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Tag: SAP MII
SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence used to connect shop floor systems with SAP ERP. It provides real-time production visibility, data integration, and operational reporting.
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Integrating Autonomous AGVs: Lessons from the Field
Read more: Integrating Autonomous AGVs: Lessons from the FieldSome projects stay with you — not just for the technology, but for how they reshape what you think is possible on a shop floor. A few years ago, I was part of a large automotive manufacturing initiative that brought…
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The Project That Won Two Awards and Nearly Broke My Team
Read more: The Project That Won Two Awards and Nearly Broke My TeamIf you’ve ever been part of a major digital transformation in manufacturing, you know the feeling: the thrill of building something big, and the stress when the wheels start to come off. This is the story of the SAP MII…
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Is SAP DM a Replacement for SAP MII?
Read more: Is SAP DM a Replacement for SAP MII?Let’s cut to the chase: SAP Digital Manufacturing (DM, sometimes called DMC for “Cloud”) is not a direct, drop-in replacement for SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (MII). I’ve spent much of the last few years helping global manufacturers figure this…
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My Manufacturing Projects in South America: Real Stories from the Shop Floor
Read more: My Manufacturing Projects in South America: Real Stories from the Shop FloorIf I look back at the last 20 years or so, a big chunk of my life has been spent in factories and plants across South America. I’ve worked everywhere from steel mills in Brazil to food plants in Peru…
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Why Replacing SAP MII is a Priority (and What We’re Learning Along the Way)
Read more: Why Replacing SAP MII is a Priority (and What We’re Learning Along the Way)Let’s talk about SAP MII — why so many of us in manufacturing are moving on, and what it’s really like to make that leap. SAP MII: The Backbone That’s Now Showing Its Age If you’ve spent time in manufacturing…
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My Experience with Oil & Gas SAP MII Implementations
Read more: My Experience with Oil & Gas SAP MII ImplementationsIf you’ve worked in Oil & Gas for a while, you know it’s a world apart — process industry, strict safety rules, and a patchwork of legacy systems that don’t like to talk to each other. Over the last two…
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Getting Started with SAP xMII: My Journey from Web to Factory Floor
Read more: Getting Started with SAP xMII: My Journey from Web to Factory FloorI still remember the first time I walked into a real factory as an IT guy. It was 2005, and up until then, my world was all about web development — PHP, JavaScript, databases, and the usual chaos of internet…