What Is Digital Transformation - A Brief Introduction With Examples, Process and Statistics

Introduction to Digital Transformation

This section introduces the concept of digital transformation and distinguishes it from digitization.

What is Digital Transformation?

• Digital transformation is a wide-ranging process that involves the entire organization.

• It requires a radical shift in mindset among employees.

• The goal is to integrate new technologies into all areas of the organization.

• The change should impact how we think about our business, interact with customers, manage data, organize production processes, deliver products, and plan future business.

Why Invest in Digital Transformation?

• Companies need to invest in digital transformation to keep up with new technologies and avoid being left behind.

• A few good reasons for investing include improving customer experience and services, being faster on the market, better understanding needs and situations, and being more effective in production areas.

Examples of Real Digital Transformations

This section provides examples of real-world digital transformations across various industries.

Marketing

• From leaflets and newspapers to emails and mailing lists

• From traditional shops to e-commerce

• Loyalty cards have been replaced by mobile apps

• These steps involve intensive use of technology aimed at reducing unnecessary costs, wrong targeting, unsatisfied customers while improving effectiveness by proposing only products that customers will likely buy.

Data Analytics

• Big data analytics can help improve the way we manage our data.

• Algorithms are used to understand customer trends and anticipate what they will need or buy in the future.

• Smart home automation uses sensors connected with devices that learn from your habits to propose you the right things at the right time.

Production Processes

• Data analytics software can help connect all production machines providing real-time data with useful info not only about KPI but also proactive maintenance.

• Smart watches and tablets are used to support operators with checklists or providing instructions based on a specific trigger, step in task, or specific time situation.

• Sensors and data aggregation help understand when a machine is getting near a breakdown before it happens or tell us the best moment to substitute a component based on a big amount of data and some small deviations that humans could never detect.

New Devices

• 3D printing devices are now used to produce prototypes in a few hours instead of days or weeks as it was before.

• Smart glasses have multiple possible uses from simulating a workplace or an object before you actually build it for real prototypes production layout architecture remote assistance for maintenance team imagine fixing a machine in remote sitting at your desk while an operator has hands on the machine and you tell him what to do training for technical operations with the reliable and standardized method.

Collaborative Robots and Digital Transformation

In this section, the speaker discusses collaborative robots and how they are built to work together with humans. The speaker also explains that digital transformation is not just about switching from paper to a computer but requires a change in the way we think about doing things.

Collaborative Robots

• Collaborative robots are machines built to work together with humans.

• They interact continuously with us even in smaller areas and for easier tasks.

• They are easier to program and can support activities and tasks, even for simple operations.

• Compared to huge robots, collaborative robots require a limited investment.

Digital Transformation

• Digital transformation is not just about switching from paper to a computer; it's something deeper.

• Transforming our business using new tools requires planning in advance with a special focus on the knowledge and skills of our people.

• New technologies will require additional skills such as robotics programming, coding PLC, and connectivity.

• A digital transformation is not just about improving efficiency but is something you need to plan as a long-term vision in order to survive and gain advantages over your competitors.

Conclusion

In this section, the speaker concludes by emphasizing the importance of digital transformation for organizations.

• Missing this change will put an organization at risk of not surviving the next big technological wave.

• The video ends with a call-to-action asking viewers to like and subscribe if they want to join the lean community.