Resources
Explore resources related to manufacturing analytics software.
Discover how disruptive technologies are transforming process manufacturers.
Explore more manufacturing-related e-books, white papers, webinars and more.
To browse resources by type, select an option below.
-
- Select resource type
- Analyst Report
- Article
- Blog Post
- Book Excerpt
- Case Study
- Customer Story
- E-Book
- Executive Brief
- Fact Sheet
- Industry Overview
- Infographic
- Interview
- Overview Brochure
- Product Brief
- Research
- Series
- Solution Brief
- Video
- Webinar
- White Paper
- White Paper
-
E-Book
The Path to a Single Customer ViewLearn how CDPs are evolving as marketing technology modernizes, possibilities for CDP use cases, how to define use cases, retailers that successfully use CDPs and what organizations should consider before selecting the CDP that's right for them.
-
Article
Modern manufacturing's triple play: Digital twins, analytics and IoT Using exact duplicates to manage complex systems dates to NASA’s early moon missions. Today, IoT is key to implementing digital twin technology in manufacturing.
-
Customer Story
Taking the guesswork out of production planningEuramax uses SAS to prevent production delays
-
Customer Story
IoT and machine learning keep aircraft mission-readyLockheed Martin transforms aircraft maintenance and fleet management with SAS Analytics and AI.
-
Article
Predictions for Manufacturing in 2023A number of industry leaders, including Jason Mann, VP of IoT at SAS, offer their thoughts on trends in advanced analytics and other things to expect in 2023.
-
Article
2023 Trends in Data StrategyLearn how the duality that characterizes data strategy will endure throughout 2023, but why we might see a change to other aspects of data management.
-
Solution Brief
Keep manufacturing equipment running with predictable output and lower unplanned downtime costsLearn how you can increase overall throughput and equipment effectiveness with SAS IoT analytics.
-
Analyst Report
IDC Spotlight: Looking Beyond the AI Model to Improve the Value of Computer Vision in Manufacturing OperationsThis IDC Spotlight explores the increasing adoption of computer vision (CV) by manufacturers, and how in order to succeed, they must focus on more than just model development, validation and deployment. SAS delivers a comprehensive portfolio of tools, software and resources – integrated into SAS Viya – to develop and deploy CV solutions.
-
Solution Brief
Achieve or exceed product quality targets for higher operating marginsImprove product quality and yield while reducing scrap and rework with advanced analytics, AI and machine learning.
-
Customer Story
Just add data: How data and technology — paired with a human touch — create a sustainable and quality culinary experienceBarilla, the world’s largest pasta manufacturer, uses advanced analytics and AI to track global inventory and optimize orders and deliveries to meet surging demand.
-
Customer Story
Making buildings – and business – more secure with analytics and AIIndustrial company Comelit Group harnesses the power of SAS Viya 4 to modernize how decisions are made, combining the most successful analytics and AI platform with the flexibility and scalability of the cloud.
-
Analyst Report
Insights from Service Enhance Product Quality and InnovationsLearn how the ability to link warranty service data and insights to improve product quality, service outcome, and customer experiences will drive the future of innovation and excellence.
-
Analyst Report
Maximizing Innovation in Digitally Maturing Process ManufacturingThis report outlines the roadmap that digitally maturing process manufacturers must follow to identify and build the core competencies needed to use transformation as a competitive advantage.
-
Analyst Report
Advanced Analytics Excellence In Discrete ManufacturingThis paper explains how advanced analytics helps discrete manufacturing achieve operational excellence, including potential benefits, the capabilities an organization needs, and how the organization can align with this approach.
-
Article
3 keys to rolling out a successful warranty improvement initiativeA warranty improvement initiative reduces warranty incident rates and drives down warranty costs by addressing the causes of failure. How do you drive performance improvement through warranty data? The critical success factors are leadership support, customer-centric goals and organization-wide enablement.
-
Article
5 Ways to Improve Field Quality PerformanceDiscover five simple ways to rapidly improve field quality performance and stay competitive.
-
Customer Story
Optimizing the supply chain with analytics and IoTGeorgia-Pacific relies on SAS Viya on Amazon Web Services to improve equipment efficiency, reduce downtime, optimize shipping logistics and predict customer churn.
