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The article warns that manufacturers often rack up hidden, eight-figure costs by mistaking a single technology business case for a true manufacturing technology strategy. The core issue isn’t investing in tech, but failing to align those investments to a cohesive, long-term operational strategy—leading to fragmented deployments and escalating costs.
How does your organization distinguish between a tech business case and a manufacturing technology strategy, and what governance or roadmap practices help you avoid expensive missteps?
The Multi-Million Dollar Mistake: Why the Technology Business Case Is Not a Strategy
In many cases, the cost of that mistake can quietly creep past eight figures. The problem isn’t that companies are investing in technology. It’s that they are confusing a technology business case with a manufacturing technology strategy. And the two are not the same.
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