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Items Tagged with 'plant data management'

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Tips for Getting a Food Plant Ready for AI

Eric Medecke_E Tech Group
Eric Medecke
Casey Noonan_E Tech Group
Casey Noonan
October 15, 2026

For food and beverage manufacturers, AI readiness begins with gaining visibility into the plant that exists today, identifying the risks and constraints that matter most, and establishing a practical roadmap for modernization.


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Column | OEE

Contextual Data and Advanced Analytics Support OEE

Food and beverage management is sold on data standardization in plants to support AI-based strategies. This early wave of data standardization projects and solutions is delivering increased context on traditional metrics, such as OEE.
Grant Gerke
Grant Gerke
June 15, 2026

In an evolving manufacturing landscape, leaders are leveraging AI and advanced analytics to enhance efficiency and decision-making. Contextual data and real-time insights are driving innovation, allowing companies like Ruiz Foods and Kraft Heinz to unlock significant value and optimize operations.


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Your Biggest Losses Are Hiding in Data You Already Have

Two F&B manufacturers uncovered seven figures of recoverable loss by connecting dots with digital data.
June 4, 2026

Food and beverage plants often face hidden losses marked by discrepancies in yield, giveaway, and mass balance. While OEE measures capacity usage, it doesn’t provide insights into product quantity or waste, which can be revealed by analyzing quality data effectively.


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Digital KPIs Emerge but Are Brands Finding Accurate Data?

Grant Gerke
Grant Gerke
November 11, 2025

Food giants are closing legacy plants and building greenfield facilities to achieve higher volumes, greater flexibility and increased margins. So how are plant managers and corporate leadership executing, managing and delivering data to help operators find accurate KPIs and OEE metrics?


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Ndustrial shares new way to automate Scope 3 emissions

June 14, 2022

The company's software will capture and report Scope 3 emissions, which will provide a solution for industrial enterprises to automate their Scope 3 emissions reporting throughout their supply chain, including cold storage.


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