Article printed in IoT NOW and written by Keith Higgins.
When looking at the different functions across an industrial enterprise today, think product and machine design, production engineering, plant operations, and supply chain, you will find many legacy software applications where data is locked up. For manufacturers, data siloes typically build up in systems used for day-to-day planning and operations.
It is challenging to build the connectivity to join these environments, and as a result, a lot of these critical functions remain siloed. However, when the various enterprise systems are not integrated across an organisation, manufacturers may miss critical insights that could improve factory operations.