-
Customer Story
How streaming IoT data and advanced analytics help maintain COVID-19 vaccine integrityThe North Carolina Collaboratory relies on SAS Analytics for IoT on Azure to harness the complex system of cold chain logistics, ensuring safe transport, storage and availability of COVID-19 vaccines statewide.
-
Customer Story
Putting IoT data from connected vehicles to workIveco Group uses SAS Viya on Amazon Web Services to improve vehicle design and remote diagnostics for its trucks.
-
Analyst Report
AI in Manufacturing: Enabling Business-Driven Factory InnovationsDiscover how analytics solutions from SAS help manufacturing organizations address major business challenges on the shop floor and how to implement and scale AI-enabled process innovations in factories.
-
Analyst Report
Data-Driven Grid Reliability: IoT Sensing and Analytics to Enable Predictive Maintenance and Improve ResiliencyLearn how the emergence of artificial intelligence, IoT sensors, advanced analytics and predictive maintenance within utility distribution systems can significantly improve reliability and build resiliency in the power grid.
-
Analyst Report
dbInsight: SAS Viya is living large on AzureLearn how Azure provides the onramp to a new customer base to take advantage of SAS capabilities without having to make big enterprise software commitments.
-
Customer Story
A customer connection is the special ingredientItalian olive oil company Fratelli Carli uses SAS Customer Intelligence 360 to create an integrated, personalized customer experience.
-
Customer Story
A healthier planet through bioscience innovationThe world’s most sustainable biotech company, Chr. Hansen, uses SAS Analytics to develop effective, natural probiotics for animal health, enabling farmers to produce high-quality, safe food for global consumers.
-
Customer Story
Transforming steelmaking through IoT analyticsSSAB improves production efficiency, product quality and maintenance strategies using sensor data, artificial intelligence and advanced analytics.
-
Analyst Report
Vendor Rating: SASSAS retains a strong presence in the market, despite increased competition from cloud service providers, large software vendors, niche startups and open-source solutions, due to its analytics breadth and enterprise readiness, trusted brand and strong customer relationships, global reach and extensive industry solution portfolio, and its strategy to increase relevance, awareness and grow revenue.
-
Article
Situational awareness guides our responses – routine to crisisMany circumstances call for situational awareness – that is, being mindful of what’s present and happening around you. The COVID-19 pandemic heightened this need, as leaders across industries used analytics and visualization to gain real-time situational awareness and respond with fast, critical decisions.
-
Customer Story
Manufacturing smarter, safer vehicles with analyticsKia Motors America relies on advanced analytics and artificial intelligence solutions from SAS to improve its products, services and customer satisfaction.
-
Customer Story
Building materials leader optimizes production using analyticsUSG Corporation relies on SAS to improve its manufacturing process and reduce downtime, costs and energy consumption.
-
Analyst Report
Data Analytics at the Edge -
Article
AI in manufacturing: New opportunities for IT and operationsAn AI survey reveals that leaders and early adopters in AI are making important advances and are identifying and expanding on what works as they use AI in more ways and more parts of their organizations.
-
E-Book
5 Steps to Accelerate Value From Your Industrial IoT Data This e-book features five steps industrial leaders can follow to get more value from IIoT data. It describes how to craft a comprehensive IIoT strategy, what to look for in an edge-to-enterprise analytics solution, and how to evaluate IIoT solutions.
-
Customer Story
Automated laboratories improve uptime with analyticsPredictive service and maintenance keeps Siemens Healthineers lab tests running on time.
-
Customer Story
IoT data with artificial intelligence reduces downtime, helps truckers keep on truckingVolvo Trucks and Mack Trucks use sensor data and SAS AI solutions to minimize unplanned downtime.
-
White Paper
Assisted Demand Planning Using Machine Learning for CPG and RetailIntelligent automation techniques can be applied to all kinds of activities across your organization to reduce the everyday repetitive work while uncovering key insights to improve the effectiveness of your processes, as well as your workforce.
-
White Paper
Understanding Data Streams in IoTThis paper explains how streaming analytics helps you acquire, understand and use real-time, streaming data to make fact-based, automated decisions – and instantaneously react to new information.
