What Drives Corporate IT Reaching Deeper into the Plant?

Manufacturing Business Technology magazine’s article, “Corporate IT Enters the Plant” brings up several interesting reasons why. One is that of global supply chain strategy and how IT plays a role. A quote from Scott Park, CIO of Volvo Construction Equipment reveals how global supply chain integration drives IT into the plant level:

“It’s part and parcel of a bigger program: to have a globally integrated supply chain. The factory is one part of that equation. One global standard ensures the flexibility to manufacture any product in any location in the world.”

This along with how greenfield plants tend to pull older plants and business models along, and IT credibility advances, contribute to more technology enablement. More on these in my next posts.

Are you experiencing more technology enablement at the plant level? Is it driven by the global supply chain management goals of your firm?

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