Upadhyayula Rao
Achieving the data-driven, lights-out factory of the future

Achieving the data-driven, lights-out factory of the future

October 1, 2021
In our newly issued white paper, learn how you can reimagine factory floor operations with digital manufacturing for greater agility,...
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Factories of Future: Data driven and towards lights-out processes

Factories of Future: Data driven and towards lights-out processes

September 14, 2021
The data-driven, lights-out factory of the future promises to bring new efficiencies and higher product quality. The success of new lights-out factories is inspiring, but what prerequisites are needed to help manufacturers on their journey?
By Subba Rao
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Smart Digital R&D labs to boost innovation for automotive and discrete manufacturers

Smart Digital R&D labs to boost innovation for automotive and discrete manufacturers

January 15, 2021
Current and next gen products depend heavily on chemistry and advanced materials research and laboratory activities across the supply chain. Smart Digital R&D labs are critical to enforce data sharing across the value chain and enable continuous improvements to boost innovations.
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Quality Management in the digital era – connect the disconnect across the value chain

Quality Management in the digital era – connect the disconnect across the value chain

December 16, 2020
Manufacturers are gearing towards the phenomenon of mass customization and personalization. This brings a multitude of complexities and uncertainties that comes with product and process variation, global to local manufacturing and supply chain dynamics.
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Manufacturing Operations Management for manufacturing agility in modern times

Manufacturing Operations Management for manufacturing agility in modern times

August 6, 2020
With manufacturers seeking new ways to keep staff members separated from each other, the value of Smart Manufacturing takes on an added dimension.
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Ingenuity in supplier audit and standards compliance during challenging times

Ingenuity in supplier audit and standards compliance during challenging times

April 17, 2020
Manufacturer and supplier’s ability to deliver products ensuring quality and compliance is a difficult task even in times of normality. When global events or even significant local events like a natural disaster occur this task becomes monumental
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Manufacturers: ingenuity during uncertainty

Manufacturers: ingenuity during uncertainty

April 9, 2020
If uncertainty is a concerning phenomenon, the ingenuity and innovations that result are far more impactful for humankind. Manufacturers are navigating this difficult period, not as the status-quo, but rather with creativity
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(Part 2 of 2) A&D and Operational Excellence: Myths versus Reality

(Part 2 of 2) A&D and Operational Excellence: Myths versus Reality

May 1, 2018
In Part 1 of this blog series, I described the concept of Operational Excellence, key metrics, and the challenges to achieving Operational Excellence that are unique for the A&D industry. In this...
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(Part 1 of 2) A&D and Operational Excellence: Myths versus Reality

(Part 1 of 2) A&D and Operational Excellence: Myths versus Reality

April 26, 2018
Having worked with A&D manufacturers for a couple of decades in their journey for manufacturing solutions across PLM/MOM/ERP, I have come to understand what is real and what is fiction (or at lea...
By Subba Rao
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