HomeBianca ScholtenControlOvercoming Hidden Manufacturing IT CostsCurrently, I am coaching an information technology (IT) manager who wants to replace some in-house-built production information systems with a standard solution.ControlDoes Lean Manufacturing Exclude MES and APS?In a review of my new book “MES Guide for Executives,” a Dutch Lean Manufacturing specialist wrote:ControlHow To Sell Software Systems To Your CompanyA few months ago, I wrote a column about the old-fashioned level of automation in many plants. After publication, someone asked me, “Isn’t that a bit outdated that there are factories that aren’t yet using any automated information systems?”ControlIndustrial companies stuck in their childhood? Grow up!Just like a human being, organizations should grow up step by step.
