SAP FEATURE : WHITE HEADER PAPER are unique to consumer needs , but in a way that is quick and efficient .”
INTELLIGENT PRODUCTS IN BUSINESS The positives Intelligent Products bring to end users are obvious , but manufacturers also stand to reap their own benefits as they gain traction .
“ We already see the need for Intelligent Products in a lot of machinery today , whether it ' s industrial machinery , or aircraft and automotive machinery ,” says Zobott . “ I would say that ’ s rooted in the fact that OEMs want to reduce the total cost of ownership of this equipment . And manufacturers can take advantage of this flexibility to optimise both the non-recurring costs related to the cost of developing an asset or a product , as well as the recurring costs that are built into a product .
“ Others are benefiting by leveraging a product platforming strategy , which enables them to drive reuse significantly within their particular product families ,” Zobott adds . “ We ' re gathering all this
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really interesting data , but if we don ' t find a way to reconstitute that data in an efficient way in the next design , what good is it ? These are just some of the ways it adds value .”
Once implemented , the model perpetuates a cycle of self improvement . “ Every process , every tool , and every set of data feeds back at every stage to continually learn and improve ,” Zobott continues . “ So businesses can understand more about the engineering assumptions that were made early in the design process , and either validate or invalidate them . “ From a business standpoint , what we ' re really talking about here is the future of changing the whole experience , instead of just changing the product or service you ' re selling . The most expensive things for an airline operator , for example , are delays and cancellations . So there is tremendous
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