EVIDEN
“ It is vital to keep building on our own experience too . We have delivered over 1,000 smart manufacturing projects and programmes to date and we learn something new from every one of these . We apply this practical implementation experience to evolve and improve our approaches , methods and tools for the benefit of our clients .”
As a digital transformation partner , it is essential for Eviden to remain at the forefront of technological advances , and the organisation invests heavily in technology research and horizon scanning .
For Fosbrook , there are three factors which are vital to Eviden ’ s clients sustaining their smart manufacturing capabilities . Firstly , it ’ s the people .
“ It is essential to appoint an empowered senior leader to champion the journey over the long term and retain focus and commitment . It is also vital to involve your people from across impacted business functions at every stage in the process .”
Secondly , it is essential to use a structured approach . Start by clearly identifying key business challenges and barriers to performance to inform what specific capabilities will add most value .
“ One of the ways in which we do this at Eviden is conducting a smart manufacturing maturity assessment to quickly identify areas for focused analysis with our client teams .”
Finally , an experienced partner can provide a structured methodology , deep industry insight and experience in shaping and deploying smart manufacturing capabilities and solutions .
“ Such partners bring insights and ideas from other clients and industries , as well as pre-configured solutions and IP that can accelerate the time to value for smart manufacturing investments .”
Eviden partners with both large and small organisations to bring innovation for the benefit of its clients .
“ We effectively combine the best of our partners ’ latest innovative technologies and platforms with our own extensive digital transformation capabilities and global reach ,” said Fosbrook . “ We partner very closely with SAP globally on major digital transformation programmes as a Platinum Partner . Other key partnerships include Siemens and the hyper-scalers Google , AWS , and Microsoft .
“ We also have our Eviden scaler programme focused on innovation and collaboration with new start-ups and small specialist technology firms . Since 2020 , we have on-boarded 27 companies and have a strong pipeline of new and exciting prospects for 2024 . Our scaler partners include specialists in artificial intelligence / machine learning , blockchain and de-carbonisation . These companies bring pioneering expertise that enhances our partner ecosystem and strengthens our ability to inject innovation into our client programmes .”
Over the next year , Eviden will be established as an independent company and will continue to be at the forefront of data-driven , secure and sustainable digital transformation .
“ We will continue to guide our clients on their smart manufacturing journeys to help them develop new capabilities to be more competitive ,” said Fosbrook .
Fosbrook is looking forward to delivering a measurable impact on these businesses and identifying innovative yet practical solutions to further enhance manufacturers responsiveness to change . cybermagazine . com 67