New white paper to help SMEs navigate the technology and skills adoption journey
Confusion around digital transformation is risking paralysis among SME manufacturers, says Made Smarter.
Donna Edwards, director of the North West adoption programme, says businesses are hesitant to commit to change because they lack the confidence with technology and digital skills among leaders and employees.
But, delaying digital transformation risks being left further behind, or wasting time, effort and money, Edwards cautioned.
The stark warning features in the foreword of Made Smarter’s new white paper – Digital Transformation: A Made Smarter Roadmap for SME Manufacturers.
The free-to-download guide aims to help makers looking for a place to start, explaining the concepts and steps to a successful digital transformation.
Crucially, it explains the Made Smarter process, the services available, and showcases some of the hundreds of businesses who have benefited in the North West, the North East, Yorkshire and Humber, and the Midlands.
The white paper also spotlights some of the partner organisations who are also working with Made Smarter to help manufacturers digitalise and decarbonise including Make UK, Innovate UK, the Centre for People-Led Digitalisation (PLD), InterAct and the Smart Manufacturing Data Hub (SMDH).
Donna Edwards said: “Ask a hundred SME manufacturing leaders what digital transformation means to them, and you’ll likely get a hundred different answers. But the common view is that it is daunting and confusing. SMEs, while aware of the benefits technology brings, lack the resources and skills to approach digital transformation in the right way. Many hesitate or become paralysed, risking being left behind, or wasting time, effort and money…
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