it's just the beginning

IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING Mobility apps, users are witnessing a radical change in this present arena within manufacturing industries are just the tip of an iceberg. Mobility has many things that in underneath which needs to be unearthed and explored to leverage future up-gradation and improvements in business strategy. This has changed the way of working in the organization especially for the field workers who are working in the manufacturing industries. This is very helpful especially for those employers, who allow workers to bring their own devices (BYOD), managing the various phone interfaces for security purposes can be tricky. WHAT DOES THE STUDY BY BLACKBERRY REVEAL? - On average, employee's productivity increased by one hour per day - Yearly benefit of $12,500 per user to the company PRODUCTIVITY - Workflow efficiency increased by 38% - The company gained $33,630 per employee annually WORKFLOW - Employees on an average sent and received 24 emails/ day and approximately 9 of these emails were time-sensitive - An annual benefit of $4,400 per user to the company IMMEDIACY - The total benefit of adopting BlackBerry - Over $50,000 per employee per year BENEFITS THE CHALLENGES: Every business is reeling under tremendous pressure to improve its production in a cost effective way – Manufacturing is not an exception. The company wants to increase their output with quality that satisfied their client base and satisfied their global footprint and reach to different vertical of market segments. WHAT DID THE SECURITY CONCERNS LEAD THE LIST OF CHALLENGES? Threats associated with network security, including data and IP security Understanding and keeping pace with network technol- ogy changes, including the move to 4G networks Our workforce is currently not mobile Insufficient number of useful business applications Lack of executive level buy-in to deploy mobile solutions Reliability and persistence of networks, signals Production environment had unique requirements 1 4 Average Rating(1=low, 5=high) Source: AT&T WHAT ENTERPRISES THINK ABOUT MOBILE AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES? Mobile and wireless technologies are more important to my organization today than they wear last year. Mobility is reducing manual processes, - Lowering errors by providing real-time visibility for better visualization Agree No-Opinion - Cost-effective management of inventory Disgaree - Mobility solutions via RFID are enabling automatic real-time tracking of assets thereby reducing human effort, theft, and wastage. - Key Performance Indicators (KPIS) on their mobile to keep a close track on it. MOBILITY WITH NEW THINKING CHALLENGES - Corporate goals include increasing communication and efficiency in all processes. - Organizations are looking for virtualized operating models. Resources are geographically dispersed Large organizations with global studios that need to collaborate frequently, easily and effectively. - When your organization wants to be the best and invest in new technology, and processes for improve- ment and savings. NEEDS Employee needs BYOD system which is already well established in businesses and still on the rise. - Mobile devices are fast emerging as the premiere channel for customer engagement. - Mobile devices have fueled the acceptance and demand for Location Based Services. RESULTS Mobility enables real-time collaboration round the clock and on the move. Affordable,Scalable, Interactive Rendering Mobility solution Zero-defect manufacturing in the current business economy Increased Productivity with high level of maturity to enhance Growth MOBILITY CONCERNS AND ADVANTAGES: CONCERNS • Globalization of marketplace • Integration of mobile apps with legacy systems • Optimization of resources to lower costs & be price-competitive • Data management cost • Stringent regulatory/compliance • Reduced new product integration cycles MOBILITY ADVANTAGES • Real-time information sharing speeds up processes, • Increased regulatory/industry compliance accuracy for quality reporting faster time to market • Lower cycle times means better costs • Low data management cost • Reduced manual errors • Increased employee productivity POSSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES > INVENTORY MANAGEMENT > RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SUPPLY CHAIN > MOBILE ERP& MOBILE BI > ALERTS > FORECAST COLLABORATION & APPROVALS > PLANT OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT > PLANT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT > PRODUCTION ALERTS/REPORTS > ASSET TRACKING OPERATIONS > SCHECULING ALERTS/REPORTS > QC REPORTS > ASSET TRACKING & TRACING > FLEET MANAGEMENT FULFILLMENT > WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION > ROUTE OPTIMIZATION > PO/REQUISITION APPROVAL > SHIPMENT NOTIFICATIONS PROCUREMENT > STATUS TRACKING > SUPPLIER ALERTS & REPORTS > SUPPLIER PROFILE > ENGINEERING CHANGE/APPROVAL STATUS > PROGRAM STATUS & NOTIFICATIONS PRODUCT > PROGRAM PROJECT UPDATED DEVELOPMENT OPPURTUNITY FOR MOBILITY IN MANUFACTURING VALUE CHAIN Product Development Product Manufacturing Research & Product Customer Sourcing Value Chain Development Distribution Service Customer Customer feedback from the user devices Interactions Smart phones with bar code reading application to track warehouse inventory Materials Management Hand held system gets the information through wireless sensors connected to the machinery Maintanence Management Quality Assurance RAD tags on inventory goods can store QC state information Factory Operations Controlling multiple plant systems such as power cooling and running operations Facilities Management For security and emergency response from handheld devices (wireless surveillance system) Asset Tracking For better fleet management carried out by the sensors of the company Inventory sensors in the company with ERP analytics help to access the data from their device Warehouse Management MOBILITY BENEFITS TO ORGANIZATIONS Improve regularly and/or regulatory compliance 19.4% Reduce downtime 21.9% Improve product quality or consistency 25.6% Lower labor costs via automated processes 25.8% Increase customer/partner satisfaction 28% Decrease delivery time 31.5% Improve on-time delivery rate 32.3% Increase production efficiency 35.6% Improve order fulfillment accuracy 35.8% Decrease employee/manual errors 38.2% Improve supply chain performance 40.3% Improved business revenues/sales results 40.7% Increase employee productivity/efficiency 57.3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Source: Motorola Solutions Barometer 2011 IN FUTURE... PICKING THE LOW-LYING FRUITS OF MOBILITY > ROLE OF MOBILITY LIMITED TO A COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION CHANNEL > INCOMPLETE SYNCHRONIZATION OF OPERATIONAL PROCESSES WITH MOBILITY SOLUTIONS. FIRMS MOVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF ADAPTION MOBILE TECHNOLORY > SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION(SCADA) > DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEMS (DCS) FACTORY FLOORS WILL BE REMOTELY CONTROLLED WITH MOBILE ACCESS > MACHINE-TO-MACHINE(M2M) AND HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACES(HMI) > DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SUSTEMS (DCS) Softweb Solutions Softweb Solutions 2531 Technology Drive, Suite 312, Elgin, Illinois 60124 Website : www.softwebsolutions.com Email : [email protected] Phone : (866) 345-7638