Progress Software White Paper Sample

It’s impossible to imagine that any company, whose primary function is manufacturing, would not want to find ways to extract inefficiency out of their system. Even if there’s no formal involvement of strategies such as Six Sigma, the essence of “doing more with less” in an effort to achieve predictable results is there, somewhere.

Investments in information and process control systems over the years has certainly yielded measurable results through automation, but can they keep up with the speed and precision required for doing business today? The introduction of Enterprise Manufacturing Information (EMI) systems provides some relief in the form of data visibility across systems and departments but better visibility is only part of the problem. And batch analytics, while still important, only tell you what happened yesterday. The complete package requires visibility, control and the ability to act on events that represent either opportunities or threats.