How Digitally Modern Processes Make Great Experiences
At a time when experiences are everything, automating processes for speed, intelligence and fluidity will constitute a significant competitive advantage.
Before the virus, most manufacturers were comfortable taking a leisurely pace toward adopting Industry 4.0 practices and technologies. Now, with fast-changing consumer behaviors and supply/demand realities, time is no longer a luxury they can afford.
Simply put, those that have already made substantial progress on modern manufacturing principles are far better positioned to absorb substantial business challenges that lie ahead. By investing in the cloud, open APIs, IoT and data analytics, technologically-advanced manufacturers are better equipped to quickly reset production requirements, manage supply chain fluctuations and support work-from-home employees.
In mid-to-late 2019, we worked with ESI ThoughtLab to better understand what separates leaders from followers when it comes to digital maturity. We surveyed 2,491 business and technology leaders from multiple industries globally (including 216 manufacturers), and interviewed senior executives.
We then overlaid these results with input from our 2020 study of 500 senior executives in the U.S., including 91 manufacturers, to get a sense of how priorities may or may not have shifted due to the pandemic. Among other things, we found that 40% of manufacturers in our 2020 study said that harnessing emerging technologies would be a top-5 focus for their company as a result of Covid-19. The main area of investment for the coming one, two years is RPA.
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At a time when experiences are everything, automating processes for speed, intelligence and fluidity will constitute a significant competitive advantage.
Whether it’s migrating the entire core infrastructure to one or more cloud service providers, aka hyperscalers, or just simplifying a handful of processes using Software as a Service (SaaS) tools, the cloud represents the digital future. The pandemic has accelerated the ongoing cloud adoption and during 2021, 51% of Nordic organizations are predicted to reach IDC’s highest level of cloud maturity.
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Given crises such as the ongoing pandemic, the merge of physical and digital worlds, and the ever-increasing customer expectations – the need to create a more holistic, responsive and better-connected ecosystem is pivotal.
We’ve gathered seven case studies that show how manufacturers are laying the digital foundation to lower costs, boost revenues and enable market agility in the intelligent, connected era.