FACTORY OF THE FUTURE
Orange is a company that has expanded far beyond telecommunications . Its division Orange
Business is a global digital transformation partner that , like industry titans Deloitte and Schneider Electric , works with manufacturers to help them effectively pursue change .
Manufacturing Digital spoke to leaders from the three companies to discuss why securing executive buy-in still remains a challenge .
Benefitting manufacturing in multiple ways “ Ever since COVID-19 thrust a digital divide between the haves and havenots , digital transformation has become a non-negotiable ,” says Anthony Loy , Vice President of Industrial Digital Transformation at Schneider Electric .
“ This is particularly true for the manufacturing sector , which continues to grow in terms of scale and complexity .”
Manufacturers today participate in complex global supply chains that span multiple geographies and industry domains . Automation , data and cloud solutions play a critical role in assembling , organising and coordinating all these moving parts .
Schneider Electric ’ s latest research in partnership with OMDIA shows that 60 % of industrial companies predict that digital transformation will have a major impact on their operations
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