How to make a difference with production digitalisation?

Digitalisation results in a great leap forward for some production companies, while for others the impact is rather limited. Why is this and how can you avoid disappointment after digitalising operational processes?

There are enormous differences in the impact of digitalisation in individual companies: for some, it may result in substantial progress, while others hardly notice any difference. We have recently seen a presentation by a company explaining how they had set up a 'digital twin' of their production, and how they now know exactly what was going on. When a listener asked them how this had helped them, they admitted that no tangible results had been accomplished as yet. This is proof that digitalisation in itself is not usually enough. In fact, what makes the real difference is the digitalisation method.