Robots are changing everything – automation, manufacturing and soon, in the Industrial Internet of Things, the business of manufacturing. Fueling the ability to sense, respond and act on changes internal and external, robots give manufacturers a faster path to harnessing opportunities.
“Right” in manufacturing and supply chain is an always-evolving target. And if, through hard work, smarts and some providence, you do get it right, it won’t be long before you need to recalibrate.
We’re hearing a lot about the value of grit: tenacity and perseverance in the face of challenges. Well, that where robots are headed – and with grit they’ll bring the transformation that manufacturing needs to break through to the next level.
2030. That is only 13 years, 4 months away. For manufacturers – and their supply chains – that time horizon is barely a blink of an eye when you think about the pace of innovation today.
Tarzan is a great metaphor for trusting our gut instinct. That’s what allowed him to trust his choices, accept the risk that it might not all go as hoped and to trade the safety of what he knew and go for it anyway.
100 years after the introduction of the automated assembly line, it’s time for a change. And robots are poised to be the agents of change that’s needed. The powerful combination of mind and machine will fuel new ways for manufacturers to do more – and do it all better.
At the intersection of mind and machine, manufacturing is poised for transformation. Here are three challenges industry faces in order to capitalize on advances in robotics and the Industrial Internet.
We have to remember is that by our own design, the people we work with are smart, too. Engaging them in our vision, and harnessing their knowledge to make it succeed only gets us where we all are headed.
Before supply chains were called supply chains, the motto of any good supply chain leader was simple: “Don’t f*%! it up.” If you took cost out of the supply chain, you got a bonus; if you shut the line down, you got fired.
