Technology Aiding
Overview
Within the entire manufacturing system, technology is at the heart of it all. Since technology is continuously changing and updating faster then it was before, it is affecting the functions within the manufacturing industry.Nowadays, engineers are modelling, simulating, testing and improving new products while marketers are pushing themselves with customer relationship management.
Data Collection and Data Science
Company-Customer interaction helps the company predict and adapt to newer technologies, needs and trends. Data science is the collation of data and performing statistical analysis and also hints the demands. Continuous gathering of feedback helps manufactures to constantly evolve to the ever changing needs. Integrating and analyzing customer data from multiple sources helps the manufacturer understand better where one stands with customer orders at all times. These data points also help in predicting trends and supports decision making.
Virtual Testing and Operation-Information Technology Relationship
Technology within the manufacturing industry gives the ability ti analyze and test new products virtually which have a huge positive impact on costs and downtime. The relationship between operational and information technology is also improved since machines can provide valuable sensor data which can be combined with database sources to create actionable insights. Mobile technology can give workers all the required information needed at any time making their work more efficient as decision making times and overall productivity are improved. Cloud storage and visualization also enable advanced tool, facility and process simulations whcih can identify and anticipate problems.