Bringing Production Record Data Online to Drive Intelligent Manufacturing

By definition, when data is offline or only partially digital, it’s disconnected. And when data is disconnected, it’s impossible to analyze and operationalize in the context of other cross-functional data to glean meaningful insights and make the right decisions for your business. Even with mature tech ecosystems in place, an inability to fully digitize – and thus, fully connect – the factory floor remains the primary barrier enterprise manufacturers face in capitalizing on their production record data.

Despite the robust enterprise software solutions on the market, many manufacturers still struggle to fully digitize and thus, fully connect their operations. In particular, production records and other processes on the edges of the operation continue to rely on paper-based systems. This white paper explores the risks and missed opportunities that result from using paper and other standalone tools, and discusses how a new intelligent-edge solution can provide an operational advantage by collecting, connecting and contextualizing production record data.