Blog Post
5 Ways Manufacturing Execution Systems Will Accelerate Quality in Medical Devices in 2016
Quality must become the catalyst that unifies the diverse departments of any organization if it is going to strive.
December 23, 2015
Year: 2015
Aerospace & Defense
The Future of Manufacturing: 10 Technologies Driving Advancement
Explore key takeaways from the Deloitte Global and Council on Competitiveness study, Advanced Technologies Initiative Manufacturing & Innovation.
December 15, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
The Top 100 Defense Companies of 2015
Defense News names the top 100 defense companies of 2015.
December 15, 2015
Blog Post
MOM Can Help with Your Quality Complaint System
Every time a company receives notification that there is a problem with their product, no matter what the reason for the complaint, at a minimum it has to be documented and investigated.
December 10, 2015
Blog Post
Not a Fix It and Forget It – Continuous Improvement
From new engineering and shop floor staff coming in and needing education to the use of new tools, process, and yes, even software, continuous improvement is essential.
December 07, 2015
Analytics
Analytics, Big Data and Sensor Integration Are the Future According to Internet of Things App Developers
Evans Data’s Internet of Things Study 2015, Volume I, published in July is summarized in the post.
December 06, 2015
Press Release
iBASEt Announces the Launch of My iBASEt New Customer Portal
Consolidating four applications into My iBASEt is also in response to customers’ requests for more centralized control and flexibility over every aspect of how they maximize their iBASEt investment.
December 04, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
The 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 Are Defining The Future of Manufacturing
Nearly 80% of senior execs rate innovation as either the top-most priority or a top-three priority for their company. The following graphic compares where innovation and product development tank among respondent company’s top strategic priorities over the last ten years.
December 04, 2015
Analytics
7 Key Take-Aways And Predictions From IDG’s 2015 Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey
Enterprises surveyed are predicting they will invest an average of $2.87M in cloud computing technologies in 2016.
90% of enterprises are relying on APIs in their cloud integration plans for 2016.
25% of total IT budgets will be allocated to cloud computing in 2016.
Security continues to be the biggest challenge enterprises face in adopting cloud computing.
November 30, 2015
Analytics
10 Predictions for Manufacturing Execution Systems and Manufacturing Intelligence In 2016
Bottom line: Manufacturers today are facing the global challenges of staying in step with increasingly complex customer requirements while accelerating product development and reducing costs. Excelling on these three dimensions is going to require an entirely new level of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Manufacturing Intelligence and analytics performance.
November 24, 2015
Blog Post
Tackling Medical Device CAPA Deficiencies
A Corrective Action System is an effective and essential tool, but it needs to be efficient to be truly effective.
November 17, 2015
Blog Post
5 Key Take-Aways From KPMG’s 2015 Global Innovation Survey: Biotech/Digital Health/Healthcare IT Lead Tech Disruption
Explore five key takeaways from KPMG's 2015 Global Innovation Survey.
November 14, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
56% of Enterprises Will Increase Their Investment in Big Data Analytics Over the Next Three Years
Explore the reasons 56% of enterprises report an intention to increase investment in big data analytics by 2018.
November 10, 2015
Blog Post
FDA Software Validations Are Tied to Manufacturer’s Implementation
Software vendors cannot sell you “FDA approved software” or “FDA validated software” because it is not the software itself that is validated.
November 10, 2015
Analytics
10 Insights And Predictions On The State Of Analytics, 2015
Get details on 10 insights and predictions on the state of analytics.
November 08, 2015
Analytics
81% of Enterprises Are Relying On Analytics to Gain Greater Customer Insights
Explore insights from the KPMG study published earlier this month, Going Beyond The Data, Turning Data From Insights to Value.
November 05, 2015
Analytics
Cloud Computing Dominates Deloitte’s 2015 Global Venture Capital Confidence Survey
Deloitte assesses investor confidence in the global venture capital environment, market factors shaping industries and investments on specific geographies and industry sectors.
