With apologies to Paul Simon for a “borrowing” of his song
title, we continually come across customers that may have standardized on a
#MES (Manufacturing Execution), #EMI (Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence),
#Batch (Batch Recipe Management) or other enterprise automation (#Level 3)
application. And then, for various reasons, they start to rethink their current
strategy or implementation. It could be precipitated
by a management change; a hot new product line, a line or plant expansion, or a
market shift.
So how do you know it’s time to look for another vendor? Here are some tips that can help you to
determine if you and your current provider are heading, or should be heading,
for a separation.
