035: Deep Dive into the Industrial Internet of Things with Mo Abuali

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digital Enterprise Society is the authority on the transformation to a digital enterprise, impacting all areas of an organization. Tune in for discussions among industry leaders about operations and action needed to drive digitization principles forward for the future of product development and life cycles.</span><strong> </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown dive deep into manufacturing and the internet of things with guest Mo Abuali, managing partner and chief evangelist at IoTCo.  Mo shares the career path that led him to his current position and gives a thorough overview of the internet of things and how it is affecting manufacturing. He also shares questions that companies need to ask when considering a digital transformation and advice for anyone that wants to start their career in manufacturing off right. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Defining and utilizing the internet of things</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Defining the internet of things as it relates to manufacturing </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Does the internet of things replace the need for an operator? </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The industrial internet of things works to create more significant value for industry, but machine learning does have limits. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Common practices for maturity models in digital transformation </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Reference points must be used to provide standards of quality. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Different approaches to digital maturity models creates various baseline points. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: