Considering the direction Manufacturing will take in the future, one thing is certain: innovation will assume an increasingly prominent role in improving the quality of operations.
Technology that helps manage flow of information across a Manufacturing enterprise has to essentially keep pace with the challenges that Manufacturing professionals face. Access to accurate and meaningful information remains high on the demand list of all stakeholders within the Manufacturing ecosystem. Software that moves information to the right point of contact at the right time and connects various stakeholders will address this need. However, systems of the future must provide smarter means of delivering meaningful information to a diverse set of stakeholders who operate in a digital Manufacturing environment.