Before we begin — A shout out to the speakers at the #AIAG conference on #Catena-X. Terrific job! We’ll be quoting you for weeks!
The Dark Factory
In manufacturing, when robots and automation do all the work, the lights are off. The factory is 100% automated, and if a human does a walk through, they can turn the lights on during their visit.
The same can happen for digital workflows. Automate the everyday and mundane tasks to Digital Dark Factory level. As conference speakers noted, 4 hours a week times 20 people in a department can really add up. Get rid of those small tasks: Go Dark!
Going Digital Drives Improvement
In line with our times, all eyes are on the supply chain.
Here’s a key phrase from Oliver Ganser of BMW:
“The digital supply chain is as important as the physical supply chain.”
Ganser spoke of how a digital supply chain is needed to make improvements in the physical supply chain. Use the visibility of a fully digital supply chain, for the preventative planning and optimizations that drive efficiency. Use it to target the response to unexpected events. Global supply chains drive the cost structure and the risk profile of automotive companies. Going digital gives companies a path to improvement.
Real Data is a Competitive Advantage
When building the digital supply chain, or any other digital twin, it is tempting to plug in an average or typical value when the real data is not at hand. Don’t! Take the time to find the real numbers and track their changes. The digital framework is the platform for improvement, and the business case for change requires the backup of real data, not industry averages. In the world of sustainability, primary data is the competitive advantage.
A Change in Velocity
Assembling the digital supply chain or digital twin is step one. Using it is step two. And this is where the compounding of competitive advantage lies. After a digital transformation, a company starts operating faster. The pace of improvements and efficiency wins accelerates. The speed of these changes leaves non-digital competitors with a higher cost structure and a slow path to improvement. And the competitive gap gets wider every day.
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