Executives don’t understand software and that’s a problem
Software is the medium of digitalisation. If you don’t understand software, you have no hope of coming up with a decent digitalisation strategy.
Bits & Chips Opinion Article June 2020
Attempting to use business cases to justify industrial digital transformation (Industry 4.0) was always a time consuming work of fiction. During the corona crisis there is no time for fiction. The fact is that industrial digitalisation breeds its own success. Therefore, business cases should be the consequence of industrial digitalisation and not a justification for it.
Industry 4.0 is key to surviving the corona crisis
At a time when business managers typically retreat from pursuing new initiatives, the benefits of Industry 4.0 have moved from “nice to have” to “essential for survival”.
Industrial Digitalisation in the light of the Pandemic
The full economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic are far from being understood, but it is already clear that there will be lasting if not permanent changes to global trade. Industrial Digitalisation will play a key role in helping manufacturing companies survive the coming turmoil.
Industrial Digitalisation: Act now, act fast
The strategic importance of digitalisation, Industry 4.0, amongst executive and senior management in many industrial companies is undervalued and poorly understood. There’s really only one way to address the challenge of digitalisation: act now, act fast.
Digitalization: act now, act fast
The strategic importance of digitalization, Industry 4.0, amongst executive and senior management in many industrial companies is undervalued and poorly understood. The compound gains to be had from digitalization will rapidly create a widening gap between the smart and the slow. There’s really only one way to address the challenge of digitalization: act now, act fast.
Evaluating digitalization value creation opportunities
Digitalization offers businesses an opportunity to move higher up the value chain, build customer intimacy, and generate additional revenues from new business models. Lakana was engaged by a mechatronics company to provide advice and on the use of software to help them achieve these benefits.
Ransomware disables digitalisation leader
Ransomware disables digitalisation leader Picanol's operations. Company's shares to be suspended and 1500 people sent home.
Predictive Maintenance delivers signficant business value
Evidence that predictive maintenance delivers significant business value is presented in a recent report by PWC. In a survey of 268 European companies, of those that have implemented predictive maintenance (11%) a surprising 95% reported improvements in maintenance value drivers.
Why is software-driven innovation essential to becoming an Industry 4.0 winner?
Why is software-driven innovation essential to becoming an Industry 4.0 / Smart Industry winner? In this 5 minute pitch, Robert Howe describes the challenges that face companies wanting to succeed at industrial digitalisation and where to go to find out more. Prefer text? The speaker notes of the presentation follow below the video. [...]