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Manufacture a better future with Microsoft at Hannover Messe 2019

March 21, 2019

By Colin MassonGlobal Industry Director, Manufacturing Solutions, at Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise

At Hannover Messe, Microsoft will showcase how customers and partners are innovating by using Microsoft solutions to reimagine intelligent manufacturing, deliver new services, empower their workforce, and optimize digital operations....

Modernizing product innovation: where smart manufacturing and mixed reality converge

March 6, 2019

By Colin MassonGlobal Industry Director, Manufacturing Solutions, at Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise

Whether companies are developing entirely new product lines or innovating on last year’s designs, the product innovation process today generally moves from ideation through a stage-gated process of experimentation, market testing, surveys, and validation....

Five ways to advance your product-as-a-service journey

January 15, 2019

By Colin MassonGlobal Industry Director, Manufacturing Solutions, at Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise

Learn about five digital transformation scenarios that can help you deliver product as a service— including connected field service and intelligent supply chains....

Three keys to an intelligent supply chain

January 8, 2019

By Colin MassonGlobal Industry Director, Manufacturing Solutions, at Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise

Advance your journey to product as a service with an intelligent supply chain. Learn three keys to getting there and how our partners can help....

Why Services are the Future of Manufacturing

November 12, 2018

By Colin MassonGlobal Industry Director, Manufacturing Solutions, at Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise

In today’s market full of feature-saturated products and super competitive prices, manufacturers are exploring new service-based business models that will allow them to expand margins and build stronger relationships with customers....

The 6 trends that will define intelligent manufacturing in 2019

October 19, 2018

By Colin MassonGlobal Industry Director, Manufacturing Solutions, at Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise

As manufacturing companies of the past turn into the intelligent manufacturing businesses of the future, manufacturing leaders must leverage technology to help bridge the gap, improve safety and operations, provide greater transparency, and deliver better products and experiences....

The future of field service has arrived—for every manufacturer

October 9, 2018

By Colin MassonGlobal Industry Director, Manufacturing Solutions, at Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise

Following the latest Microsoft Azure IoT Central and Dynamics 365 announcements, futuristic, connected field service is within the reach of every manufacturer....

Best practices for customer-centric integrated business planning

July 30, 2018

By Colin MassonGlobal Industry Director, Manufacturing Solutions, at Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise

We talked with the CEO of o9 Solutions, Chakri Gottemukkala, to learn how o9’s customer-first approach enables manufacturers to transform business planning....

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Advantages of Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization

July 17, 2018

By Colin MassonGlobal Industry Director, Manufacturing Solutions, at Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise

Jeff Bodenstab, Vice President of Marketing at ToolsGroup details the benefits of multi-echelon inventory optimization and the future of supply chain planning....

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