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    Robert Schoenberger, IndustryWeek
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    June 12, 2025
    Deloitte Chief Innovation Officer Deb Golden says AI software is great, but it's useless to manufacturing without sensors, compute power and other recent computer hardware advances...
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    Sitting designers, engineers, supply chain and project management experts at the same digital table may invite short-term conflict, but the long-term gains create efficiency and...
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    If off-the-shelf manufacturing execution systems don't fit the bill, developing your own MES provides real advantages.
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