Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Smart Factory Implementation - Steps, Benefits, Challenges and Road Maps


Demonstration and evaluation of a digital twin-based virtual factory
Emre Yildiz, Charles Møller & Arne Bilberg 
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology volume 114, pages185–203 (2021)
(Both text and pdf are available)


2019

Capturing value from the smart factory - EY


EY teams have identified four key actions that can help transform the smart factory from a concept to a large-scale reality at a faster pace:

Get strategic
Get a framework
Get tactical
Get the right solution

EY Smart Factory framework. Running on Microsoft Azure, it includes integrated and standard ways of working for sustainable operational excellence. It provides online services that help build and sustain capability and empower people. The framework also incorporates a number of important solutions, including:

Off-the-shelf use cases that have been tried and tested
Point solutions to address critical shop floor challenges
Practical applications of digital technologies focused on creating immediate value

The EY Smart Factory framework is built on the Catalyst Smart Deployment system, which is a cloud-based operational excellence solution that helps companies enhance their supply chain and manufacturing performance improvement programs.
https://www.ey.com/en_us/alliances/how-smart-factories-will-reshape-the-shop-floor


2018

Get ready for the smart manufacturing revolution?
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
By Todd Benigni and Juliane Stephan
http://usblogs.pwc.com/industrialinsights/2018/11/06/are-you-ready-for-the-smart-manufacturing-revolution/


Inside the Digital Factory
Cutting-edge technology gives a glimpse into the future of how things will get made, and what manufacturers must do to stay relevant.
by Reinhard Geissbauer, Stefan Schrauf, and Philipp Berttram
https://www.strategy-business.com/special/Inside-the-Digital-Factory?gko=b4d31

Smart Factory Implementation and Process Innovation

A Preliminary Maturity Model for Leveraging Digitalization in ManufacturingMoving to smart factories presents specific challenges that can be addressed through a structured approach focused on people, processes, and technologies.
David R. Sjödin, Vinit Parida, Markus Leksell & Aleksandar Petrovic
Research-Technology Management
Volume 61, 2018 - Issue 5
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08956308.2018.1471277


What is a Smart Factory?


The development of new digital technologies connected to the Internet of Things termed as a group as Industry 4.0, advances in artificial intelligence and automation are enabling a new wave of innovation in manufacturing. The smart industrial equipment that is being now made available by incorporating new digital technologies, communicates with users and with other machines, participates in automated processes that require little or no human intervention that even communicate tween the factory floor and the market are generating dynamic process innovations.  

Hence smart factories are emerging. "Smart factory is a connected and flexible manufacturing system that uses a continuous stream of data from connected operations and production systems to learn,  adapt and respond to new demands."

The automotive manufacturers like Tesla and Scania  have  established a smart factories  in which a network of devices, sensors, and robots work together with people within an integrated system to produce cars and batteries more efficiently.


Many firms now are interested to understand and build smart factories. But  as yet published research on  key challenges, activities and capabilities required to support a successful smart factory implementation are in a nascent stage. This study of  five smart factory implementations  operated by two automotive manufacturers  identifies  key challenges related to smart factory implementation and proposes a maturity model for smart factory implementation.

Challenges for Smart Factory Implementation


Challenges fell into three broad categories: people challenges, technology challenges, and process challenges.

Based on the  analysis of interview data, the authors proposed  three over­arching principles underlying a successful smart factory implementation:


  • Cultivate digital people
  • Introduce Agile processes 
  • Configure modular technology


Smart factory maturity model


Level 1. Understanding Connected technologies
Level 2. Structured data gathering and sharing
Level 3. Real-time process analytics and optimization
Level 4. Smart and predictable manufacturing



Benefits of Smart Factory Implementation


Increased process efficiency
Lower operational cost
Increased product quality
Increased safety and sustainability


Nov 15, 2017
Six Fundamentals To Know Before Creating A Smart Manufacturing Business Strategy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2017/11/15/six-fundamentals-to-know-before-creating-a-smart-manufacturing-business-strategy/

Updated on 13.9.2022, 26 May 2021,  14 July 2019, 22 June 2019

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