1.8k suppliers, 31m parts, 10k vehicles – How BMW is making sense of its supply chain
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBMW Group has a global roster of about 1,800 suppliers, scattered at 4,000 points across the globe. Together, they deliver 31 million parts to 30 BMW production sites, worldwide, every …
Report: AI and IoT at the edge – when to move intelligence closer to the action
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFor industry, many critical applications cannot wait for artificial intelligence (AI) in the cloud. Instead, they demand insights and decisions at the edge — closer to the source, where the …
State of things | Smart manufacturing (part 4): Buying digital change
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThis article is the fourth instalment in a series taken from a longer report, Smart manufacturing: asset management, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling and other use cases, from August 2018. The …
State of things | Smart manufacturing (part 3): Use case modelling
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThis article is the third instalment in a series taken from a longer report, Smart manufacturing: asset management, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling and other use cases, from August 2018. The …
State of things | Smart manufacturing (part 2): An alternative truth
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThis article is the second instalment in a series taken from a longer report, Smart manufacturing: asset management, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling and other use cases, from August 2018. The …
State of things | Smart manufacturing (part 1): The hype and the glory
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThis article is taken from a longer report, Smart manufacturing: asset management, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling and other use cases, from August 2018. The report tells the story of smart …
From BMW to Saudi Aramaco: Seven of the smartest factories in the world
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe World Economic Forum has expanded its list of the most advanced factories in the world, consolidating Europe’s position as the smartest region for manufacturing. China shores up its second …
Nerdery: How manufacturers can avoid common IoT pitfalls (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe internet of things (IoT) is making its entrance into the workplace of every industry – and manufacturing is no exception. This technology is changing the way manufacturers do business. …
Industrial robot sales jump 114% in five years, with 70% of shipments to China
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAnnual sales of industrial robots to factories has increased by 114 per cent over the last five years, according to a new report. Sales are expected grow at a compound …
Five reasons to bet (now) on a fourth industrial revolution
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail“The kaleidoscope has been shaken; the pieces are in flux.” It is a phrase written for the political age, almost two decades ago. But as an analogy for ground-shaking change, …
