Tech-Clarity believes that the value of technology is often overshadowed by the technology itself. Companies invest in technology for one reason - improving their business to achieve higher profit. Unfortunately, this business value gets clouded by focus on what the solution does instead of why it is important to the business in the first place. Tech-Clarity is dedicated to making the value of technology clear to business.

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What I Learned ... sharing insights about product innovation, product development, engineering, manufacturing, service, and more.

Research Rap ... discussing highlights of recent research and the implications for manufacturers and service organizations.

One-on-One ... providing visibility into our conversations with software and service providers about the value they offer to the manufacturing community.

 Featured Research

The following content highlights recent Tech-Clarity news and research on issues important to industry. For more publications, please visit our Publications Page.

Insight: Servicing Medical Equipment - Extends prior research on world class service management to the medical device industry. Discusses leveraging lessons learned from other service-oriented industries, but points out distinct differences in the healthcare industry.  (See Overview)

Perspective: Product Environmental Compliance -  Discusses the key elements of a sustainable approach to developing and maintaining products that comply with environmental regulations such as RoHS and REACH while reducing compliance risk and cost.  Draws conclusions from over 300 responses to a web-based survey and several in-depth interviews with leading manufacturers.  (See Overview)

Insight: The Evolving Roles of ERP and PLM - Extending past research on the roles of ERP and PLM, describes the evolution of ERP-PLM integration beyond the basics to a more mature, bi-directional interaction. Reviews how companies can close the loop between product innovation and managing the business of manufacturing.  (See Overview)