OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
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3 min readFeb 12, 2021
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Industry 4.0 Operational Excellence
𝗔 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
■ A Big Question! More precisely the 3 Questions!
𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 –
■ 1. Relevant to each other?
■ 2. or Competent to each other?
■ 3. or Complement to each other?
■ Truth is that Operational Excellence is a mandatory prerequisite to cultivating the benefits of Digital Transformation.
■ Interestingly operational excellence is equally important in the “current state” of business. We cannot avoid it in any state (As-Is or To-Be).
■ Given that, whatever would be the future state of our transformed business, we must manage it in the most efficient & optimized way.
𝗧𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝟳 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲.
■ 1. Optimized Efforts
■ 2. Optimized Resources
■ 3. Optimized Quality
■ 4. Optimized Technology
■ 5. Optimized Process
■ 6. Optimized Time
■ 7. Optimized Budget
■ In this way, we can say that not only Operational Excellence is a Catalyst to Digital Transformation, but it is a mandatory prerequisite to realize a Digital Transformation.
𝗔𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 ti4BOK — The Industry Four Body of Knowledge 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀
■ Whereas, Continuous Improvement is defined as the ongoing effort to improve an organization’s processes, products, or services, taking place incrementally over time rather than through some revolutionary innovation or step-change in performance.
■ On the other hand, Operational excellence is considered as a mindset that supports specific principles & tools to create sustainable improvement within an organization & these principles & tools primarily referring to Operational Excellence are Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen & Agile.
■ As we all can observe that current pandemic has significantly impacted the operational practices of manufacturing organizations, driving companies to accelerate their digital transformation journeys to respond in real-time to these abrupt market changes & become more agile, productive & operationally resilient.
■ Manufacturers Organizations must find a way to achieve Operational Excellence by continuing to accelerate their digital transformation, leveraging a common digital thread from engineering to operations that uses performance intelligence to improve agility, reliability & efficiency by building operational resilience and sustainability.
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