Author: Connected World
Sometimes the hardest step toward digital transformation is getting started. What’s driving smarter factories? It’s a long list that includes drivers for specific business and “for the greater good” benefits, like better managing/addressing energy and materials consumption, carbon intensity, environmental sustainability, climate change, and public safety. But, in most cases, the economic benefit is the one that trumps all others. The ability for manufacturers to compete—to discover new revenue and market share opportunities while reducing costs and addressing regulation without adding cost—is king, and this is propelling manufacturers’ desire to pursue digital transformation. Jim Davis, vice provost IT for the…
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