Why Manufacturing Needs GitOps

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• I have considered the performance impact of these changes
• Suitable unit/system level tests have been added and they pass
• Documentation has been updated
• For blog PRs, an Art Request has been created (instructions)

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[sumitshinde-84]

@KristopherLeads Could you please review this article ?