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InspireXT Launches Connected ShopfloorXT with Oracle to Accelerate Smart Manufacturing Transformation

Introduction Pittsburgh, PA – November 6, 2025 – InspireXT, a leading digital transformation and supply chain consulting firm, announced the launch of its Connected ShopfloorXT solution in collaboration with Oracle at the Executive Hi-Tech & Industrial Manufacturing Innovation Showcase, held at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA. The exclusive evening event, themed Innovation and Industry Excellence, brought together manufacturing leaders, Oracle experts, and digital innovators to explore next-generation technologies reshaping the hi-tech and industrial manufacturing landscape. Attendees also enjoyed a premium Executive Suite Experience during the Penguins vs. Capitals game -combining thought leadership with dynamic networking. As one of the early adopters and field implementers of Oracle Smart Operations and Connected Factory patterns, InspireXT’s new Connected ShopfloorXT offering is a direct outcome of its collaboration with Oracle Fusion Cloud Manufacturing and Maintenance customers. By uniting AI, Smart Operations, Industry 4.0, digitization, and connected workbenches into a single execution layer, InspireXT helps manufacturers close the gap between ERP, MES, and CMMS – transforming factories into truly digital, exception-driven operations. “We’re thrilled to introduce Connected ShopfloorXT in collaboration with Oracle – a significant step forward in enabling intelligent, resilient, and connected manufacturing,” said Rajeev Khazanchi, SVP & Global Markets Leader, InspireXT. “This solution seamlessly unifies production and maintenance operations in one single digital layer, bridging the physical and digital worlds to help manufacturers boost efficiency, reduce downtime, and scale performance.” “Oracle is proud to collaborate with InspireXT on the Connected Shopfloor solution,” said Tim Zuch, GVP, Industrial Manufacturing, Oracle. “By integrating Oracle Cloud technologies with InspireXT’s deep manufacturing expertise, we’re enabling customers to harness data across their operations, streamline production, and accelerate their Industry 4.0 journey.” Connected ShopfloorXT represents InspireXT’s commitment to advancing manufacturing excellence through Connected Intelligence. The solution empowers manufacturers to integrate shopfloor operations with business applications, delivering real-time visibility, predictive insights, and data-driven decision-making across production environments. This launch underscores InspireXT’s strong partnership with Oracle and reinforces its focus on helping manufacturers leverage digital technologies to achieve operational excellence, agility, and growth. For more information about Connected ShopfloorXT or to schedule a demo, please visit www.inspirext.com.

