All articles of Silke Müller
Many different questions pose major challenges for companies entering the digital transformation. Maturity models can provide great support in answering them. But even later on, an examination of the status quo is essential in order to be able to adapt existing strategies to changing circumstances in an agile manner. We talked to Dr Violett Zeller, Chair of the VDI/VDE Digital Transformation Department, about what maturity models are all about and how companies can find the right model for them. Join us on our blog for this and other topics on digital transformation in the process industry.
Maturity models in digital transformation – an interview with Dr. Violett Zeller Read More »
High #data quality is therefore not a cost driver. Rather, it represents a value that should compensate for the costs of providing it. It is therefore worth investing in good #dataquality. Because it will be indispensable on the path to industrial autonomy. #industrialautonomy
Read this and more in our article “Good data – good money?”:
Good data – good money? Read More »
Clearly, a company has to be digital to be competitive and to maintain this state. However, some questions remain unanswered: To what extent should the digital transformation be implemented? Is it sufficient to take care of the internal infrastructure first? Or do we set ourselves equally ambitious goals, such as a smart factory? How do you realize the defined goals? Since most companies have little or no experience in this area, it often makes sense to get support from outside. One technique for finding a solution together is that of Design Thinking.
How to use Design Thinking for digitalisation processes Read More »
However, throughout the entire production process, from the purchase of raw materials to the sale of products, countless data are generated that are somehow interrelated. It is therefore not without reason that a central demand in the context of digitisation is the Single Soruce of Truth. This concept of data storage enables all departments to access a central data source which is constantly maintained and therefore only contains consistent and redundancy-free data. This data storage prevents errors due to the use of different data bases, but above all it makes certain evaluations possible. Only in this way can the profit of a company be consistently depicted over the entire value-added chain and across all levels. It is not without reason that it is considered indispensable to lead Industry 4.0 projects to success.
Single source of truth – the time’s come for Industry 4.0! Read More »
SOP – Standard Operation Procedures – play an important role, especially in regulated companies such as the pharmaceutical or food industry. Due to the high relevance of the processes to the environment, health and safety, the share of SOPs in these industries is correspondingly high. But it is not only here that standardised procedures are documented. They also help employees in many other areas of industry to handle recurring process sequences with consistently high quality. No wonder, then, that SOP management is also becoming the focus of Industry 4.0.
Keep Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) up to date – secure implicit knowledge Read More »
Predictive Maintenance is one of the most frequently mentioned topics of digitization in the industrial environment. On the one hand, it is felt to be one of the saviours that brings enormous cost savings, on the other hand, the industry 4.0 index shows that predictive maintenance falls far short of expectations. Here, promises and reality seem to diverge widely. What is the reason for this?
Predictive maintenance – between hype and reality Read More »
The digitalization of music has forced an entire industry to make a drastic change, which with new business models, especially streaming, has again developed into a growth market in recent years. Let’s remember a little backwards: Filesharing services were initially very popular. Wouldn’t it have a certain charm to get the music directly from the artist and pay him and all those involved quickly and fairly? But how can the integrity of such a software system be guaranteed? The blockchain can make an important contribution to this – also in all areas of the economy, where numerous ideas for new business models are developed and tested against this background.
When music streaming meets crude oil Read More »
Alarm! Is there now a hectic rush at the control station? Or does the operator lean back and relax, press a button to acknowledge the alarm and continue to sip the coffee he bought a minute ago?
Both are possible, both are interesting information – usually when it comes to alarm management for the analysis and reduction of alarms according to EEMUA 191, for example. But even at the beginning of a data analysis, a look at this data makes sense.
Hand in hand with the process data Read More »
