AI & AUTOMATION
“ TO ADDRESS THE FULL SCOPE OF DECISIONS , A COMPANY MUST DEVELOP A HOLISTIC TARGET PICTURE OF THE FACTORY OF THE FUTURE ”
BCG
• Integrability : with service-oriented architectures , improved connectivity , access to holistic data models , and interface and programming improvements , advanced robotics are quicker to set up and require less time to learn to perform tasks .
• Adaptability : advanced data processing and cloud services allow advanced robots to learn and autonomously adapt to environments to improve workflow .
• Mobility : harnessing machine learning and computer vision , advanced robotics are able to autonomously guide themselves through environments .
• Efficiency : by augmenting advanced robotics into complex tasks , flexible automations can help to reduce costly changeover times and improve efficiency .
• Productivity : similar to efficiency , with increased flexibility and real-time problemsolving capabilities , advanced robotics can increase productivity .
• Safety : using advanced sensors and low latency communication , safety is significantly improved with advanced robotics due to their better understanding of their environments and their ability to adapt and react to events .
• Quality : with the use of network sharing data , advanced robotics reduce silos , making it easier to identify quality issues and track down the root cause .
• Agility : independently adapting , advanced robotics allows production operations to be more agile without time-consuming preparation .
94 August 2021