Data. They call it the new oil. There’s talk of data lakes and highways. Data ingestion, governance, lineage, data everything! Hardly the language of everyday manufacturing, is it? Now if it was described as information instead, well that we can get our heads around. And in truth, that is all it is. It’s just information – except this is information on steroids. This month, The Manufacturer highlights how manufacturers are using data to make their products more versatile, make their workers happier, supercharge their maintenance activities, and offer levels of customer service previously only dreamt of.
