A revolution in manufacturing is firmly underway. Infineon, a German semiconductor manufacturer, is investing
$105 million in the next five years in order to turn its Singapore plant into a smart factory. It took robots and
3D Printing to make Adidas bring back manufacturing to Germany. A leading fragrance maker in Switzerland
ramped up capacity by a third in the past three years, all through addition of robots.
To assess how manufacturers can drive most value from smart factories, we surveyed 1000 senior executives
of large companies across key sectors and countries.
Here are the key findings from the research:
The prize:
• Smart factories could add $500 billion to $1.5 trillion in value added to the global economy in
five years
• Manufacturers predict overall efficiency to grow annually over the next five years at 7 times the
rate of growth since 1990
• We estimate that smart factories can nearly double operating profit and margin for an average
automotive OEM manufacturer
The challenge:
• 76% of manufacturers either have a smart factory initiative that is ongoing or are working on
formulating it. And more than half of manufacturers (56%) have aligned $100 million or more
towards smart factories.
• However, only 14% of companies are satisfied with their level of smart factory success. Only 6%
of manufacturers are ‘Digital Masters’: at an advanced stage in digitizing production processes
and with a strong foundation of vision, governance and employee skills.
• Digital Masters outpace all other categories in realizing the benefits of smart factories
In 2012, The Economist claimed we were entering the third industrial revolution based on the digitization of manufacturing, also referred to as the “smart factory.” The development and adoption of the Internet of Things is a critical element of smart manufacturing as reduced sensor device cost, and increased connectivity and in-memory processing give manufacturers the ability to gather and use data to increase product quality and transform operations. IT organizations are increasingly involved with the management, security and governance of this data as equipment and products are connected to the internet. This session will provide a practical framework for evaluating ways to improve sensor enablement, transaction processes and analytics based on real-world customer examples.
Industry 4.0 promises great increase in productivity and profitability. This presentation covers the basics of this new manufacturing approach and it separates facts from fiction.
Smart Factory Using Smart ManufacturingSatjitkumar
The goal of smart manufacturing is to create smart factories – factories of the future or Intelligent factories. There are many advances in methods and concepts of smart manufacturing, due to the research and development efforts in the past 10 years.
Industry 4.0 promises to create new customer value in the market place by unleashing a combination of new technologies, data analytics, new generation cyber-physical production systems and newer methods of human machine interfaces. What does a developing country like India need to do to join the race?
In 2012, The Economist claimed we were entering the third industrial revolution based on the digitization of manufacturing, also referred to as the “smart factory.” The development and adoption of the Internet of Things is a critical element of smart manufacturing as reduced sensor device cost, and increased connectivity and in-memory processing give manufacturers the ability to gather and use data to increase product quality and transform operations. IT organizations are increasingly involved with the management, security and governance of this data as equipment and products are connected to the internet. This session will provide a practical framework for evaluating ways to improve sensor enablement, transaction processes and analytics based on real-world customer examples.
Industry 4.0 promises great increase in productivity and profitability. This presentation covers the basics of this new manufacturing approach and it separates facts from fiction.
Smart Factory Using Smart ManufacturingSatjitkumar
The goal of smart manufacturing is to create smart factories – factories of the future or Intelligent factories. There are many advances in methods and concepts of smart manufacturing, due to the research and development efforts in the past 10 years.
Industry 4.0 promises to create new customer value in the market place by unleashing a combination of new technologies, data analytics, new generation cyber-physical production systems and newer methods of human machine interfaces. What does a developing country like India need to do to join the race?
Digital Twin refers to a physical and functional description of a component, product or system together with all available operational data. This includes all information which could be useful in current and subsequent lifecycle phases. Benefit of it for mechatronic and cyber-physical systems is to provide the information created during design and engineering also at the operation of the system. The comprehensive networking of all information, shared between partners and connecting design, production and usage, forms the presented paradigm of next generation Digital Twin.
Management Information Systems presentation on Industry 4.0
-> A Timeline of Industrial Revolutions The Genesis of 4.0
-> Components of Industry 4.0 Why 4.0?
-> Use Cases
-> Smart Logistics and Warehousing Quality Management
-> The Future Ahead: 5.0?
Industry X.0 - Realizing Digital Value in Industrial Sectorsaccenture
Industry X.0 is a new way for manufacturing to operate. At its heart are highly intelligent, interconnected products and ecosystems that create a fully digital value chain, supplemented by new core innovation competences and deep cultural change. Learn more: https://accntu.re/2wKLK4m
smart manufacturing is a term that is transforming the huge industry scenario. the works are basically done by the robots and all the system have been automated. so, a huge transformation in there in the employment. the pillars that are required for smart manufacturing is also explained.
Digital twins: the power of a virtual visual copy - Unite Copenhagen 2019Unity Technologies
From buildings and infrastructure to industrial machinery and factories, digital twins are becoming integral revisualization tools across the industrial sector. Learn how Unit040, a company specializing in visualization and simulation, creates digital twins that combine real-time 3D technology with BIM, CAD and CAE systems to add value at all stages of the building and product lifecycle, from the early design phase to predictive maintenance using Internet of Things (IoT) data.
Speakers:
Pieter Weterings - Unit040
Guido van Gageldonk - Unit040
Watch the session on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j4i14p89h_s
Industry 4.0 is a name given to the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. It includes cyber-physical systems, the Internet of things, cloud computing and cognitive computing. Industry 4.0 is commonly referred to as the fourth industrial revolution.
Industry 4.0: Merging Internet and FactoriesFabernovel
Industrial IoT and connected objects for factories are part of our research at FABERNOVEL OBJET, our activity dedicated to IoT.
The future of industry is at the crossroads of internet and factories. Some call it INDUSTRY 4.0 or FACTORY 4.0 in reference to the upcoming fourth industrial revolution. Governments and private companies in Germany, UK and the USA have acknowledged the importance of industrial IoT and its central role in future industrial transformation.
The adoption of Industrial Internet has both near-term and long-term impacts and will be characterized by the emergence of new models such as the “Outcome Economy” and the “Autonomous, Pull Economy”.
We believe that INDUSTRY 4.0 is a growth opportunity for industrial companies, and have decrypted this very phenomenon in the following presentation.
Next IIoT wave: embedded digital twin for manufacturing IRS srl
Next IIoT wave will be a population of digital twin. A digital twin is a real-time digital replica of a physical device. Developing an embedded digital twin allows superior device diagnostic and failure anticipation. Discover how to to implement an embedded digital twin using real-time monitoring, physical models, and machine learning
Impact for Educational Institutions, Internet of things, Digital Enablers, New Age Production, Smart Factory, New digital industrial technology, Interdisciplinary Thinking, Digital Work Place, 3d printing,
Global Research: The Connected Industrial Workforceaccenture
By bringing machines and artificial intelligence into the workforce, digital is enabling an increasingly adaptable, change-ready, and responsive working environment in manufacturing: A new Connected Industrial Workforce.
THE IMPACT OF DIGITALIZATION ON THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY - TECH MAHINDRATech Mahindra
This IDC Spotlight paper emphasizes how continuous improvement methodologies, empowered by instrumentation, machine learning, and distributed intelligence, will help manufacturing companies become flexible, context-aware digital businesses.
Digital Twin refers to a physical and functional description of a component, product or system together with all available operational data. This includes all information which could be useful in current and subsequent lifecycle phases. Benefit of it for mechatronic and cyber-physical systems is to provide the information created during design and engineering also at the operation of the system. The comprehensive networking of all information, shared between partners and connecting design, production and usage, forms the presented paradigm of next generation Digital Twin.
Management Information Systems presentation on Industry 4.0
-> A Timeline of Industrial Revolutions The Genesis of 4.0
-> Components of Industry 4.0 Why 4.0?
-> Use Cases
-> Smart Logistics and Warehousing Quality Management
-> The Future Ahead: 5.0?
Industry X.0 - Realizing Digital Value in Industrial Sectorsaccenture
Industry X.0 is a new way for manufacturing to operate. At its heart are highly intelligent, interconnected products and ecosystems that create a fully digital value chain, supplemented by new core innovation competences and deep cultural change. Learn more: https://accntu.re/2wKLK4m
smart manufacturing is a term that is transforming the huge industry scenario. the works are basically done by the robots and all the system have been automated. so, a huge transformation in there in the employment. the pillars that are required for smart manufacturing is also explained.
Digital twins: the power of a virtual visual copy - Unite Copenhagen 2019Unity Technologies
From buildings and infrastructure to industrial machinery and factories, digital twins are becoming integral revisualization tools across the industrial sector. Learn how Unit040, a company specializing in visualization and simulation, creates digital twins that combine real-time 3D technology with BIM, CAD and CAE systems to add value at all stages of the building and product lifecycle, from the early design phase to predictive maintenance using Internet of Things (IoT) data.
Speakers:
Pieter Weterings - Unit040
Guido van Gageldonk - Unit040
Watch the session on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j4i14p89h_s
Industry 4.0 is a name given to the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. It includes cyber-physical systems, the Internet of things, cloud computing and cognitive computing. Industry 4.0 is commonly referred to as the fourth industrial revolution.
Industry 4.0: Merging Internet and FactoriesFabernovel
Industrial IoT and connected objects for factories are part of our research at FABERNOVEL OBJET, our activity dedicated to IoT.
