The Missing Layer in Manufacturing Transformation: Turning Complexity into Coordination
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Summary
Manufacturers have spent heavily on individual systems, like PLM, ERP, MES and, increasingly, on automation, AI, and digital twins. Yet fragmented people workflows still create overloaded pipelines and late surprises across engineering, quality, and operations teams: a change order stalled on sign-offs, a schedule conflict between production and a launch date that no one catches until the monthly review. The systems got smarter. But the coordination between them didn't. Leadership teams still see workloads rising and critical decisions slowing, at a cost of roughly 89 working days a year in coordination overhead alone.
This webinar examines how manufacturers are connecting the people-driven work between those systems. So both teams and AI have a real, current picture of what's happening across engineering, quality, and operations. By completing the digital thread with portfolio-level visibility and AI embedded directly in the execution layer, manufacturers can free up expert time, make bolder decisions earlier, and stay ahead of rising complexity.
Key takeaways from this webinar:
- What it takes for AI to actually help in engineering and manufacturing workflows, instead of just moving the noise faster
- How Strategic Portfolio Management helps connect strategy to execution and close the execution gap
- Real examples of global manufacturers automating routine coordination – inventory, resourcing, logistics checks – so expert time goes only where judgment adds value
Speakers
James Eckmier
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Wrike
Jamie Eckmier is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Wrike. He has over 16 years of experience in marketing enterprise software, focused primarily on the manufacturing industry. A former game developer, Jamie also has an extensive background in design, with degrees in architecture from Harvard and Cal.
Ryan Molloy
Strategic Client Architect - Manufacturing
Wrike
Ryan is a Strategic Client Architect at Wrike, helping manufacturing and product-led organizations turn complex operations into streamlined, data-driven workflows. He brings nearly a decade of hands-on experience from Jaguar Land Rover's Engineering Operations environment where he progressed from front-line operations to leading a team driving digital transformation. This gives him a rare, lived understanding of how the right digital solutions enhance efficiency, drive quality, and reduce costs.
A passionate advocate for holistic change across People, Process, and Technology, Ryan now partners with some of the largest, Manufacturing, High tech and pharmaceutical companies globally to embed intelligent systems that bridge engineering and digital innovation, delivering long-term value.
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