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BONUS: A Digital Transformation Story from Rockwell Automation

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 6 Jun 2023 · 40m

What this episode covers

Bob Murphy, former Senior Vice President at Rockwell Automation, and Scott Feldman from Accenture discuss Rockwell's enterprise-wide digital transformation journey. Murphy details how consolidating 26 plants into 18 required standardizing 12 ERP systems and over 1,000 shop-floor applications, leading to the creation of a unified MES organization. The conversation covers the shift from internal factory optimization to end-to-end supply chain integration, emphasizing the need for executive sponsorship, proof of value over proof of concept, and incremental scaling to overcome cultural resistance.

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large enterprises

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Companies
Rockwell Automation, Accenture, PTC, Generac, Amazon Web Services
Products
FactoryTalk ProductionCenter

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