Saturday, May 11, 2024

Industrial Engineering 4.0 - Industry 4.0 - Productivity Benchmarking Resource

 


 

Prof. (Retd.) K.V.S.S. Narayana Rao

Author of the 2023 Best EBook on Industrial Engineering.

INTRODUCTION TO MODERN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING. 

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Author of Principles of Industrial Engineering

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Industrial Engineering 4.0 - IE in the Era of Industry 4.0

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2017/12/industrial-engineering-40-ie-in-era-of.html


List of Industry 4.0 Light Houses - WEF - McKinsey.  

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2024/01/list-of-industry-40-light-houses-wef.html


Posts on Companies and Factories/Plants. 

Read the information available on each plant to become aware of the effective use made by these companies of Industry 4.0 Technologies in various processes and systems.



Apple Inc. - Industrial Engineering Activities - Industrial Engineering 4.0


Bosch Automotive - Bursa - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - WEF - McKinsey Light House Plant

Deployed  AI use cases such as close loop process control for hydro-erosion, and upskilling 100% of the workforce.  

They reduced unit manufacturing cost by 9% and improved OEE by 9%.


CEAT - Halol, India Plant - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - WEF - McKinsey Light House Plant.

CEAT deployed Fourth Industrial Revolution use cases like advanced analytics to optimize cycle times and digitalization of operator’s touchpoints. 

The site reduced cycle times by 20%, process scrap by 46%, and energy consumption by 15% . 
Overall, this resulted in approximately a 2.5 times increase in export and OEM sales in two years.


4. Dr Reddy's - Hyderabad Plant - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - WEF - McKinsey Light House Plant

The site deployed 40+ 4IR use cases by operating in garage mode and leveraging IIoT & democratized platform for advanced analytics. 

It improved manufacturing cost by 43% while proactively enhancing quality and reducing energy by 41%.


5. .Ericsson - Lewisville Plant - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - WEF - McKinsey Light House Plant

The use of digital twins led to substantial enhancements: a 25% increase in throughput and a 50% reduction in unplanned downtimes.

6. Foxconn - Shenzen Plant - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - WEF - McKinsey Light House Plant


Shenzhen factory uses computer-controlled autonomous manufacturing in the dark, basically without assembly line workers in the production of electrical equipment components used in smartphones. It is  equipped with an automated optimization system for Machine Learning and AI devices, an intelligent self-maintenance system, and an intelligent real-time monitoring system. 

The factory’s production efficiency has been increased by 30%  and the inventory cycle reduced by 15%.



7. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Hertfordshire Plant - Industrial Engineering 4.0

The GSK plant has applied advanced technologies throughout its manufacturing operation, using advanced analytics and neural networks.  This has improved line speeds at the site by 21%, cut downtime, increased yields, and delivered an OEE (overall Equipment effectiveness) improvement of 10%.

GSK has applied deep-learning image recognition to detect quality defects, and is using artificial intelligence to optimise machine throughput. 

By implementing digital twin technologies, it has boosted capacity by 13%, while cycle time monitoring and the use of digital visualisation tools have cut cycle times by 9%.


8. Haier - Hefei Plant - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - Industry 4.0 WEF-McKinsey Lighthouse


Haier’s Hefei air conditioner factory applied advanced algorithms, digital twins, knowledge graphs and other cutting-edge technologies in the research and development (R&D), production and testing of household central AC systems, resulting in a 33% increase in energy efficiency, a 58% drop in the defect rate, a 49% increase in labour productivity and a 22% drop in unit manufacturing costs.


9. Ingrasys - Taoyuan, Taiwan Plant - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - WEF - McKinsey Light House Plant

By deploying AI use cases across order forecasting, warehouse and production scheduling, product design, quality and assembly-testing domains, Foxconn Industrial Internet’s Taiwan factory has achieved a 73% increase in production efficiency, a 97% reduction in product defects, a 21% reduction in lead time and a 39% decrease in unit manufacturing costs.


10. Johnson & Johnson - Industrial Engineering - Productivity Improvement Activities - Industry 4.0 Lighthouse Plant

Johnson Xi’an replaced its manual facility with a Fourth Industrial Revolution-enabled new factory in 2019. This facility includes digital twins for technology transfer and material handling, intelligent automation of continued process verification (CPV) and batch execution processes. 

This has shortened the product transfer time by 64% during site relocation and has enabled a 60% decrease in non-conformance, while improving productivity by 40%, operating costs by 24% and GHG emissions by 26%.



