smart manufacturing Archives - The Rapid Response Institute

Operational Excellence Enabled by Leadership in Technology

November 9, 2024 No Comments

In 2025, our new book, Navigating the Data Minefields: Management’s Guide to Better Decision-Making will be released by CRC Press. This is an accompanying book to our 2023 book, Smart Manufacturing: Integrating Transformational Technologies for Competitiveness and Sustainability. Both books focus on the use of advanced information technologies to attain and sustain Operational Excellence. Today,

AI or AU?

February 20, 2024 No Comments

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the rage but are these laudables premature? Is it in really Artificial Unintelligence (AU) or just latest manifestation of the 30+ year old Expert System and a passing fad? Recently, none the less than Google (parent Alphabet) suffered a $100 billion market setback when their AI strategy suffered a lack

Tomorrow’s Culture–Today!

August 17, 2023 No Comments

When asked when something is needed, how many of us have heard or even said, “I need it yesterday?” Our world is turning faster all the time. The now quaint old phrase, “Internet is like dog years. One human year is equal to seven Internet years” now seems like slow motion. Change is all around us

Communication, Communication, Communication

July 22, 2023 No Comments

A recent TEXT from a possible vendor did not identified himself as a referral. I did not pay any attention to it and both of us missed an opportunity. In our social media age with its shorthand, i.e. HRU, much can be lost in the exchange. Like most of us I am bombarded with those

Technology Betrayal

June 23, 2023 No Comments

In one case, a new cell phone (2023 purchase) went dead. The replacement and the subsequent replacement did the same thing. Now on the 4th phone, a work around has been found. The promise of technology is legendary. However, the hype is often over the top and not a statement of realty. The movement towards, MVP

Leaving the Military?

June 6, 2023 No Comments

Over 200,000 members of the US Armed Forces are discharged and return to civilian life ever year. Some will have difficulties with this transition. In 1970 this military ‘brat’ graduated from North Georgia College (a military school) and served four years in the US Army. In 1974, this business ‘clueless’ individual entered the civilian workforce.

Seems Like Yesterday

April 20, 2023 No Comments

Hard to believe that 13 years ago the offshore oil and gas industry changed forever. On April 20, 2010 the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, later sank. “Approximately 134 million gallons of oil had spilled into the Gulf, the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.” One recent LinkedIn comment suggested that nothing had changed

Getting To Smart

April 18, 2023 No Comments

We are pleased to announce the publication of our new book, Smart Manufacturing: Integrating Transformational Technologies for Competitiveness and Sustainability. The first sentence in the Abstract of Chapter 2, Operational Technologies reads, “There is a lot of information about ‘Smart Manufacturing’ albeit precious little information about its implementation and ongoing sustainability. Without a set of

How Stupid is AI?

March 23, 2023 No Comments

Recently this pundit was contacted with a purchase recommendation for something he had already acquired. Dah!! According to Britannica, artificial intelligence (AI) is defined as, “the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings.” But just how mature is this technology? The term covers a wide range of capabilities and

Bogus

January 30, 2023 No Comments

According to Cambridge Dictionary the title term is defined as, Not real, or existing only in order to deceive people.” We live in a world when lies are tossed around with impunity. Politician lie, school boards withhold from parents and the news is decried as fake by both sides of the political isle. How does

Whoa Nellie–Delays in the Smart Horseless Carriage

November 20, 2022 No Comments

In the just released NCHRP Research Report 1001/BTSCRP Research Report 2, a new framework provides government and non government parties and other stakeholders a tool for the assessment and risk management for emerging automated driving system (ADS) technologies. This Framework for Assessing Potential Safety Impacts of Automated Driving Systems reminds this reader with a sense

Tag: smart manufacturing