BSI, the business improvement
company, has released PAS
1040:2019 Digital readiness – Adopting digital
technologies in manufacturing – Guide to provide organizations with
the guidance needed to assess and improve their readiness to adopt digital
technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and the internet of
things.
The UK’s Industrial
Strategy and the Made Smarter Review, set out to boost productivity and create
new businesses, jobs and export opportunities through innovation and the
adoption of industrial digital technologies (IDTs) in manufacturing.
PAS 1040:2019
supports this strategy by helping businesses to assess their digital readiness
and understand the areas they need to develop in order to increase value from
the adoption of IDTs. The potential prize is substantial, estimated at as much
as £455 billion for UK manufacturing over the next decade.
The PAS provides
guidance on identifying and understanding the business factors, including
leadership, culture, integration and process that should be taken into
consideration in planning and implementing the digital journey. It includes
standardized methodology for assessing the readiness of a business to adopt
digital technologies in manufacturing and assess progress along a digital
journey.
The PAS is for all
manufacturers, suppliers, and related service providers who are looking to
increase business efficiencies and competitiveness. It can also benefit
developers and providers of digital readiness diagnostic tools.
Ben Sheridan,
Manufacturing Sector Lead at BSI said: “The digital readiness gap can be closed
by the UK manufacturing sector. It has the opportunity to adopt digital
technology and make a change that will help to grow productivity and drive
innovation. PAS 1040:2019 gives guidance intended to inspire business leaders
to kick start their digital transformation journey."
Robin Wilson, Head
of Manufacturing and Materials at Innovate UK said: “The route to boosting
productivity and creating new businesses, jobs and export opportunities in the
UK manufacturing sector is the adoption of industrial digital technologies
(IDTs). PAS 1040:2019 supports this strategy by helping businesses to assess
their digital readiness and understand the areas they need to develop.”
PAS 1040:2019 was
developed by a steering committee and underwent a peer and public review as is
normal practice in such a consensus document.
