The buzz: “The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment” (Warren Bennis). Today’s manufacturing facilities are capturing unparalleled amounts of data. After they determine if it’s the right data, how can they then leverage it to automate production, improve productivity and profitability, and enable predictive and intelligent, data-driven processes? The experts speak. Raymond Russ, Fujitsu Americas: “Change is inevitable, Growth is optional” (John C. Maxwell). Mi
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