The future of industry is at the crossroads of internet and factories. Some call it INDUSTRY 4.0 or FACTORY 4.0 in reference to the upcoming fourth industrial revolution. Governments and private companies in Germany, UK and the USA have acknowledged the importance of industrial IoT and its central role in future industrial transformation.
The adoption of Industrial Internet has both near-term and long-term impacts and will be characterized by the emergence of new models such as the “Outcome Economy” and the “Autonomous, Pull Economy”.
We believe that INDUSTRY 4.0 is a growth opportunity for industrial companies, and have decrypted this very phenomenon in the following presentation.
Next IIoT wave: embedded digital twin for manufacturing IRS srl
Next IIoT wave will be a population of digital twin. A digital twin is a real-time digital replica of a physical device. Developing an embedded digital twin allows superior device diagnostic and failure anticipation. Discover how to to implement an embedded digital twin using real-time monitoring, physical models, and machine learning
Impact for Educational Institutions, Internet of things, Digital Enablers, New Age Production, Smart Factory, New digital industrial technology, Interdisciplinary Thinking, Digital Work Place, 3d printing,
Global Research: The Connected Industrial Workforceaccenture
By bringing machines and artificial intelligence into the workforce, digital is enabling an increasingly adaptable, change-ready, and responsive working environment in manufacturing: A new Connected Industrial Workforce.
THE IMPACT OF DIGITALIZATION ON THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY - TECH MAHINDRATech Mahindra
This IDC Spotlight paper emphasizes how continuous improvement methodologies, empowered by instrumentation, machine learning, and distributed intelligence, will help manufacturing companies become flexible, context-aware digital businesses.
Crafting the Modern Manufacturing Enterprise in the Post-COVID-19 WorldCognizant
To get ahead in the industrial space amid the prolonged pandemic, manufacturers must embrace holistic agility and resilience, and democratize access to applications and data. This will eliminate operational silos at last and free data to more effectively inform everything: just-in-time build and logistics decisions, operational execution, customer experience product engineering decisions and everything in between, driving innovative product launches and much-needed cost reductions.
Manufacturers were hard hit by COVID-19, but our research reveals the next best steps to take, based on the investments digital leaders in the industry have made and plan to make.
In 2017, the World Economic Forum recognized the potential of advanced manufacturing technologies. In 2018, from among more than 1,000 examined production facilities, 16
companies were recognized as Fourth Industrial Revolution leaders in advanced manufacturing for demonstrating step-change results, both operational and financial, across individual sites. They had succeeded in scaling beyond the pilot phase and their sites were designated advanced manufacturing “Lighthouses”. In 2019, 28 additional facilities were identified and added to the network, which now provides an opportunity for cross-company learning and collaboration, and for setting new benchmarks for the global manufacturing community.
Lighthouses have succeeded by innovating new operating systems, including in how they manage and optimize business and processes, transforming the way people work and use technology. These new operating systems can become the blueprint for modernizing the entire company operating system; therefore, how they prepare for scaling up and engaging the workforce matters.
The Factory of the Future isn’t some futuristic fantasy. It’s quickly becoming the new reality. And tech-savvy manufacturers are either on board or preparing for change.
Phyllo Large-scale farming AI delivery. Using a network web of multiple farms...Charlie Cox
Large-scale farming is difficult in its own right, trying to keep everything on track, making sure the farm is working to its maximum capacity.
As is managing your staff; are they checking for pests, catching deficiencies and viruses before they happen and reacting to the cultivation environment to save you from catastrophic crop failure?
Driving up crop yields and improving quality through automation and smart cultivation can save your business a small fortune.
We are using lidar in a unique way to power our AI-driven Cannabis cultivation management system. By using fixed lidar sensors, we are equally monitoring plants for there health and security and humans for their actions and intent. This will assist growers to improve profit, increase efficiency and maximise yield, whilst bolstering security and driving decision making.
By using our smart technology, Phyllo can save you money, time and effort to ensure your farm runs more efficiently and profitably without you even being there.
Inside 6 Dimensional Model for Industry 4.0 Smart Factory by WeboniseWebonise Lab
Webonise uses a six dimensional approach to help manufacturing companies on their path to a Smart factory with 4th Industrial Revolution. The deep dive to pure Tech Adoption Strategies + Data Driven Play for Future Factories.
Pursuing a Single Version of the Truth, From Product Creation to Service
This IDC Manufacturing Insights White Paper summarizes the critical challenges the industrial equipment industry faces today and outlines the dramatic changes the industry will encounter going forward.
The paper highlights how today's fast-paced business environment calls for industrial equipment manufacturers to increase the speed of decision making along the entire product life cycle, from concept to design, from engineering to manufacturing and to service.
IDC Manufacturing Insights suggests industrial equipment organizations modernize their IT landscape to speed up decision making, streamline business processes, and break organizational silos. To do so firms will have to create a unique platform that — supporting the entire product life-cycle process, end to end — offers a single data source from product creation to service.
Pete Wassell (Augmate): AR Smart Glasses and the Industrial IoTAugmentedWorldExpo
A talk from the Work Track at AWE USA 2017 - the largest conference for AR+VR in Santa Clara, California May 31- June 2, 2017.
Pete Wassell (Augmate): AR Smart Glasses and the Industrial IoT
Industry 4.0 presents a unique opportunity for machines and humans to communicate with each other. We are seeing a combination of technologies at the edge of IoT where human workers are getting predictive maintenance notifications and alerts for better operations in manufacturing. The convergence of machine sensors, big data, and artificial intelligence tied to AR Smart Glasses creates an augmented worker needed for this next industrial revolution. Companies will see unprecedented efficiency gains with digital transformation in this sector.
http://AugmentedWorldExpo.com
Vendavo Industrial Manufacturing Industry Insights_2017Caroline Burns
The industrial manufacturing sector is on the brink of something big, which will change it beyond all recognition.
One thing is crystal clear: standing still is not an option. Competitive pressure, price pressure and the unstoppable move towards digitization mean that smart organisations need to get ahead of the curve and take action now.
The Work Ahead: Designing Manufacturing’s Digital FutureCognizant
In this edition of our series, we look at the new digital economics of manufacturing, as well as the ways in which new digital skills and technologies will enable manufacturers to innovate new work and work processes.
Advanced Manufacturing – Solutions That Are Transforming the IndustryMRPeasy
Advanced manufacturing is on its way to transform the industry. And there are solutions in place already that could help even small manufacturers keep up in the rapidly changing business environments.
Going Big : Why Companies Need to Focus on Operational Analytics Capgemini
Given that digitization had such a transformative effect on customer behavior and relationships, it is perhaps not surprising that many organizations focused their digital transformation efforts on the customer experience front-end. However, in the race to focus on the customer, it was all too easy to ignore operations. Our 2013 research with MIT Sloan Management Review found that while 40% of digital initiatives were focused on the customer experience, this dropped to 26% for operations.
Times are changing, however. Our latest survey of more than 600 executives from the US, Europe and China finds that over 70% of organizations now put more emphasis on operations than on consumer-focused processes for their analytics initiatives. Analytics in operations is increasingly seen as a strategic priority for organizations. Over 80% of respondents agreed that analytics in operations plays a pivotal role in driving profits or creating competitive advantage
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COVID-19 heightened chronic challenges within the global healthcare industry. It became a catalyst amid fierce competition and tight regulations for health providers and payers to focus on digital health, cybersecurity, patient data transparency, and a variety of customer-centric and operational enhancements. As a result, we found the 2022 trendline pointing to improvements in access and quality of care.
Healthcare challenges such as optimizing the cost of care while simultaneously enabling personalized interventions and consumer-friendly shoppable services are long-standing − but, historically, the industry has been slow to react.
Read our Top Trends 2022 report to examine the lingering ramifications of the pandemic, responses from medical and insurance organizations, and the worldwide impact of ever-changing regulatory standards and mandates.
A combination of factors − the pandemic, catastrophic weather events, evolving policyholder expectations, and insurers’ drive for operational efficiency and future relevance − are sparking P&C industry changes.
In a post-COVID, new-normal environment, the most strategic insurers are building resilient, crisis-proof enterprises poised to take advantage of emerging and future business opportunities. They are leveraging advanced data analytics and novel technologies to assure agility and achieve positive revenue and customer satisfaction outcomes. Competitive advantage will hinge on accelerated digitalization and faster go-to-market. Therefore, win-win partnerships and embedded services with InsurTechs and other ecosystem players are critical.
Read Capgemini’s Top P&C Insurance Trends 2022 for a glimpse at the tactical and strategic initiatives carriers are undertaking to boost customer-centricity, product agility, intelligent processes, and an open ecosystem to ensure profitable growth and future-readiness.
This analysis provides an overview of the top trends in the commercial banking sector as they shift to technology high gear to boost client efficiency and battle a volatile, uncertain, competitive, and evolving landscape.
First, it was retail banking. Now, advanced technology is shifting to – and disrupting − the commercial banking space. Many commercial banks, known for paperwork, red tape, and branch dependency, were unprepared to support clients during their post-COVID-19 ramp-up. But now, the digital pivot to new mindsets, partnerships, and processes is in overdrive.
