about a concept known as “sunk cost.” The Sunk Cost Fallacy is a cognitive...