According to Wikipedia, “The adjective data-driven means that progress in an activity is compelled by data, rather than by intuition or personal experience. It is often labeled as business jargon for what scientists call evidence-based decision making.”
It has become important for SMEs to run their manufacturing industries using data-driven decisions. These decisions can help them to make fast, smart decisions, thus stay on top of the market. But what should be an ideal approach to collect data on their processes or machines?
Transforming the Technology
With so much advancement in the latest technology, it has become a basic necessity for the manufacturing industry to have data-driven factory (for the better and secure future), which comprises of internal and external activities connected through the same information platform. All the entities (like customers, designers, operators) share information on everything, such as from installation to performance feedback.
To capture emerging opportunities and keep up with the advanced technology, SMEs need to act on the following dimensions:
Manual approach of collecting data means putting extra efforts to collect information by direct observation, interviews, surveys, experiments and testing, or other methods. This approach can also mean that there was a month of data not taken into account for predictions and modeling.
SMEs should realize that there are ways to collect data through latest technologies, like Internet of Things (IoT). IoT will help in tracking real-time behavior, sensor-driven analytics, process optimization, etc. in a fraction of the time.
Equal and importance to data collection is a use of analytical software tools that can help slice and dice the data and assist in arriving at decisions that aid manufacturing or support of product and services for the SMEs.
Use cases of Data-Driven Factories
Conclusion
The technical transformation has become imperative, which requires SMEs to prepare themselves for upcoming data-driven factories where internal and external activities are connected through the same information platform.
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Nidhi Batra is a marketing and brand communication professional with 10 years of experience working in the dynamic B2B marketing environment. She strategizes, writes, reviews a variety of content for demand generation and sales support activities. Having a Master’s in English from Delhi University, she knows how to navigate her readers on insightful journeys with her SAP published blogs and thought leadership content.
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