ACCELERATING O P E R AT I O N A L EXCELLENCE

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGY IN 2015

111 Manufacturing Leaders Participated inSurvey

Survey Completed DEC

2014

81% Identified themselves as management in a manufacturing organization

IT, business analysts and production

THE WHO

Top Industries Represented

Healthcare Transportation Energy Aerospace

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of those surveyed work in an organization with 1,000 or

more employees

THE TOP 3 CHALLENGES OF OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE INITIATIVES

Doing morewith current

people,processes and tools

Increasingrevenue

Lowering production

costs

THE COMMON PROBLEM? DATA.

The Top 3 Data Challenges in Operational Excellence Initiatives

Plenty of reports and KPIs, but hard to make them efficiently actionable

Data isn’t accurate enough, low level of integrity or

accuracy

Data is kept in information silos, hard to collaborate

among departments

85% said they plan to increase investment in operational excellence initiatives in 2015. So how are manufacturers tackling the data challenge?

MANUFACTURERS ARE GOING MOBILE

45% 55%Are using

mobility today

Plan on increasing usage of mobility in 2015

AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDED PRODUCTIVITY IS REAL

WHERE MOBILITY IS MOST IMPACTFUL

Allows for better real-time decision making

Ensure maximum quality, reliability and management visibility

Create lean and secure operations

Replace manual, paper-based processes

Better collaboration

Streamline processes

Manage inventory, shop floor

According to manufacturers surveyed, this where mobility adds the most value in manufacturing:

80%

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of manufacturers believe mobility could add at least

6% productivity to their current operations