by We are living in a world that is obsessed with connectivity yet so many large corporations are still working in silos. How can a corporation become connected and move towards Industry 4.0 if their data and systems are trapped in silos? This is a problem many corporations, big and small, face today. In order to understand and address the problem, first we must understand the silo. There is a solution, there is a path forward and Artificial Intelligence can lead the way.
Silos are created when information, goals, tools, priorities and processes are not shared with other departments and this pitfall becomes enforced by corporate culture. An effort to achieve the lowest overall cost and best functionality for different departments, or in the case of some manufacturers the same department in different plants, has created disparate data. Many systems are programmed to not function well together or only function in a stack but there is technology out there dedicated to dismantling the silo.
Executives often get into the trap of thinking the only way to advance into Industry 4.0 is to update disparate systems and increase capital expenditures. What many execs and people in all corporate functions do not yet understand is that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be the systems connector. The entire premise of AI is built on the notion of interconnected information that may have previously been thought to be unconnected entirely. It is entirely unnecessary for a corporation to increase CAPEX when working with the right AI provider.
In order to get the most accurate picture of underlying issues within the corporation, AI must be able to connect to a vast amount of data from many different silos. This doesn’t mean that you have to dismantle the silos, you just need the right AI connector…. Let Artificial Intelligence be your Silo Dismantling Agent.
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