What are the main differences between companies that have struggled and those that have continued to thrive over the last year?  Today Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Chief Engineer at the Institute for Process Excellence and Digital Enterprise Society board member Scott Wertel to examine the critical importance of configuration management and company resiliency.  Join in as they cover a variety of key topics, from the importance of employing configuration management to avoid unnecessary costs to the value of combining digital and human engineering to maximize productivity, and how to remain resilient during the pandemic. 

 

On today’s podcast, you will learn:

The importance of configuration management 

• Tooling is an expense that every manufacturing company has to incur. 
• Configuration management is a highly effective tool to help avoid financial, brand image and opportunity costs. 
• Configuration management is needed for better quality control.

 

Combining digital and human engineering

• The speed of drawing and simulating models cannot replace human time to comprehend a model. 
• Visualization is an essential component to effective digital engineering. 
• Improved software needs to include a human element of processing. 
• Is generative design as advanced as human ability? 

 

Resiliency during the pandemic

• The most resilient companies are the ones that were resilient to begin with. 
• A “yes-and” mindset provides greater opportunities for growth. 
• Be willing to say yes to opportunities and then figure out how to make it happen. 

 

Looking forward at the Digital Enterprise Society

• Members can expect an increase in excellent content.
• The DES is working to become the best source for unbiased information about the tech industry.
• Collaboration will continue as lessons are shared about CM2, the importance of impact analysis and utilising shared configurations. 

 

Continue the conversation with us within the Digital Enterprise Society Community at www.DigitalEnterpriseSociety.org.