046: The IT Journey to Digital Manufacturing

<p><strong> </strong><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 today’s episode, Craig Brown and Thom Singer welcome</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Isaac Bennett, Digital Transformation and IT Director at Detroit Manufacturing Systems.  Isaac understands the need for a transformation to digital manufacturing for any company that wants to remain innovative and competitive in today’s digital workspace.  He shares ways that companies can maximize value within the supply chain and how IT can be used to better identify and solve business problems.</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">As a speaker at the Leadership Seminar, Isaac will share ideas on where to start with smart manufacturing, what companies need to tackle first when approaching a digital transformation, and how to maximize the business value of digital manufacturing.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Note: The</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Leadership Seminar: Journey to Industry 4.0 Seminar</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">mentioned in this episode has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Check back</span> <a href= "https://www.digitalenterprisesociety.org/page/lsjourneyto140"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> here</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more updates. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The need for a transformation to digital manufacturing</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Manufacturing tends to be the main driver behind a company’s digital transformation</span></li> <li sty