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WHAT WILL BE THE OUTCOMES ?
1 | Greater employee engagement Providing that all tracking remains fair and free from judgement or bias , employees can begin working together to improve their own metrics . Greater visibility of data will empower your people to make their own recommendations for better working practices , eliminating waste from the bottom up .
2 | Less time wasted ; more time saved One of the primary ways to save time is through the automation of repetitive tasks such as invoicing or stock taking , made possible through digitisation . For example , an enterprise resource planning ( ERP ) platform which monitors inventory levels and delivery times can streamline operations massively , smoothing out peaks and troughs of activity through more accurate prediction of supply and demand .
3 | Greater efficiency and agility By consolidating the varied productivity metrics into one digital platform , it becomes possible to see how they affect each other . You may notice that the time it takes to complete one seemingly basic task in a workflow actually has a significant knock-on effect down the line . It might then be prudent to assign more people to that task in order to speed up your whole operation .
These outcomes are only the beginning : the first steps on a longer journey of digital transformation . As is often the case with rapid periods of innovation , we don ’ t necessarily know where this journey ends . It is however becoming clear that Industry 4.0 is progressing at a rapid pace . The construction sector is one of the largest in the UK economy and it deserves to be on board and reap the full benefits .
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