Manufacturing

Digital Manufacturing Maturity Model

More than 90% of life sciences manufacturers don’t have any digitised processes or have significant gaps in those that are. What’s your level of digital manufacturing maturity?

Life sciences product manufacturers are making significant contributions to public health on a global scale. As one of the most innovative sectors, companies in this industry continue to push more breakthrough products and advanced therapeutics into mainstream health care.

Digital manufacturing is becoming an imperative as the demand for personalised products is steadily rising. Find out how to step away from outdated methodologies, such as legacy manufacturing execution system (MES) solutions and paper documentation and achieve digital maturity.

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The State of Digital Maturity in Pharma and MedTech Manufacturing

FAQ About Digital Manufacturing Maturity Model

What are the benefits of using the digital manufacturing maturity model?

What are the benefits of using the digital manufacturing maturity model? The benefits of investing in digitizing core manufacturing systems are too often impeded by critical last-mile processes that remain manual, disconnected, and often paper based. Although the majority of business leaders say digital is a top priority to remain competitive, there is a gap between their digital maturity and their digital reality. The digital manufacturing maturity model can show companies the necessary steps to close the gap and achieve full digital maturity.

How do I choose the right digital manufacturing maturity model tier for my business?

Your level of digital manufacturing maturity needs to account for established Industry 4.0 imperatives, namely digitization, automation, and integration. It also should reflect the industry you work in and aspects that are unique to your company. These include regulatory standards, your executive-driven business objectives, and established manufacturing practices that guide your day-to-day operations.

How can organisations use the digital manufacturing maturity model to drive digital transformation?

When you overlay your unique business model with general digital imperatives, the digital manufacturing maturity model should give you a sense of the digital framework that’s available to build on, where you currently fit in the model, and what steps to take to reach your business objectives and the digital imperatives that support them. Seeing the end from the beginning helps you to prioritize your steps and stick with your maturity model.

How does the digital manufacturing maturity model assist organisations in identifying areas for improvement?

Comparing the digital potential of your new model against past performance metrics, you can use the model to build in achievable improvements over time. After you implement manufacturing execution software, it becomes easier to automatically track and trend your progress.

Free Resources on Digital Manufacturing Maturity Model

Select all the digital manufacturing resources you’re interested in downloading.

Buyers Guide: Manufacturing Software Buyer's Guide
Data Sheet: MasterControl Electronic Batch Records (EBR)
Research Report: The State of Digital Maturity in Pharma and MedTech Manufacturing
Ultimate Guide: The Ultimate Guide to Digitising the Shop Floor
Solution Overview: MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence

Mature Digital Manufacturing

Manual processes still dominate the shop floor, where people on the production line are left to deal with paper. Find out how manufacturing execution software helps you achieve full digital manufacturing maturity.

Efficient Digital Manufacturing Processes

Companies that use paper-based production record processes continue to encounter problems across production and quality operations even after they have invested in core system digitisation, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP).
It is imperative for companies to start adopting manufacturing execution software and use it to automate and error-proof their production processes. Electronic production records can be automated to help personnel complete tasks more efficiently and to ensure they are complete.
Accurate Information and Data Integrity

Paper-based processes and documentation in a data-driven world lead to transcription errors and missing information. More importantly, they can lead to product recalls, warning letters, consent decrees, costly shipping delays, and, of course, poor customer satisfaction.
Fully connected manufacturing execution software provides a truly paperless system that automatically transcribes and tracks production data. A digital manufacturing system reduces the number of errors in the system, increases right-first-time metrics, and reduces the problems listed above.
Data Tracking and Analytics

Digital technologies provide huge advantages to manufacturers. Error-proof production records, available only in a digital format, serve to “clean” data, which forms the essential foundation for efficient integration with manufacturing equipment and emergent technologies, such as machine learning (ML). Truly intelligent manufacturing systems lie at the top of the digital manufacturing maturity model. They are characterised by real-time operational intelligence that supports augmented decisioning and real-time releases.
Connected Systems on a Single Platform

One of the most common reasons for companies to digitise is the need to connect essential operations and equipment across the entire organisation. Centralising manufacturing data and operations by using purpose-built manufacturing execution software allows them to do just that.
According to current research, companies that fail to complete this essential step struggle to streamline their processes, aren’t able access siloed manufacturing data, and cannot progress through the digital manufacturing maturity model towards intelligent manufacturing. Digitally mature manufacturers, on the other hand, benefit from dynamic planning and scheduling and self-optimising equipment.
Inline Quality Control and Quality Assurance

Digital manufacturing maturity includes being able to embed quality processes within manufacturing operations. Because digital manufacturing solutions are connected and can even be integrated with other systems, every operator, every step, or every output is a chance to establish quality and compliance.
By eliminating the documentation burden and automating the labor-intensive last mile of the production process, manufacturing execution software enables plant line supervisors, operators, and managers to focus on improving the quality and throughput of their product. Quality managers can easily collaborate with manufacturing personnel in real time. Both functions are served equally well without delays and disruptions.

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