The Missing Layer Between ERP and SCADA in Manufacturing (opens in new tab)

Most manufacturers already understand the value of ERP and SCADA. ERP helps manage business-level operations: orders, inventory, purchasing, finance, customer commitments, and planning. SCADA helps monitor and control machines, lines, utilities, and industrial processes in real time. But between these two layers, many factories still rely on spreadsheets, paper forms, manual shift reports, disconnected quality logs, and tribal knowledge. That middle layer is where production actually happens....