-
White Paper
A Practical View of New Product Forecasting In this paper, SAS and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business examine the current state of new product forecasting and provide a clear, current look at how your peers are using analytics and technology to improve their new product forecasting capabilities.
-
White Paper
Improving Inventory Replenishment for Retail Product PromotionsThis paper describes how inventory optimization solutions must better mimic real-world conditions to accommodate promotional demands in order to truly optimize the replenishment process.
-
White Paper
Charging Ahead with EV AnalyticsThis white paper from Navigant Research, sponsored by SAS and Intel, explores the analytics infrastructure that is needed to prepare for and benefit from the growth of EVs
-
White Paper
Drive Next-Generation Customer Experiences with Real-Time Connected Product and Service Analytics SAS, Hortonworks and Intel can help you embrace technologies and processes to anticipate a wide range of customer needs, providing the foundation for next-generation customer experiences.
-
White Paper
Drive Next-Generation Performance With Real-Time Connected Manufacturing This special report sponsored by SAS, Intel and Hortonworks explores how manufacturers are capitalizing on the promise of the IoT, creating new value streams and revolutionizing the relationship with markets.
-
White Paper
Text Analytics for ExecutivesThis paper looks at how organizations in banking, health care and life sciences, manufacturing and government are using SAS text analytics to drive better customer experiences, reduce fraud and improve society.
-
White Paper
Modern manufacturing’s triple play: Digital twins, analytics and the Internet of ThingsTechnologies to recreate a digital version of some of the world’s most complex machines are a new source of opportunity for analytics and the Internet of Things. From use by NASA to manufacturers worldwide, equipment can be monitored from anywhere in the world and beyond.
-
E-Book
Making Sense of AIThis e-book explores the current boundaries of AI, as well as the many ways that modern AI applications can improve our understanding of the world and enable us to make better, faster decisions.
-
Article
Connected vehicles: IoT steers a new direction for OEMsWith IoT and analytics, automakers and their partners can reshape business models, find new ways to monetize data and serve customers better.
-
White Paper
Analytics Accelerates Monetization Opportunities for Connected Vehicle and Mobility ServicesLearn how automakers and their partners are using IoT data and analytics to help them reshape business models, seize new sources of revenue and develop inventive ways to better serve customers.
-
E-Book
Quality 4.0 Impact and Strategy Handbook Quality 4.0 isn't really a story about technology. It's about how that technology improves culture, collaboration, competency and leadership.
-
Customer Story
Analytics turns service repair data into cost savingsAmerican Honda turns to SAS to help make sense of warranty and service data.
-
Interview
IoT in manufacturing: Voices from the fieldThe Internet of Things (IoT) is a transforming the manufacturing industry. Learn how the concept of connected devices can power smart manufacturing.
-
White Paper
Better Forecasting With Next-Generation Demand ManagementThe multitude of forces affecting the relationship between demand and supply are set to expand their influence. Smart leaders will take advantage of the flood of digital data to better understand those forces to make more accurate and predictive supply chain decisions.
-
E-Book
Innovation driven by strategyFrom curing diseases to studying the sun, innovative uses of analytics are changing the world. Download this e-book to see where tomorrow’s technologies are happening today. You’ll find out how analytics technologies are being used for cybersecurity, machine learning, the Internet of Things and more. If you’re looking for inspiration, see where this e-book takes you.
-
E-Book
Four Use Cases Show Real-World Impact of IoT This TDWI e-book explores in detail what IoT means and how different industries are taking advantage of it.
-
White Paper
The Evolution of AnalyticsLearn about modern applications for machine learning, including recommendation systems, streaming analytics, deep learning and cognitive computing. And learn from the experiences of two companies that have successfully navigated organizational and technological challenges to adopt machine learning and embark on their own analytics evolution.
-
Article
Internet of things applications across multiple industriesLearn about existing Internet of Things applications in five industries, and get advice on how to develop your own Internet of Things applications.
-
White Paper
IoT Analytics in PracticeIoT, Analytics
-
White Paper
Strategic Supply Chain Planning: Three Key Priorities of the Chief Supply Chain OfficerSupply Chain Management
-
Webinar
Optimizing Manufacturing Quality and Yield With SAS Analytics Join us to learn how SAS advanced analytics can help manufacturers identify leading causes of unwanted variation and recommend optimal set points to maximize quality.
