Plex’s Michael Hart discusses the increased benefits of an MES that integrates with engineering, quality management, ERP and other corporate-wide systems to create a truly connected shop floor.

Plex’s IntelliPlex Production Analytic Application is pointed to as an example of technology changing the way manufacturers work and lead.

DemandCaster, a division of Plex, shares how companies are addressing increasingly complex supply chain challenges.

Plex concluded 2017 with nearly 600 manufacturers running Plex in approximately 2,000 facilities around the world (login required).

Plex’s Todd Weeks outlines the benefits of working with a reputable Cloud company, going into specifics around the four key metrics that Plex focuses on as a leading SaaS provider.

Plex CTO Jerry Foster shares insights on new technologies—including machine learning, mobile apps and advanced analytics—that help manufacturers keep tabs on fast-paced factory-floor operations.

Shank’s Extracts, Inc., Sanders and Morley Candy Makers, Inc., Hausbeck Pickle Co. and USHydrations share best practices in food safety management systems and the technology they use to continue to lead their industries.

Plex’s Cloud Operations Director Lauren Giroux has been featured as a Michigan manufacturing leader. Leaders at customers Accuride Corporation, Hausbeck Pickle Co. and Sanders Candy are also named in this inaugural special issue.

Is the fourth industrial revolution here? Enterprise Times says while much progress has been made, manufacturers still have work to do, with ERP and IoT technology playing central and critical roles.

Gerry Gray from Plex offers food processors ways to meet the Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA) latest requirements to gain better visibility and access into supply chains. Tips include automating processes and digitizing records for one version of the truth across the organization.