The knowledge gap created in the wake of Baby Boomers exiting the workplace can be vast. Companies that don’t plan for generational management shifts risk falling behind and losing out to their competitors. Now more than ever, it’s essential to have a succession plan, a process for identifying and developing new leaders who can replace […]
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According to TechNavio, the smart glass market is still at its very early stages. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 141% and reach US$26.7 billion by 2020. At the moment, the majority of smartglasses users are not private individuals. They are, instead, companies. According to the report, enterprise applications account for 97% of the
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Bellow, you will find a few selected examples of Industry 4.0. Hopefully, with this, you’ll be able to see how much the world will change as it gets more connected. Logistics Logistics 4.0 and Supply Chain Management 4.0 or smart supply chain management concern the various aspects of end-to-end logistics and supply chain management in
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Lean Production is widely recognized and accepted in the industrial setting. It concerns the strict integration of humans in the manufacturing process, a continuous improvement and focuses on value-adding activities by avoiding waste. However, a new paradigm called Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution has recently emerged in the manufacturing sector. It allows creating
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2018 is the year that augmented reality (AR) will stretch out into a new direction, bringing a lot more people into the game. But instant success is not assured – building revenue takes time, and it will take time to determine which AR platform takes the market share. Augmented & virtual reality is the fourth
Augmented reality – a quick overview Weiterlesen »
Manufacturing has traditionally been considered to be a process that turns raw materials into physical products. Nowadays, the production phase is only a small part of a much wider value chain which is becoming increasingly interconnected. Manufacturers eager to reap the benefits of Industry 4.0, including greater visibility and control, cost savings and more efficient
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In the vision of Industry 4.0, a fully interoperable ecosystem of machines and partners will be realized across the supply chain and data will both inform and correct the course of actions. According to Accenture, Industry 4.0 – also known as The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) – could add $14.2 trillion to the global
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Did you know that people only remember 10% of what they read? If you add images, then it doubles. Video and interaction make it even better. This is why knowledge transfer in work situations is most effective when it is based on images and videos. Visual work instructions are easy to train with and easy
8 reasons why your company should be using visual work instructions Weiterlesen »
Manufacturing has undergone a dramatic change in the last several decades. It’s now facing it’s biggest challenge – the growing skills gap. Automation plays a critical role in production, which means that many tasks that have been historically managed by skilled workers are now being done by machines. Fortunately, workers have not been fully replaced
Using technology to cross the skills gap in manufacturing Weiterlesen »
Latest research shows that currently, unplanned downtime remains an unsolved conundrum, but it is certainly one worth solving. More than eight in ten organizations have been impacted by at least one unplanned outage involving their machinery/assets over past three years. On average, organizations have experienced two episodes during this period. Downtime consultants say that almost
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