A Continuous Improvement ( Kaizen ) Driven Approach for Realistic Digital Transformation
USE MATURITY LEVELS TO STRENGTHEN SUSTAINABLE SMART MANUFACTURING
The impact of smart manufacturing is evident . To leverage the opportunities it provides , many manufacturers are shifting their focus on smart manufacturing implementation . However , according to a recent survey , 85 % of businesses say they understand the potential of smart manufacturing , but only 10-15 % of them have detailed strategies in place 3 . Many of them are struggling to understand what smart manufacturing implementation really means to them . There are few references showing how to utilize and implement them on-site . Furthermore , looking into ROI , the implementation remains much uncharted , making future decisions and investment difficult for manufacturers to begin their first step of implementation .
As a result , many manufacturers are far behind their goals in the smart manufacturing practice . Manufacturers need guidance on common knowledge for measuring the impact of smart manufacturing implementation and benchmarking to monitor their process continuously and with a reasonable ROI .
A concept used in evaluating software capability maturity 4 has been introduced to measure and communicate the readiness of the smart manufacturing implementation . With the objective of providing maturity level guidance , manufacturers can visualize their capabilities in terms of a result they have achieved in the implementation process ( Figure 3-1 ). This maturity-based approach can also be a vehicle to encourage manufacturers to achieve higher levels of performance for stepping toward sustainable smart manufacturing .
Figure 3-1 General concept of maturity assessment
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Results of global industry 4.0 survey / info graphic Infosys
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Mark C . Paulk , Bill Curtis , et al , “ Capability Maturity Model for Software , Version 1.1 ,” CMU / SEI-93-TR-24 IIC Journal of Innovation 39