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Learn moreAt Cognizant, we help our clients do what others can’t—operate with human insight, but at superhuman speed. So they get ahead. And stay ahead.
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2020-04-24
Digital tools can equip manufacturers with the foresight and resiliency they’ll need to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
While a few manufacturers have retooled their plants to do battle with COVID-19 by churning out respirators, face shields, fabric masks, etc., many others have called a retreat. Companies that survive the pandemic’s initial impact will face hard questions from their board on their resiliency. Manufacturers with Industry 4.0 capabilities and virtual workplaces should have more effective tools to help mitigate the impact of any new pandemic that arises — or later waves of COVID-19, should they emerge. Here are some steps toward hardening resiliency that manufacturers should consider:
As manufacturers implement these components of Industry 4.0, it’s vital that they have a strong business vision underlying and unifying their efforts. Pandemic readiness should be one aspect of that vision. That entails securing the plant and keeping employees and partners safe — at the same time making their specialized knowledge readily available, both in the facility and across the supply chain. Accelerating digital enhancement and Industry 4.0 will help achieve those goals while also enabling the business to run with greater resiliency and flexibility to meet competitive demands.
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