InspireXT Announces Strategic Partnership with Litmus Automation

InspireXT, the supply chain transformation partners with a mission to build the most trusted supply chains by connecting commerce to operations, today announced a strategic partnership with Litmus, a leader in Industrial DataOps solutions. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Through innovations such as Connected Shopfloor, InspireXT delivers an integrated approach that unifies shopfloor systems, industrial data, and business platforms to drive real-time visibility and smarter decision-making. This collaboration with Litmus is focused on helping organizations unlock the full value of shopfloor and industrial data, accelerate Connected Shopfloor–led digital transformation, and deliver measurable business outcomes. Together, InspireXT and Litmus will deliver integrated solutions that seamlessly connect machines, systems and business applications, enabling real-time shopfloor visibility, predictive analytics, scalable digital infrastructure and improved operational efficiency. Through this close collaboration, InspireXT helps organizations transform raw shopfloor data into actionable insights that drive operational excellence, innovation and sustainable growth. “The future of supply chains depends on how intelligently organizations connect shopfloor execution with business decision-making. Through our partnership with Litmus, InspireXT is advancing its Connected Shopfloor vision by enabling seamless OT–IT integration and turning industrial data into actionable intelligence. This collaboration empowers our customers to accelerate digital transformation, improve operational efficiency, and achieve measurable business outcomes at scale.” — Kuldeep Thakur, Managing Director, InspireXT To support this level of partnership, InspireXT brings hands-on expertise with the Litmus platform and a growing track record of delivering real-world results for customers across relevant and various industries. As a Litmus Partner, InspireXT is well-positioned to support customers from initial deployment through scalable, long-term solutions that bridge IT and OT environments, and enable confident, data-driven decision-making. “InspireXT has a deep understanding of what manufacturers are trying to achieve on the shopfloor and, more importantly, how to get there,” said Ken Clements–Director, Edge to Cloud Ecosystem at Litmus. “Their Connected Shopfloor approach, combined with the Litmus Industrial DataOps platform, helps customers move faster from data to insight and from insight to action, delivering smarter operations and more scalable digital transformation.” With this partnership, InspireXT joins the growing network of Litmus partners helping organizations accelerate digital transformation, drive efficiency at scale, and unlock greater innovation with industrial AI and analytics. The partnership marks the beginning of a shared commitment to delivering long-term value for industrial organizations worldwide. About InspireXT InspireXT is a leading end-to-end digital transformation and value-chain consulting firm. The company brings together deep business process expertise with business platforms, cloud, and AI technologies to seamlessly connect commerce and operations. InspireXT specializes in delivering customer-centric supply chain solutions that unify sales and service channels with core operations—enabling an “Everything, Everywhere” experience. Its connected solutions provide a unified customer view and enable seamless orchestration across sales, service orders, returns, e-commerce, collections, and global availability checks. About Litmus Litmus offers the most complete Industrial DataOps platform that simplifies OT-to-IT data flow and enables AI and analytics at scale. With no-code integration and centralized control, Litmus technology is designed for fast, secure deployment across industrial sites, helping Businesses turn operational data into meaningful outcomes. Media Contact Justyna Kowalczyk, InspireXT Consulting Ltd, 44 786 403 6484, justyna.kowalczyk@inspirext.com, https://inspirext.com/

Gaining Control Over Procurement and Supplier Onboarding at Scale

About the Client As a premier UK-based veterinary pharmaceutical manufacturer, this organization specializes in therapeutics for companion animals, equine, and food-producing livestock. Managing a highly regulated and diverse product portfolio, they operate at significant scale through distinct European and U.S. divisions, overseeing operations across multiple international manufacturing plants.  Business Challenges Stalled Time-to-Market: Disconnected handoffs between R&D and regional manufacturing delay commercialization, stalling revenue realization for critical new therapeutics. Fragmented Master Data & Change Control: Disparate regional systems cause conflicting Bills of Materials and disjointed engineering change orders, risking production against outdated specifications. Elevated Compliance & IP Risks: Without a secure, single source of truth, manual data reconciliation increases FDA/EMA audit friction and leaves proprietary pharmaceutical formulations vulnerable. Global Operational Blind Spots: Siloed plant data blocks real-time visibility into production and inventory, preventing dynamic resource allocation and driving up supply chain costs. Compounding Integration Debt: Fractured digital architectures duplicate IT maintenance costs and limit the business’s ability to scale operations or integrate new acquisitions swiftly. What We Did Architected a Harmonized Digital Core: Bridged operational divides between European and U.S. divisions to agree on a single global standard, integrating Oracle PLM Cloud (PIM) to replace fragmented legacy systems with an authoritative global item master. Standardized Global NPI Workflows: Designed and deployed an end-to-end New Product Introduction (NPI) process, centralizing New Item Requests (NIR) to streamline and govern initial item creation across the entire business. Executed Data Cleansing & Automated Governance: Mapped and cleansed disjointed legacy records while embedding strict business validations and automated description generation to enforce nomenclature consistency and eliminate duplicates at the source. Engineered Controlled Site Activation: Built localized item activation workflows governed by rigid change order protocols and approval matrices, ensuring precise operational control and accountability at the individual plant level. Secured GxP Compliance & Commercial Integration: Delivered fully auditable, GxP-validated processes and seamlessly connected the new manufacturing data core directly to commercial operations to accelerate go-to-market execution. Value Delivered Consolidated a Single Source of Truth: Replaced four disparate legacy systems with one authoritative Oracle PIM core, harmonizing global product data to ensure all international plants operate from a unified, accurate record. Enabled End-to-End Lifecycle Traceability: Replaced fragmented regional workflows with a standardized global process, delivering continuous, “cradle-to-grave” visibility of every item from initial inception to final commercialization. Drastically Reduced Manual Overhead: Eliminated manual data hunting by automating workflow notifications, enabling intuitive searchability, and centralizing critical file access for global engineering and operational teams. Enforced Rigorous Process Accountability: Defined clear ownership and rigid approval matrices across all workflow stages, establishing strict governance and eliminating ambiguity in handoffs between R&D, manufacturing, and commercial units. De-risked Regulatory Compliance: Automated comprehensive audit histories to seamlessly address stringent CFR Part 11 and GxP requirements, drastically reducing audit friction and securing the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Experience Innovation at the Speed of Red Bull

