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Guest Post: Maintaining Diversity – and Accuracy – in BI Measurement
David Turbide, CFPIM, CMfgE, CIRM By David A. Turbide, CFPIM, CMfgE, CIRM Business intelligence (BI), data mining, dashboards and executive information systems (EIS) are becoming ever more...
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Guest Post: Managing Change: The Driver behind Effective NPI
Matthew Littlefield, president and principal analyst, LNS Research By Matthew Littlefield, president and principal analyst, LNS Research In the fast-paced world of electronics manufacturing,...
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The “Age of the Cloud” is Now
Mark Symonds, CEO and President, Plex Systems By Mark Symonds, CEO and President, Plex Systems What an exciting time to be a player in the enterprise software industry! Last month, the Cloud...
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Working Smarter with SmartPlex
SmartPlex allows you to access the power of Plex Online from your smartphone. By John Dancoe, Product Manager, Plex Systems There are times when things just seem to intersect at the right time. You...
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Industry Observations: Connecting with Cloud Technology
David Shugars presenting at the 2012 Cloud Expo. By David Shugars, Senior Software Engineer, Plex Systems I recently had the pleasure of attending and presenting at the 2012 Cloud Expo in Santa Clara,...
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Guest Post: In the Middle – Identifying Software Needs for Medium-Sized...
David Turbide, CFPIM, CMfgE, CIRM By David Turbide, CFPIM, CMfgE, CIRM Medium-sized businesses often have a tough time finding just the right fit in many areas. They typically have more people and...
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Why Product Traceability Matters for All Manufacturers
John Dancoe, product manager, Plex Systems By John Dancoe, product manager, Plex Systems In his recent LNS Research blog post, 3 Reasons Why Your Product Traceability Strategy Isn’t Working, president...
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Guest Post: From Information to Intelligence – Using BI Systems to Your...
David Turbide, CFPIM, CMfgE, CIRM By David Turbide, CFPIM, CMfgE, CIRM Many aspects of a manufacturer’s business start with data: transactions, sensor output, numbers and status reports. However, data...
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ERP Falls Short for ETO… Or Does It?
John Dancoe, product manager, Plex Systems By John Dancoe, product manager, Plex Systems A recent Industry Week article (“Why Project ERP Often Falls Short”) caught my attention. It identifies an ERP...
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Guest Post: It’s the End of the World As We Know It
David Turbide, CFPIM, CMfgE, CIRM By David Turbide, CFPIM, CMfgE, CIRM Since you’re reading this after Friday, December 21st, 2012, the world did not come to an end as some thought it might at the end...
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Goodbye, 2012: A Look Back through the Manufacturing Shift Blog
Our new world headquarters in Troy, Mich. 2012 was a big year here at Plex Systems, full of big announcements, new spaces and exciting recognitions - but one thing remained the same: our focus on...
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The Case for a Smarter Approach to ERP Integration
Tom DeCoe, chief technology officer, Plex Systems By Tom DeCoe, chief technology officer, Plex Systems We work with manufacturers in a range of industries and find evidence of a common scenario, no...
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Barcoding Grandfather Dies, But His Legacy Lives On
The modern barcode, which was developed from technology pioneered by N. Joseph Woodland. (Image courtesy of Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/meathan/2223037205/) By Patrick Fetterman, vice...
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Cloud ERP Implementations: One Year Later
Ralco Industries implemented Plex Online and saw dramatic inventory cost reductions, letting the company achieve an ROI in a little more than one year. By Chris Bishop, vice president of global...
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New Year, New Beginnings: Hello from Our New CEO
Jason Blessing, CEO, Plex Systems Greetings! I’m Jason Blessing, the new CEO of Plex Systems. I’m excited to embark on this new journey; there is truly no time like the present to be joining this...
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Guest Post: Improving the Inventory Process
David Turbide, CFPIM, CMfgE, CIRM By David Turbide, CFPIM, CMfgE, CIRM It’s January – and for many companies, that means going through the rigors of the annual physical inventory. Is your company...
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Plex Systems ERP Weekly News Highlights, 2/4/13-2/8/13
Findings from Panorama Consulting Solutions' 2012 ERP Report; read the full article for details. We were inspired by the LNS Weekly Industrial Roundup, created by our friends at LNS Research – so...
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Guest Post: Measuring the Cost of Quality in Electronics Manufacturing
Mike Roberts, research associate, LNS Research By Mike Roberts, research associate, LNS Research The complex global supplier network, dynamic customer demands, and the need for short and effective NPI...
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Plex Systems ERP Weekly News Highlights, 2/11/13-2/15/13
LNS Research's findings on top quality management objectives – read the full article below. Cloud and SaaS acquisitions are red (hot), Manufacturing is returning to the red, white and blue; We’re...
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A Chance to Transform: 5 Key Questions to Ask at the Vendor Shootout for ERP
By Dave Utley, solution engineer, Plex Systems Are you heading into an ERP selection project? Or are you heading into a manufacturing transformation project? We’ve found that top-performing...
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