November 04, 2015
Blog Post
Uncover Hidden Medical Device Cost of Quality Issues with MOM
MOM systems oversee all the stages of production from the acquisition from your suppliers of raw materials to the completion of the finished product.
November 03, 2015
Analytics
Pacific Crest 2015 SaaS Survey Predicts 46% Revenue Growth This Year
SaaS companies with mixed customer strategies are growing at 57% a year. Explore this and other insights from Pacific Crest's 2015 survey.
November 01, 2015
Blog Post
Cost of Quality Roadmap for Medical Device
In order to make strides towards operational excellence, medical device manufacturers need to gain greater insights into their Cost of Quality
October 29, 2015
Blog Post
Medical Device Quality: 5 Strategies for Improvement
Read about strategies that will help strengthen your medical device manufacturing quality by improving your Enterprise Quality Management.
October 28, 2015
Analytics
Businesses Adopting Big Data, Cloud & Mobility Grow 53% Faster Than Peers
Dell’s second annual Global Technology Adoption Index (GTAI 2015) released last week in collaboration with TNS Research. Get the details here.
October 24, 2015
Analytics
Key Take-Aways From The Gartner Hype Cycle For Emerging Technologies, 2015
This latest Hype Cycle reflects nascent, emerging technologies that are attracting the most interest from Gartner clients.
October 21, 2015
Blog Post
Roundup of Manufacturing Execution Systems Forecasts and Market Estimates, 2015
More and more manufacturers rely on paperless Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) today to maintain quality, compliance, visibility and control.
October 20, 2015
Analytics
2015 Big Data Market Update: 42.6% of Big Data Manufacturing Apps Are Created By Enterprises
Big data manufacturing apps are abundant in the field of complex manufacturing. Did you now nearly 50% of them are created by enterprises?
October 18, 2015
Analytics
Tapping Cloud Computing’s Full Potential
Taking a cloud first approach requires redefining how new IT operational models scale to support and accelerate emerging and existing business models.
October 15, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends For 2016 Define The Future of Manufacturing
Gartner predicts that algorithms will have a galvanizing effect across and within enterprises and implies this will extend to value chains, defining the future of business from an interconnection and relationship standpoint.
October 15, 2015
Analytics
2015 IDG Enterprise Building the Mobile Enterprise Survey Review
These and other insights are from the 2015 IDG Enterprise Building the Mobile Enterprise Survey published this week.
October 11, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
Celebrating Our Customers’ Relentless Drive To Manufacturing Innovation And Quality
Our goal is to educate our customers and empower them to excel with our solutions, reaching new levels of innovation and quality on a consistent basis.
October 08, 2015
Blog Post
7 Strategies For Excelling At Supplier Quality Management In Medical Device Manufacturing
To remain compliant and competitive in the medical device marketplace, manufacturers must excel at Supplier Quality Management (SQM).
September 29, 2015
Blog Post
Why 3D Printing Adoption Is Accelerating In Manufacturing Today
European 3D printing early adopters are more focused on attaining scale, while their Americas-based counterparts are focused on pragmatic factors of co-creation and buying a 3D print
September 25, 2015
Blog Post
Why Wearables’ Redemption Is Waiting On The Factory Floor
Wearables are redeeming themselves by embracing a more service-oriented strategy that seeks to deliver manufacturing intelligence from the factory floor to the top floor.
September 23, 2015
Blog Post
World Economic Forum’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies For 2015 Include Distributed Manufacturing
The study defines distributed manufacturing as the continual strategy to replace as much of the material supply chain as possible with digital information.
September 22, 2015
Analytics
Ten Ways Big Data Is Revolutionizing Manufacturing
Big data and advanced analytics are delivering the missing link that can unify daily production activity to the financial performance of a manufacturer.
September 21, 2015
Analytics
10 Ways Mobility Is Revolutionizing Manufacturing
The report provides insights into the priorities, plans and technology adoption trends of CEOs for 2015.
