Data is Useless
They say that only 1% of the world’s data is being used. When I entered the world of manufacturing, I was obsessed with that 1% of data. Convinced of its value, I manually searched the data for [...]
Industry 4.0: It’s about People
With all the talk about Industry 4.0, sometimes is difficult to separate the value from the hype. As a standalone term, it can seem like a daunting, gigantic concept that can prompt reactive [...]
From the Shop Floor to the ER
Two weeks ago I had the privilege of speaking on a panel at a hospital’s continuing education session for physicians. While normally the event tackles clinical subjects, this one was a bit of a [...]
Gamifying the Shop Floor
Keeping employees engaged and motivated, especially in manufacturing, can be a steep hill to climb. We already know that engaged workers perform better than the disengaged – organizations with [...]
What is Smart Manufacturing
Smart manufacturing is a broad category of manufacturing that employs computer-integrated manufacturing, high levels of adaptability and rapid design changes, digital information technology, and [...]
Is Your Data Telling the Whole Story?
It has become a bit of a cliché in data science blog posts to say that about 80 percent of a data scientist’s time is spent cleaning up the data (and the other 20 percent is spent complaining [...]