As commercial banks grapple with competition from FinTechs, BigTechs, and alternative lenders, their inability
to fulfill SME demands and pandemic after-shocks necessitates transformative process changes and a move
to experiential, sustainable, and inclusive banking models. We expect banks to strive to meet the demands
of corporate clients and SMEs by digitally transforming critical workflows and improving client experience.
Additionally, incremental process improvements in the middle and back-office that leverage intelligent
automation will keep the competition at bay because engaged clients are loyal.
Adopting newer methods to mine data and moving to as-a-Service models will prepare commercial banks
to flexibly respond to newcomers and find ways to co-exist through effective collaboration. The time has come for commercial banks to put transformation on the fast track as lending losses in wallet and market share could spill over to other functions!
How incumbents react and respond to 2022 trends could determine their relevancy and resiliency in the years ahead.
The Covid-19 pandemic necessitated the payments industry undergo a facelift, sparked by novel approaches from new-age players, fostered by industry consolidation, and customers’ demand for end-to-end experience. Crossing the threshold, the industry is entering a new era – Payments 4.X, where payments are embedded and invisible, and an enabling function to provide frictionless customer experience. As customers make a permanent shift to next-gen payment methods, Digital IDs are critical for a seamless payment experience. The B2B payments segment is witnessing rapid digitization. BigTechs, PayTechs, and industry newcomers are ready to jump in with newfangled solutions to help underserved small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
As incumbents struggle with profits, new-age firms are forging ahead to take the lead in the Payments 4.X era by riding the success of non-card products and services. The new era demands collaboration, platformification, and firms can unleash full market potential only by embracing API-based business models and open ecosystems. Data prowess and enhanced payment processing capabilities are inevitable to thrive ahead. The clock is ticking for banks and traditional payments firms because the competitive advantage is not guaranteed forever. As industry players seek economies of scale, consolidations loom, and non-banks explore new territories to threaten incumbents’ market share. While all these 2022 trends are at play, central bank digital currency (CBDC) is emerging globally and might open a new chapter in the current payments landscape.
As we slowly move out of the pandemic, financial services firms have learned the criticality of virtual engagement to business resilience. Wealth management firms will need capabilities to cater to new-age clients and deliver new-age services. This report aims to understand and analyze the top trends in the Wealth Management industry this year and beyond.
A year ago, our Top Trends in Wealth Management report emphasized how the pandemic sparked disruption and digital transformation and changing investor attitudes around Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) products. As we begin 2022, many of those trends continue to hold as COVID-19’s wide-reaching effects continue to influence the wealth management industry.
As wealth management (WM) firms supercharge their digital transformation journeys, investments in cybersecurity and human-centered design are becoming critical to building superior digital client experience (CX). Another holdover trend − sustainable investing – is gaining mainstream attention and generating increasingly sophisticated client demands. Data and analytics capabilities will become ever more essential for ESG scoring and personalized customer engagement. As large financial services firms refocus on their wealth management business while new digital players make industry strides, competition is becoming historically intense. Not surprisingly, client experience is the new battleground.
This analysis provides an overview of the top trends in the retail banking sector driven by the competition, digital transformation, and innovation led by retail banks exploring novel ways to create and retain value in evolving landscape.
COVID-19 caught banks off guard and shook legacy mindsets to the core. With 20/20 (2020) hindsight, firms are more aware, digitally resilient, and financially stable as they head into 2022. The trials of the past 18 months forced firms to shore up existing business and consider new models and revenue streams.
Customer-centricity remains at the top of most FS agendas and is a 2022 focal point. Banks will focus on achieving operational excellence as diligently as delivering superior CX. In 2022 and beyond, it will be paramount for FIs to explore and invest in new technologies to remain relevant and resilient.
Banking 4.X will arrive in full force in 2022 with platform-supported firms monetizing diverse ecosystem capabilities and aggressively harvesting data to create experiential customer journeys through intelligent and personalized engagements. The new era will compel future-focused banks to finally abandon legacy infrastructure and collaborate with third-party specialists to solidify their best-fit, long-term roles. Increasingly, open platforms will make banks invisible as banking becomes embedded into customer lifestyles. At the same time, banks will shed asset-heavy models and shift to the cloud for greater agility, speed to market, and faster innovation. The shift will act as a precursor to adopting new technologies on the horizon – 5G and Decentralized Finance.
The recent past was filled will extraordinary lessons for financial institutions. Now is the time to act on those learnings and move forward profitably.
While COVID-19 has sparked the demand for life insurance, it has also exposed the operating model vulnerabilities in distribution, servicing, and customer retention. In a post-COVID, new-normal environment, insurers need to enhance their capabilities around advanced data management and focus on seamless and secure data sharing to provide superior CX and hyper-personalized offerings. Accelerated digitalization and faster go-to-market are vital to remaining competitive, and win-win partnerships with ecosystems are critical in the journey.
Read our Top Life Insurance Trends 2022 to explore the tactical and strategic initiatives carriers undertake to acquire competencies around customer centricity, product agility, intelligent processes, and an open ecosystem to ensure profitable growth and future readiness.
Property & Casualty Insurance Top Trends 2021Capgemini
The Property & Casualty insurance landscape is evolving quickly with the changing risk landscape, entry of new players, and changing customer expectations. The ripple effects of COVID-19 on the P&C insurance industry and natural disasters such as forest fires have adversely impacted insurance firm books.
In this scenario, to ensure growth and future-readiness, the most strategic insurers strive to be ‘Inventive Insurers’ – assuming a customer-centric approach, deploying intelligent processes, practicing business resilience and go-to-market agility, and embracing an open ecosystem.
Read our Property & Casualty Insurance Top Trends 2021 report to explore the strategies insurers are adapting to remain competitive amidst the evolving business landscape and how they can explore new ways to enhance their profitability.
A combination of factors such as demographic changes, evolving consumer preferences, and desire to become operationally efficient were already spurring changes in the life insurance industry. Enter 2020 – the COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on the industry.
At the peak of disruption, the focus was on ensuring business continuity, but new initiatives are cropping up to tackle the challenges as the industry is adapting to the new normal.
Furthermore, COVID-19 has acted as a catalyst, pushing life insurers to prioritize their efforts on improving customer centricity, developing go-to-market agility, making processes intelligent, building business resilience, and embracing the open ecosystem.
Read our Life Insurance Top Trends 2021 report to explore the strategies insurers are adopting to manage the changing market dynamics.
The uncertainty of 2020 is setting the global tone for the immediate future in the financial services industry. So it is no surprise banks are laser-focused on business resilience, emphasizing both financial and operational risks. The need to adapt quickly to new normal conditions through virtual customer engagement is clear.
Customer centricity continues to drive commercial banks’ solution designs. And, the pandemic compelled products that deliver immediate client value ‒ quick digital onboarding, seamless lending, and support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The onus is now on banks to go to market more quickly, which requires the implementation of intelligent processes and integrating corporates’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems with banking workflows.
To achieve go-to-market agility, banks across the globe are investing in and collaborating with FinTechs. Many of these partnerships are focused on boosting digital lending and providing seamless support to anxious small-business clients in need of assurance.
With newfound impetus for FinTech collaboration, commercial banks have picked up their step on the path toward OpenX. COVID-19 made it evident that survival during turbulence is manageable through collaboration with ecosystem players.
Read our Top Trends in Commercial Banking 2021 report to explore the strategies banks are adapting to transform their businesses from a product-led, siloed model to an experiential and agile plan.
When we published the Top Trends in Wealth Management 2020, little did we foresee the pandemic that would sweep through the world and disrupt life as we knew it. Yet, when we reviewed last year’s trends, we found that many still hold and some have taken on even greater relevance. One such trend is sustainable investing, which had begun to gain prominence as investors became more aware of ESG considerations, and firms rolled out more sustainable investing offerings. Another trend that has accelerated in the post-COVID world is the importance of investing in omnichannel capabilities and technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance personalization and advisor effectiveness. The pandemic has driven wealth management firms to accelerate their digital transformation journey, with some immediate focus areas being interactive client communications and digital advisor tools.
There is no denying that time is of the essence. Yes, budgets are tight, but the Open X ecosystem offers wealth management firms opportunities to reimagine their operating models and deliver excellent customer experience cost-effectively.
Top trends in Payments: 2020 highlighted the payments industry’s flux driven by new trends in technology adoption, innovative solutions, and changing consumer behavior. The pandemic has tested the digital mastery of players, who are already grappling with transition. Non-cash transactions are on a robust growth path, accelerated by increased adoption during COVID-19. Regulators are working to instill trust and address non-cash payments risk amid unparalleled growth as players collaborate to quell uncertainty. Regional initiatives, such as the P27 (Nordics real-time payments system) and the EPI (European Payments Initiative), are gaining traction in response to country-level fragmentation and competition.
Investment in emerging technologies is looked upon as an elixir to mitigate fraud, data-driven offerings are being considered for providing value-added propositions, and distributed ledger technology is in focus for digital currency solutions, efficiency enhancement, and cost gains. New players, such as retailers/merchants, are integrating payments into their value chains while technology giants are upscaling their financial services game by weaving offerings around payments as a center stage. Constrained by budgets, firms consider business models such as Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) to provide cost-effective and superior customer experience.
A combination of factors, including demographic changes, evolving consumer preferences, and regulatory and compliance mandates, were already spurring change in the health insurance industry. Enter 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, which is having sweeping implications for the industry.
