Realising the Value of Digital

Faced with the challenges of changing customer expectations , an evolving workforce , and increasingly urgent sustainability imperatives , it is vital for the manufacturing industry to address important issues faced by their employees and increase the digitalisation of their manufacturing and supply chain operations . Explaining that the impact of COVID- 19 has compelled manufacturers “ to adopt virtual collaboration solutions like Google Workspace that enable productivity while employees work remotely ,” Dominik Wee , Managing Director Global Automotive , Manufacturing and Energy at Google Cloud adds that , “ worker safety is also more important than ever , with smart technologies on the shop floor that can visualise social distancing protocols through the use of vision AI , and factory reconfigurations can then enforce safe distancing . At the same time , advancements in the Industrial Internet of Things ( IIoT ) and artificial intelligence ( AI ) are reducing the cost of adopting new manufacturing technologies .”