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“The high-level strategy is to build digital operations ”
— Dr Nick Miesen , Head of Digital Operations , Henkel Adhesive Technologies
bring in those low hanging fruits and build out the basics in the best way .”
Since joining Henkel , Miesen has led the company ’ s Global Digital Quality programme , which aims to predict and improve product quality , he has strategised , planned and deployed digital programmes and sought out opportunities to introduce new technologies to the business . “ The high-level strategy is to build a digital supply chain ,” he says . “ But , it ’ s important to be very clear on what that actually means .
“ First and foremost , it ’ s about the seamless flow of data both ways - that ’ s the backbone ,” he continues . “ But within that are several smaller objectives . You need connectivity , for example . So , data needs to be transferred and centralised and then you need visualisation of all that data . That plays into the global quality function I am responsible for , as if you can have a global solution whereby we can track and visualise any variations in quality of material input and finished goods . Having the whole organisation globally able to visualise all that data gives the ability to make better decisions and
OCTOBER 2020