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You will…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/ppr-knowledge-graph/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/ppr-knowledge-graph/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeFactory AI can read ERP, MES and historian data but still does not know how a product, process and resource came together at one moment. This episode shows manufacturing data architects and plant engineers how a product-process-resource knowledge graph adds…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-factory-planners-rely-on-excel/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-factory-planners-rely-on-excel/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:16:38 -0000articleDiscover why manufacturing planners still use Excel to manage shop floor disruptions, and learn how to replace the spreadsheet bottleneck with a real-time data pipeline.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/mqtt-pipeline-azure-iot-hub/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/mqtt-pipeline-azure-iot-hub/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeMost factory dashboards start at the wrong end: they show a temperature or an OEE number, but nobody can explain where the message came from or whether it can be trusted. This episode is for OT and IT architects, data engineers and manufacturing leaders…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/digital-twins-on-azure/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/digital-twins-on-azure/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeMany digital twin projects start with a 3D factory scene or every PLC tag and end up with a graph nobody can use. This episode is for manufacturing IT and OT architects building on Azure and explains what deserves a twin, how to model identity, state, events…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/urgent-order-sales-promises/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/urgent-order-sales-promises/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeWhen sales promises an urgent delivery date, the order lands in a factory schedule that is already full, and other customers quietly absorb the delay. This episode is for manufacturing planners, operations leaders and data architects who connect ERP, MES and…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/factory-ai-context/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/factory-ai-context/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeA machine stops and ERP, MES, maintenance and the PLC each know part of the story, so AI cannot safely optimize the response. This episode shows manufacturing and data leaders how semantic layers, knowledge graphs, digital twins and clear constraints give AI…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/industrial-data-model/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/industrial-data-model/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeA factory can collect mountains of data and still struggle to answer what a single machine stop really affects. This episode is for manufacturing, IT/OT and data architects who need ERP, MES, maintenance and quality data to share one meaning. Learn how an…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/industrial-integration/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/industrial-integration/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeA packaging machine stops, every system is connected, and still nobody can say which customer shipment is at risk. This episode is for manufacturing IT/OT architects and data teams who have invested in connectivity but still answer key questions with phone…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/production-schedule-fails/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/production-schedule-fails/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeProduction schedules look solid when they leave ERP, yet material delays, tool issues, missing skills and short machine stops make them outdated before the first order starts. This episode is for manufacturing planners, operations leaders and data architects…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/real-time-manufacturing-dashboards-vs-live-value-streams/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/real-time-manufacturing-dashboards-vs-live-value-streams/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:04:55 -0000articleDiscover why real-time manufacturing dashboards fail to explain production bottlenecks and how shifting to a live value stream model delivers true operational intelligence.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/production-plan-reaction/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/production-plan-reaction/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeWhen a critical machine goes down, ERP may still show capacity that no longer exists while the shop floor improvises. This episode guides production planners, plant managers and IT/OT architects from disruption detection and impact tracing to finite-capacity…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/constraint-based-scheduling/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/constraint-based-scheduling/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeProduction plans that look fine in ERP fall apart when a machine fails, a fixture is busy or material is still in inspection. This episode walks manufacturing planners, IT/OT architects and operations leaders through constraint-based scheduling in a…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-routing-sequences-fail-manufacturing-dependencies/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-routing-sequences-fail-manufacturing-dependencies/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:02:19 -0000articleDiscover why standard manufacturing routings fail to predict delivery delays and learn how tracking live dynamic dependencies protects production schedules.