Global supply chain disruptions have accelerated the digitalization of industrial production chains. This offers manufacturers a unique opportunity to optimize their supply chains, which is an important step given the complexity of a typical industrial supply chain with its many links.
It is therefore crucial that suppliers and buyers are in constant communication within this chain. Just a small delay or a minor change at one company in the chain has major consequences further down the line. Unplanned machine downtime is one of the worst bottlenecks for the manufacturing industry, as it can disrupt all production processes.
From Excel to efficiency
Despite technological advances, the production chain remains too dependent on manual data entry and Excel sheets, resulting in wasted time and susceptibility to error. This is often symptomatic of a larger problem: a lack of far-reaching digitalization and automation.
There is a growing need for faster and smoother information exchange between machines, suppliers, customers and systems. But in a situation where data is held in standalone silos and work is still done largely manually, that information exchange remains time-consuming and unpredictable. In an industry where ‘high-mix, low-volume, high-complexity’ is increasingly the norm, costs are more likely to spiral out of control.
Integrating and connecting people, data and assets creates numerous optimization opportunities that make the factory environment more predictable and efficient. We believe in adopting a holistic approach to this, with Hyperautomation.
Digitizing your processes by having employees work with apps and portals, and based on proper data management
Building integrations between your systems and offering your information within a single platform, resulting in greater insight for you and greater insight for the supply chain
Formulating an automation strategy in which you move towards Industry 4.0, without having to drastically interrupt your production process to do so
