The Digital Plant Manager: How real-time data, AI and Lean leadership are transforming plant management

About the Event

Plant management is becoming more complex. More data, automation, variants and interconnected processes require faster, fact-based decisions.

Join us, alongside partnering technology providers like Tulip and industry representatives, for a practical 60-minute webinar exploring how real-time data, MES, AI and human-centered leadership can help plant managers move from reactive problem-solving to proactive performance management.

What You’ll Discover

➡️ The changing role of the Plant Manager

Why traditional approaches are reaching their limits, and what comes next.

➡️ From data to action

How real-time visibility and AI-supported analytics enable earlier detection, faster root-cause analysis and better decisions.

➡️ The four pillars of Digital Plant Management

1. Digital Shopfloor Management
2. AI-Supported Analytics
3. Human-Centered Leadership
4. MES & Connected Operations

➡️ Real-world cases & technology

Learn from practical examples and Tulip’s contribution, who will showcase digital shopfloor management solutions.

What You’ll Take Away

• Practical ideas for improving operational visibility
• Insights into using AI for better decisions
• A pragmatic approach to combining Lean, technology and leadership
• Ideas to accelerate your Digital Plant journey

Complimentary Digital Plant Manager Quick Scan

As part of the event, participating companies can apply for a complimentary 1–2 day on-site Quick Scan. Our experts will assess management routines, information flows and key pain points and identify improvement opportunities.

Meet the experts

• Dr.-Ing. Jens Palacios Neffke — OPEX & Industry 4.0, Mews Partners

16 years of experience in Operations Management, Industry 4.0, Operational Excellence and Transformation.

• Dr.-Ing. Michael Gerstle — OPEX & Agile, Mews Partners

18 years of experience across management, consulting and manufacturing, with a focus on Operational Excellence and Lean.

• Lee Lewis — Enterprise Account Executive, Tulip

Helping manufacturers across Northern Europe digitise and transform their frontline operations through Tulip's no-code, cloud-native MES platform.

• Felix Kuhl — Lean Consultant, MTU Berlin-Brandenburg

Responsible for Lean Leadership & Strategy: roll-out of digital SFM, organizing and coaching yearly Hoshin Kanri, organizing CIP workshops

• Stefan Respondek — Regional Operations Transformation Director, Alstom

14+ years of experience in Industrial Transformation, Operational Excellence Quality Management, and program leadership, across the automotive and railway industry.

Discover how real-time data, AI and Lean leadership can transform the way you run your plant.