2025年に注目すべき製造業のトップ5のトレンド

As we reflect on the trends that defined 2024, we recognise that the manufacturing industry is at a tipping point. With more emphasis and focus on advancing on all fronts – whether it is digitalisation, disruptive technology, operational excellence or ESG performance – CEOs must overcome critical challenges such as addressing their legacy systems, infrastructures, and archaic ways of operating. Advancements in these areas are crucial, especially as we anticipate that 2025 is the year of step-change transformation – where incremental change is no longer sufficient and instead, a significant uplift in performance is required, paving the way to not only achieve Industry 4.0 but also become Industry 5.0-ready. According […]

IT/OT の融合: 2023 年の課題と機会

As manufacturers adopt Industry 4.0 and take steps to further digitalise, one area of focus that has emerged is the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT), or IT/OT convergence.  Traditionally, IT and OT systems worked in silos as they governed different domains. OT is heavily involved in the physical world, such as manufacturing systems and industrial equipment. IT, on the other hand, relates to the digital world of servers, networking, data and other digital domains. As a result, IT and OT systems in most organisations were viewed as essentially disparate.   Leveraging effective IT/OT convergence to maximise the benefits of Industry 4.0 Rapid digitalisation and Industry 4.0 have […]