At the peak of disruption, the focus was on ensuring business continuity, but new initiatives are cropping up to tackle the challenges as the industry adapts to the new normal.
Furthermore, some changes are here to stay, and it will be prudent for the industry players to be resilient to the market shifts by being agile, improving member centricity, making processes intelligent, and embracing the open ecosystem.
Read our Health Insurance Top Trends 2021 report to explore the strategies insurers are adopting to manage the external pressures.
The banking industry’s resilience is being tested as banks navigate through a remarkable 2020 filled with uncertainties. The impact of COVID-19 has been about setting the tone for future operational models. Retail banks have shifted focus towards integrated risk management with a more holistic view of operational risks. Adapting to the new normal, banks have prioritized cost transformation while engaging customers virtually. Incumbents sought to be more responsible within fast-changing environmental conditions and ESG remained a critical focus.
To provide more experiential services, banks are leveraging techniques such as segment-of-one to hyper-personalize offerings while aiming to humanize digital channels for increased engagement. Banks are also revamping middle and back offices, going beyond the front end leveraging intelligent processes. Open X is enabling banks to play on their strengths and use the expertise of ecosystem players. Going forward, banks are poised to become an enhanced one-stop shop by providing consumers value-adding FS and non-FS experiences.
To acquire customers in cost-effective manner, retail banks are tapping value-based propositions ‒ such as POS financing and mortgage refinancing. Further, Banking-as-Service provides incumbents a way to provide their high-value offerings to other players. In preparation for the future, banks will be looking to improve their go-to-market agility by leveraging the benefits of cloud. This analysis outlines the top 10 trends in retail banking for 2021.
Explore how Capgemini’s Connected autonomous planning fine-tunes Consumer Products Company’s operations for manufacturing, transport, procurement, and virtually every other aspect of the supply-value network in a touchless, autonomous way.
Financial services is undergoing a paradigm shift that is forcing incumbent retail banks to rethink growth strategies as they struggle to remain relevant. Growing competition from BigTechs, FinTech firms, and challenger banks has added to the complexity created by increasingly stringent regulatory and compliance requirements. Customers now expect a seamless customer journey and personalized offerings because they have become accustomed to top-notch individualized service from GAFA giants Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. The changing ecosystem offers established banks new, unexplored opportunities and encourages a transition beyond traditional products to meet the exacting requirements of today’s customers. Bank collaboration with FinTech and RegTech partners is becoming commonplace. Incumbents are exploring point-of-sale financing and unsecured consumer lending, while they also boost their digital channel competencies to reach a broader customer base. Banks are beginning to accept open APIs and are working with third-party specialists to create an open shared marketplace. Technological advancements such as AI are fueling efforts to evolve customer onboarding and touchpoint processes. Increasingly, banks are turning to design thinking methodology to understand the customer journey, extract deep insights, and develop a more refined user experience across the customer lifecycle.
Our analysis of the top retail banking trends for 2020 offers a glimpse into the fast-changing banking ecosystem and explores the tools and solutions being used to face new-age challenges.
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Smart Factories: How can manufacturers realize the potential of digital industrial revolution
1. 1
Smart Factories: How can manufacturers realize the
potential of digital industrial revolution
By the Digital Transformation Institute
2. 2
Executive Summary
Engineering the smart factory: key findings from our global research
The prize:
• Smart factories could add $500 billion to $1.5 trillion in value addeda
to the global economy in
five years
• Manufacturers predict overall efficiency to grow annually over the next five years at 7 times the
rate of growth since 1990
• We estimate that smart factories can nearly double operating profit and margin for an average
automotive OEM manufacturer
The challenge:
• 76% of manufacturers either have a smart factory initiative that is ongoing or are working on
formulating it. And more than half of manufacturers (56%) have aligned $100 million or more
towards smart factories.
• However, only 14% of companies are satisfied with their level of smart factory success. Only 6%
of manufacturers are ‘Digital Masters’: at an advanced stage in digitizing production processes
and with a strong foundation of vision, governance and employee skills.
• Digital Masters outpace all other categories in realizing the benefits of smart factories
a. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis defines industry value added as the contribution to the overall GDP of an industry or sector. It is
calculated as the difference between an industry’s gross output and the cost of its intermediate inputs. U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis, FAQ: “What is industry value added?”, March 2006.
3. 3
A revolution in manufacturing is firmly underway. Infineon, a German semiconductor manufacturer, is investing
$105 million in the next five years in order to turn its Singapore plant into a smart factory1
. It took robots and
3D Printing to make Adidas bring back manufacturing to Germany2
. A leading fragrance maker in Switzerland
ramped up capacity by a third in the past three years3
, all through addition of robots. A Chinese factory
added robots to its operations which drove production increases of 250% and defect reductions of 80%4
.
To assess how manufacturers can drive most value from smart factories, we surveyed 1000 senior executives
of large companies across key sectors and countries. We also conducted focus interviews with executives
leading smart factory initiatives. Further information on our research methodology is at the end of this paper.
Smart factories turbo-charge manufacturing performance
In the next five years, manufacturers expect smart factories to drive performance improvements that
significantly exceed previous efforts:
• On-time-Delivery of the finished products is expected to accelerate by 13 times, while quality indicators
are expected to improve at more than 12 times the rate of improvement since 1990.
• Important cost items such as Capex & Inventory is predicted to be rationalized at 12 times and material,
logistics & transportation cost expected to be rationalized at 11 times the rate of improvement since 1990
• Overall productivity and labor cost improvements are reported to accelerate at 7 times and 9 times the
rate of growth since 1990, respectively.
13x 12x 12x 11x 9x 7x
0.42% 0.44%
0.74%
0.45%0.38% 0.53%
5.52%
5.13% 5.04%
4.78%4.60% 4.60%
On-time-Delivery Quality & Scrap Overall ProductivityMaterial,
Logistics & Transportation
Capex & Inventory Labor Cost
Annual gains since 1990 vs. expected annual gains in smart factories in next 5 years
Improvements Since 1990 (CAGR) Improvements Expected in Next 5 years (CAGR)
Figure 1: Manufacturers are expecting big gains from smart factories
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017
12x
The rate
of quality
improvement
since 1990
- what
manufacturers
expect
from smart
factories
Smart Factories: A Revolution in the
Making
4. 4
20%
19%
17%18% 17%
18%
Industrial
Manufacturing
Automotive Aerospace &
Defense
Energy & Utilities Pharma,
Life Science,
BioTech
Consumer
Goods
Industrial
Manufacturing
Automotive Aerospace &
Defense
Energy & UtilitiesPharma,
Life Science,
BioTech
Consumer
Goods
Average realized overall productivity gains from smart factories so far
20%
19%
15%
17%18% 16%
Average realized quality gain from smart factories so far
Figure 2 : How much benefit have manufacturers realized from smart factories so far?
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017
The expectations of manufacturers from smart factories hold strong ground since manufacturers across
segments have already started realizing potential of smart factories, with industrial manufacturing5
seeing
the biggest gains in productivity and quality of output (see Figure 2). GE, in its ‘brilliant factory’ in Grove
City, has been able to reduce unplanned downtime by 10 to 20%, improve cycle time and reduce costs6
(GE describes its ‘brilliant’ concept as a sophisticated factory that combines lean manufacturing, advanced
and additive manufacturing with advanced software analytics to enhance productivity). Faurecia, one of the
largest international automotive parts manufacturers, plans to save €10 million on the purchase of plastic
material via scrap reduction and production improvements owing to digital manufacturing7
. Faurecia also
expects to save €30 million on improving its business processes by 2020.
5. 5
Visualizing the Smart Factory: Capgemini Smart Factory Framework
The smart factory revolution is part of the broader digital transformation of the manufacturing industry (see Figure 3). A smart
factory draws on a number of elements from our Digital Manufacturing Framework which is designed to help manufacturers
focus on improving the digital maturity of core manufacturing functions across product and asset life cycle management,
operations management, system simulation, and industrial cybersecurity. Operations management forms a bulk of smart
factory components, in addition, digital asset management and 3D continuity from the product and asset management side
are also relevant to smart factories.
Manufacturers are modeling smart factories based on what elements align with their strategic objectives:
• GE invested over $200 million in a flexible “brilliant factory” in Pune, India. For the first time, the company is able to produce
diverse products, from jet engine parts to locomotive components, for four different GE businesses all under one roof. This
multi-modal capability enhances flexibility. “The plant will allow us to quickly adjust production as demand comes in, using
the same people and space,” says Banmali Agrawala, president and CEO of GE South Asiaa
.
• At its Indiana-based facility, automotive equipment leader Faurecia draws on self-learning autonomous intelligent vehicles
(AIVs), collaborative robots, and continuous data collection to support the company’s Industry 4.0 agenda. Mike Galarno, plant
manager, says: “This facility represents our entry into Industry 4.0, a revolutionary concept incorporating connectivity,
automation, data processing and hardware to advance the manufacturing industry. We are proud to be the first plant to
incorporate many of these leading technologies under one roof to create efficient systems and an innovative working
experience for employees.”b
a. GE Reports, “GE’s Brilliant Advanced Manufacturing Plant In Pune, India”, February 2015;
b. Robotics & Automation News, “Faurecia launches $64 million smart factory in Columbus, Indiana”, October 2016
Manufacturing Digital Transformation
Complex System Simulation: Product, Process, Flow
Industrial Cybersecurity: Product, Process
Smart System
Collaboration
Usage feed-back
Digital Twin
Remote
monitoring
Autonomous
Operations
Operations
Technology
Product Quality
Preventive &
Predictive
maintenance
Mobility &
Remote
Augmented /
Virtual reality
Health Safety
Environment
Operations Management
PLM
Digital Asset
Management
Industrial
Control System
Manufacturing
Intelligence
Digital
Operator
Digital
Mock Up
From Scan…
to Print
Product and Asset Management
3D Continuity
3D Platform
IoT Platform
Smart Factory
Figure 3: Capgemini Smart Factory Framework
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute Analysis
6. 6
Early adopters emerging in key geographies and sectors
Nearly half of all the manufacturers we surveyed (43%) have an operational smart factory initiative and
another 33% are in the process of formulating an initiative (see Figure 4).
