{"id":1060,"date":"2020-03-12T03:49:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T07:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/siemens-opcenter\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:00:38","slug":"mdd-at-a-crossroads-digitalization-and-operational-excellence-for-small-and-medium-sized-manufacturers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/opcenter\/mdd-at-a-crossroads-digitalization-and-operational-excellence-for-small-and-medium-sized-manufacturers\/","title":{"rendered":"MD&amp;D at a crossroads: digitalization and operational excellence for small &#8211; and medium-sized manufacturers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MD&amp;D manufacturers are at a crossroads. They can tackle the challenges in the industry with innovation or with perseverance.<em> Both<\/em> will be required for small &#8211; and medium-sized businesses (SMB) to compete in the midst of change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is changing? The megatrends are clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Accelerated innovation \u2013 driving speed with more complex NPI, and increasing regulatory risk<\/li><li>Mass customization \u2013 requiring smaller lot sizes with more variation<\/li><li>Market consolidation \u2013 necessitating technological standardization for easier onboarding processes and know-how transfer<\/li><li>Next-generation intelligence \u2013 compelling faster insight with contextual relevance and enabling quicker containment of issues.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Speed. Complexity. Risk. SMB manufacturers will find it difficult to grow performances at an acceptable level across all three \u2013 or achieve Operational Excellence \u2013&nbsp;without digital transformation. That is also clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how is digitalization helping MD&amp;D\nmanufacturers? In a nutshell \u2013 it is helping them deliver more valuable, higher\nquality products to the market faster, while avoiding recalls and grow in\nproduction volumes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the key areas of digitalization that\nis directly impacting manufacturing speed and quality is Manufacturing\nOperations Management, or MOM. This is the technology that transforms the manufacturing\nvalue chain at the intersection of the virtual world of design and planning and\nthe real world of production. MOM\u2019s role in digital manufacturing comprises:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Orchestration \u2013 Orchestration\nand enforcement of manufacturing and quality operations<\/li><li>Vertical integration \u2013 Bridging\nthe gap between enterprise systems and automation<\/li><li>Digital Twin \u2013 Implementation\nof the Digital Twin of design and engineering in the real production<\/li><li>Closed loop \u2013 Enabling\ncontinuous closed-loop improvement through as-planned and as-is data <\/li><li>Analytics \u2013 Transforming big\ndata into IoT actionable information (smart data)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Siemens Opcenter is the leading MOM platform for MD&amp;D. Its core components include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Paperless manufacturing and\nself-auditing eDHR\/eBR<\/li><li>Single as-built track and trace\nrecord<\/li><li>Manufacturing enforcement and\nquality<\/li><li>Identification, analysis, and prevention\nof errors<\/li><li>APS and EMI functionality<\/li><li>Closed-loop manufacturing and\nchange enforcement<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/webinar\/manufacturing-digitalization-in-medical\/68022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"View the on-demand webinar (opens in a new tab)\">View the on-demand webinar<\/a><\/strong> to explore these capabilities and understand the impact MOM is having on SMB MD&amp;D manufacturers, allowing them to achieve Operational Excellence through digital transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Eliminating paper-based\nprocesses to streamline compliance and focus on quality<\/li><li>Gaining rapid ROI, investing\nlimited resources into high-value opportunities thanks to out-of-the-box\nfunctionalities<\/li><li>Support accelerated growth,\nscaling production as market value increases<\/li><li>Transforming data into\ncontextualized analytics.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/webinar\/manufacturing-digitalization-in-medical\/68022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"View the webinar today! (opens in a new tab)\">View the webinar today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MD&amp;D manufacturers are at a crossroads. They can tackle the challenges in the industry with innovation or with perseverance. 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