Embracing Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation Models for Manufacturing
Digital transformation will be required of manufacturers who expect to survive in this rapidly changing business environment. The future of your business is more reliant on strategic initiatives centered on digitizing even the most common manufacturing processes like quoting, shop floor execution, and manufacturing management. As digital technologies become more prevalent, having a digital strategy and action plan allows you to reach your customers more effectively. Attend this session to understand and outline how you can embrace digital technologies and create a clear path to a more profitable business enterprise. Our presenters will focus on creating a digital strategy for estimating and quoting, shop floor execution and scheduling, and customer collaboration and relationship management.
David Lechleitner - Ultra Consultants and Jason Ray - Paperless Parts
No Job Shop Is Safe: Avoiding the Top Cybersecurity Pitfalls
As the prevalence of cyber-attacks increases, now is the time for job shop owners to prioritize cyber-security—something they often overlook, as evidenced by the more than 350 data breaches manufacturers faced in 2019 alone. By pushing cyber-security further down the priority list and leaving internal networks unsecured, shop owners open their shops up to hacks that put critical shop and customer information at risk, which can lead to financial and reputational ruin. The speaker, will discuss the most common mistakes that job shop owners make, including: thinking they are too small to be a target of a breach, Ignoring regulations, and failing to understand who has access to their data. Attendees will learn the importance of a protected shop and best practices to make security a reality.
Scott Sawyer - Paperless Parts