11. K-Water - Hwaseong - REPUBLIC OF KOREA - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - WEF - McKinsey Light House Plant

K-water launched a next-generation AI water treatment plant to reduce production costs, improve responsiveness and reduce human error. It is being scaled across 40+ other sites.

It has helped K-water to reduce its chemical usage by 19%, improve labour efficiency by 42% and reduce power consumption by 10%.


12. LONGi Solar - Jiaxing Plant - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - WEF - McKinsey Light House Plant

Jiaxing site implemented more than 30 Fourth Industrial Revolution use cases, using AI and advanced analytics to boost manufacturing operations. 

The site achieved a 28% reduction in unit manufacturing costs, a 43% cut in yield loss and an 84% decrease in production lead time within one year, while also lowering energy consumption by 20%.

13. Mondelēz - Beijing Plant - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - WEF - McKinsey Light House Plant
Mondelez - Sricity

Mondelēz Beijing implemented 38 Fourth Industrial Revolution use cases, such as an AI-powered dough-making lights-off workshop and gas consumption optimization by machine learning. As a result, Mondelēz Beijing has achieved a 28% net revenue growth and 53% increase in labour productivity while reducing GHG emissions by 24% and food waste by 29%.

14. Novo Nordisk - Hillerød Plant - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - WEF - McKinsey Light House Plant

Novo Nordisk has invested in digitalization, automation and advanced analytics, building a robust Industrial Internet of Things operating system to be scaled across their manufacturing footprint, increasing equipment efficiency and productivity by 30%.



15. Otis - Industry 4.0 - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - Productivity and Quality Engineering and Improvement.


16. Procter & Gamble - Takasaki Plant - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - WEF - McKinsey Light House Plant

The site implemented Fourth Industrial Revolution use cases such as data flow integration, digital twin, machine learning across end-to-end value chain (from R&D to customers). 

As a a result, the innovation lead time accelerated by 72%, shutdown days for trial were reduced by 21%, and order horizon from customers improved 14-fold.

The plant leverages 4IR capabilities such as data science, AI and machine learning across end-to-end value chain from R&D to retail customers. Altogether, it has been improving productivity and enabling faster reaction to market needs while growing production capability.



17. Quaker Houghton - Industrial Engineering 4.0 - Intelligent Die Casting

18. Renault - Industrial Engineering 4.0


19. S   Schneider Electric - Hyderabad

Over four years, the plant reduced its energy consumption by 59 per cent, improved waste optimisation by 64 per cent, decreased CO2 emissions by 61 per cent, and reduced water consumption by 57 per cent.

To improve energy efficiency and thereby reduce CO2 emissions, the Hyderabad team focused on the highest energy consumers in the plant: air compressors and chillers. An IoT-enabled device, Equaliser 4.0, was installed to regulate the compressors, thereby improving their efficiency. For the chillers, a data-driven energy management system with closed-loop control was fitted to constantly monitor and adjust energy consumption in real-time, optimising energy efficiency.


20. T  The Coca-Cola Company - Ballina

The site implemented digital, and analytics use cases. As a result, it improved cost by 16% while expanding its SKU portfolio by 30%

21. U  Unilever - Sonepat

Unilever Sonepat implemented 30+ Fourth Industrial Revolution use cases in its E2E supply chain. Top use cases included boiler and spray dryer process twins, as well as customer data-informed no-touch production planning and inventory optimization. 

This improved service by 18%, forecast accuracy by 53%, conversion cost by 40% and Scope 1 carbon footprint by 88%.

22. V   Volkswagen - Industrial Engineering 

23. W   Western Digital - Bang Pa-In

24. X    Xiaomi Corporation - Industrial Engineering 4.0  - vacuum cleaner

25. Y   Yamaha - Industrial Engineering 4.0

26. Z   Zymergen - Emeryville

Biotechnology firm Zymergen brought robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to bioengineering labs, traditionally highly manual sites. 

Innovation rates soared, allowing Zymergen to use bioengineering for products previously were not feasible.



A to Z Blogging 2024 Reflection

Very happy that I developed this resources utilizing the opportunity to do blogging given by the A to Z Blogging Organizing team. This year I became busy in another major blogging challenge. But still completed A to Z 2024. I shall enrich the posts later.

A Big Blogging Project by me on 2024 India Lok Sabha - Parliament Elections .

2024 India Lok Sabha - Parliament Elections Information Board.

Information on Parties, States and Candidates.

https://guide-india.blogspot.com/2024/03/2024-india-lok-sabha-parliament_19.html





Ud. 7.5.2024
Pub. 2.5.2024



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