Humans will remain the brain of the MES
Manufacturers must separate GenAI’s promise from reality, confront cultural resistance, and stay focused on collective intelligence if they want their MES strategy to succeed in the AI era. Rick Franzosa was a keynote speaker at Critical Manufacturing’s MES & Industry 4.0 Summit in Porto, and that was his key takeaway. The job of a manufacturing […]
Europe is not behind in digital transformation it is dead last
At Critical Manufacturing’s MES & Industry 4.0 Summit in Porto, keynote speaker Walker Reynolds warned that most manufacturers still treat Excel as their MES and ignore the architecture that will define AI-driven operations. Without a unified strategy, Europe risks losing its industrial future. The mood in European boardrooms remains cautious. Executives speak earnestly about transformation, […]