PTC at enterprise scale . For most of these companies , a digital transformation strategy is a central programme at the corporate level , driving the adoption of digital capabilities across the entire production network . Then there are roughly 40 % of companies started their journey . They have done the pilots , the studies , and now because of COVID and the pressures on their operations , they are accelerating their transition from pilot to enterprise adoption .”
Taking the overall operations of a manufacturing organisation into account , Zhang highlights that there are four things that are most important in the factory : “ machines , people , processes , and placings ( what is where and when ).”
“ So what we are seeing here is that digital transformation is really helping manufacturers optimise these four elements , making machines perform better and making people do their jobs better with a much smarter approach . Meanwhile , it also helps to improve the process efficiency of their entire operations .”
“ We call it ‘ double-digit impact ’ in operational metrics , for example , the quality , the overall equipment effectiveness ( OEE ), and labour productivity . This improvement in operational metrics really helps companies to drive the bottom line and also help them
JAMES ( JIANJIE ) ZHANG
TITLE : VP MARKET DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY : COMPUTER SOFTWARE LOCATION : MASSACHUSETTS
James Zhang is the Vice
President of Market Development of Connected Operations Solutions at PTC . James works to build and deliver high impact solutions for factories of the future that incorporate PTC ’ s industry-leading IoT , Analytics , AR and PLM technologies . His responsibilities include prioritizing market problems , pursuing product-market fit and working directly with customers and partners to scale industry 4.0 transformations . Prior to joining PTC , James was a Director at Fujitsu America ’ s Business and Application Services organisation where he served as a subject matter expert on the Industrial Internet of Things and a business leader of Digital Supply Chain and Manufacturing practice .
1985
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$ 1.5 Bn Revenue
10,000 +
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