040: Leaning into Smart Manufacturing

<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><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Susanne Lauda, the</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Director of  Global Advanced Manufacturing Technology at AGCO.  Susanne works to</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">introduce product lifecycle manufacturing throughout all of the AGCO sites and</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">has experienced both the right and the wrong way to introduce new digital processes into a company.  She offers insights into the value of smart manufacturing and shares effective ways to reduce resistance to new processes.  Susanne also shares the key advantage that the younger generation has in this digitally driven manufacturing world, and what they can do with that advantage to create a more successful career. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p><strong>The value of leaning into smart manufacturing</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to decide if a new technology is worth the investment.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The right way to start a digital thread for any product.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Smart manufacturing includes Industry 4.0 technologies such as 3D printing and drones. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SM can only be considered beneficial if it helps improve your processes.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clean data is the essential first step to successful s