Technology Evaluation Center discusses their experience at PowerPlex 2013, where the focus was on the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, Plex's cloud-based ERP software solution for managing a lean manufacturing process.

In a Sunday piece called, "Detroit, Embracing New Auto Technologies, Seeks App Builders," the New York Times tells the story of a man who graduated from the University of Michigan and then moved as quickly as he could out of the Pleasant Peninsula and to Silicon Valley.

Job seekers who have a good grasp on social media could get some solid employment leads at Social Media Day at Motor City Casino in Detroit tonight. And if they are software engineers or mobile application developers, they will really have a leg up.

Discover some of the region's most innovative businesses, including Plex Systems, the leader in cloud-based ERP solutions for manufacturers.

Cloud technology may be the hottest new trend in manufacturing ERPs. According to analysis by Anne Grackin of ChainLink Research, the cloud manufacturing market is growing quickly, with both new players and older ERPs hoping to catch the wave on the new technology.

Speaking of the cloud, Plex CEO Jason Blessing says, "Enterprise software is going through the most disruptive and innovation phase in decades. Time is compressing, the way we use technology is going through a revolution.

The Plymouth, Mich., metal-forming company that services the automotive industry has moved as many of its ERP functions as possible onto the Plex Online package since implementing it in 2010.

Read more about Plex Systems' big changes in the last year and how it's flexing its position in the Manufacturing and Cloud application markets.

Research Analyst, Ann Grackin, discusses the Plex Manufacturing Cloud's innovative and revolutionary cloud-based ERP solutions.

Read the insights from Plex Systems' 2013 PowerPlex Conference, the first PowerPlex Conference since the $30 million strategic investment from Accel Partners and the change in leadership at Plex Systems.