Navigating the Current Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: Identifying the Gaps
The ongoing discourse on advanced manufacturing technologies during the COVID19 pandemic has shone light on the fact we have entered the era of complete digitization. Overnight, governments, business, health care providers, even educational institutions have moved their operations online. As citizens and consumers, we are slowly growing accustomed to new levels of tele-working and tele-communications, and have found new ways of enhancing efficiency in the digital realm.
India is Ready for the Successful Transition to Digitization
Recently, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) brought out its flagship Industrial Development report on Industrialization in the digital age. The report provides key insights on the development, application and implementation of Advanced Digital Production (ADP) technologies, now commonly referred to as Industry 4,0 technologies – from the perspective of developing countries.
Of these, India is the single lower-to-middle-income nation that has been categorized with a group of secondary economies well-poised for a complete digital transformation by successfully leveraging these technologies.
Industry 4.0 is Changing the Fabric of Manufacturing Processes
UNIDO has also presented factual evidence to support the claim that Industry 4.0 can facilitate an inclusive and sustainable mode of industrial development. ADP-enabled product and market innovations offer superior productivity, quality, market-responsiveness and client customization. Furthermore, factories can benefit immensely from improved monitoring and predictive maintenance, enabling them to save energy and function economically.
Where Training Comes in
In today’s changing world, where we’re headed towards complete digitization, there is likely to be fewer jobs on the shop floor, yet more opportunities in knowledge-intensive areas and functions that are needed to leverage Industry 4.0 technologies.
E-Learning is Paving the Way for Successful, Integrated Training
E-Learning has facilitated new modes of skill-development that were previously not possible, for leveraging new technologies. Today, you are presented with the opportunity to cover several aspects of Industry 4.0 at once, covering different subjects within its scope and across different levels of study – all with the flexibility of self-study. In short, you learn more efficiently when you learn at a pace that you find comfortable.
A great advantage of E-Learning is its facility to synthesize the classroom and online mode of study into a single concept known as ‘Blended Learning’. With successful blended learning in place, you get to reap the benefits of self-study without compromising on the rigour of face-to-face, interactive learning.
An employee of an organization may choose to narrow his focus and specialise in specific areas with the objective of aligning his study with the larger goals of the organization; by enabling this process and even making it an integral part of employee-training, the latter takes a positive leap forward with regard to bridging the gaps in Industry 4.0 implementation.
MTC is your trusted e-learning partner for advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) – we are committed to facilitating industry-relevant training for institutions and enterprises, offering end users an interactive E-Learning platform.
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