As the global manufacturing & automotive sectors continue to be bombarded by a host of disruptive forces, manufacturers are under ever greater pressure to innovate and find new sources of growth.
Artificial intelligence technologies are coming of age and they’re demonstrating they can provide a much-needed productivity boost, as well as help in reducing operating costs and transform customer experiences. Automation is extending beyond the factory floor to every part of the enterprise, reducing data silos and sharing data between business segments can help transition decision support from humans to artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms that may provide more accurate insights.
Additionally, major system providers are announcing the suspension of maintenance of business suite applications as setting the expectation that clients will move to cloud-based solutions. Successful organisations will approach this as more than a system upgrade; they will extract maximum value from new technology by holistically transforming end-to-end work-streams to unlock a higher ROI.
Moreover, products are increasingly expected to be designed for sustainability. In addition to efficiency gains, companies are under pressure to consider the entire product life cycle, including the disposal phase. Reusing or recycling product components can both reduce environmental footprints and potentially cut costs.
All of this can add up to a mountain to climb.
If you feel you would benefit from hiring an expert in the field - anything from an Architect to an Executive - to guide you on that journey then don’t hesitate to reach out, on LinkedIn, to our MD Paul Belton to have a discussion.
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