September 17, 2015
Analytics
Analytics, Cloud Computing Dominate Internet Of Things App Developers’ Plans
Only those developers who are currently writing apps for connected devices or plan to within the next six months are included in this survey.
September 16, 2015
Analytics
Where Internet of Things Initiatives Are Driving Revenue Now
Manufacturers expect Internet of Things initiatives to drive an average 27.1% revenue increase by 2018.
September 15, 2015
Analytics
10 Ways Analytics Are Accelerating Digital Manufacturing
Digital manufacturing strategies are gaining ground as manufacturers adopt big data and analytics to improve operational effectiveness, time-to-market, new product development and increase product quality and reliability.
September 14, 2015
Blog Post
Top Five Reasons Why Medical Device Suppliers Need Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)
Medical device manufacturers face a myriad of challenging constraints, costs and compliance requirements.
September 11, 2015
Analytics
Big Data Analytics, Mobile Technologies And Robotics Defining The Future Of Digital Factories
Online surveys were sent to corporate members of SCM World and MESA International, with respondents from professional services and software sectors excluded from the analysis.
September 10, 2015
Analytics
10 Ways Big Data Is Revolutionizing Supply Chain Management
Big data is providing supplier networks with greater data accuracy, clarity, and insights, leading to more contextual intelligence shared across supply chains.
September 09, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
2015 CIT Aerospace Outlook Amplifies The Need For Enterprise-Wide Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
To fully capitalize on these opportunities and perform at the speed customers expect, many of these aerospace manufacturers need to move forward with the current generation of MES applications and tools.
September 03, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
Key Take-Aways From PwC’s 2015 Aerospace Manufacturing Attractiveness Rankings
PwC has made significant enhancements to last year’s global ranking methodology including the addition of infrastructure, regulatory and corruption metrics.
September 02, 2015
Blog Post
Explore The Future Of Digital Manufacturing At Excelerate 2015
The future of digital manufacturing is being defined today.
September 02, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
Key Take-Aways from Deloitte’s 2015 Global Aerospace and Defense Sector Financial Performance Study
Commercial aerospace sector orders grew from 2,858 in 2013 to record levels of 2,888 sales orders in 2014, while aircraft deliveries increased by 6.1% from 1,274 to 1,352 deliveries.
August 13, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
5 Strategies Of High Performance Enterprise Quality Management Teams
All manufacturers are on a quality management journey with many progressing quicker than their competitors, attaining more in just a few years than their competitors attain in a lifetime.
July 29, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
Don’t Let the Marketing Fool You, Real Value Gets Created on the Shop Floor First
You can have all the fancy tools, all the simulation that shows how products could be assembled, but if your shop floor isn't working efficiently, if they don't have the right tool to build the product, those other fancy options bring you no value.
July 27, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
Making Supplier Quality Management Pay
Supply chains are the lifeblood of any business, and the more agile and flexible they are, the greater resilience and strength any manufacturer has.
July 27, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
53% of Aerospace and Defense Manufacturers Say Growth is Their Top Priority
The greatest supply chain challenges A&D manufacturers face include ensuring sufficient supplier capacity meet demand (43%), supplier performance in terms of risk, reliability and quality (43%) and flexibility and responsiveness to changes in demand or product mix (40%).
July 24, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
Top Three Insights from the 2015 Paris Air Show
Every two years in June, aviation and space enthusiasts turn their attention to the International Air Show and Space of Paris-Le Bourget (SIAE), more commonly known as the Paris Air Show. This is the largest international event representing the aviation, aerospace and defense industries on a global scale today.
July 21, 2015
Press Release
Simon Ellis to Provide the Keynote Address at iBASEt’s User Conference, Excelerate 2015
iBASEt is pleased to announce that Simon Ellis, Practice Director, IDC Manufacturing Insights to perform the keynote speech at iBASEt’s user conference
July 21, 2015
Blog Post
Manufacturing Operations Management Made the World Flat
The world is getting flatter. We're text messaging anyone in the world in seconds. We're having web meetings with video. One is virtually in the room halfway across the world.