Accelerate your manufacturing transformation with InspireXT’s Manufacturing Cloud and Connected ShopfloorXT, powered by Oracle Cloud and Industry 4.0 Register Now Driving manufacturing performance through cloud and data Join InspireXT and Oracle for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes experience at the Oracle Red Bull Racing Factory, the home of speed, precision and performance. Start your day with a private factory tour and a rare glimpse into the World of Formula 1 innovation. Witness how data, design, and cutting-edge technology unite to engineer the fastest race cars on the planet. Discover how InspireXT can help you transform your manufacturing, driving agility, sustainability and connected operations at scale though AI, IoT, and Oracle Cloud technologies. Register Now Transform your manufacturing operations Manufacturers today face rising costs, supply chain complexity and legacy system challenges. InspireXT’s Manufacturing Cloud and Connected ShopfloorXT solutions – built on Oracle Cloud infrastructure and Industry 4.0 principles – can help you: Why Attend? Expert Insights & Networking Gain firsthand insights into how leaders are leveraging Oracle Cloud, AI, and IoT while connecting with manufacturing and technology peers shaping tomorrow’s operations. Explore Connected ShopfloorXT Understand how to connect physical assets with digital intelligence. See Innovation in Action Discover how connected manufacturing drives productivity and agility. Exclusive Factory Access Experience the Red Bull Racing Technology Campus – a global symbol of speed and precision. Who Should Attend Senior leaders and decision makers in manufacturing, operations and digital transformation focussed on maximising the potential of OT & IT to transform their operations Key Themes Ready to Experience the Future of Manufacturing? Don’t miss this opportunity to combine world-class innovation with transformative manufacturing insights. Secure your seat today. Register Now

Fixing Planning and Scheduling Gaps Across Global Manufacturing Operations

About the Client Colorcon is a global provider of pharmaceutical technologies, specialty excipients, film coating systems, and related materials used across healthcare and nutrition markets. The business runs a make-to-order demand model, which means planning must respond closely to actual order patterns rather than rely on a simple make-to-stock setup. Its operating environment is highly complex, with roughly 700 raw materials supporting more than 5,000 formula or recipe combinations. Business Challenges Colorcon needed to strengthen planning and production scheduling in its dry dispersions business while also aligning with a broader ERP modernisation direction. A large amount of work before manufacturing was still manual, especially in preparing and scheduling batches, which created delay, repetition, and avoidable dependency on people. The business wanted to improve utilisation of processes, assets, and plant capacity while supporting wider goals around efficiency, automation, and customer responsiveness. The existing Oracle EBS landscape had to be examined carefully, because moving it as-is into a future platform would have carried heavy redesign effort and risk. The real challenge was to improve planning performance now without forcing a transformation route that would be expensive, disruptive, and poorly timed. What We Did We spent significant time understanding Colorcon’s operating model, planning realities, and technology landscape rather than jumping straight to a system recommendation. We reviewed the current Oracle EBS environment and concluded that a direct transformation of the existing setup was not the right move, given the scale of re-engineering it would require and the risk of carrying obsolete design forward. Instead, we proposed a more practical hybrid future-state path that would improve planning outcomes now while keeping the long-term cloud direction intact. The solution approach included extracting booked sales orders from Oracle EBS, consolidating them into a clearer demand picture, and passing that demand into Oracle Fusion Cloud for supply planning. We also defined an implementation path built around global design first, then phased deployment across sites, so the business could standardise core planning processes while managing necessary local variation in a controlled way. Value Delivered The work gave Colorcon a clear and realistic path forward, one that supported immediate operational improvement without forcing premature full-scale transformation. It set the basis for more consistent planning and scheduling across sites through a standard global model that could be tested, approved, and deployed with confidence. By reducing manual steps and avoidable inefficiencies, the approach aimed to lower labour effort, improve operating discipline, and reduce process friction. It created a stronger foundation for ERP modernisation by linking short-term planning improvement with the longer-term move to Oracle Fusion Cloud. Just as importantly, it helped Colorcon avoid the cost and disruption of taking forward a design that was not fit for the future, while still preparing the business for more advanced planning and automation later.

