How Digitization Enables Safe, Connected Operations In Manufacturing

By David Butcher, Staff Writer, MasterControl

The global business disruption caused by COVID-19 has exposed weaknesses in manufacturing, such as conducting audits remotely or adapting to supply chain instability, as well as production pains caused by paper. Altogether, the pandemic created a sense of urgency around accelerating efforts to digitally connect areas of operations that are still offline/disconnected.

According to a McKinsey survey of global executives, the pandemic has accelerated the digitization of customer and supply chain interactions and of internal operations by three to four years.

As manufacturers continue to work through COVID-19 challenges and beyond, they must focus on ensuring workforce safety and productivity on the shop floor while enabling a connected, productive workforce that may be partly remote – and need to do so in ways that keep employees safe.

A recent webinar with MasterControl SVP of Strategic Growth Brian Curran and Product Manager Katie Farley discussed some production challenges revealed by COVID-19, and reasons to digitize.