CGI
“ The future of the industry increasingly depends on being able to track and trace data , to not only demonstrate sustainability but to create novel offerings ”
COEN HUESMANN VICE PRESIDENT MANUFACTURING ,
CGI explains Huesmann . “ The future of the industry will increasingly depend on being able to track and trace data to not only demonstrate sustainability but to share and combine in order to create novel offerings . This precision can be acquired through thorough data management and know-how .”
He adds : “ There ’ s often much more data than people can handle , but the specific data that you want is often not available from legacy systems . Disclosing that kind of information with sensors and with other equipment , that ’ s one big step .”
The second step is that once an organisation has all that data , it still needs to provide the right context to that data .
“ This is when we use the systems of our partners , like Aveva and OSIsoft , where we identify raw data ,” says Huesmann . “ We bring all these things together and then you know what you ’ re looking at .”
By providing the right context to the data , manufacturers can start interpreting it , adding meaning to it . It is this meaning and extrapolation that creative solutions and innovations for the market can be found .
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