White Paper: Information Friction: The Hidden Burden on the Manufacturing Industry

Every part, batch and approval in your plant depends on a document, and most of them sit across SAP, PLM, CAD and quality systems where no single place holds the full picture. Gartner estimates 70 to 90% of business information sits in this state, which is why approvals take weeks to route, audits mean digging through years of records and AI pilots stall before they deliver results. This guide shows how manufacturers are fixing that foundation with modern document management, so production keeps moving, compliance holds and AI finally works.