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Metzger . " I think this is where we have seen a huge leap forward in the past 10 years . That ’ s why standardising is key , and we are involved in this process at every level .”
The third strength of SAP is its unparalleled ecosystem of partners . Moving from ‘ egosystems ’ to ecosystems is the new normal in successfully bringing productivity increase with Industry 4.0 from concept to reality . SAP has partnerships with leaders , such as Microsoft for Cloud and Edge computing technologies as well as Siemens for Engineering and Design
SAP was one of the founding members of Platform Industry 4.0 , which is still one of the leading institutions driving standardisation for Industry 4.0
applications , to name a few . The strong partnerships expand into many other areas such as System Integrators and Machine and Equipment Makers .
The following series of white papers explores the four pillars of SAP ’ s Industry 4.0 strategy in depth . Discover expert insight into how to begin or supercharge your Intelligent Factory transformation journey , how to reduce downtime and overheads with Intelligent Assets , and realign your business to take advantage of the challenges and opportunities of today and tomorrow .
DOMINIK METZGER
TITLE : GLOBAL VP – HEAD OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT | MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL IOT
Dominik Metzger is part of the SAP product engineering organization for Digital Supply Chain and works as Head of Product Management for Manufacturing & Industrial IOT . A key cornerstone of SAPs Digital Supply Chain strategy is to bring significant productivity increase and cost reduction to customers with the capabilities of Industry 4.0 . SAPs Industry 4.0 strategy is called Industry 4 . Now with a high focus on Intelligent Products , Intelligent Factories / Plants , Intelligent Assets and Empowered People based on technology enablers with the Industrial IOT .
With around 14 years of experience in the SAP Digital Supply Chain space Dominik has a deep background in consulting and go-to-market responsibilities . Dominik was based out of New York City for the past 4 years where he was a Managing Director for the implementation partner Westernacher Consulting . Prior to his time in the US , Dominik worked as a Solution Architect for Digital Supply Chain solutions in Singapore ( for 4 years ) and Germany . He delivered numerous successful implementation projects across Europe and Asia within different industries including Automotive , Chemicals , Consumer Products , Logistics Service Providers , IM & C and Retail .