Heavy equipment standards vary significantly between regions, making global operations a continuous and delicate balancing act between cost and risk. The key to achieving success lies in digitally connecting all of your manufacturing stakeholders, including partners and suppliers. By integrating all manufacturing-related activities in one digital environment, you can deploy closed-loop manufacturing, build manufacturing intelligence, make smart decisions, and achieve zero-defect manufacturing everywhere.
Global operations require manufacturers to make business decisions that have a huge impact. Where will you assemble? Is it better to ship or to produce locally? Can you rely on local suppliers?
OEMs need solutions that can connect their MOM with PLM and ERP systems to streamline interaction with suppliers. Read this ebook to learn more about these trends and how you can enable closed-loop manufacturing to achieve zero-defect smart manufacturing for heavy equipment.