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Manufacturing’s deskless workers play a vital role in operational efficiency. Democratizing data—making data consumable for a wider population—gives these front-line users valuable decision-making insights. With role-based dashboards and reporting tools, they can improve productivity and use of resources up and down the production line, from eliminating delays to improving quality control and compliance. Access to data means questions can be answered quickly, keeping processes moving smoothly.

Change is the only constant in manufacturing today. Disruption, innovation, and continual refinement of shopfloor processes are driving factors in today’s complex market landscape. Whether you make commercial aircraft, office furniture, or industrial valves, you need to stay on top of trends and adapt. New strategies and actions must sync—and align with customer expectations. It’s no easy task.

Learn why with expanding food supply chains and easier access to ingredients and ready-made meals, product information and safety regulations play a larger role in food production today.

In this blog post, we’ll explore the first step in reinforcing a collaborative network which is to establish a strong product lifecycle management process that helps manage collections, sustainable fabric compositions, and design specifications.

An established digital ecosystem lets brands reduce design-plan-manufacture cycles, improve supply chain planning accuracy, enable end-to-end inventory visibility, and help manage financial orchestration and liquidity. This helps ensure that the right products get to the right place, at the right time—on budget, and aligned with sustainability efforts that appeal to customers socially and environmentally.

Achieving success in the age of product personalization requires a holistic approach. Everyone from sales and marketing, to engineering, to supply chain and manufacturing needs to be ready to participate in a faster, more detailed and collaborative process – with modern technology at the core. This is the second blog post of a 3-part series that examines how industrial manufacturers can meet the increased demand for customized products.