Download - Digital at WMG, Simon Buckingham
Digital at WMG
Simon BuckinghamGet Connected: Practical digital solutions to transform your business
7th February 2017
My Current Activities
• HVMC Large Scale Project is working with Industry and others.
• Linked directly to the Industrial Digitalisation Review led by JuergenMaier.
• Working with Head of Manufacturing.
• Understanding UK Manufacturing Sector.
• Linked to adoption of Digital Technologies.
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• Feeding into WMG & HVMC response to Industrial Strategy Green Paper.
• Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Workshop in B’ham.
There is significant support, and funding, from Government to accelerate the adoption of digital technologies.
Our Challenge
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What takes5 days
in the UK, is achieved in
4 days or lessin the US,
France and Germany
4%
24%
The UK is lagging behind, but there are many opportunities to enable us to catch up with our competitors.
Things are changing, fast…
Time
Cost of Sensors
DataConnectivity BandwidthComputing PowerQ
uan
tity
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Digital Technologies are interwoven with our personal and professional lives. The rate of change is increasing.
The Terminology
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Numerous opportunities and technologies exist, the foundations are built around sensors, data, connectivity and analytics.
About WMG
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“Academic excellence with industrial relevance has always been at the heart of what we do…it’s what makes us unique.”
Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, Chairman and Founder
▶ Academic Department of the University of Warwick▶ Strengthening UK industry through collaborative applied
research driven by future market needs▶ Working with partners at a regional, national and
international level▶ A unique mix of academics working alongside ex-industry
engineers, lead by professional project managers▶ 500+ staff working in 7 buildings▶ 350+ technical staff from Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors
European Technical Centre are accommodated within our facilities
Our Values
Thought Leadership
Creating Collaboration Relationships
Research and
Innovation
Industrial Impact
Embedding Knowledge
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Who’s Who
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Dr Mark Swift
SME Programmes
Prof. Robert Harrison
Automation Systems
Sue Parr
Professional & Exec.
Prof. Jan Godsell
Operations & Supply chain
Prof. Tim Watson
Cyber Security Centre
Prof. Dariusz Ceglarek
Digital Lifecycle Management
Prof. Jay Bal
Digital Business Models