• Key geographies: Our research shows that the US and Western Europe in particular have made an early
head start. Nearly half of manufacturers in the US, France, Germany, and UK have an ongoing smart
factory initiative. In the Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Ranking released by the US Council on
Competitiveness, the US climbed from #3 in 2013 to #2 in 2015 and is expected to displace China as #1
by 20218
. In China, a quarter of companies have an ongoing smart factory initiative (25%). While this is
low compared to some countries, 53% are formulating a smart factory initiative, meaning that 78% are
either in progress or have the intent.
• Key sectors: Industrial manufacturing (67%) and aerospace and defense (62%) lead in terms of launching
smart factories. In contrast, only about a third of Life sciences and Pharma companies have an operational
smart factory initiative.
43%
Percentage of
manufacturers
that have an
operational
smart factory
initiative
7. 7
Percentages indicate the share of companies in the respective country that have a smart factory initiative ongoing
North America Western Europe India and China
US
54% France
44%
Germany
46% India
28%
China
25%
UK
43%
Sweden
39%
Penetration level: 50 - 60% 40 - 50% 30 - 40% 20 - 30%
Italy
33%
Audi’s €1 bn smart
factory in San José
Chiapa in Mexico,
the entire plant was
simulated virtually
before operations
began
Faurecia’s $64
million smart factory
in Columbus, Indiana
aims heavy use of
digital technologies
to drive efficiency
and innovation
Adidas’ high-tech
Speedfactory in
Germany aims to
leverage 3D Printing,
digital twin and a
flexible production
system
Siemens’
smart plant in
Amberg, Germany
has machines and
computers handling
75 percent of the
value chain on their
own
GE’s “brilliant
Factory” in Pune,
India is capable of
producing diverse
products, from jet
engine parts to
locomotive
components
ABB’s smart plant in
Beijing, China has
99.94% reliability of
deliveries and
improved average
lead time from eight
days to two
Figure 4: Industries across countries are enthusiastic in embracing smart factories
Percentages indicate share of organizations in each industry which reported they have an ongoing smart factory initiative
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017
67%
62%
50%
42% 40%
37%
Industrial manufacturing Aerospace
and defense
Automotive
and transportation
Energy and
Utilities
Consumer
goods
Life sciences,
biotech, pharma
Share of manufacturers who have an ongoing smart factory initiative
25%
28%
33%
39%
43%
44%
46%
54%
43%
53%
42%
42%
31%
27%
36%
30%
24%
33%
1%
5%
7%
12%
14%
3%
8%
11%
8%
21%
25%
18%
18%
16%
17%
15%
10%
16%
China
India
Italy
Sweden
United Kingdom
France
Germany
United States
Global Average
Smart factory implementation status across geographies
Yes - we have an ongoing smart factory initiative
- (operational)
Yes - it is currently being formulated - (not in operation)
No - but we plan to have a smart factory initiative
in the next 3-5 years
No - we are not likely to have a smart factory initiative
anytime in future
8. 8
Over
$100Mn
Amount invested
by more
than half of
manufacturers
Examples include:
• Audi’s €1 billion+ investment in a smart plant in Mexico, which opened in September 20169
• GE’s $200 million+ investment in its “brilliant factory” in Pune, which opened in February 201510
• Faurecia’s €57 million investment to launch a smart factory in Columbus, Indiana, which opened in
October 201611
These are all examples of Greenfield smart factories, but organizations are also constantly upgrading their
existing factories to strive to make them smarter and more digital.
5% 4% 5% 5% 6%
11%
6%
7% 6% 7%
6%
4%
5% 6%
7%
5%
28%
16%
18% 18%
56%
20%
1%
1%
Less than
$50M
Between
$50 - $100M
Between
$100 - $250M
Between
$250 - $500M
More than
$500M
Distribution of manufacturers based on their smart factory investments in the last five years
Both Greenfield & Brownfield Brownfield Greenfield Yet to be decided
Figure 5: More than half of the manufacturers invested over $100 Mn in smart factories
Percentages indicate share of organizations in each spend category who said they will launch either of: Greenfield, brownfield, both Greenfield and
brownfield smart factories or were undecided. Numbers might not add up to the total because of rounding
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017; Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute Analysis
Firms are making significant investments to drive progress. Over the last five years, more than half of
manufacturers (56%) have aligned $100 million or more towards smart factories (see Figure 5).
9. 9
Smart factories on the rise, but manufacturers a long way from
digital maturity
The impetus behind smart factories is encouraging. However, manufacturers that want to win in the tomorrow’s
increasingly connected and disrupted environment will need to move from being organizations with a smart
manufacturing capability to become digital enterprises.
To understand how manufacturers were progressing in that aim, we analyzed the digital maturity of
manufacturers, using two dimensions:
75%
Percentage
of the value
chain that
machines and
computers
handle on
their own
at Siemens’
plant in
Amberg
Digital Intensity – the “what” Illustration
➊
How far essential processes
(production, inventory management,
quality, planning and forecasting) have
been digitized and how much use is
made of digital technologies such as
robotics, internet of things, artificial
intelligence, big data analytics etc.
Siemens’ plant in Amberg, Germany is a highly
automated facility, with machines and computers
handling 75 percent of the value chain on their own12
.
The factory manufactures 12 million products of the
Siemens’ Simatic product line per year at a quality of
99.99885 percent.
Transformation management
intensity – the “how”
Illustration
➋
How well the transformation is being
managed to drive benefits, including
key aspects such as the manufacturer’s
smart factory vision, governance, and
the digital skills of its workforce.
Grégoire Ferré, Chief Digital Officer, Faurecia: “Our
digital transformation program runs in parallel across
five streams – Operations, R&D, Sales & Programs,
HR & Communications and Purchasing. This ensures
that key processes supporting smart plants are
developing together and benefiting from each other.
In the initial phase of our transformation, we identified
areas that needed digitization and launched a number
of pilots. In the current phase, we are digitizing and
industrializing the tools developed earlier. These will
become standards that will drive future stages of
transformation”.
10. 10
By analyzing these two dimensions, we found that organizations that have made advances in both digital
intensity and transformation management intensity are better placed to reap the rewards from smart factories.
In the following sections, we outline the size of the prize for high performers and the factors that dictate
success.
For separating the leaders from followers, we filtered out organizations that received a high score on both
the dimensions of digital maturity. The analysis reveals four clear categories (see Figure 6):
• Digital Masters: We found that only 6% of firms are what we call Digital Masters, which are those firms
that score high on both dimensions of digital and transformation management intensity. They are at an
advanced stage in digitizing production processes, and have a strong foundation of vision, governance
and employee skills.
• Conservatives score well on the transformation management intensity but fall short on digital intensity.
Their low level of process digitization and lower scale of leveraging digital technologies yield
sub-optimal benefits.
• Fashionistas score high on digital intensity but fall short on transformation management intensity. This
group has progressed the digitization of key manufacturing processes. However, this effort lacks a clear
vision, governance and skills to reap the rewards of digitization in a competitive and sustainable manner.
• Beginners score low on both the dimensions, with smart factory implementation and yet to realize
compelling benefits.
Fashionistas 1%
Beginners 78% Conservatives 15%
Digital Masters 6%
Digital Maturity Matrix
Low High
LowHigh
Transformation Management Intensity
DigitalIntensity
Figure 6: The majority have a long way to go to digital maturity
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute analysis, Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017
6%
Percentage of
manufacturers
that are
digital
masters
11. 11
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017
84% 85%
80% 81%
65%
86%
13% 11% 15% 16%
20%
11%
1% 1% 1%
1%
1% 4% 5% 3%
14%
4%
Aerospace
and
Defense
Automotive
and
Transportation
Consumer
goods
Energy &
Utilities
Industrial
manufacturing
Biotech &
Pharma
Proportion of categories based on digital maturity across industries
Beginners Conservatives Fashionistas Digital Masters
Figure 7: Digital maturity of firms across sectors
12. 12
The Size of the Smart Factory Prize is
Too Large to Ignore
Factors
Conservative
Estimate
Optimistic
Estimate
A. Average expected overall productivity growth in smart factories 27%a
28%b
B. Smart factories as a share of all manufacturing plants 21% 60%
C.
Added productivity by manufacturing organizations owing to
smart factories (A*B)
5.7% 16.8%
D.
