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2014 CONEXPO-CON/AGG

Brian Rabe

Filling The Skills Gap

With Technology

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1How serious is the workforce shortage?

Statistics in General – Manufacturing

• 67% of respondents reporting moderate or severe

shortage of available qualified workers

• 56% anticipating the shortage to get worse in the next

3 to 5 years

• 5% of current jobs are unfilled due to lack of qualified

candidates

• Manufacturing ranks dead last among industries where

18-24 yr olds want to start their careers

• Well over 66% said the looming skilled labor shortage

would cost them $50 million

Source: Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute and AC Nielson:

Cost of the Labor Shortage Study

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Shortage by SkillSkilled Labor Shortage

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For which employee segments have workforce shortages or skill deficiencies had a

significant negative impact on your company’s ability to expand operations or improve

productivity?

Source: Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute.

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3The Factory of the Future

Source: https://medium.com/undercurrents-greatest-hits/8d0db9d00ff3

This is the factory of the future: distributed,

automated, ever-improving and reliant on a

constant flow of open information and data.

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4What are the solutions before us?

Investment in Training

• 83% using internal training and development

programs to mitigate existing skills gap while 48%

are using external training and certification programs

Outsourcing

• 42% outsource certain functions to mitigate existing

skills gap

Technology

• Predictive tools, connectivity

Source: Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute and AC Nielson:

Cost of the Labor Shortage Study

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5How Technology Can Fill The Gap

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6How the ATS System Works

Expert

Knowledge

Repair

Instructions

Safety

Work Orders

Enterprise

Solutions

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7Turning Generalists into Specialists

• Right People, Right Price, Right Cost

• Increased self-esteem, high retention

• Fast Learning Curve

• Examples of problems solved

eFactory Connect TM

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8How Manufacturing Can Benefit

• In the automotive sector 28% indicate that one

minute of downtime costs from $25,000 - $50,000

• Energy savings from proper machine alignment

• Reduced scrap

• Less expedited freight charges

• Maintenance delivery efficiency

Source: Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute and AC Nielson:

Cost of the Labor Shortage Study

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9What’s In The Future?

• Predictive monitoring: Big data

analytics

• Remote repairs

• Networked knowledge:

Collaborative problem solving

• Specialized service providers

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Questions?