July 10, 2015
Analytics
For Smart Manufacturing – Integration Standards are a Must
New demands on manufacturing, such as shorter time to market, shorter lifecycles, increased number of product configurations, high performance, flexible dynamic processes, are driving the need for smarter and more automated machines and production processes.
June 21, 2015
Blog Post
Top Ten Reasons To Attend Excelerate 2015: Surfing The Digital Thread
At iBASEt, we’re passionate about creating the best learning and networking experience ever for our customers.
June 18, 2015
Analytics
Key Take-Aways From KPMG’s 2015 Global Manufacturing Outlook
Sales growth (55%), reducing cost structure (41%) and development of new products (32%) are top three strategic priorities for manufacturers in 2015.
June 09, 2015
Blog Post
Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends For Government: CIOs Must Emerge As Business Strategists To Succeed
Gartner explores the top 10 technology trends in the government sector, amid waning budgets.
June 04, 2015
Blog Post
Curing 3 Legacy Production Ailments with Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)
Manufacturers are picking up the pace of new product introductions to satisfy customer demand for products that incorporate the latest technology innovations.
June 01, 2015
Blog Post
Complex Manufacturers Dominate The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 For 2015
Gartner's 2015 announcement of the top global supply chain leaders reveals a striking number of complex manufacturers included in its supply chain top 25, and notes the wide scope of their business models.
May 15, 2015
Blog Post
5 Killers of Cycle Time
Sure, you have a lean shop and your personnel can quickly access their tools, but after that shop is lean and they are still spending time not working on product, then you are suffering from one of the top five killers of cycle time.
May 13, 2015
Blog Post
Using Analytics To Accelerate Supply Chain Accuracy And Performance
Forward-thinking companies are relying on lean Six Sigma to selectively target and improve specific areas of their supplier network performance.
May 12, 2015
Blog Post
Digital Technologies Are Revolutionizing Aerospace Manufacturing
Digital technologies have long been relied on for improving supply chain performance, reducing time-to-market and improving financial performance in aerospace manufacturers.
May 06, 2015
Blog Post
What Are Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) For Complex Discrete Manufacturing?
The highest-performing Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) reduce the chaotic clutter of paperwork by delivering greater accuracy, precision and quality of online work instructions, while scaling processes across all production centers anytime, anywhere.
May 05, 2015
Blog Post
Are Your Manufacturing Operations Ready for Transparency?
Transparency is an essential condition for a free and open exchange and evaluation of priorities for process improvements. It is essential to creating a culture of trust and teamwork in the organization.
May 01, 2015
Blog Post
Predicting Industry 4.0’s Impact On Manufacturing
Industry 4.0 is projected to drive productivity gains of 5 to 8% on total manufacturing costs over ten years in Germany, totaling €90B to €150B.
April 28, 2015
Blog Post
iBASEt User Conference “Excelerate 2015: Surfing the Digital Thread”
This year’s theme “Surfing the Digital Thread” reflects how model based engineering and other technologies are helping us achieve higher levels of visibility, collaboration and communication.
April 28, 2015
Blog Post
iBASEt User Conference 2015: Registration Now Open!
In addition to our users, non-Solumina users from complex manufacturing industries including aerospace & defense, medical device, nuclear, electronics and industrial are also welcome to attend.
April 20, 2015
Blog Post
Why ERP Isn’t the Answer to All Your Enterprise Needs
Many companies spend a small fortune and years of effort implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system only to find themselves still struggling to manage their manufacturing operations.
April 14, 2015
Blog Post
Industry 4.0 : The Heart Of European Investment According To Plan
The term "Industry 4.0" refers to the fourth industrial revolution after mechanization, industrialization and automation.
April 07, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
What is an Electronic Device Record?