Incremental value added to the global economy, assuming
enhanced productivity fully translates into added value (C*$8.83
trillion)
$500 billion $1483 billion
Smart factories have the potential to add $500 billion to $1,500
billion annually to the global economy in the next five years
We estimate that, in a conservative scenario, the added output to the economy from smart factories annually
would reach a level of $500 billion in the next five years (see Figure 8). It represents 0.7% of world’s annual
GDP by 2015 estimates.13
In an optimistic scenario where manufacturers accelerate their smart factory
efforts and deploy or transform more than 50% of their plant base into smart factories, it would add up to
$1,500 billion in eight surveyed geographies or 2% of world GDP.
Total value added (total sales less interim costs) by manufacturing in the eight surveyed geographies =
USD 8.83 trillion
Figure 8: Smart factories are expected to boost the global economy by adding
$500 billion to $1,500 billion annually to the global economy in next 5 years
a. The average productivity gain estimated across industries
b. The highest productivity gain estimated by any industry
Source: United Nations National Accounts Main Aggregates Database, accessed April 2017; Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory
survey, February-March 2017; Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute analysis
Smart factories can nearly double operating profit and margin,
propelling an average automaker to top of the league
The financial impact of smart factories becomes much more compelling when we consider their implications
on cost as well. Cumulatively, smart factories will drive higher productivity at a lower cost base, strengthening
manufacturing P&L in the short term and improving firms’ competitiveness in the long run. To estimate the
cumulative impact of smart factory initiatives on the financials of manufacturers, we conducted a business
case analysis on a hypothetical car & truck manufacturer in the US with revenues of $1 billion and a 5%
operating margin. This is approximately the industry average for the auto industry14
.
Our analysis shows that in the optimistic scenario, the productivity and efficiency benefits of smart factories
could improve the company’s operating margin to 10.4% over a period of five years (see Figure 9). This
represents one of the best operating margins in the auto industry, catapulting the average player into the
league of leading automakers.
Secondary research and interviews with industry executives helped us estimate key costs in a smart factory
against a traditional factory. For instance, a senior executive at a large European vehicle manufacturer told
us that they expect to bring down the amount of manual labor in vehicle assembly by about 20%. Another
$500Bn
What smart
factories can
add to the
economy
13. 13
manufacturer is using a mix of technologies – advanced track and trace, paperless shop floors, autonomous
material movers – to reduce the cost of logistics and administration by up to 50%. These ballpark estimates,
coupled with data from the industry participants who took part in our survey and our experience with clients,
helped us arrive at estimates of improved costs for an average manufacturer.
Conservative estimates of financial gains
(in million US$)
Optimistic estimates of financial gains
(in million US$)
Current
Operating
Profit
Added
Revenues
Added
Costs
Operating
Profit in 5 years
Current
Operating
Profit
Added
Revenues
Added
Costs
Operating
Profit in 5 years
50.0
168.0
96.7
121.3
50.0
56.0
34.2
71.8
Factors
Conservative
Estimate
Optimistic
Estimate
A.
Average expected overall productivity growth in smart factories in
automobile industry (in the next five years)
28% 28%
B.
Average number of factories becoming smart in the automotive
industry (in next five years)
20% 60%
C.
Revenue growth attributable to smart factoring assuming enhanced
productivity translates into extra revenue (A*B)
5.6% 16.8%
D.
Reduced manufacturing costs owing to reduction in logistics,
administration, direct labor and material costs
Between 0.4%
and 5.2%
Between 1.2%
and 15.6%
E. Operating profit (in USD) compared to current level of $50mn $71.8mn $121.3mn
F. Gain in operating profit (Increased revenue less reduced cost base) 1.44x 2.43x
G. Operating margin compared to the current level of 5% 6.8% 10.4%
H. Gain in operating margin (over the current value of 5%) 1.36x 2.08x
Figure 9: Smart factories can double the operating profit and margin of auto
manufacturers in five years
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017; Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute analysis
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How will smart factories impact the skill demand globally?
Participants expect accelerations in gains primarily in areas of processes and material with On-time-Delivery (13 times), Quality
& Scrap (12 times), Capex & Inventory (12 times), and Material Cost (11 times). Although these are the major areas where
organizations expect biggest gains, the realization of these benefits will depend on how effectively manufacturers fulfill the
demand for digital skills. The shift to smart factories will hence transform the global labor market, and while previous waves of
automation have reduced low-skill jobs, organizations have recognized the skills imperative and are now acting on it:
• 54% of respondents are providing digital skills training to their employees
• 24% are spending a significant amount of their training budget to train employees in digital skills. Some countries such as
India and China seem to have grasped this imperative better than others. 72% and 65% of executives surveyed in these
countries respectively are investing a significant amount of their training budget to build digital skills.
• 44% are investing in digital talent acquisition to bridge the skill gap.
Senior executives also see automation as a means to remove inefficiencies and overheads rather than jobs:
• “In the assembly line, the automation level is still not very high because there are things that a man can do better than
a machine. Nevertheless, you can help people with a robot if it’s a repetitive task such as adding a drop of oil every
second” – Former Senior VP at one of the largest European auto manufacturers
• “One of the big reasons for automation has definitely been to make the jobs easier for the workforce on a daily basis
by sharing all their manual workload. I think most people can see that they can benefit from this” - Ejvind Skodt, Site
Director – Production, Arla Foods
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How Can Organizations Make Smart
Factory Initiatives Successful?
Smart factory success proves elusive to most
Only 14% of companies are satisfied with their level of smart factory success and 39% said they were not
satisfied and give themselves a low rating in terms of success levels (see Figure 10). This 39% may feel they
are struggling because they are not meeting their targets. For instance, 297 out of 580 organizations have
yet to achieve their productivity improvement targets. A closer look at the challenges faced by organizations
reveals that nearly a third are struggling with two key challenges: lack of coordination among different units
and lack of investment.
14%
39%
Successful organizations Struggling organizations
Percentage of organizations that are successful or struggling
Figure 10: For every successful manufacturer, nearly three organizations are
struggling in their smart factory initiative
21%
23%
28%
28%
32%
Lack of a vision
Lack of ownership
Lack of a clear business case
Lack of leadership commitment
Lack of coordination among
different organizational units
20%
21%
21%
22%
29%
Lack of a roadmap
Challenges in identification and
prioritization of opportunities
Organizational inertia
Lack of maturity in lean shop
floor automation processes
Lack of investment
Top challenges in formulating
smart factory strategy
Top challenges in implementing
smart factory strategy
Percentages indicate share of organizations that selected the particular option as a challenge area out of 8 challenges areas in strategy formulation and
12 areas in implementation; percentages do not total to 100 as multiple options could be selected
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017
Percentages indicate share of organizations that rated themselves 6-7 (successful) and 1-3 (struggling) on a scale of 1 to 7
39%
Percentage of
manufacturers
that struggle
with their
smart factory
initiatives
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When we quantify the cumulative impact of these gains on the P&L of manufacturers, the advantage
enjoyed by digital masters becomes much more apparent. If we take two average auto manufacturers with
$1 billion in revenue and a 5% operating margin, the one in the digital master category would be able to
derive – from smart factories – an extra $28m in profits and a lead of 2.3pp in operating margin over the
other firm (see Figure 12).
To understand how organizations can overcome these challenges and deliver value, we took the digital
maturity framework outlined earlier and analyzed it in the context of benefits realized. Our analysis confirms
that digital masters outpace all other categories in terms of benefits realized (see Figure 11). In productivity
benefits alone, digital masters have realized an average 24% of productivity improvement, outperforming
the other three categories.
17%
18%
16%
17% 18%
17%
29%
27% 27% 26%
24%
21%
Overall
productivity
Direct labor
Cost
Raw Material,
Logistics &
Tranportation
Overall
Equipment
Effectiveness
(OEE)
Quality & ScrapSelling,
General &
Admin Costs
Beginners Digital Masters
Percentages indicate average benefit realized by the organizations on the KPI in their respective smart factory initiatives so far
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017; Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute Analysis
Figure 11: Digital masters are reaping the rewards of their digital maturity
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Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017; Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute analysis
Figure 12: Smart factories would yield an extra $28mn for a digital master over a
beginner automaker
Factors
An average
automaker in
beginner category
An average
automaker in
digital master
category
A.
Average expected revenue growth in smart factories (in the
next five years)
3.6% 8.6%
B.
Reduced manufacturing costs owing to reduction in
logistics, administration, direct labor and material costs
Between 0.4%
and 3.6%
Between 0.7%
and 10.4%
C.
Estimated operating profit (increased revenue less reduced
cost base)
US$65mn US$93mn
D. Operating margin 6.2% 8.5%
Added Profit
Current Profit
Added Profit
Current Profit
Beginners Digital Masters
US$
92.7
million
US$
64.7
million
US$
28
million
US$
50
million
Operating profit projection in 5 years: Beginners vs. Digital Masters
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Digital Masters have leapt ahead of beginners on
key digital and transformation parameters
To understand what differentiates digital masters and beginners, we analyzed the parameters of our two
dimensions: digital and transformation management intensity.
Digital Intensity
For digital intensity, digitizing processes and leveraging advanced digital technologies were two key
differentiators (see Figure 13). We see that a significant majority of digital masters (approximately 80%) said that
more than 50% of their processes in all the key areas have been digitized, while less than a third of beginners
responded in the same way. Similarly, only a fifth of all beginners are leveraging key technologies such as
big data or advanced robotics, whereas a significant majority of digital masters leverage these technologies.
