IBM, decades ago, made the basic strategic error of implementing a manufacturing integration schemata instead of outsourcing semiconductors and other components.

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Like the use of other technologies such as cloud computing, which, as we will see, is an integral part of Manufacturing Moneyball, the integration of BI and Big Data is no longer a domain reserved for IT.

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It specializes in helping manufacturing firms with technology systems integration.

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The manufacturing sector is where such integration has gone furthest.

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These manufacturing platforms and broad scale integration are the same key drivers that have enabled the industry to produce low cost iPhones, tablets, and laptop PCs, as well as the millions of servers, switches, and routers that power the Internet.

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In my current responsibilities I am responsible in leading a team of 7000 consultants spanning across Management Consulting Services, Package applications consulting in sap, oracle, best of breed packages and Systems Integration to enable business transformation for clients in the Manufacturing Industry group.

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Taking this dis-integration a step further, many companies that sell electronic appliances are outsourcing large chunks of their manufacturing.

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