Like manufacturing, asset performance management (APM) has evolved to leverage the digital technology associated with Cloud, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), mobility, Big Data, and the associated analytics. This overall industrial shift has been referred to as both Industry 4.0 (or Industrie 4.0) and Smart Manufacturing. Accordingly, LNS set forth a vision of how APM has evolved in support of these highly digital, capable manufacturing assets which we call APM 4.0.
Read MoreCategories: Asset Performance Management (APM), Smart Connected Assets, Industry 4.0 / Smart Manufacturing, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Operational Excellence
On Tuesday, March 20, LNS Research hosted the webcast, “Industry Standards as Building Blocks to Quality Maturity and Operational Excellence.” The presentation examined how to use industry standards to capture the attention and cooperation of senior corporate executives, the capabilities required to achieve competitive advantage through quality, and the results companies should expect.
Read MoreCategories: Quality 4.0, Industry 4.0 / Smart Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Industrial Transformation / Digital Transformation, Compliance, Metrics
The #MondayMusings Industrial Transformation blog series provides insight and analysis for executives from the previous week’s briefings, events, and publications @LNSResearch.
Read MoreCategories: IT/OT, #MondayMusings, Asset Performance Management (APM), Industrial Transformation / Digital Transformation, Big Data, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Operational Excellence
Safety culture has been a long-standing topic in environment, health, and safety (EHS) and operational risk management (ORM) for industrial organizations. It’s receiving more attention in recent years with increased recognition of the essential role of human capital management and organizational dynamics in running a successful business.
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Read MoreCategories: Operational Excellence, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Culture, Industrial Transformation / Digital Transformation, Continuous Improvement, Risk Management
Last year was big for the environment, health, and safety (EHS) business function, regarding the technology available to manage it, and industry developments that impacted EHS. For the most part, the trends we projected in our 2017 trend and impacts to watch blog were realized, or at least advanced substantially.
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Read MoreCategories: Operational Excellence, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Culture, Industry 4.0 / Smart Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML), Industrial Transformation / Digital Transformation, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), ISO Standards, Industrial Automation, Big Data
On Thursday, February 22, LNS Research hosted the webcast, “Harness Organizational Culture for EHS Performance and Operational Excellence.” The presentation examined how to assess culture in relation to safety and operational performance, and strategies to foster culture and operationalize management systems to support organizational objectives.
Read MoreCategories: Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Culture, Compliance, Operational Excellence, Industrial Transformation / Digital Transformation
The #MondayMusings Industrial Transformation blog series provides insight and analysis for executives from the previous week’s briefings, events, and publications @LNSResearch.
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This past week Oracle held the company’s annual Modern Supply Chain Experience conference in San Jose, CA, representing its largest iteration to date with over 3,000 attendees. For this year’s event, Cloud is still core to the message, but it's not stressed to the same degree as previous years. My suspicion and it reflects in our research is that the move to the Cloud, as with mobile, is now just assumed to be part of the architecture, rather than a challenge to overcome.
Read MoreCategories: IT/OT, #MondayMusings, Risk Management, Operational Excellence
When it comes to safety, one thing most people agree on is that it starts at the top. If safety is not a top priority for senior management, including the C-level, an organization is sure to fall short of achieving their stated objectives. Even in companies that tout a strong commitment to safety, there is often a disconnect between what the leaders say and their actions.
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Read MoreCategories: Operational Excellence, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Culture
The #MondayMusings Industrial Transformation blog series provides insight and analysis for executives from the previous week’s briefings, events, and publications @LNSResearch.
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LNS Research is deep in the throes of completing the draft of our 2018 Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform solution selection guide. As part of that guide development, we revisit and update our 2014 IIoT platform model.
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2017 has been a memorable year in the world of IIoT and Digital Transformation – we passed the milestone of transition from peak hype and talking about what’s possible, to actually planning and in some cases doing what’s practical.
The vendor community had its fair share of high-profile setbacks, but positive momentum outweighed the negative. As we move into the post-peak hype era many winners will emerge – vendors, yes, but most importantly industrial end users. The manufacturing enterprise C-suite needs to consider the business ramifications now; those who are already on the journey or have their plans in place are going to win big. The ones that don’t?—Let’s just say that any business still doubting or “considering it” may very well be in a difficult spot in 2019 or even as early as the end of 2018.
Read MoreCategories: Industrial Transformation / Digital Transformation, Cloud, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Operational Excellence
