Digital rhetoric often overwhelms operational reality. VSI distils successful transformations into four interlocking pillars: Connected Assets, Autonomous Decisions, Agile Workforce, and Sustainable Value. Connected Assets calls for edge-to-cloud telemetry and a semantic data layer; Autonomous Decisions requires AI models governed by ethics and energy budgets; Agile Workforce integrates AR training, gig talent pools, and outcome-indexed compensation; Sustainable Value embeds LCA metrics and circular design into stage-gate reviews. Each pillar includes a maturity scale, benchmark KPIs, and a starter play: sensorising legacy machines, deploying a reinforcement-learning scheduler, launching a digital-badge skills passport, or tracking product CO2e ledger-style. Case vignettes showcase an HVAC maker halving time-to-configure custom units, and a chemicals firm saving 18 percent energy through predictive heat-exchanger cleaning. A self-assessment worksheet guides executives to prioritise next steps.
Four Pillars of Industrial Digitalization: A Pragmatic Roadmap
Thought-leadership guide outlining tech, culture, and sustainability levers manufacturers must balance.
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