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# How Manufacturers Can Get Started with AI: A Practical Guide
- URL: https://abcsoferp.com/episodes/s03e18-how-manufacturers-can-get-started-with-ai-a-practical-guide/
- Published: 2025-09-01T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T21:50:27.000Z
- Description: AI isn’t just for tech giants, it’s reshaping the manufacturing floor too. But before manufacturers jump into the hype, there’s groundwork that needs to be done. In this episode of The ABCs of ERP & Beyond, Peter Nicholson and Nirav Shah break down how manufacturers can prepare…
- Author: ABCs of ERP & Beyond
- Tags: Manufacturing and distribution, ERP practitioners, #episode

S03E18 · 43 min

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AI isn’t just for tech giants, it’s reshaping the manufacturing floor too. But before manufacturers jump into the hype, there’s groundwork that needs to be done. In this episode of The ABCs of ERP & Beyond, Peter Nicholson and Nirav Shah break down how manufacturers can prepare for AI adoption in practical, realistic steps.  
  
If you’re in manufacturing and wondering “where do we even begin with AI?” — this episode is for you.

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