SupplyChain Magazine December 2020 | Page 21

SAP CUSTOMERS HARNESSING ITS INDUSTRY 4.0 SOLUTIONS
De ’ Longhi Group Headquartered in Italy , De ’ Longhi is “ a very well-known and famous householder appliance manufacturer ,” comments Wade . “ De ’ Longhi has adopted industry 4.0 technologies from SAP in their manufacturing operation using IoT technologies and connecting all of their manufacturing assets .” In providing its services to De ’ Longhi , Wade explains that as a result , De ’ Longhi has reduced its order to dispatch time . “ This is a critical customer service metric and also a very important metric for most manufacturing vice-presidents ,” comments Wade , who adds that SAP ’ s services have “ also helped
De ’ Longhi implement new production lines , in rapid time . I ’ ve talked about the ability of manufacturers to pivot during the times that we ’ re in . This is important because they may want to pivot into new areas as we move forward .” Faurecia “ Faurecia is one of the world ’ s largest automotive suppliers ,” comments Wade , who details that the company is using SAP ’ s manufacturing solutions to connect all of its manufacturing lines and production machines to deliver innovation inside the operations . This , in turn , delivers innovation to its automotive customers .
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