IX Leaders Weigh In Infographic for client, Kepware

BUILDING A SCALABLE

INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM

IX LEADERS WEIGH IN ›

TOP CHALLENGES FACING MANY IX LEADERS

When planning for industrial transformation (IX), a crucial first step is implementing data connectivity. Industrial Ieaders must be fully engaged in this transformational process. If not, their programs will fall apart. There are a number of roadblocks leaders have reported they’ve faced when planning their industrial transformation initiatives.

Poor Data Quality

Data science teams spend 80% of their time on data scrubbing instead of data analysis.

Alignment Across Departments

People, process, and security issues are now in the forefront; challenges with technology are taking a backseat.

Legacy System Integrations

Legacy systems don’t integrate with implementations and can’t be ripped and replaced since they’re too integral to workflows.

Source: LNS Research, ‘Challenges That Matter: Top Three Reasons Industrial Analytics Fail’, Blog, 2023

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SCALABLE IX STARTS WITH DATA CONNECTIVITY

Scaling connectivity is possible when leaders develop flexible systems across all processes in their facilities. Half of industrial enterprises surveyed report they have embarked on an industrial transformation journey, realizing a number of benefits, with data at the core.

Foundational to an IX program is establishing a fundamental technology that drives the organization’s connectivity initiative. IX leaders are seeing increased revenues, lower cost of goods sold (COGS), and increased operating margins as a result of their IX programs.