AI Cost Estimation
AI Project Scheduling
AI Risk Assessment & Mitigation
AI Labor Estimation
Work Breakdown Structure
Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
Should Cost Analysis
Price to Win (PtW)
Total Cost of Ownership
Design to Cost
RFI, RFP, RFQ
Mastering Cost Risk with the CRED Model: A New Approach to Managing Uncertainty
Most manufacturers now view AI as essential to competitiveness, but few have the data infrastructure or workforce readiness to back that belief. Galorath’s 2025 report captures an industry racing to modernize its planning systems even as legacy tools, skill gaps, and fragmented data slow its progress.
Confidence Without Connection
The 2025 State of Software and Manufacturing Report from Galorath shows an industry caught between urgency and inertia. Nearly 70% of surveyed firms prioritize real-time data integration, and 71% list automation as a top goal. Yet fewer than one-third have fully integrated systems, and most professionals still work with siloed data. Cost volatility, cited by 89% as the leading operational threat, continues to erode margin predictability as material, labor, and financing costs shift faster than legacy systems can adapt.
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