Jeff Winter 9/10/25 Jeff Winter 9/10/25

The Illusion of Alignment: How Siloed Data Derails Strategy

Half-truths are more dangerous than lies. Because lies you can spot. Half-truths feel real. They give you just enough confidence to act… but not enough clarity to succeed.

Jeff Winter 9/3/25 Jeff Winter 9/3/25

The Rise of the CAIO (Chief AI Officer)

AI is rewriting the rules of competition; the Chief AI Officer is the editor-in-chief.

Jeff Winter 8/27/25 Jeff Winter 8/27/25

Planning Horizons in Manufacturing: The Hidden Divider Between Leaders and Laggards

Do You Plan for Tomorrow or Today? What Your Horizon Says About Your Future

Jeff Winter 8/21/25 Jeff Winter 8/21/25

The AI Hamster Wheel

Measuring speed means nothing if direction never changes

Jeff Winter 8/19/25 Jeff Winter 8/19/25

When Code Becomes the Culprit

Everyone loves to blame machines for downtime.
But machines aren’t the problem.

Jeff Winter 7/30/25 Jeff Winter 7/30/25

Modernize, Optimize & Transform

Cover Story with Intelligent Enterprise Leaders Alliance

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Jeff Winter 7/25/25 Jeff Winter 7/25/25

Making Industry 4.0 Work: Lessons from Jeff Winter on Change, Culture, and Technology

This article profiles Jeff Winter’s journey into Industry 4.0 and explores how digital transformation, data integration, and cultural change are revolutionizing maintenance into a proactive, strategic driver of manufacturing success.

Jeff Winter 7/10/25 Jeff Winter 7/10/25

Manufacturing Technology Investment 2025

We’re Not Underinvesting in Tech. We’re Underinvesting in Readiness.

Jeff Winter 7/8/25 Jeff Winter 7/8/25

AI Maturity in 2025

The State of AI Maturity in 2025: Scaling Ambition, Stumbling on Execution

Jeff Winter 7/7/25 Jeff Winter 7/7/25

U.S. Manufacturing Megaprojects - July 2025

U.S. manufacturing is stuck in neutral...but $560 billion says it won’t be for long.

Jeff Winter 7/3/25 Jeff Winter 7/3/25

Modernizing Demand Forecasting in Manufacturing

Yesterday’s Sales Can’t See Tomorrow’s Storm, But AI Can

Jeff Winter 6/24/25 Jeff Winter 6/24/25

Who is Driving Smart Manufacturing in 2025?

You can outsource your technology, but not your accountability

Jeff Winter 6/19/25 Jeff Winter 6/19/25

You Can’t Scale Excellence with Spreadsheets

If your operations still run on Excel... this might be the part where you start hearing the Jaws theme.

Jeff Winter 6/18/25 Jeff Winter 6/18/25

From Theory to Practice: How AI Is Being Utilized in 2025

How does 2025 compare to 2024? The answers are shockingly different

Jeff Winter 6/4/25 Jeff Winter 6/4/25

Bridging the IT/OT Divide

There are many ways companies can try and converge IT and OT., but one is better than the rest!

Jeff Winter 5/27/25 Jeff Winter 5/27/25

How well is ISA-95 Adopted?

92.9% of manufacturers and solution providers use ISA-95 to help with Enterprise-Control System Integration

Jeff Winter 5/1/25 Jeff Winter 5/1/25

From Science Project to Global Operating System: How AI Transformed Between 2023 and 2025

Artificial intelligence didn’t just grow up between 2023 and 2025. it graduated with honors, joined the workforce, ran for office (sort of), and started co-authoring Nobel-winning research.