With a flurry of the manufacturing supply chain trying to do more with less and coping with the varying degrees of a remote workforce, it’s critical to turn more to automation to lessen the load on individuals. The question is “…but at what cost?”

It’s obvious there is a race for data among the supply chain. What many OEMs miss is that the data an OEM can capture in their equipment supersedes any other data captured in the supply chain. There is power in IIoT, but will OEMs resist the opportunity to monetize?

Whereas a primary pain point exists between the integration of IIoT data and various business systems, the true value becomes apparent when a more holistic approach is taken that views the manufacturer’s enterprise system as one component within the supply chain ecosystem.

Your focus may be within your four walls – but the real value is shifting the Industrial IoT attention to your supply chain. Create Actionable IoT in the face of Industrial IoT pilot purgatory.