82%
77%
85%
77%
87%
27% 27%29% 31%32%
Production Inventory
Management
Maintenance
Management
Quality
Management
Performance
Management
Majority of processes digitized
Digital Masters with more than 50% processes digitized
Beginners with more than 50% processes digitized
83%
55%
72%
82%
18% 20%
23%20%
Big Data Advanced
Robotics
IIoTMobility & AR
High leverage of technologies in
operations
Digital Masters highly leveraging the technology
Beginners highly leveraging the technology
Figure 13: Digital Masters’ lead over beginners on digital intensity parameters
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017; Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute analysis
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60%
88%
95%
17%
30%37%
Automation ExpertsCyber SecurityAnalytics Experts
Excellence in digital skills
Digital Masters highly skilled in the technology Beginners highly skilled in the technology
93%
88%
95%98% 97%
47%
35%39%41% 44%
Formulated Strategy at the
top management level
Appointed a leaderSet up committees &
decision making processes
Established a roadmap to
monitor progress
Coordinated the initiatives
at organizational level
Appropriate governance for transformation
Digital Masters strongly agree Beginners strongly agree
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017; Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute analysis
Figure 14: Digital Masters’ lead over Beginners on transformation management intensity parameters
Transformation Management Intensity:
Digital skills and governance are the two biggest differentiators in the transformation management intensity
(see Figure 14). We found that very few beginners are satisfied with their skill levels in key areas such as
data analytics, automation and cyber security; whereas most masters felt they have the skills required. In
the governance area, a majority of the beginners are not following the basics of transformation governance,
such as appointing a leader and establishing a roadmap.
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The common characteristics of digital masters
Our analysis points to the key characteristics of digital masters.
• Digital masters are making better progress on smart factories compared to their peers.
72% of digital masters have made good or better than expected progress on their smart factory initiatives,
compared to only of 37% of beginners (see Figure 15). Worryingly, for beginners, 39% of them say that
they are struggling with their smart factory initiatives.
39%
37%
24%
Beginners Conservatives Digital Masters
22%
44%
35%
Current status of smart factory initiatives
22%
72%
7%
Early Stage Good or better than expected progress Struggling
Figure 15: Majority of digital masters are making good progress or better than
expected progress on their smart factory initiatives
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017; Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute analysis
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• Digital masters are making aggressive investments, including training. 45% of digital masters
have invested more than 10% of their annual revenues over the last five years in smart factory initiatives,
compared to 17% of beginners (see Figure 16). And 73% of masters have spent a significant share of
their training budget to build digital skills, compared to 17% of beginners.
• Digital masters have more aggressive targets. 58% of digital masters are aiming to achieve break
even on smart factory initiatives within 5 years, compared to 18% of beginners (see Figure 17). Masters
also have more ambitious operational KPI targets. For example, 40% have a quality target, compared to
26% of beginners. Key operational KPI targets for beginners also fall considerably short of the targets
set by the digital masters.
45%
BeginnersConservativesDigital Masters
33%
Organizations investing more than 10% of their annual revenue in
total over the last five years
17%
73%
BeginnersConservativesDigital Masters
37%
Organizations Spending a Significant Share of Training Budget
to Build Digital Skills
17%
Figure 16: Digital masters are making aggressive investments
Percentages indicate share of organizations in each category
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017; Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute analysis
18%
BeginnersConservativesDigital Masters
24%
Target of breakeven within 5 years
58%
Figure 17: Digital masters have more aggressive targets
Percentages indicate share of organizations in each category
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017; Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute analysis
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Our survey shows that digital masters take a holistic view of their transformation to smart factories (see
Figure 18). Moreover, ninety-eight percent of digital masters have established a roadmap for their smart
factory initiatives, compared to 41% of beginners. We have seen that digital masters are reaping the rewards
of this structured approach.
How can Manufacturers Realize their
Smart Factory Vision?
85%
63%
44%
Business case &
roadmap definition by
consulting firms
67%
55%
29%
Partnership with tech
providers for feasibility
study
63%
46%
13%
End-to-end technology
solutions (e.g. Industrial
IoT connecting all key
manufacturing process etc.)
68%
38%
15%
Focused transformation such as
operating model transformation,
people transformation, and
infrastructure transformation etc.
55%
50%
30%
End-to-End
Transformation
Transformation approach taken by players in different categories
Digital Masters Conservatives Beginners
Figure 18. Digital masters take a more holistic approach to smart factory transformation
Percentages indicate the share of players in each category that take the said approach
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, smart factory survey, February-March 2017; Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute analysis
However, a large majority of organizations are still journeying to attain the maturity level of digital masters.
This means that there are different strategic imperatives for manufacturers depending on their digital maturity
(see Figure 19).
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Here’s how organizations can put these imperatives into action.
Beginners
Craft a smart factory vision focusing on the financial impact of an end-to-end
manufacturing transformation rather than technological improvements
Our experience with clients, and the survey results, point to the fact that digital masters have a holistic view
of their transformation. In our research, 55% of digital masters said they are working with their suppliers
on an end-to-end transformation, compared to 30% of beginners. Digital masters understand that the
true advantage of digital manufacturing in smart factories will be harnessed at an industrial scale and have
aligned their vision accordingly:
• 48% of digital masters expect that more than 40% of their products will be produced by smart factories
in five years’ time, compared to 11% of beginners
• In the next two years, 27% of digital masters aim to have a network of smart factories – multiple facilities
that coordinate with each other to optimize operations. But only 5% of beginners have the same target.
Establish leadership and governance to oversee smart factory strategy
Leadership and governance play a critical role in the success of smart factory initiatives. 88% of digital
masters have appointed a leader for their smart factory initiative, whereas only around a third of beginners
have done so (34%).
The importance of this appointment was reinforced by conversations we had with senior executives, with
a former Senior VP at a large European automobile manufacturer telling us: “You have to nominate one
person to take the responsibility of driving this transformation. He or she then has to establish a team of
executives who must meet regularly to discuss progress, potential issues and next steps. Every function
that is touched by smart factories must have a representative in this core team.”
Establish a roadmap and rally support
of key leaders
Measure and monitor business value
of digital initiative and kill unprofitable
ones
Bridge the digital talent gap by
partnering with ecosystem players
Fashionistas
Maintain focus on your roadmap
Sustain the momentum by keeping
your people engaged
Strive for a digital culture and mindset
as you advance your initiatives
Digital Masters
Craft a holistic vision; establish a
foundation of strong leadership and
governance
Invest in digital initiatives aligned with
the vision
Launch proofs-of-concept and
demonstrate early wins
Beginners
Ensure agility is factored in your
governance models
Prioritize and execute on your digital
initiatives
Scale your initiatives to the
organizational level
Conservatives
Figure 19. Transformation imperatives depending on organization’s digital maturity
Source: Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute analysis
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Launch Proofs-of-Concept and demonstrate early wins
One of Capgemini’s clients, a large manufacturer with a global presence, was struggling to cope with rising
competition and increasing product complexity. It was felt that the organization lacked agility and innovation
in manufacturing operations. To jumpstart the digitization of its factories, the company identified 200 digital
use cases, launched 40 proofs-of-concept in just a few weeks, and identified nine digital solutions that
are being industrialized and replicated across a network of over 200 plants globally. The demonstration of
early wins from proofs-of-concept helps leaders to build a stronger case and rally support for the next leg
of transformation.
Conservatives
Ensure agility in your leadership and governance
Conservatives need to be cautious that their process-driven and structured approach does not hinder
experimentation that is vital for advancing digital intensity. More agile leadership is also critical, as a Vice
President of Innovation at a leading French manufacturer outlines: “A very senior executive is at the helm
of our organization’s Industry 4.0 initiative. The leader has formed a steering committee with key leaders
from supply chain, manufacturing and technology. The steering committee has to meet several times
a month to evaluate the program and ensure that it is moving forward at the right pace.” Our survey
found that for 70% of digital masters, the leader of smart factory initiatives reports directly to the head of
manufacturing, while only a third (34%) of beginners have this level of reporting.
Prioritize initiatives, execute on them and scale to the organizational level
Industry executives pointed to two key challenges in smart factory implementation: organizational inertia
and identifying & prioritizing opportunities. Leading organizations focus on a set of key initiatives and scale
them up to the organizational level once proven, as Brian Tessier, Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Innovation at Schneider Electric, outlines. “Our smart factory industrialization program has identified a
set of 10 plants globally which we’re developing as our showcase Industry 4.0 plants,” he explains. “We
conducted a maturity modeling of these plants to determine their level of digitization on technology and
process to move them along the maturity curve. Once these plants reach a desired level of maturity,
we will standardize the tools and processes to our entire network of over 200 plants in 44 countries.”
Fashionistas
Establish a roadmap and rally support of key leaders
Fashionistas have an uphill task ahead of them in the form of bringing a structure to their largely uncoordinated
digital initiatives. They can start by laying down a foundation of governance that involves:
• Having leadership or governing committees with defined decision-making processes
• An established roadmap to monitor the progress of smart factory initiatives
• Defining and measuring progress on a standard set of key performance indicators
• Tracking benefits at regular intervals to fine tune approach
General Manager, Site Operations of an American pharmaceutical and medical equipment manufacturer
told us about involving key leaders in governance, “We have ensured the support and involvement of
key leaders in governing our smart factory initiatives. This enables our end-to-end transformation.
