015: Exploring the Benefits of a Model-Based Enterprise

Aug 28, 2019

Digital Enterprise Society is the authority on the transformation to a digital enterprise, impacting all areas of an organization. Tune in for discussions among industry leaders about operations and action needed to drive digitization principles forward for the future of product development and life cycles. 

 

On this episode of the Digital Enterprise Society Podcast Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Dr. Thomas Hedberg, Project Manager for the Model-Based Enterprise program at NIST.  He shares insights into the many ways that companies of any size can benefit from a model-based enterprise and explains the value that comes with converting to smart manufacturing.  He also outlines ways that companies can maximize a model-based enterprise and shares some of the ways that NIST and the Digital Enterprise Society are working together to support the rapidly approaching digital industry of the future.

 

On today’s podcast, you will learn:

 

How manufacturers of all sizes can benefit from a model-based enterprise 

• Lab programs are available to assist enterprises of all sizes.  
• Digital transformation is financially reasonable for companies of all sizes.
• Limited resources do not equal a limited need for digital transformation.

 

The benefits of smart manufacturing 

• Needs will vary based on company specifics, but the need is present in every enterprise.
• The process of creating a digital twin is essential, no matter how difficult the transformation may seem.
• Digital transformation has the power to simplify processes.

 

The importance of overcoming systems limitations

• Let systems be the experts in their expertise. 
• Standardizing interfaces will help enhance the productivity of systems.
• Technology can help minimize the need to manage various system viewpoints. 

 

Continue the conversation with us within the Digital Enterprise Society Community at www.DigitalEnterpriseSociety.org.

 

National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

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