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22 EMS Guide 2020 www markttechnik de Strategien & Trends The digitization of the supply chain will become more and more fundamental both in terms of integrating the supply chain into the IoT as well as for collecting large amounts of data and providing relevant services which will be created out of our analysis of large amounts of data for our customers Supply chains are currently coming under great pressure How do you see this and how sustainable is the supply chain as a whole? Kaiser Yes supply chains are indeed under a lot of pressure and Corona has clearly shown that they have been overstretched The volatile demand situation a still visible allocation for certain materials but also the transparency of raw materials and dependence on supplies from China are some of the things that are now seen as additional focus points in risk management in the entire electronics market We have also faced up to the challenge of reviewing our business continuity concepts as part of our internal supply chain However thanks to our global presence we can continue to actively pursue the model of one lead factory per customer supplemented by a second internal location support service This will enable us to meet international demands as seamlessly as possible and protect our customers from unforeseen delivery problems The interview was conducted by Karin Zühlke Automation Streamlined Factory 5G Improving manufacturing resiliency in a postpandemic world While the upheaval brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic has been one of the most challenging in modern times it has also acted as a catalyst for change motivating manufacturing organisations to enhance operations in ways that will make them more resilient for the future When the pandemic first hit electronic manufacturing service EMS providers had to quickly incorporate rapidly evolving government and public health safety measures to protect workers from Covid-19 transmission Machines and workers were spaced further apart on factory floors to meet new distancing requirements Staff began to wear personal protective gear and undergo daily screenings along with performing more frequent sanitation efforts across production spaces Business continuity plans were updated to reflect new regional requirements In some locations only certain products deemed as essential goods were allowed to be manufactured requiring a rerouting of resources to support their production All of these major changes were undertaken very quickly while maintaining factory output and preserving the highest level of quality and regulatory requirements to meet customer expectations Several months into the pandemic leading EMS providers have not only survived the crisis but are using it as a catalyst to improve operations New practices technologies and automation that were once considered nice to have before Covid-19 are being fast tracked to make organisations more immune to unexpected events that could hinder operations in the future The next two to five years will see major changes some of which are depicted below Dramatic uptick in automation Industry 4 0 practices machinetomachine communications robotics and the cloud are already being successfully applied to produce certain medical network automotive and electronic products that cant be touched by humans in order to avoid contamination In the next few years automation could double reducing worker involvement on repetitive tasks preventing the spread of diseases like Covid-19 and empowering staff to make better decisions with real time data analytics By Mulugeta Abtew Vice President Manufacturing Technology Development Sanmina