HITACHI VANTARA
to digital transformation . Some of our customers are at a more basic level , meaning that they may just want to convert paper and manual processes to digital . At the other end of the spectrum , we ' re dealing with mature customers , for example in the automotive sector we require more advanced analytics and machine learning type techniques .
“ The practices that we use have been operating in factories for a long time . Just digitising those allows customers to be a lot more progressive and that ' s where we start . “ We ' ve been on this journey for a little while now , and there ' s still a long way to go . The industry as a whole is not that digitally mature yet and there are lots of people capable of contributing to digital progress . Some of them are going to be partners , some of them are going to be competitors , and hopefully all of them in some capacity or another are going to be our customers .”
Echoing Mudford ’ s comments , Verma says , “ Our biggest challenge is trying to move forward with the capabilities that we have in place and in a format that the client can actually understand and appreciate . Over time options have grown . There are now too many options and vendors . A secondary challenge for us is to differentiate the competition at every step and think about what is and isn ’ t possible .”
Improving manufacturing and mining operations with Industrial IoT “ Industrial IoT applications can help manufacturers across almost all of their domains . We can create a rich amount of contextual data from what each process is actually doing . What is the process
EXECUTIVE BIO
SIDDHARTH VERMA
TITLE : GENERAL MANAGER MANUFACTURING DIVISION LOCATION : CALIFORNIA , UNITED STATES
Sid leads the IIoT and the
Industrial Solutions division for Hitachi Vantara in digital transformation and Industry 4.0 operating models , supply chain control towers , asset performance management , manufacturing operations , and quality and predictive maintenance . Sid helps customers create smart , connected factories and intelligent products . He also manages the industry leading Lumada Manufacturing Insights portfolio of products on behalf of Hitachi Ltd . Previously , Sid led the practice for Siemens Advanta and Deloitte Digital IIoT with a focus on IoT-enabled growth and operation improvement in the Industrial and Energy sectors .
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