Smart Manufacturing for Automotive Industry Survey 2020

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* 1. Please confirm your details:

Name:

Company:

Job title:

Phone:

Email:

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* 2. What statement best describes the size of your automotive manufacturing operation?

Small

Medium

Large

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* 3. What is your function within the organization?

Manufacturing

Industry 4.0

Automation

Operations

Business / Digital Transformation

IIOT

Plant / Production / Factory

Data / Analytics / AI / ML

Quality

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What level does your current role sit within the organization?

Director

Manager

Head

Engineer

Specialist

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* 5. What do you see as the biggest challenge ahead for the automotive manufacturing sector?

The Impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Labor shortage

Increasing Demands from customers driving rapidly changing vehicle specifications

Regulatory Requirements and Sustainability

Competitive Landscape

Availability of technology / or lack of maturity

Keeping up with and utilizing new technologies

Timescales required to tailor and intergrate new technology and processes

Transitioning and implementing new solutions within exsiting operations

Cyber security

Sustainability

Aging infrastructure and assets

Change management and bridging the skills gap

Other (please specify)

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* 6. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, how do you see Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing Technology helping overcome the challenges it brings?

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* 7. How do you see smart manufacturing, automation, technology and digitalization improving the automotive manufacturing sector?

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* 8. How has smart manufacturing, automation, technology and digitalization helped drive improvements within your Business / Plant?

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* 9. What unique business problems are you trying to solve through technology?

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* 10. What stage are you at in terms of your smart manufacturing / automation / technology / digitalization journey?

Assesing and Analysing the business / plant to determine areas of improvement

Creating and developing a smart / automation / technology strategy

Building the business case and demostrating ROI

Planning and design

Identifying suitable technology solutions

Vendor selection

Technology implementation and integration

Optimization of the existing strategy

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* 11. What are the biggest challenges relating to planning, designing and implementing your automation / technology strategy?

Automation strategy

Building the business case and demonstrating ROI

Planning and design

Identifying suitable technology solutions

Vendor selection

Technology implementation and integration

Optimization of the existing strategy

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* 12. What do you expect to be the biggest ROI from your Smart / Automation / Technology Project?

Acheiving new levels of productivity, performance, flexibility, efficiency and quality

Reducing overheads, operating and capital costs to increase profitability

Improving safety, risk management and compliance

Asset optimization and integrity management

Improved data capture and analysis

Labour efficiencies

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* 13. Within the next 2 years will your smart manufacturing / automation / technology budgets be:

Increasing

Decreasing

Staying the same

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* 14. What types of solutions are you looking to invest in?

Data analytics, Predictive analytics, AI, ML

Cyber Security Technology and Systems

3D Printing Equipment

Automated Robotics and Driverless Vehicles

Sensors and controls

Consultants

IIoT Hardware and Software

Wireless Communications Systems

Predictive Maintainance Solutions

Smart Products / Parts / Materials

Cloud Based Solutions

(AR) Augmented Reality / (VR) Virtual Reality Solutions

Data & analytics Platforms and Monitoring

SAP / ERP Solutions

End - to - end Automation Systems

SCADA Systems

Drones

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What can the Vendor community do to support your automation and technology strategy?

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* 16. In 2020 we will be running a Smart Manufacturing for Automotive Summit. Would you like to:

Attend as a delegate

Present a case study

Facilitate an open discussion

Sponsor the event

I am not sure please send me a copy of the agenda

Not interested

Smart Manufacturing for Automotive Industry Survey 2020

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* 1. Please confirm your details:

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* 2. What statement best describes the size of your automotive manufacturing operation?

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* 3. What is your function within the organization?

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* 4. What level does your current role sit within the organization?

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* 5. What do you see as the biggest challenge ahead for the automotive manufacturing sector?

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* 6. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, how do you see Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing Technology helping overcome the challenges it brings?

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* 7. How do you see smart manufacturing, automation, technology and digitalization improving the automotive manufacturing sector?

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* 8. How has smart manufacturing, automation, technology and digitalization helped drive improvements within your Business / Plant?

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* 9. What unique business problems are you trying to solve through technology?

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* 10. What stage are you at in terms of your smart manufacturing / automation / technology / digitalization journey?

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* 11. What are the biggest challenges relating to planning, designing and implementing your automation / technology strategy?

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* 12. What do you expect to be the biggest ﻿ROI from your Smart / Automation / Technology Project?

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* 13. Within the next 2 years will your smart manufacturing / automation / technology budgets be:

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* 14. What types of solutions are you looking to invest in?

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* 15. What can the Vendor community do to support your automation and technology strategy?

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* 16. In 2020 we will be running a Smart Manufacturing for Automotive Summit. Would you like to:

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* 17. What topics or solutions do you feel it would be important to cover at the event?

* 12. What do you expect to be the biggest ROI from your Smart / Automation / Technology Project?