# How Lean, Industry 4.0, and Supply Chain are Interconnected with Antonio Hill

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2022-09-20
- Length: 48m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-20-how-lean-industry-4-0-and-supply-chain-are-interconnected-with-antonio-hill
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Antonio Hill, Head of Manufacturing Digital Solutions at Stanley Black & Decker, discusses the intersection of lean manufacturing, Industry 4.0, and global supply chain management. He explains how digital transformation must be built on a foundation of lean principles and process understanding to avoid collecting data for its own sake. Hill emphasizes the importance of an operator-centric approach and using data to create actionable insights that reduce waste and improve marginal costs across the entire value stream.

## Chapters

- [0:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-20-how-lean-industry-4-0-and-supply-chain-are-interconnected-with-antonio-hill#t=43) Introduction and Guest Background
- [5:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-20-how-lean-industry-4-0-and-supply-chain-are-interconnected-with-antonio-hill#t=346) From HR to Lean Champion
- [11:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-20-how-lean-industry-4-0-and-supply-chain-are-interconnected-with-antonio-hill#t=682) Lean Manufacturing and Waste Reduction
- [13:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-20-how-lean-industry-4-0-and-supply-chain-are-interconnected-with-antonio-hill#t=812) Process Understanding Before Digital Transformation
- [16:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-20-how-lean-industry-4-0-and-supply-chain-are-interconnected-with-antonio-hill#t=1019) Industry 4.0 and Hidden Data on the Shop Floor
- [20:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-20-how-lean-industry-4-0-and-supply-chain-are-interconnected-with-antonio-hill#t=1220) Foundations for Digital Solutions: Lean, Governance, and People
- [24:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-20-how-lean-industry-4-0-and-supply-chain-are-interconnected-with-antonio-hill#t=1456) Operator-Centric Mindset in Manufacturing
- [26:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-20-how-lean-industry-4-0-and-supply-chain-are-interconnected-with-antonio-hill#t=1608) Holistic Digital Transformation and Actionable Data
- [31:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-20-how-lean-industry-4-0-and-supply-chain-are-interconnected-with-antonio-hill#t=1866) Global Supply Chain and PFEP
- [37:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-20-how-lean-industry-4-0-and-supply-chain-are-interconnected-with-antonio-hill#t=2242) Supply Chain Resilience and Future Preparedness
- [42:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-20-how-lean-industry-4-0-and-supply-chain-are-interconnected-with-antonio-hill#t=2547) Stanley Black & Decker Culture and Conclusion

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Factory operations & automation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/factory-operations)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Stanley Black & Decker (company)
- BLACK+DECKER (product)
- DEWALT (product)
- CRAFTSMAN (product)
- STANLEY (product)

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