-
Webinar
Drive Industrial Transformation With Analytics That MatterHear findings from LNS Research’s latest survey, including in-depth analysis of how manufacturers are using analytics and specific recommendations for improvement.
-
Webinar
Disruptive Technologies in Process ManufacturingDiscover the potential changes disruptive technologies can have on process manufacturers and why implementing them is the key to a competitive edge.
-
Webinar
IoT Analytics: How to Make Your IoT Data Work for YouJoin Pinnacle Solutions and SAS to learn how you can use IoT analytics to make your IoT data work for you.
-
Webinar
Modernizing Manufacturing: Why Digital Innovation Is Critical NowHow do digital innovators ponder and plan for true transformation in manufacturing? We’re glad you asked.
-
Webinar
Building Data-Driven Supply Chain Resilience for 2020 and BeyondLearn how companies of all sizes are using improved capture and analysis of demand data to build more resilient supply chains.
-
Webinar
Putting AI and Machine Learning to Work in Human Resources This webinar discusses how HR executives who succeed with AI and machine learning will be best positioned to lead their organizations in crisis and recovery.
-
Webinar
Taking IoT to the edge with the Analytics of ThingsTaking advantage of the Internet of Things means thinking about your analytics approach in a whole new way. This on-demand webinar explains how.
-
Webinar
Operationalizing AI in ManufacturingMore manufacturers are investing in artificial intelligence, but most are still struggling to make sense of it. Learn why harnessing the power of AI is key to success.
-
Webinar
Solving the Dilemma of Smart Things for IT LeadersDiscover the similarities between AI and IoT – and how together they help make organizations smarter, more innovative and more agile.
-
Webinar
Research Reveals Clues to Solving the Digital Transformation PuzzleOur exclusive study shows leading manufacturers are exploring and even enjoying the benefits of technologies we once could only imagine. Are you ready for Industry 5.0?
-
Webinar
Demand Planning During Uncertainty: Forecasts, Models & Manufacturing AnalyticsLearn how analytics helps manufacturers generate reliable, demand-driven forecasts and improve recovery efforts.
-
Webinar
The Industrial Internet of Things: Secrets to Finding ROI TodayLearn how the industrial Internet of Things is uncovering new, real-world opportunities for cost savings and revenue growth every day.
-
Webinar
How Analytics Can Reduce Warranty Cost and Make You a Quality Leader Learn how analytics helps manufacturers detect issues, find the root causes and act quickly to eliminate them.
-
Webinar
Evolving Customer Experience for Manufacturers in 2021Applying connected technologies even beyond the factory floor adds value and drives efficiency.
-
Webinar
Digital Transformation’s Vital Role in High-Tech ManufacturingAs strategic priorities shift for high-tech manufacturers, speed, agility and resilience are emerging as top goals – and digital transformation runs through each one. What will the future look like?
-
Webinar
How Change Management Drives Digital TransformationLearn what our exclusive research reveals about how manufacturers are using effective change management strategies to overcome common challenges during digital transformation efforts.
-
Webinar
Digital Readiness Drives Auto Industry’s FutureWhat does digital transformation really mean to the auto industry, and what’s data got to do with it? Find out in this quick webinar.
-
Webinar
Continuous Monitoring for Procurement Integrity Join forensic investigators and professionals from KPMG, Creactives and SAS who will discuss the future of enterprise governance and share tangible examples of the use of data analysis
-
Webinar
How Automotive Data and Predictive Insights Fuel EV StrategiesElectrification is transforming the automotive industry at an unprecedented pace. Learn how analytics is rewiring the entire industry for innovation and profitability.
-
Webinar
Are You a Digital Leader?Find out what digital leaders in manufacturing have learned on their way to the top.
-
Webinar
Rethinking Risk ManagementExperts explore the benefits of positive risks in business – in just 15 minutes.
-
Webinar
Unlock Competitive Advantage in Warranty and Service Data With AnalyticsManufacturers are sitting on a treasure trove of untapped warranty and service data. See how adding analytics changes the game.
