Big Data Analytics is Changing the Face of Manufacturing

The trends of the society keep changing with the passing time and people, businesses who fail to conform to them eventually fail. Data analytics is one such thing which has taken the manufacturing industry by storm and is already being considered by 48 percent of manufacturers as a necessity instead of an option.

Up to 68 percent of manufacturers are ready to invest in it and utilize the results for their betterment of their business. They are stepping in the right direction because the insights on the data will help them in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of their business and work on them. Most of them are even ready to increase the number of investments in this regard.

Big data analytics plays a vital role in helping the organization in harnessing their data for the right motives. They are able to identify new opportunities, attain efficiency and speed, and make the customers happy and profits high. Some of the key takeaways of big data analytics have been discussed below:

Well-informed, quick decisions because of greater insight on the data

Having the ability to analyze new sources of data combined with speed and in-memory analytics, the business are able to work on any piece of information in a relatively less amount of team. Their learning enables them to take decisions immediately and work on them without any delay. It also helps in a quick and easy prediction of problems and coming up with the strategy to cater the workload in the best possible way.

Devising future strategies and determining the correct direction for their employees

There are 50 percent of business owners who truly believe that data analytics enables them to stay on the right path. They are confident that the predictive analysis is making them reach the goals in the most effective way. The employees are guided in the right direction to generate more profits for the company and also attain ultimate customer satisfaction.

Reduced costs and increased profits

One of the biggest perks of big data analytics is that it provides the right direction for the company while reducing the overall costs. The chances of risk are mitigated which ensures that the company keeps generating more profit and all the strategies are designed while spending the fraction of a cost which otherwise goes in forming the agenda of a company.

Innovative ideas and new products and services

The analysis of the data leads to the determination of the demands of the general public. This, in turn, gives rise to innovative ideas which are directed to satisfy the growing needs of the customers. The company will reach a level of saturation if it doesn’t keep introducing new products and services for its clients. The same applies to the manufacturing sector which needs to enhance their scope to maintain a reasonable standing in the market.

The incorporation of these benefits make big data analytics a must for every manufacturing business and open doors for its growth and development.

Nothing that I’m going to write about is my original concept. I’m not a creative person, however I’m extremely re-creative. It’s easy for me to take a concept that I’ve learned from someone else and apply it to the current environment. Having said that, the majority of the concepts discussed in this thesis, come from a book by @SimonSinek entitled “Start With Why.” (I highly encourage you to download the book and read it in it’s entirety for an in depth understanding of all the concepts. For a shorter version there is also a video recorded TEDTalk available here.) In essence, I’ve taken the concepts Sinek talks about in his book, and have applied them to technology, companies and the world as we know it.

[Read more…]