- What is the “Skills Gap Shortage” Companies Need to Fix for Industrial Transformation Industry 4.0?by Eileen SullivanScully on 14th September 2018Industrial productivity is driven by innovations in technology. Since the 1980s industry technology advancements have been incremental but gaining momentum rapidly. Compared to the huge breakthroughs in communications, e-commerce and IT, industry has ‘pushed machinery closer together’ and ‘added sensors’ along with combining several department’s data onto one overarching computer program. Now it is time for Industry 4.0! This Industrial Transformation needs computer-savvy employees at all levels of the company–skilled trades, engineering, QA, Warehouse, engineering. ...Read More >>
- The Real Value of a Paid Pilot Study “Try Before you Buy”by Eileen SullivanScully on 20th June 2018Trying software before you buy, allows companies to manage risks and validate its benefits. It’s a huge benefit for companies and makes sense to “try before you buy”. We call this a Paid Pilot Study. The Paid Pilot Study is an excellent way to implement the solution in a limited capacity. Risk plays a major factor when implementing new technology. The Use Case Studies help companies make decisions, however the reality is every company is different and there is some level of risk. With a try before you buy, pilot study, the impact of failure is limited. ...Read More >>
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Global Companies need Global Solutions Like OpsTrakkerby Eileen SullivanScully on 7th May 2018Many pharma/biotech manufacturing sites are somehow coping with their current paper processes on the shop floor. C-Levels avoid or delay technology upgrades. Some try and use an existing homegrown system or use a legacy system that is outdated, bulky and costs a lot of money to maintain. Some believe, why fix it when it ain’t broken and wait till the dreadful 483 is slapped! What EIS has found is usually the delay is rooted in focus only on squeezing maximum output from the current facility without worrying about a new system to be introduced, fear of a past software implementation from a bulky, expensive, outdated legacy system etc. ...Read More >>
- Cost of Inaction – Is Your Manufacturing Shop floor Hemorrhaging or Leveraging?by Eileen SullivanScully on 12th March 2018Many pharma/biotech manufacturing sites are somehow coping with their current paper processes on the shop floor. C-Levels avoid or delay technology upgrades. Some try and use an existing homegrown system or use a legacy system that is outdated, bulky and costs a lot of money to maintain. Some believe, why fix it when it ain’t broken and wait till the dreadful 483 is slapped! What EIS has found is usually the delay is rooted in focus only on squeezing maximum output from the current facility without worrying about a new system to be introduced, fear of a past software implementation from a bulky, expensive, outdated legacy system etc. ...Read More >>