Smart Manufacturing Acceleration Roadmap Framework

Smart Manufacturing
Business Practices Assessment

This is your no-cost starting point. You will come out with a better understanding of your operations, and insights into areas for improvement.

The Business Practices Assessment tool helps align your team around priorities based on the current state and the practical next steps for the business.

All answers are confidential to your company. Upon completion, we will email your results so you can take the next step in developing and executing your innovation roadmap.

CESMII Acceleration Process and Roadmap Tools Differentiators

CESMII tools and methods have the following important differentiators in contrast to Industry 4.0 readiness assessments developed in other countries, tools from technology vendors, and the typical engagement with big consulting firms.

• The SM Roadmap Framework and Tools address key struggles identified by manufacturers including visioning, strategy, justification, and prioritization.
• The focus is on becoming a first-class manufacturer, achieving 3-year business goals, and technologies discussed only where they enable the business strategy. Actions are prioritized by their impact to the business for Now/Next/Future time horizons.
• The process works for large manufacturers but was designed to work for small and medium manufacturers (SMMs).
• It is based on a collaborative approach to create ownership where the manufacturer takes on more of the process themselves and the consultant coaches 1-2 internal champions.
• Lowers in-person time and cost for consultant/advisor so they can work with more manufacturers in parallel. More of the process can be coached remotely.
• Uses a crowd-sourcing methodology throughout the organization and creates alignment among internal stakeholders on the need for selected improvement initiatives.
• Technology is only one of six areas explored. Assessment uses straightforward questions to cover 6 dimensions of business practices: Strategy, Culture, Processes, Systems, Workforce, Supply Chain. (In contrast to other assessments that cover 16-20 dimensions and focus on technology adoption.)
• Benchmarking data from growing database is available to manufacturers and consultants.
• Consulting/coaching engagement to develop roadmap is targeted at $8-$15K for typical SMM and is separate from the projects to select and implement specific technology solutions. (In contrast to >$100K for engagement with big consultant.)
• Benefit from the CESMII ecosystem is vendor neutral and provides access to more resources for the consultant and manufacturer in different specialized areas.
• Designed to be revisited every two years to check progress, impact, and alignment with changing business goals.