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Industry 4.0: The importance of an overarching digitalization strategy

Oliver Knapp and Marc Bayer
Roland Berger

From individual solutions to an integrated concept: How companies can implement the digital factory

When the term “Industry 4.0” was first mentioned in the early 2010s, a veritable hype ensued around concepts such as Big Data, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT). Ten years later, Roland Berger's new study, "NextGen production", shows that German medium-sized companies still have a long way to go to achieve a fully digitalized factory. However, we are now on the verge of a factory revolution.

Many digital production use cases involving mid-sized German companies are tailored to individual tasks – they rarely follow a holistic, strategic approach. Moreover, around two out of three digitalization projects are only in the planning phase. This is the finding of the study "NextGen production: How to build a successful digital factory&qu ... >>

Models and algorithms for integrated production and distribution problems.

Article published in Computers & Industrial Engineering 154 (2021) Authors Vincenzo Bo (a), Marco Bortolini (b), Enrico Malaguti (c), Michele Monaci (c), Cristina Mora (b), Paolo Paronuzzi (c). (a) Plannet S.r.l., Via Pier Carlo Cadoppi 4/6, I-42124 Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy (b) DIN >>

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Last update 10 Sep 2021

Rising supply chain constraints lead to slower production growth and rising input prices in August
Source: Markit /CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI ® - IHS Markit
United Kingdom

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VERGANI: Seasonal demand and supply chain planning for the confectionery industry

Secondo Vergani S.p.a. is a leading company in the confectionery business for the production of nougat, chocolate, marron glacés and mustard. The manufacturing process of the company, in the historical plant in...

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Models and algorithms for integrated production and distribution problems.

Article published in Computers & Industrial Engineering 154 (2021) Authors Vincenzo Bo (a), Marco Bortolini (b), Enrico Malaguti (c), Michele Monaci (c), Cristina Mora (b), Paolo Paronuzzi (c). ...

Customer Loyalty and Supply Chain Management: Business-to-Business Customer Loyalty Analysis

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