Analytics Across the Enterprise: How IBM Realizes Business Value from Big Data and Analytics

8. Optimizing Manufacturing

“The application of advanced analytics to the massive data associated with semiconductor manufacturing has driven significant improvements in both product quality control and productivity. Perhaps more significantly, over the long term, such analyses have enabled the discovery of previously unknown mechanisms influencing product performance.”

—Robert J. Baseman, Senior Technical Scientist, IBM Research, IBM Corporation

Perspective: Applying Analytics to Manufacturing and Product Management

IBM faces challenges similar to most other manufacturers, including manufacturers of electronics, automobiles, and consumer packaged goods. Manufacturers strive to be highly efficient, manage costs and resources, forecast supply ...