DECEMBER 20206 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSThe modern-day customer, empowered by digitalization, demands personalized products right from start-ups to big brands. On the other hand, businesses struggle hard to provide this customization while meeting the quality requirements, which has led to an increase in the complexity of the production environment. To ease out of this complexity, organizations are on a constant lookout for concepts that can contribute to increasing value and reducing all types of waste. And two of the most popular concepts frothed to the surface are Lean Management and Industry 4.0.The cornerstone of lean philosophy is to reduce waste in the process of continuous improvement, as well as to consider the employees' role in creating the value of products. On the other hand, the basis of Industry 4.0 is enhancing the ability to collect, process, and analyze large data sets between machines quickly. Combining Lean and Industry 4.0 practices, as a concept of `Lean Industry 4.0,' promises to be a necessary evolutionary step for further raise the level of operational excellence.However, such radical innovations and trends do not end here. To help get a holistic idea of the developments of the industry, this edition of Manufacturing Technology Insights presents the top Lean Manufacturing Solution Providers that deliver the best outcomes for their clients. It also offers insightful inputs from subject matter experts along with observations from CXOs. Hopefully, this edition will provide you with the right assistance in choosing the best Lean Manufacturing Solution Providers for your needs.Let us know your thoughts!An Evolutionary Step to Leverage Operational ExcellenceEditorialCopyright © 2020 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.Contact Us:Phone:510.936.8381Fax:510-894.8405Email:sales@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.comeditor@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.commarketing@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.com DECEMBER - 18 - 2020, Vol 06 - Issue 35 (ISSN 2644-2493) Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to Manufacturing Technology InsightsVisit www.manufacturingtechnologyinsights.com Editor-in-ChiefLaura DavisEditorial StaffSalesVisualizerRonald DonovanAnnie Mathewsannie@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.comAva Gracia Peter ThomasRose DcruzAaron PaulTECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSTECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSLaura DavisEditor-in-ChiefManufacturing Technology InsightsWrite to useditor@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.com*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff
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