Connected Manufacturing

Posted by CIO Talk Network on February 23rd, 2021

Learn how to transform the manufacturing industry by using the Internet of things, aka IoT, to connected manufacturing value chain element.

This means making sure, users, stakeholders and more are all seamlessly communicating, the goal being to reach untapped performance, variability, sustainability and more within Manufacturing. Manufacturers have long worked to reduce costs, arguably perfecting their operations, but the industry has yet to reach its full potential. An IoT powered solution might be the answer to transforming the value that can be derived from the factory floor.

But there are a few serious questions that come up. On our Practitioner Viewpoint as part of this series, “Making the Most of the Manufacturing Value Chain”, we invited Jim Wetzel, Technical Director for the Platform Center of Excellence with General Mills, and Jim Davis, the Vice Provost of IT and Chief Academic Technology Officer with UCLA, to help us get clarity on three of the most pressing questions other practitioners should have as they consider pursuing this transformation.