In an era of increasing business volatility, adaptability isn’t an option – it’s an urgent imperative to become a resilient organization. As customers get more demanding, they’re deciding who is nimble and responsive enough to deserve their loyalty. That’s why winning companies are committing towards creating resilient supply chain processes and embracing the promises of Industry 4.0 and digitalization by going beyond digital manufacturing to connect each and every part of their businesses. SAP’s approach to Industry 4.0, Industry 4.Now, addresses three business priorities with one leading strategy: bring together design, plan manufacturing, logistics, operate, sales, and services in an orchestrated way, combining manufacturing automation with enterprise business execution. It’s about bringing processes from the edge to the core and bringing the factory floor to the boardroom.
In this workshop you will see SAP’s approach of how we worked with our customers around Industry 4.0 strategy and its four priorities – intelligent products, factory, assets, and empowered people – for discrete and process industries. In this session, you’ll also get to tour SAP’s North American Industry 4.Now Innovation Hub. The Innovation Hub is tasked with helping customers visualize, implement, and navigate their Industry 4.0/IIOT digital transformation journey right now. Also, in this session, you will participate in an experience of Industry 4.Now in action, live, where connected smart machines and robotics achieve efficiency and effectiveness across a manufacturing operations management example.