In this episode we peer into the future of manufacturing! Join me as we sits down with PLN, Global Head of Smart Mobility and CASE Automotive at TCS, for a crucial discussion on the transformative power of AI, automation, and digital twins. We discuss the convergence of AI, automation, and digital twins, and take a deep dive into the forces reshaping global manufacturing, from the rise of autonomous factories to the ethical implications of AI-driven production.

Q&A

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Q1

The amazingly rapid advancement of AI must be significantly impacting your area of responsibility. Tell us about that.

3:54

Q2

How do you see the convergence of AI and automation and digital twins reshaping the entire manufacturing value chain?

6:35

Q3

How are these transformations going to change the geographic locations of manufacturing? Will this impact the location of where manufacturing is done?

7:44

Q4

Because of the flexibility of these environments, it might allow new kinds of business models, I would imagine. What do you think?

10:15

Q5

Share with us some of that visioning out there. What does the factory the future look like in terms of autonomy in the future?

12:42

Q6

What are the dependencies that we're all waiting for that are still necessary to happen before many factories can advance to where their ambitions are?

14:46

Q7

Talk to us about some of those layers, some of those methodologies, some of those frameworks that you think are necessary to really help a company advance.

18:00

Q8

The mature form of this will be getting into an environment where it's about preventing disruptions in advance. Is that the ultimate goal?

22:35

Q9

You need to be pushing decision making, recognition, analytics, intelligence, pattern recognition out to the edges. Tell me about the role of edge computing.

26:21

Q10

Where do you see the big picture, all of these AI and digital twins and automation. Where is that taking us?

28:41

Q11

How is that going to change traditional management structures in factories?

31:16

Q12

What are the obstacles preventing all of this from taking place right now?

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Read the Report: https://www.tcs.com/what-we-do/industries/manufacturing/tcs-digital-twindex-manufacturing-study

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