{"id":5486,"date":"2022-08-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=5486"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:08:30","slug":"smart-manufacturing-and-uncovering-closed-loop-manufacturing-ep-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/digital-transformation\/smart-manufacturing-and-uncovering-closed-loop-manufacturing-ep-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart manufacturing and uncovering Closed-Loop Manufacturing (CLM) \u2013 ep. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=TLFIE9386903546\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<p>An unstable supply chain and an increase in the customers\u2019 need for custom products are some of the biggest challenges that manufacturers are dealing with today. The increased competition means they cannot afford to raise their products because that might result in a loss in market share. That\u2019s why more focus has now been put on lowering the production cost by making the manufacturing process as efficient as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the host Chris Pennington, <em>Global Industry Marketing Leader for Industrial Machinery at Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/em>, is joined by Rahul Garg, <em>the<\/em> <em>Vice President of the Industrial Machinery and Mid-market Program at Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/em>. He\u2019ll help us understand what closed-loop manufacturing (CLM) entails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, you\u2019ll learn the steps involved in CLM and the benefits of deploying it on a factory floor. Additionally, you\u2019ll find out the role played by product lifecycle management (PLM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What You\u2019ll Learn in this Episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A high-level definition of CLM (01:34)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The steps involved in CLM (03:41)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roles played by PLM and ERP (04:51)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The benefits of linking the production facility and manufacturing engineering to the supply chain (07:01)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The impact of deploying a CLM solution in a production facility (11:38)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/07\/rahul-garg-03.jpg\" alt=\"Rahul Garg\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Rahul Garg<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Vice President of the Industrial Machinery and Mid-market Program at Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rahul-garg-5562271\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Rahul on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/08\/chris-pennington2.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Pennington\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Chris Pennington<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Global Industry Marketing Leader &#8211; Industrial Machinery, Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-pennington-4948792\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Chris on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Xcelerator, the comprehensive and integrated portfolio of software and services from Siemens Digital Industries Software, helps companies of all sizes create and leverage a comprehensive digital twin that provides organizations with new insights, opportunities and levels of automation to drive innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Siemens Digital Industries Software products and services, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sw.siemens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">siemens.com\/software<\/a>&nbsp;or follow us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/siemens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Siemens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/siemensusa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/siemens\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. Siemens Digital Industries Software \u2013 where today meets tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related links:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/play.acast.com\/s\/smart-manufacturing-by-siemens-plm\/uncovering-smart-manufacturing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smart Manufacturing podcast 01<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Uncovering Smart Manufacturing<br><a href=\"https:\/\/play.acast.com\/s\/smart-manufacturing-by-siemens-plm\/the-convergence-of-it-and-ot-in-digitalized-manufacturing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smart Manufacturing podcast 02<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 The Convergence of IT and OT in Digitalized Manufacturing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unstable supply chain and an increase in the customers\u2019 need for custom products are some of the biggest challenges&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29361,"featured_media":5495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spanish_translation":"","french_translation":"","german_translation":"","italian_translation":"","polish_translation":"","japanese_translation":"","chinese_translation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[728,373,298,299,385,606,330],"industry":[],"product":[],"coauthors":[417],"class_list":["post-5486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital-transformation","tag-closed-loop-manufacturing","tag-digital-transformation-tag","tag-digital-twin","tag-digitalization","tag-podcast","tag-smart-manufacturing","tag-xcelerator"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/08\/smart-manufacturing-closed-loop-manufacturing-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29361"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5486"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8834,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5486\/revisions\/8834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5486"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=5486"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=5486"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=5486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}