一项新的研究表明，全世界的制造高管正在看到投资物联网（IoT）对生产力和盈利能力的真正影响。一年前，接受调查的高管中有三分之二没有实施该物联网的策略。现在，相同的比例认为自己是物有的竞争力。
“There’s been a dramatic jump in awareness of, investment in, and profits from the IoT,” says John R. Brandt, CEO of The MPI Group, which conducted the study. “However, many smaller manufacturers are still unsure where to start.” It’s crucial that these manufacturers catch up, says Brandt, or their competitors will gain an increasingly large share of the market.
MPI’s 2017 Internet of Things Study looked at the production of smart devices and the implementation of embedded intelligence within plants, processes, and products of manufacturers around the world. Key findings include both good news and bad:
The good news:
- Implementation is up, with 50% (median) of production processes now using the IoT, and 68% of manufacturers having plans to embed smart devices or intelligence into products.
- Manufacturers are making money off the IoT:
- 72％的报告提高了生产率，而69％的人报告了从物联网到工厂和流程的盈利能力提高
- 65％的人报告了利润增强IOT产品的盈利能力（例如，嵌入式情报）。
坏消息：
- 最大的挑战仍然是确定实施该物联网的机会，有46％的制造商将其命名为挑战。
- 所有需要它的人都不适用于物联网数据，只有34％的高管报告所有需要它的公司高管都可以访问（甚至对客户和供应商的数字甚至更糟）。
“两年前，MPI研究表明，很大一部分制造商甚至没有听说过该物联网，”布兰特说。“现在，随着数字时代的竞争，它已成为制造商武器库中的重要武器。”