Architecting Reliability: How InspireXT Transformed Action Energy

About the Client The client is a Kuwait-based oil drilling company managing multiple onshore rigs, where daily operations heavily depend on disciplined execution, safety, and strict rig uptime. As the organisation’s operations expanded across various rig locations, the complexity of their maintenance grew. This resulted in a heavy reliance on site-specific, manual processes and a critical lack of end-to-end operational visibility across their network. Business Challenges Fragmented Execution: Maintenance tracking was heavily reliant on paper and Excel spreadsheets, which severely limited standardisation, reduced agility, and increased error rates across different rig locations. Inconsistent Compliance: The lack of a system-driven maintenance framework resulted in inconsistent preventive maintenance scheduling, directly elevating the risk of equipment failures and costly unplanned downtime. Supply Chain Bottlenecks: Manual warehouse requests for spare parts caused critical material delays, which bottlenecked maintenance turnaround times and negatively impacted overall rig uptime. Lack of Operational Visibility: Leadership had highly restricted insight into work order statuses, asset performance, and key performance indicators (KPIs), limiting their ability to make proactive, data-driven decisions. Scalability Constraints: The heavy manual coordination required for day-to-day operations made it incredibly difficult to respond to ad-hoc issues efficiently or scale maintenance operations across new rigs. What We Did Deployed a Centralised business Platform: Implemented Oracle Fusion Cloud Maintenance to serve as the core platform, successfully digitising and standardising maintenance operations across all rig locations. Automated Preventive Scheduling: Replaced manual planning with system-driven preventive maintenance schedules to ensure timely execution and drastically reduce unplanned asset downtime. Integrated Supply Chain Workflows: Connected maintenance work orders directly with inventory management, enabling automated spare parts demand generation for faster material availability from warehouses. Enabled Offline Execution: Configured the platform to support both online and offline execution, ensuring maintenance workflows remain uninterrupted even in the low-connectivity environments typical of remote onshore rigs. Established Single-Click Governance: Delivered consistent oversight and control across multiple rig locations through a centralised, single-click maintenance execution framework. Built Intelligent Dashboards: Configured real-time dashboards that allow management to monitor resource utilisation, work orders, and KPIs from a single, unified view. Value Delivered High-Volume Execution at Scale: The platform now reliably manages over 100 work orders per month, 120 preventive maintenance schedules, 460+ work requirements, and over 200 assets per rig. Eliminated Manual Workflows: Entirely replaced fragmented paper and Excel-based processes with standardised digital execution across all rigs. Optimised Planning and Coordination: Significantly reduced the time and effort spent on coordination by removing manual forecasting and planning delays. Accelerated Spare Parts Provisioning: Automated material requests improved warehouse availability, minimised maintenance delays, and mitigated the risk of extended rig downtime. Unlocked Real-Time Visibility: Empowered leadership with a single view of maintenance performance and asset utilisation across all rigs, enabling faster operational decisions. Deployed a Scalable Foundation: Established a robust digital maturity model that is actively supporting a planned expansion rollout across 18 rigs in Kuwait.