A social media approach to manufacturing value chain?

The Internet of Things and the smart manufacturing movement is about facilitating more connections, says Diane Palmquist, Vice President of Manufacturing Industry Solutions at GT Nexus. In order to have machines communicating with each other and making the manufacturing process run smoothly, a few components must first come together in order to make the this happen. Find out the key factors in Manufacturing Business Technology:

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