Business Chief Americas April 2020
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has been the key to success. “The<br />
site adopts a modular and flexible<br />
approach to rapidly test and deploy<br />
new innovations. It’s very much a plug<br />
and play philosophy, more analogous<br />
with what Japanese industry in other<br />
sectors does like Toyota, for example.<br />
Every piece of equipment that they<br />
(MSC) have in their operation is bristling<br />
with sensors. They measure<br />
what they do and because of the<br />
modular scenario, they can quickly<br />
test new opportunities without<br />
impacting production. A technology<br />
can be quickly implemented or<br />
rejected if it’s not working. It’s a ‘lean<br />
pivoting’ approach.”<br />
RISING TO THE COLLABORATION<br />
CHALLENGE<br />
Dr Adair points out that historically<br />
there’s been something of a standoff<br />
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