Manufacturing

Why workforce transformation is fundamental for the good of manufacturing

Manufacturers that embrace the shift toward enhancing human capabilities, as well as transforming processes and production, are the ones who will thrive in future.

My people leadership compass in times of gloom

Microsoft’s Max Tchapeyou offers a very personal viewpoint, citing the six ways he’s found to work more effectively – and positively – with his team.

How a progressive manufacturing company evolved its digital way of working

DSM attributes the success of its Microsoft Teams migration to executive-led early adoption, training and partnership. Learn how this formula could work for you.

Webinar: ‘Re-FACTORY-ing’. Stories and solutions enabling agile production

A chance to hear firsthand how Microsoft, GKN Aerospace and PTC have mobilized a consortium of UK industrial, technology and engineering businesses to build medical ventilators.

Video: The Power Ranger App story by GSK

See how healthcare manufacturer GSK embraced leaner ways of working with the Power Platform –inspiring a team of GSK 'Power Rangers' to create their own digital solutions.

What Henry Ford taught me about data science

How to stop failing at scaling and get out of ‘pilot purgatory’ by treating data like the Ford Model T – facilitating the move from model development to model production.

Coronavirus: How to secure your supply chain

Here’s what Gartner recommends companies should do in the short, medium and long-term to mitigate the impact of the current crisis on their supply chains.

The automotive industry in the time of COVID-19

Despite facing major disruption to business, automakers have selflessly reconfigured their production, supply chains and services to deliver critical medical supplies.

Why an intelligent supply chain can deliver the resilience that business needs right now

Learn how moving to one integrated, intelligent platform can give the vital insights and agility necessary to maintain continuity in these fast-evolving times.

Microsoft Industry Digital Forum: exploring the state of manufacturing

Hear expert insight on the challenges facing the industry, including collaborative opportunities, possible futures and the support currently available to manufacturers.

Sustainability in Digital Manufacturing

How global leader in stainless steel, Outokumpu, worked with Microsoft to enhance its manufacturing processes with technology.

Boosting productivity with smart manufacturing apps: how Bekaert is doing it right

A factory floor success story – thanks to a smart manufacturing apps strategy using a mix of low-code and cloud-based collaboration tools.

A sustainable stainless-steel giant with a data-driven mindset

Discover how Outokumpu moved from making decisions based on intuition, to becoming a fully data-driven organization that leads the way in sustainable energy.

Stora Enso: Leading with data, shaping an industry

A prime example of how centralizing data advances manufacturing – automating monitoring and offsetting failures with predictive analytics, consequently minimizing waste and downtime.

Improving factory performance with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology

AkzoNobel gained real-time control of the factory floor, thanks to a Digital Performance Portal built on Azure with IIoT.

Engineer from anywhere with anyone. Why connected product innovation matters now

The traditional product innovation process no longer works. It’s time to embrace the four ‘must-haves’ of connected product innovation.

Addressing climate change in a post-pandemic world

What does the current crisis teach us about climate change? This McKinsey article explains the intellectual and behavioral shifts vital to our planet’s climatic health.

Danish pump manufacturer enhances self-service reporting on SAP Business Warehouse

See how Grundfos eliminated business intelligence bottlenecks by deploying Microsoft Power BI and Azure – empowering its business users to generate their own reports.

Microsoft Manufacturing Summit: 24/25 June 2020

Join our expert speakers on intelligent manufacturing to learn how digital transformation can deliver a sustainable and resilient future. Also includes Q&As, roundtables and demos.

Royal Agrifirm Group: Creating a sustainable food chain with data

See how a cloud-native innovation platform is enhancing Agrifirm’s ability to develop, deploy and monitor applications – empowering sales teams to offer superior customer solutions.

AkzoNobel: Bring on the color revolution

This leading Dutch paint company has revolutionized the way it works by using machine learning technology and AI to predict color more accurately and bring products to market faster.

Overcoming challenges through partnership

An insightful Q&A with the CIO of Sandvik Coromant, a Swedish supplier of metal cutting tools, on how digital transformation prepared the company for uncertain times.