-
Webinar
Manufacturers See Agile Future in Computer VisionLearn how accelerating smart manufacturing with computer vision can increase profits while decreasing time to value.
-
Webinar
Analytical Actions for Advanced Risk ManagementExperts explore how a contemporary risk framework can be a growth opportunity – in just 15 minutes.
-
Webinar
Advancing a Healthy Risk Culture With AnalyticsUnderstand the power of analytics in helping your organization profit from risk in this brief webinar.
-
White Paper
Using SAS® for aggregate-level, driver-based demand planning This paper outlines methods to derive detailed shipment plans based upon point-of-sale (POS or consumption) data -- all while reducing forecasting errors and planner workloads in the process.
-
White Paper
SAS and C.H. Robinson: Rewriting the Rules of Demand Planning, Forecasting and Transportation ManagementCOVID-19's significant and lasting disruptions to the global economy and supply chains have revealed costly vulnerabilities in global supply chains, as well as the need for new, forward-looking planning capabilities that anticipate and account for disruptions.
-
White Paper
Using Advanced Analytics to Model, Predict, and Adapt to Changing Consumer Demand Patterns Affected by COVID-19SAS advanced analytics and predictive modeling tools can help businesses understand demand, adjust strategies, and emerge stronger and more agile than ever.
-
White Paper
Four Elements of Sustainability AnalyticsDirectors at consumer-packaged goods manufacturers who embrace sustainability grow their revenue while improving lives and environmental outcomes.
-
White Paper
Industry Overview
Using Machine Learning and Demand Sensing to Enhance Short-Term ForecastingEffective supply chain management is critical to ensure the timely replenishment of products by properly managing the movement and storage of raw materials and finished goods from the point-of-origin to the point-of-consumption.
-
White Paper
AI and analytics are powering a demand planning and customer experience revolutionToday, thanks to next-day shipping, product shortages and transportation disruptions, availability and delivery speed have become the deciding factor for consumers, making inventory availability the ultimate competitive advantage for retailers.
-
White Paper
Analytics That Matter: A New WorldThis much-anticipated study examines industrial companies’ progress in analytics over the past two years, including the recent impact of COVID-19. The report is based on an LNS Research survey of nearly 6,200 plants.
-
E-Book
Internet of Things: Understanding the JourneyWhether your focus is business outcomes or technology challenges, this guide provides the insights to accelerate your IoT journey.
-
White Paper
Disruptive Technologies in Process IndustriesLeaders at process manufacturers are enthusiastically adopting disruptive technologies to shore up operations and supply chains and to keep pace with competitors. And the emergence of these technologies is quickening as we speak.
-
White Paper
Building Data-Driven Supply-Chain Resilience for 2020 - and BeyondThis paper explores the many ways implementing next-generation best practices and technologies can improve supply chain performance today and tomorrow.
-
White Paper
Computer vision for product qualityExplore how manufacturers can address product quality challenges with the latest advances in computer vision by using analytics-driven intelligence wherever it’s needed – from the edge to the cloud.
-
White Paper
Applying digital solutions for new revenue service streams in manufacturingManufacturers know that unexpected machine or vehicle downtown can sabotage the bottom line. Data and analytics provide a new level of real-time monitoring to not only avoid these issues, but to enhance revenue.
-
White Paper
Analytics delivers improved plant performancesManufacturers need data and analytics – now more than ever – to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in multiple areas: quality control, production, transportation/logistics, sales, shipping, procurement and supply chain management.
-
White Paper
Analyzing and leveraging large volumes of complex dataIn this case study, see how a packaging solutions manufacturer used SAS to turn data into real-time analysis to improve efficiency and productivity, prevent scheduling failures and have a 50 percent reduction in customer complaints.
-
White Paper
Solving the digital transformation puzzleNew Research Reveals How Leaders Can Leverage Industry 4.0/5.0 Today — for New Profits Tomorrow.
-
E-Book
Data scientists use SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure to develop big innovationsThis e-book features top solutions showcasing how global Hackathon teams used SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure to develop innovative approaches that save time, money, and entire ecosystems, such as the world's coral reefs.
