Chapter 7
Manufacturing: Maximizing Visibility
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding the relationship between pervasive visibility and process optimization
Discovering how AI optimizes inventory, maintenance, supply chain, and product quality
Identifying the AI techniques that have the greatest impact on margins
Exploring specific manufacturing use cases for AI
If you look at the greatest hits of challenges for manufacturing in the twenty-first century, you see some issues consistently bubbling to the top:
- How can I maintain the right inventory levels?
- How do I deal with inefficient manual processes?
- How do I reduce downtime?
- How can I keep up with all the new technology?
- How can I get better visibility and transparency in my supply chain?
Lurking just beneath the surface of these questions is a common theme: How can I improve margins?
The relationship between manufacturing and AI goes back for decades. Long before the emergence of the term Internet of Things (IoT), manufacturing plants were using feedback from sensors to optimize performance and efficiency. The business case for integrating ...
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