From Excel to Execution: Building the Foundation of Your Smart Factory

Manufacturers across the Nordics continue to rely heavily on Excel, paper forms, and disconnected systems to manage their daily operations. This creates blind spots in production, slows down decision-making, and makes it nearly impossible to scale or improve performance.

In this first episode of our Smart Factory Transformation Series, we explore how leading manufacturers move from spreadsheet-driven processes to real-time manufacturing execution with Siemens Opcenter.

You will learn how to build the digital foundation needed for visibility, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

What you will learn

• Why Excel and manual processes fail modern production environments.
• How Opcenter MES brings real-time visibility across planning, production, and quality.
• How to start small. focusing on one line or one plant. and scale without disrupting operations.
• Practical use cases from the Nordics. including reductions in downtime. scrap. and manual admin work.
• What a realistic Smart Factory roadmap looks like for mid-size and large manufacturers.

Who should attend

This webinar is designed for leaders in manufacturing who need to modernize operations without costly or risky big-bang projects. Ideal roles include:

• Operations Directors and Plant Managers
• Heads of Production. Manufacturing Excellence and Lean
• Quality Managers
• IT/OT and Digital Transformation Leaders
• CIOs and Industry 4.0 Program Leads