Measure Digital Success: Key Metrics to Track Your Industry 4.0 Progress

The recent revolution in industrialization has led to the rapid adoption of smarter technologies that have changed the complete view of working. This has made shop floor work a lot easier and faster.

Industry 4.0 includes leveraging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), IoT, and many others that simplify different complicated processes. These technologies lead to strengthening and streamlining a plethora of essential operations in any manufacturing business.

How can industries measure their success with Industry 4.0?

Different key performance indicators are used for measuring performance and digital success in shop floor automation. These include:

• Index of digital maturity: Implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies helps drive the digital transformation in various business verticals, mainly for digital manufacturing. Industrial development has led to the implementation of the digital maturity index that allows a better understanding of the company’s performance. The metric depends on the various parameters that give a clear picture to the company. Using this metric, the company can find out which parameters they lack and need improvisation by implementing the newer technology. The digital maturity index enables digital performance measurement across the different parameters. These parameters include strategy, technology, operations, customer services, culture, etc. If these parameters have low scoring, then the digital maturity index will be low, indicating that the organization has limited access to the technology and needs development. The higher digital maturity score suggests an organization’s ability to adopt new technology to achieve its business goals. The score from the different areas pinpoints specific areas that need improvement for better technology integration.

• Time of order cycle: The order time cycle plays a vital role in digital manufacturing. If there are no overages or shortages of the required raw materials, it suggests that the order cycle is good. In case of stagnating order cycles, the company needs to adopt the newer technology.

• Forecast accuracy: The digital maturity score helps understand how the newer technology used is adequately functioning and integrating with the available systems. The crucial purpose of using this metric is forecast accuracy. It allows in visualizing the disruptions and challenges that the company can face in the future. Also, it suggests the proactive steps required for maintaining timely production and delivery. It provides details on leveraging the details obtained to get predictive insights.

• Fill rate: Industry 4.0 aids in avoiding delays and also improves the order cycle time. It also allows improvement in the reliability and accuracy of order fulfillment. Predictive insights allow in sensing the demands through the integrated data stream. Based on these details, the enterprise can adjust the buffer stock for fulfilling customer demands. The fill rate measures the percentage of fully completed orders shipped to the customers in the right conditions. A higher percentage indicates that the orders are tracked successfully and have high visibility throughout the complete production and/or logistic chain. If there is a low percentage, then it demands a thorough check to remove the flaws.

• Scrap material rate: Effective scrap management is essential for the efficient functioning of manufacturing and supply chain operations. During the manufacturing process, waste generation is inevitable. Automation in manufacturing can significantly decrease waste generation. Using innovative manufacturing techniques and tools, one can effectively identify and handle scraps and efficiently dispose of biodegradable, recyclable, and non-biodegradable waste.

• Importance of customer satisfaction: This digital index matrix logic is used to determine the customer satisfaction levels. Industry 4.0 allows the company to become more responsive and agile towards customer demands. If the company is doing well on the matrics, they have made their customers happy. If the metric has a low value, the company needs to identify the gaps in its operational strategies and improve the processes.

How can Carvewing solutions help in improving productivity through Industry 4.0?

Carvewing provides advanced Industry 4.0 solutions for manufacturers to embrace digital manufacturing. It allows the best technological solutions to enhance the workflow, improve operational efficiency and the business outcome, and augment customer experiences. Such solutions help manufacturers adopt a futuristic approach, agility, and robust manufacturing processes.

Embracing Industry 4.0 technologies leads to improved performance, collaboration, outreach, and enhanced business. For more information on how you can leverage technology to supercharge your manufacturing process, talk to our experts today.