IDC’s analysts combined primary and secondary research, discussions with clients, colleagues, and experts on manufacturing IT spending and investments in defining these top ten predictions.

Food manufacturers are under pressure to minimize risk throughout the entire supply chain. Many companies are turning to cloud-based technology, like the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, to implement quality control across global operations and enable collaboration with partners.

If you didn’t make it to FABTECH in Chicago this week, you missed what will certainly go down in history as the trade show where Industry 4.0 arrived with a bang in North America.

Following the PowerPlex 2015 conference, TEC senior research analyst Aleksey Osintsev looks at how Plex has re-evaluated some of its manufacturing ERP approaches, to better serve customers and speed up its market share success.

North American Lighting (NAL), a tier one automotive lighting supplier, recently selected the Plex Manufacturing Cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to run its manufacturing operations. With Plex Manufacturing Cloud ERP, NAL expects to replace a wide, sprawling variety of existing on-premise software.

In an age when speed-to-market is valued over all else, the manufacturers that best utilize technology for R&D, production, and delivery will win. At least that’s what a panel of experts, including Plex Systems CTO Jerry Foster, said at Techonomy Detroit.

Discover how FloraCraft, the world's largest maker and supplier of foam products, used new technologies to manage growth which also helped it win recognition as 2014 Wal-Mart Supplier of the Year.

Learn more from Plex Systems' CTO, Jerry Foster, as he discusses the new tools and technologies manufacturers are using to embrace big data.

Based on many requests from Forbes readers, an analysis of the best enterprise cloud computing startups to work for is provided here, a list that includes Plex Systems.

Read more about how Green Flash Brewing expanded their product line and distribution network while maintaining quality and profitability.