Podcast: Centralized data provides clear view of plant operations, GE Fanuc’s David Friede tells Manufacturing Summit

David Friede, product marketing manager, production management software for GE Fanuc, describes how manufacturing execution systems centralize data to optimize operations. “Companies can no longer rely on manually-collected data, hand-written reports, Excel-generated reports,” Friede said. “They really need one centralized place for data, all put into the proper context, giving a plant real-time information and real-time visibility into its operations,” he said.