Manufacturing organizations are operating under increasing pressures due to supply chain disruptions, technology advancements, skill and talent shortages, and changing consumer preferences. Establishing organizational resiliency is key in this dynamic smart manufacturing environment. Resiliency begins with a comprehensive understanding of workforce skills and capability.
Develop, prioritize, standardize, and digitize a comprehensive skills framework that fully meets the needs of your business and helps your organization achieve better operational outcomes.
Learn why operational skills management is an essential business imperative for organizations striving to stay competitive and adaptable in the dynamic manufacturing industry.
Identify talent, build qualified teams, ensure knowledge transfer, train and develop talent strategically, plan for the future of work, and retain employees with Kahuna's skills management platform.
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In manufacturing, much of employee onboarding and training is done on the plant floor. Kahuna enables individuals throughout the organization to use real-time skills data to ensure the workforce is doing the right on-the-job training, operating with the right skills at the right time, and increasing productivity, safety, and quality.
As organizations look to tackle Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing initiatives, they're promised:
But to enable these outcomes, a high-functioning training and development program is essential. Use Kahuna's skills and training capability matrix to determine organizational readiness for Industry 4.0 initiatives.
Manufacturing skills and competency management is the business process of identifying critical skills, assessing organizational capability, and developing the workforce to meet dynamic industry demands and strategic business goals.
Manufacturing skills management enables manufacturing organizations to meet fluctuating demand for talent, reduce and control cost of poor quality, minimize the threats of future disruptions, diminish risk and impacts associated with HSE incidents, and mitigate non-compliance risk.
Effective training gives employees the knowledge, skills, experiences, and capabilities they need to perform their roles efficiently and in line with safety and quality standards.
Skills and competency management provides validated skills data to employees and managers at every level in the organization, from the factory floor to the C-Suite. These skill insights enable leaders to:
Industry.4.0, also called smart manufacturing, is the advancement of technology and digital transformations within manufacturing. These advancements impact manufacturing processes and procedures, quality metrics, workforce skills, training and development needs, and more.
Benefits of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing include:
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