African manufacturing companies must control their costs to compete locally and internationally – and technology from GE is offering the solution.
Today’s demands on African manufacturers are driving an unprecedented rate of change, innovation and agility.
Around the world, industry and economies are changing, redefining the way that work will be performed for decades to come, the technologies and advanced tools that will be used, and the new skills required.
“This evolution is happening in a time when African countries are seeking a new growth model to support labour-intensive and high-value industries, such as light manufacturing,” according to GE Reports Africa.
These industries should be able to contribute to stable economic growth and job creation in Africa, driven by advanced manufacturing.
Advanced manufacturing weaves together design, product engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, distribution and servicing into one cohesive intelligent system, delivering greater speed and flexibility at lower costs.
GE’s Brilliant Manufacturing Suite was designed to help manufacturers increase production efficiency, execution and optimization through advanced analytics.
Integrating and aggregating data from design to service and leveraging analytics to support optimal decision-making allows manufacturers to drive improvements in end-to-end production.
Analyzing data in context and providing the right information at the right time allows for better decision support throughout the manufacturing process.
Data-driven analytics encompassing machines, material, people and process will transform the factories of today into Brilliant Factories.
GE’s next generation Brilliant Manufacturing Suite includes:
- OEE Performance Analyzer – available for early access today, it transforms real-time machine data into actionable production efficiency metrics so that Plant Managers can reduce unplanned downtime, maximize yield and increase equipment utilization.
- Production Execution Supervisor – digitizes orders, process steps, instructions and documentation with information pulled directly from ERP and PLM systems. Factories are able to ship higher quality products and deliver new product introductions faster by getting the right information in the right hands to focus on the highest priority manufacturing tasks.
- Production Quality Analyzer – real-time identification of quality data boundaries that catch non-conforming events before they occur. Quality engineers can analyze this information to identify patterns and trends that enable factories to ship higher quality products faster.
- Product Genealogy Manager – builds a record of all personnel, equipment, raw materials, sub-assemblies and tools used to produce finished goods. Service personnel can respond to customer and regulatory inquiries with confidence, knowing who, what, when, where and how for an individual shipment.
GE’s industrial strength Brilliant Manufacturing Suite leverages GE’s Predix platform for edge-to-cloud connectivity, security and manufacturing analytics.
Best-of-breed Predix capabilities are extended with a rich partner ecosystem that includes Cisco and PTC.
Together, these solutions implement GE’s Brilliant Manufacturing Suite.