The term eDHR - electronic device history record - is being thrown around a lot these days. But what exactly is an eDHR?
March 25, 2015
Press Release
Solumina: Accelerating Visibility & Control at AeroDef 2015
iBASEt announced today that the company will exhibit its Solumina software suite at AeroDef Exposition & Conference (booth #152) on April 21-22 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, TX.
March 24, 2015
Blog Post
Five Strategies for Improving Enterprise Quality Management e-Book Available Now
A strong quality management strategy galvanizes diverse departments, processes and legacy IT systems into a common platform that makes excellent product and service quality happen.
March 24, 2015
Press Release
Gfi Business Transformation and iBASEt Sign Partnership Agreement
Gfi Business Transformation is a Management Consulting organization whose main line of development is focused on improving the performance of large, enterprise-class industrial accounts.
March 18, 2015
Press Release
iBASEt to Showcase Solumina MRO at Aviation Week
iBASEt announced today that the company will exhibit its Solumina MRO software suite at the 20th annual Aviation Week MRO Americas Conference (booth #1726) on April 14-16, 2015 at the Convention Center in Miami Beach, FL.
March 17, 2015
Blog Post
A Disconnect Between Manufacturing Operations Management Strategy and Challenges
Organizations continue to focus on reducing cost and improving quality instead of focusing on eliminating the top challenges they have identified.
March 13, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
3D Printing Trends in Aerospace, 2015
In a 2014 Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) survey of more than 100 industrial manufacturers, two-thirds were already using 3D printing.
March 12, 2015
Blog Post
Key Take-Aways From Deloitte’s 2015 Global Aerospace And Defense Industry Outlook
These and other key take-aways are from the 2015 Global Aerospace And Defense Industry Outlook published by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte Global) last month.
March 04, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
2015 Roundup of Global Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Trends
Manufacturers are chasing the best design, engineering and production talent globally while attempting to reduce costs and improve quality. Managing to these constraints is always challenging and also changing the structure of the aerospace and defense industry.
March 03, 2015
Press Release
Cirrus Aircraft Using Solumina to Accelerate FAA Certification
Cirrus Aircraft continues to be an industry leader in streamlining conformity management of certification test articles and is a leader in the FAA’s Certification Process Improvement Initiative program.
February 23, 2015
Blog Post
France: Production Aérospatiale et Système d’Exécution de Fabrication – 2014 à 2015
Quand il se agit de système d'exécution de fabrication et production aérospatiale, trois grandes catégories d’opérateurs constituent l’industrie aéronautique et spatiale en France, sur un marché de 35 Md€.
February 20, 2015
Blog Post
U.S. Manufacturing Needs to Accelerate Industry 4.0 Adoption
Industry 4.0 is a German government initiative that promotes automation of the manufacturing industry with the goal of developing Smart Factories.
February 18, 2015
Blog Post
How Supplier Quality Helps Pilots Excel
From the initial supplier quality qualifications, audits and sourcing requirements to production and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), all aspects of jet production are predicated on quality management.
February 11, 2015
Blog Post
2015 iBASEt User Conference – Save the Date
We are excited to announce the dates for the iBASEt user conference, Excelerate 2015: Surfing the Digital Thread.
February 04, 2015
Aerospace & Defense
Roundup of Aerospace Forecasts and Predictions, 2015
Aerospace industry sales will increase 5.3% in 2015, with civil aircraft sales being the greatest contributor to $79.8B in revenue this year.
January 29, 2015
Blog Post
Key Take-Aways From IDC Manufacturing Insights’ Supply Chain 2015 Predictions
Taken together, these imperatives illustrate how challenging managing supply chains are today and will become through 2018.
January 14, 2015
Blog Post
Top 10 Blog Posts For 2014 Reflects Strategic Role Of Quality Management
Our ten most popular posts also reflect how important all facets of manufacturing execution systems (MES), supplier quality management, and manufacturing operations management (MOM) solutions are to complex manufacturers.
January 03, 2015
