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A model-based enterprise

The full value of MBE capabilities

Today’s manufacturers face intense pressure to dramatically reduce product cost and development time, all while their products are becoming exponentially more complex. Read on to learn how manufacturers can respond to this pressure and level the playing field with a model-based enterprise future.

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A vision for the model-based enterprise

Disruptors already know the benefits of a model-based enterprise future. They’re unconstrained by legacy thinking, processes, and systems and have adopted a fully model-based approach. Meanwhile, others are working to quickly transform their enterprises as well. Our research indicates that more than 85% of enterprises across industries are undertaking initiatives to bolster their MBE capabilities.

While aligning the entire organization can be a daunting proposition for some, it is entirely achievable by leveraging the experiences of others who have paved the way to transformation. By taking a methodical approach, organizations can define and execute a realistic road map and realize the full business value of MBE capabilities.

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Together, these MBE outcomes can have a significant impact on how products are created, manufactured, and serviced. When executed correctly, and data created by one step in the process is used directly by the next, teams focus less on traditional day-to-day tasks (e.g., data entry and validation) and more on future-facing innovations (e.g., data analysis and insights). This creates an environment of higher employee satisfaction, given that employees are working on innovation and value-added activities versus the rework and manual activities that they do today. This also creates an environment in which processes are executed using platform engineering, model-based systems engineering, and simulation-based analysis in an integrated fashion.

The vision for the future is clear—what’s needed is a plan to get there.

Bridging the MBE capabilities gap

Transforming a traditional organization into an MBE takes collaboration; no single function or discrete technology investment can deliver the digital thread and MBE objective. The path forward requires a plan to bridge the gap between today’s outdated processes and technologies and the value of tomorrow’s model-based capabilities.

Define what success looks like and the associated business case value to your organization. Take real examples from real programs (even those that were executed to “the best” of your current capabilities) to paint the picture of why change is needed. Use objective, value-oriented data to govern the scope and execution of your transformation.

In our work across industries, we have defined 42 capabilities of MBE that span organizational functions. We work with each client to assess the maturity of these capabilities across their organization and align on which capabilities are most critical to accelerate and achieve their MBE vision and business case.

While defining plans for capability deployment, focus on grouping capabilities to create phased deployment plans to create incremental value and deliver the capabilities needed most, first. This sets the foundation upon which the most far-reaching and visionary MBE capabilities may be built and allows value to be realized incrementally, self-funding the next stages.

There is no need to start with a blank sheet when defining future-state capabilities, processes, and solutions. Over the years, we’ve demonstrated that nearly 80% of what an organization needs are not unique to them, and we’ve developed a suite of predefined processes and preconfigured solutions that accelerate adoption of model-based capabilities.

The traditional principles of transformation initiatives remain important and are perhaps even more essential for achieving the intended outcomes.

Explore how Deloitte and Siemens helped Molex, a leading manufacturer of electronic, electrical, and fiber optic connectivity systems, develop a customer-centric, model-based enterprise to meet rising customer demands, develop increasingly complex products, reduce cost, shorten product lead times, and improve the employee and customer experience while allowing its people to focus on innovation and value-added work.

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Moving toward a model-based future

By virtue of experience with our clients, we know that enterprises don’t need to start from scratch. The many challenges organizations face in bringing a product or service to market have solutions that are already in use by industry leaders. Bridging the gap from current challenges to future successes only depends on an enterprise’s ability and willingness to take transformational steps. Taking near-term, value-based steps today can self-fund future steps toward becoming a fully model-based enterprise, where you can design more strategically, manufacture more efficiently, and serve customers more effectively.

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