MANUFACTURING STRATEGIES
create actionable insights . Mobility mobile and rugged technology can reduce manual processes and support your team as well as providing comprehensive security solutions . Cloud and virtualisation is replacing physical , and endto-end cloud client-computing solutions enabling advanced tool , facility and process simulations .
Efficiency is key To help businesses get to market more efficiently , Dell offers a range of OEM ( original equipment manufacturer ) solutions via a network of partners . These partners ( including the likes of Unicom Engineering and CAE Technology Services ) complement Dell ’ s offering providing valueadded services such as custom hardware and software integration , final assembly and test , financing options , inventory management , consolidation and shipping , custom support engagements and supply chain solutions .
Efficiency in energy use is also paramount . Global enterprise Arrow Electronics has used the Dell Edge Gateway Model 5000 in a technology bundle ranging from the edge to the cloud to collect , process , store and analyse energy management data in a smart facility application scenario . This IoT solution enabled near real-time insight and offered the benefit of a blueprint for a broad range of applications . “ By understanding our electricity usage , we can make changes to reduce cost ,” explains Arrow ’ s Corporate Supply Manager Roland Ducote . “ Once we have that information regarding our utility spending for all of our 460 global facilities , we can gain increased purchasing power .” However , change isn ’ t always king , and Vyvyan believes that while being agile enough to adapt to new developments like IoT , it ’ s important to balance the needs of the resisters in your own legacy system , that mature asset driven customer base , with your emerging pay-to-play offering and transformation goals . “ The ultimate goal is simply to listen really hard to what customers need and make sure we ’ re delivering technology in a way they want to consume it ,” she says . “ We listen to customers of every size and scale in 180 countries around the world – from startups to fortune 500 companies – then we innovate . One
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