152: What the U.S. Navy Can Teach You About Industry 4.0 with Marty Groover

<p>In the Navy, every minute of every day is measured and that measurement is called Speed of Advance. In layman’s terms, it means, “I've got a plan and where am I at in that plan?” But how does that relate to manufacturing?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode of Manufacturing Happy Hour, we’re joined by Marty Groover, operational technology expert, partner at C5MI and the author of <em>Speed of Advance. </em>He talks about his background in the US Navy and how that experience helped him make a smooth transition into the manufacturing world, which wasn’t exactly as he expected!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>He also touches on why military life is a great introduction to the industrial world and shares his uncanny similarities with Marty McFly!&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, find out:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Marty’s background in the US Navy&nbsp;</li><li>What he learned from those experiences&nbsp;</li><li>Marty’s transition to civilian life and entry into the manufacturing world&nbsp;</li><li>The big differences he had to get used to&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Why military life is such a great path into the industrial world&nbsp;</li><li>How Industry 4.0 is evolving&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>What Marty has in common with one Marty McFly!&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><br/><p><a href="http://manufacturinghappyhour.com/iTunes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoying the show? Please leave us a review here.</a> Even one sentence helps. It’s feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going!&nbsp;</p><p>Tweetable Quotes:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><em>“Every minute of every day we're getting measured on this measurement called Speed of Advance. In simplest terms it means, I've got a plan, where am I at in that plan, and how do I maintain my speed as efficiently as possible?”</em>&nbsp;</li><li><em>“I learned troubleshooting, solving problems, making sure that system was ready to serve 100% of the time. ‘Cause you never want to go to the Captain and say, I don't know why it didn't shoot, sir.”</em>&nbsp;</li><li><em>“If COVID didn't provide a