Recent Posts by Julia Vagdati

We are living in a world where a machine not only can warn you before it breaks down, but it can also tell you what you should do about it. The financial and operational impact of such capability is tremendous if you consider the following: Maintenance Costs: Unplanned downtime is costing industrial manufacturers an estimated $50 billion each year. [1] Asset Reliability: 82% of companies have had unplanned downtime in the past 3 years. [2] Productivity: Poor maintenance...

Demanding consumers, agile competitors, proliferating sales channels, and changing business models are just a few of the forces conspiring to cause market disruption in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. In this new age, a challenging regulatory environment is raising the bar on product quality, while the pressure on the final price has never been more intense. Between 2013 and 2017, some $17 billion in sales shifted from big consumer brands to small brands — and that...

We are proud to announce that Oracle has been recognized as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution Systems. Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) can deliver significant ROI and create value for companies in the manufacturing industry, making this recognition a testament to Oracle’s success in delivering value to its customers. Oracle’s MES functionality is supported by Oracle Manufacturing Cloud (OMC), Oracle Quality Management Cloud and Oracle IoT...

Guest Author: Lee Sacco, Senior Director, Applications Development at Oracle Corporation While many businesses have gotten good at using predictive analytics to make predictions, not so many businesses have figured out how to get measurable benefits from those predictions. Predictive analytics makes predictions about what is likely to happen, while prescriptive analytics tells us what we should do about it. Competitive advantage comes from learning how to turn...

Hundreds of maintenance professionals from around the world will travel to Nashville, Tennessee this November to attend the VIZIYA Maintenance Summit & User Group. Oracle is proud to be a Gold Partner at this exclusive event, which brings together maintenance experts, industry leaders, Oracle Maintenance customers, VIZIYA product users and great musicians for entertaining events! Are you considering a move to the Maintenance Cloud? Are you looking to better leverage eAM and plan...

If you’re a manufacturing executive who thinks digital disruption will change your business “someday,” consider this your wake-up call: Someday is today. Customer expectations are rising while current competitors and nimble new players turn up the heat. Smart CEOs are carving out new revenue streams from product management and maintenance subscription programs that use IoT data. COOs are transforming their organizations with hyper connectivity, leveraging cloud technology to...

The Precision Group U.A.E., is a pioneer and market leader in the manufacture of aluminum extrusion dies, tools, press tools, blow moulds and injection moulds, precision moulded plastic products and thermo-formed industrial packaging. The Group has two manufacturing companies in Dubai; Precision Dies & Tools Manufacturing Co. (L.L.C.) and Precision Plastic Products Co. (L.L.C.) and caters to over two dozen of the region's leading brands, with innovative packaging and...

Industrial manufacturers face unprecedented challenges; they must continue to increase operational efficiency, while managing a hyper-connected world where customer expectations are rising rapidly and changing constantly. At the same time, as the rate of technological adoption increases, time to market is reduced, innovation is enhanced, and new business models—such as product-as-a-service—are enabled. In today’s charged business atmosphere, industrial manufacturers need to...

When your supply chain is empowered with digital intelligence and an end-to-end operating model, there are no limits to what your business can achieve. Successful companies are capitalizing on the ever-accelerating pace of change in the market and creating breakthrough experiences for their customers. These organizations move beyond siloed, transactional processes and deliver end-to-end experiences across every customer and employee touch point to fulfill their customers’...