Manufacturers are gearing up for change. Personnel throughout the enterprise are bound to be impacted by the digital technologies that are changing processes and reinventing manufacturing. Nowhere is the impact of digitalization going to be more evident—and more welcomed—than the heart of the manufacturing enterprise: the shop floor.
Operational excellence is one of the driving forces behind digitalization. Changes to the way goods are configured, produced, assembled, finished, and packaged are being developed out of necessity. On the shop floor “new and improved” systems aren’t simply nice to have and an optional upgrade with no urgency attached.
