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Strategy & digital transformation

Digital Transformation Strategy

A roadmap from paper records and disconnected systems to a connected, data-driven factory ready for AI and Industry 4.0.

Client
Plastics manufacturer
Area
Plant-wide operations
Status
Roadmap delivered
Practice
Digital Transformation Consultancy

The challenge

Operations ran on manual data entry, paper records and fragmented systems. Key data was captured inconsistently or late, audit trails were unreliable and visibility was poor, which slowed decisions and raised the risk of errors, delays and asset mismanagement.

Where we started

With people, not software: aligning leadership on goals and ambition, and securing buy-in from every stakeholder. Then the foundations: processes standardized in BPMN 2.0, clear roles through RACI, and a comprehensive data governance policy.

Where it leads

A modular “system of systems”: specialized tools for digital data capture, ERP, production monitoring, asset tracking and analytics that work together, so the business can scale one module at a time.

The roadmap continues to machine monitoring, live dashboards and a central command-and-control center for the factory floor, laying the base for AI and Industry 4.0, and identifies where robotic automation fits.

Fig. 03 — The roadmapSchematic
Five-stage roadmap from paper records and fragmented systems to a connected, data-driven factory: align, standardize, connect, monitor and command, automate and scale. 123 45 Align Standardize Connect Monitor & command Automate & scale Leadership alignment Goals & ambition Stakeholder buy-in Processes in BPMN 2.0 Clear roles via RACI Data governance policy System of systems Digital data capture ERP Production monitoring Asset tracking Analytics Machine monitoring Live dashboards Central command & control center AI & Industry 4.0 Robotics scope mapped TODAY Paper records, manual entry, fragmented systems TARGET A connected, data-driven factory ready for AI

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What we delivered

Leadership alignment

Shared goals and ambition, with stakeholder buy-in.

Processes & roles

Standardized in BPMN 2.0, with RACI ownership.

Data governance policy

One comprehensive policy for reliable, auditable data.

Architecture & roadmap

Modular system of systems, Industry 4.0 and robotics scope.

  • Leadership alignment
  • BPMN 2.0
  • RACI
  • Data governance
  • ERP
  • Production & machine monitoring
  • Asset tracking
  • Command & control center
  • Industry 4.0
  • Robotics scoping

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