The buzz: “Real-Time Data Is The Future Of Smart Manufacturing” (www.forbes.com, Dec. 2019). Businesses, including factories and across the supply chain, can now capture unparalleled amounts of data to create a digital twin of assets, facilities and “things” – known as ‘intelligent assets’ – as the cost of Internet of Things sensors decreases. The impact? Leading companies are leveraging these intelligent assets to drive new business models that enable them to move from responsive to predictive and prescriptive maintenance modes. And they can now move from selling products to delivering a serv
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