1、Elevating manufacturing value:The impact of Intelligent OperationsWorkflow optimization drove revenue growth and profit improvements of up to 2.4 percentage points over the last year2Introduction1.The percentage-point differences show the average gap in revenue growth and profitability between organ
2、izations that made meaningful improvements to material movement and handling and those that did not,based on our analysis of the survey data.Investments in plant floor operations across the manufacturing sector,from electronics and automotive to food and beverage,are focused on workflow optimization
3、 and driving higher revenues,profits,and employee productivity.Established manufacturing organizations are investing in tools that are foundational for intelligent operations,including mobile computers and RFID technologies for supply chain coordination,machine learning and vision for product qualit
4、y,and artificial intelligence(AI)for better demand forecasting.To understand how workflow improvements translate to financial benefits,Oxford Economics and Zebra Technologies surveyed 400 manufacturing decision-makers from around the world,then applied econometric analysis to their responses to meas
5、ure business performance.Our research focused on several key workflowsincluding production and assembly line,quality control and assurance,supply chain coordination and inventory management,maintenance and equipment management,and material movement and handlingand found significant levels of progres
6、s and payoff.Manufacturers that focused on improving quality control and assurance,for examplean area where many respondents have made meaningful progress in recent yearsreported,on average,higher top-and bottom-line impacts over the last year compared to those that did not,including 2.4-percentage-