STORA ENSO
Stora Enso ’ s digitisation programme is realising the benefits of automation and 5G to optimise efficiency , flexibility , and availability in production
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S tora Enso is among the world ’ s oldest companies with more than 700 years of heritage , encompassing mining , iron and wood activities , stretching back to the 13th century . Today it focuses on all of the possibilities to manufacture a diverse range of products made from renewable materials with the forest and the trees as their foundation .
Marko Yli-Pietilä , Head of Smart Operations at Stora Enso , is in charge of driving the digitalisation and transformation programmes allied to global smart operations in all areas of the business : consumer board , bio materials , paper , packaging solutions and wood products . “ The Smart Operations team is responsible for accelerating digitalisation in our operations , but that is only one part of Stora Enso ’ s overall digitalisation programme . We also look at digitalising the customer interface , supply chain digitalisation and back office digitalisation with HR and finance processes ,” he says . “ In addition to this , we work with the startup community to develop new digital solutions as well
NOVEMBER 2019