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Bayer ’ s plant in Garbagnate , Italy , piloted the company ’ s Advancing Digital transformation initiative back in 2017 and has never looked back . They deployed machine learning and analytics to increase operational efficiency , a digital twin for employee scheduling , and AR devices to reduce changeover times when switching product lines . Data scientists digitized Bayer ’ s plant by developing the algorithms that turned data into useful insights to enable more efficient production ( output increased 40 %) of life-saving drugs . FEBRUARY 2021