MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
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“ The time that we ’ ve gained with all these initiatives , we ’ ve used to develop new business models ”
Roman Gaida , Department Head of CNC Mechatronics Division EMEA , Mitsubishi Electric
In such a highly specialised business , the transformation Gaida has overseen has necessarily been bespoke . “ I can ’ t name systems , because everything was customised ,” he explains . “ At the beginning we made gap evaluations of things that needed to change because the needs and environments of our customers are changing .” One of the areas targeted for improvement was making use of hitherto unused data . “ We found we could use data for predictive maintenance or stock estimation . We worked together with EY and said to Dr . Bernd Rubel , at that time project manager at EY : ‘ We have the knowledge and experience , you know how to create new designs and processes ’.” That assistance resulted in new supply chain , repair and ordering systems , which Gaida estimates have resulted in 20-30 % efficiency increases .
As a busy hub for machine parts , the company ’ s repair shop was also ripe to produce data on the reasons for part failures and so on , that could then be used to predict future issues . Just in time delivery
SEPTEMBER 2020