Our governing council includes leaders from supply chain, IT and business that oversee local steering
bodies. These local teams are tasked with the implementation and rollout.”
Measure and monitor business value delivered by digital initiatives
Due to the wide-ranging impact of smart factories, devising and following through on a business case is
key. Our current research reveals that near all digital masters are tracking the business case and making
use of a standard set of KPIs for monitoring progress whereas only 41% of beginners are doing so.
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Be prepared to bridge the digital talent gap
Although Fashionistas launch a number of digital initiatives, they usually do so without a long-term view of
maturing these initiatives as technology and consumer expectations evolve. Building and retaining a digital
talent pool is a crucial part of this. In our survey, 54% of organizations that have invested heavily in building
digital skills have made better than expected progress with their smart factory initiatives. Digital skills, such
as big data analytics, automation and mechatronics, are undoubtedly crucial. Fashionistas can look up to
strategies adopted by digital masters for bridging the skill gap:
• Up-skilling employees (82% of digital masters do this)
• Forming strategic partnerships with technology providers (75%)
• Nurturing (57%) and acquiring startups (47%)
Digital Masters
Strive for a digital culture and mindset as you advance your initiatives
Building digital skills is important however industry leaders are going a step further and focusing on changing
culture by cultivating a digital mindset. Our previous research with MIT has established that a digital-first
mindset is a distinguishing feature of a digital organization,15
where the default position is to employ a digital
solution first.
Swapnil Choudhari, Director Global R&D – Professional Laundry Systems and Dishwashers, Electrolux,
underlines the significance of mindset. “Skills are necessary, but the importance of the right mindset
can’t be overstated. When you transform from a traditional way to a new way, mindset makes it easier
and more effective to develop new skills, build new relationships and harness new opportunities.”
Grégoire Ferré, Chief Digital Officer, Faurecia believes mindset plays a crucial role as firms advance their
smart factory initiatives. “The key part of the transformation is the change of mindset,” he explains. “At
some point during your transformation, you have to shift from an ‘innovation mindset’ to a ‘deployment
mindset’, establish standards, set up structures, and so on.”
Sustain momentum by ensuring your people are part of the journey
to foster collaboration, manage concerns and deliver change
Like any large transformation initiative, the success of smart factories also hinges on how effectively the
workforce is involved in the program. A number of the executives we spoke with emphasized on the importance
of ensuring people are part of the journey right from the start. Marc Fevrat, Director of Manufacturing
Engineering at one of the largest heavy vehicle manufacturers told us, “In a program such as smart factory,
where people have to adjust to new processes and ways of working, it is crucial to have ambassadors
to get people adjusted to change. People are much more open to change when a colleague tells them
how new technology may help them or ease their burden.”
Use of robots introduces uncertainty among workers. A majority (57%) of organizations in our research
said that they are looking to use advanced robotics & smart automation to augment the work of existing
operators. The role of management communication becomes crucial therefore, as operators become
concerned about their jobs. Organizations can manage these concerns by communicating the advantages
that technology offers, such as taking on repetitive tasks and allowing workers to focus on higher-skilled
tasks. In fact, our research has found that up-skilling the existing workforce is the most popular approach
taken by manufacturers to bridge the digital skills gap. The head of manufacturing operations at a large
Asian electric vehicle manufacturer whom we spoke to for this research, believes effective communication
is critical to managing any potential resistance. “Employee resistance can stall the progress of your smart
factory,” he says. “A big role has to be played by the management by talking to employees, convincing
them and making them comfortable with the objectives and benefits of automation.”
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CONCLUSION
We are firmly in the age of the smart factory. How things are made – from cars to pharmaceuticals – is
being transformed. Manufacturers are achieving new levels of efficiency and productivity, costs are falling,
and new revenue opportunities are being revealed. But as machines talk to each other and robots take on
more tasks, the digital maturity of the organization becomes increasingly critical. Manufacturers need to be
digitizing processes – from forecasting and planning to production – and making use of key technologies,
from industrial internet of things, artificial intelligence to big data analytics. At the same time, they also need
to be driving a coherent transformation, focusing on the vision, governance, and skills needed in a new
future. Manufacturers that excel in these areas are delivering better results from smart factories, and will
be much better placed to tackle the key challenges of smart factories, such as the threat of a backlash or
resistance from existing workers.
Our research found that there is already a leading cohort of manufacturers who are excelling in those areas,
and the gap between the leaders and followers will only get bigger as technologies accelerate. Up-skilling
the workforce with digital skills will be necessary. However, it needs to be supplemented by making people
a part of the journey and striving for a digital culture. It’s time to catch up now, or this latest revolution in
industry might leave you behind.
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Research Methodology
Industry Survey - We surveyed more than 1000 executives at director or more senior role in manufacturers with reported
revenue of more than $1 billion for FY 2015. The survey took place from February to March, 2017 in six manufacturing sub-
sectors – Industrial Manufacturing, Automotive & Transportation, Energy & Utilities, Aerospace & Defense, Life Sciences &
Pharmaceuticals, and Consumer Goods. Geographically, the survey covered eight countries – United States, United Kingdom,
France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, China & India.
Focus Interviews – We conducted discussions with 18 executives who were directly involved with their organization’s smart
factory initiatives, and held director or more senior roles in companies with revenues of more than $1 billion each. In the
discussions, we explored the vision, approach, measurement of success, and challenges of smart factory initiatives.
Web-based Research – In addition to industry survey and focus interviews, we have also conducted a web-based research
to collect key data points to quantify the financial benefits of smart factory.
10%
9%
40%4%
9%
9%
9%
10%
Distribution of survey responses across
geographies
India
UK
US
Sweden
France
Germany
Italy
China
70%
8%
4%
13%
3% 3%
Distribution of survey responses across
respondent roles
Production and operations
IT/Technology
Maintenance and support
Finance
Procurement
Quality Control
28%
27%
24%
15%
5% 2%
Distribution of respondents across company revenue
groups (annual)
$1-2 billion
$2-5 billion
$5-10 billion
$10-20 billion
$20-$50 billion
More than $50 billion
6%
7%
19%
20%
22%
26%
Life sciences, biotech, pharma
Aerospace and defense
Consumer goods
Energy, Utilities (Water, Electricity)
Automotive and transportation
Industrial manufacturing
Distribution of survey responses across industries
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About the Authors
Dr. Markus Rossmann
Principal, Digital Manufacturing
Markus.rossmann@capgemini.com
Markus is global head of Portfolio Management for Capgemini’s Digital Manufacturing Services. He is
responsible to drive digital initiatives in product and asset management, and operations management
across all Capgemini business units and industrial sectors.
Patrice Le Franc
Global Head of Manufacturing Operation Management, Digital Manufacturing
patrice.le-franc@capgemini.com
Patrice is global head of Manufacturing Operations Management for Capgemini’s Digital Manufacturing Services.
He works closely with industry leaders to help organizations understand the nature and impact of digital
disruptions with a particular focus on Manufacturing Operations processes and Industrial Control Systems.
Laurent Perea
Vice President, Capgemini Consulting
Laurent.perea@capgemini.com
Laurent Perea is Vice President at Capgemini Consulting. He advises clients on improving their operational
performance by leveraging supply chain management, logistics, transportation and lean management capabilities.
Ralph Schneider-Maul
Vice President - Head of Supply Chain Management
ralph.schneider-maul@capgemini.com
With more than 20 years of consulting experience in all areas of supply chain management, Ralph has been
dedicated to digitization in supply chain management and the performance enhancement of corporate
logistics for years.
Jerome Buvat
Global Head of Research and Head, Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute
Jerome.buvat@capgemini.com
Jerome is head of Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute. He works closely with industry leaders and
academics to help organizations understand the nature and impact of digital disruptions.
Amol Khadikar
Senior Consultant, Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute
Amol.khadikar@capgemini.com
Amol is a senior consultant at the Digital Transformation Institute. He keenly follows the role played by
mobile, software and data science in digitally transforming organizations.
Aritra Ghosh
Senior Consultant, Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute
Aritra.ghosh@capgemini.com
Aritra is a senior consultant at Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute. He likes to follow how emerging
digital technologies are commercialized and what disruptions across industries they bring in.
Digital Transformation Institute
dti.in@capgemini.com
The Digital Transformation Institute is Capgemini’s in-house think-tank on all things
digital. The Institute publishes research on the impact of digital technologies on
large traditional businesses. The team draws on the worldwide network of Capgemini experts and works
closely with academic and technology partners. The Institute has dedicated research centers in the United
Kingdom and India.
The authors would like to especially thank Subrahmanyam KVJ and Yashwardhan Khemka from Capgemini
Digital Transformation Institute for their contribution to this report.
The authors would also like to thank Gunnar Ebner, Eric Grumblatt, Reinhard Winkler, Arnaud Demit, Daniel
Granlycke, Alexis Le Gall, Fred Norraeus, Mathieu Colas, Marcel Piper, Dustin Hamerla, and Inès Yun
YE from Capgemini Consulting; Jean Pierre Petit, Jacques Bacry, Philippe Ravix, and Patty Britton from
Capgemini Digital Manufacturing; Jan Willem Lichtenberg and Arne Eindhoven from Capgemini Netherlands;
and Shalabh Dhankar and Arthi Dattani from Capgemini Group Marketing.
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