When I last spoke to Drew Greenblatt, in March, the world looked a little different.

Your firm is not alone if it put in the time and outlaid the capital on an ERP deployment only to find the challenge of on-time customer shipments still an active and pressing problem.

Confusion between the two is understandable. Their names are nearly synonymous and the terms are often used interchangeably. The acronyms are RADAR, which stands for RAdio Detection And Ranging; and LIDAR which stands for LIght Detection And Ranging.

I think we can all agree that the world is changing. We have all heard about disruption in the economy, technology, and even in the way we work and interact with others.

Marlin Steel Wire Products (Baltimore, MD) has modified its manufacturing practices over the last few weeks.

Automation technology has leveled the manufacturing playing field. Now smaller firms can be nimble, niche, and with new efficiencies compete against the big guys.