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LEAD A FACTORY OF THE FUTUREAccording to a study by LNS Research and MESA International1, manufacturing managers face a constantly changing environment driven by factors such as a growing number of products, volatile demand, the introduction of more complex products and increasing customer demand for traceability documentation. These factors mean that manufacturers must assess and improve their processes, and connect and control their entire value chain, in order to meet the new challenges of Industry 4.0.
(1) 2013-2014 Manufacturing Metrics That Really Matter: Infographic and Summary Report
Production managers must be able to define a continuous improvement strategy and have technology at their disposal that connects people with the information they need, so that they can manage assets and processes in real time.
This transformation means improving traditional data recording and collection systems so that they become people-centred systems, offering greater visibility and collaboration to transform the business faster, more radically and more often than ever before.
“Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly."
- James Dyson
Manage and control of all the production process stages (Design, Planning and Execution) - with a MES - Manufacturing Execution System), which allow productivity and traceability incresement and production cost reduction.
Tools developed for mobile equipment in order to expand workplace environment capabilities in any location.
Critical data backup against cyberattacks, such as hacking, disaster or robbery.
Perimeter security against threats, spyware, spam, intrusions, viruses, cryptolockers and malicious sites, through Unified Threat Management (UTM).
The Boston Consulting Group
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