Learn - How to Become Industry 4.0 Digital Manufacturing Champion

Do You Want 55% Increase in Efficiency in the Next 5 Years?

Become Digital Champion.

https://www.pwc.in/consulting/transformation/digital-operations/digital-operations-to-drive-smart-manufacturing.html

Possible Efficiency Gains in the Next 5 Years due to Digital Manufacturing

Digital novice - 5%

Digital followers - 15 to 25%

Digital innovator  35 to 45%

Digital  champion greater than 55%

Industry 4.0 manufacturing and distribution systems utilize end-to-end digitization and data integration in all information generation, processing, analysis & decision making and communication activities. Industry 4.0 companies offer along with traditional products, digitally enhanced products and digital products/services also. In these production systems there are digital twins, physical assets and virtual assets that are connected and communicate. The connected information systems integrate all suppliers, all customers and all manufacturing and service facilities of the enterprise. Each and every machine and each and every person are connected in these digital manufacturing companies/factories.

Mastering Industry 4.0 implementation and transformation requires initial learning and subsequent deep understanding of the scientific and managerial knowledge and technologies of Industry 4.0 by the complete enterprise staring with the top management. A top management with a compelling vision for  the transformation is essential for the company to become  a champion.

PWC, one of the top management consultancy organizations did a survey in 2018 about the implementation status of Industry 4.0 and identified digital champions from 1100 companies surveyed. 10 percent of the companies surveyed were classified as digital champion companies.

Four ecosystems are essential in digital manufacturing systems: Customer ecosystem, Operating ecosystem (suppliers, manufacturing facilities, internal logistics, external logistics), Technology ecosystem and People ecosystem.

Customer ecosystem is the basis for exchange of information and value. Integrated operations, technology and people ecosystems serve the customers through the customer ecosystem that is integrated with the other three ecosystems.

Digital champions implement new digital technologies in purposeful manner and deploy them in various application in value creating mode. They are able apply the technologies in multiple applications by employing partners instead of slowing down implementation due to paucity of internal talent.

Artificial intelligence is being used in 9 per cent of companies and its use is increasing. Employees with relevant digital skills are required and they are in short supply. Hence tailored training programs development and organization are crucial. Digital champions have to invest heavily in people development training. 

How to Become Industry 4.0 Digital Manufacturing Champion? - Blueprint

1. Invest in Learning Industry 4.0 Knowledge and Skills

2. Conduct an Audit of Four Ecosystems - Customer, Operations, Technology, and People

3. Define Ecosystem Vision and Value Proposition

4. Develop a Model for Each Ecosystem

5. Set Ecosystem Project Investment Decision Board and Encourage Project Proposals

6. Approve Projects and Build EcoSystem Components. Improve Capabilities iteratively

7. Realize the Value of the New Production System

8. Reinvest and Expand Operations

Read the excerpts and  download PWC Report from https://www.strategyand.pwc.com/industry4-0

Customer Ecosystem - Subsystems and Components 

Products

Complementary Products

Performance Services

Financial Solutions

Digital Technology

Hardware and Infrastructure

Software and Apps

Platform Integration

Third Party Platforms

E Commerce Service

Advanced Customer Services

Demand Signals and Insights

Data Acquisition and Analytics

Multichannel Interaction

Customization of Product and Service

Operations Ecosystem - Subsystems and Components

The Operations ecosystem encompasses the physical activities and flows that support the customer solution offering. These might include product development, planning, sourcing, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics and services. Any external partners that are part of a company’s operations, including contract manufacturers, logistics partners and academia, are part of this ecosystem.

Digital Research and Development

Procurement 4.0

Smart Manufacturing - Connected Manufacturing System

Connected Logistics and Distribution - Smart Warehouses and Trucks

After Sales Services - Digital Channels and Digital Support to Service Professionals

Product Life Cycle Management

Digital Industrial Engineering (Computer Aided Industrial Engineering - CAIE)

(IE redesigns facilities, products and processes to increase productivity)

Persons and Firms as Partners

Research Institutes

Open Innovation Platforms and Participants

Development Partners

Development Stage Component and Material Suppliers

Materials Suppliers
Component Suppliers
Internal Production Facilities
Contract Manufacturers
Inbound Logistics Service Providers
Warehouses and Distribution Centers
Transporters and Last Mile Delivery Centers and Facilities
Repair Centers
Service Providers

Digital Champions - Bosch, Daimler Benz

Digital Transformation at Daimler Benz - Now Daimler is Digital Champion of PWC Survey

The Technology Ecosystem - Subsystems and Components

Digital Technologies

Blockchain
Sensors
IIoT
3D Printing
Robots
Artificial Intelligence
Augmented Reality
Virtual Reality
Drones
Automated Guides Vehicles
Mobile Devices
Driverless Trucks

Networks and Connectivity
Cloud Computing
Edge Computing

Integrated Platforms
Human Machine Interfaces
User Experience
Data Networks
Integration Layers

Applications

Core ERP
CRM
Integrated Business Planning Models
Manufacturing Execution Systems
Data Analytics
PLM and Digital Twins

2018 Survey

At least 90 percent of Digital Champions have already implemented, piloted, or planned some of the most critical current technologies. 

• Integrated end-to-end supply chain planning (100 percent of Digital Champions)

• Predictive maintenance of assets and products (96 percent)

• Manufacturing execution systems (94 percent)

• Industrial Internet of Things (97 percent)

• Digital twins, which essentially are virtual versions of physical assets or products, such as factories, that can be used for digitally supported planning, scheduling, and product development, among other 

possibilities (94 percent)

• Advanced robotics (90 percent)

By comparison, only about one-third of Digital Novices have adopted the most common operational technologies, like predictive maintenance (39 percent) and integrated supply chain planning (32 percent).

People Ecosystem - Subsystems and Components

Skills - Skill Sources - Mindset and Behavior - Career Development

Skills

Skill Sources

Mindset and Behavior

Career Development

Webinar of PWC on Digital Champions 2018



Getting Ready for Industry 4.0
Webinar by Scott Philips
https://www.ecisolutions.com/m1/landing/videos/recorded-webinar-scott-phillips/

Updated 11.7.2022, 11July 2021

Pub 11 July 2018