SMART Factory
Strategy Consultant

As VP SMART Factory at SAFRAN Landing Systems, I am leading the global road map of Manufacturing 4.0 initiatives across our 16 sites worldwide , including MES ( Manufacturing Execution Systems ) , MCS ( Manufacturing Control System ) , Industrial Data , AR/VR , … In the coming months I will act as consultant on SMART Factory projects to improve performances and to assist any company willing to develop digital transformation of their industrial activities. I can provide you with expert knowledge in facing the following challenges:

  • Establishing where your company stands in the digital transformation of its industrial activities

  • Determine which SMART Factory technologies are the most relevant for your business in the frame of a global performance improvement plan

  • Building a SMART Factory road map aligned with your industrial stakes and capacity to deploy, associated with Lean approach

  • Assessment of opportunities to deploy MES , MCS and Industrial Data use cases

  • Assistance to specify, select and manage solutions from technologies providers and integrators

Step by step , focuss on key business issues

Quick SMART Factory diagnostic

Quick assessment

(2 or 3 days)

  • SMART Factory maturity against industrial stakes along with Lean approach to improve performance ( “LEAN4.0” approach )

  • Recommendations of technologies & projects to start first

SMART Factory opportunity study

Opportunity studies

(5 days / project)

  • Deliverables by technologies or projects

  • Prelim assessment of ROI for each selected technology in the frame of performance improvement plan ( typically Lean projects )

  • Project definition

SMART Factory solution selection

Assistance to selection

(on quote)

  • Specification of the solution

  • Request for proposal

  • Assistance to suppliers proposal analysis

  • Recommendations for project set-up

  • Expertise in MES , MCS, Industrial Data, AR/VR

MES ( Manufacturing Execution System )

Development of a digital continuity and paperless strategy

Specification of MES and selection of solution

Assistance to project management

Masrer plan to integrate MES into IT environment PLM/MEDS,ERP, MCS

MCS ( Manufacturing Control System)

Alignment of data collection with Industrial Data usage for performance improvement

Development of industrial assets connectivity plan

Specification and selection of MCS solutions with integration services

Master plan to integrate MCS solution in the IT/OT environment

Industrial Data usage

Definition of data use case relevant for business to improve performance

Specification of data architecture from data collection to exploitation

Assistance to project management to implement data use case with IT / OT

AR / VR ( Augmented & Virtual Reality )

Use case analysis and ROI assessment

Specification of solutions and integration

Assistance to development and implementation