Let data run your tissue manufacturing for better profit and a more sustainable future
Data is like food: it's not enough for it to exist; it must be distributed to those who need it, where and when they need it.
Tissue papermaking and converting mills produce huge amounts of data. To get tangible benefits from data, you need a way to convert raw bytes into actionable information on how to improve all aspects of your production chain. This requires a robust Digital Backbone that brings relevant information to relevant parts of the organization at the right time.
The results of a global tissue industry study in 2022–23 showed that to achieve the expected profit levels and sustainability goals, tissue industry CEOs consider two things to be the most important to their companies’ success:
- MES, Manufacturing Execution Systems (the most important tech development area overall)
- People (the most important area to focus on throughout the industry)
The former is tightly connected with performance improvement through digitalization and automation.
The latter is a dwindling resource whose job should be made as easy as possible, especially when experienced oldtimers are exiting the workforce and new people without the hands-on experience are replacing them.
The common denominator for both issues is to have enough of relevant data and to know how to best use it.
Not just data but knowing how to use it
Data is a bit like food. It is not enough that food exists. The whole point is that what is needed can be distributed to those who need it where they need it and when they need it.
Similarly, although a data-driven company is often defined as one that makes decisions based on data, the value is in knowing when, how, and to whom the data is delivered to make it meaningful and valuable as actionable information for the business.
This means a whole new set of complexity. Information must flow continuously across organizational borders and be integrated in multiple directions. Data, systems, processes and people must be kept simultaneously up to date.
To achieve an information flow that really supports business improvement, a Digital Backbone is therefore necessary. It is a kind of master conduit that enables end-to-end integration of all functions digitally.
How Digital Backbone works
The Digital Backbone is a physical connection framework complete with a robust software solution. It integrates top-down as well as beginning-to-end – meaning everything from data and analytics down to production automation, and the production process from start to finish.
Digital Backbone in action
An efficient MES, the system ensuring an integrated, optimized operations chain, consists of standard modules such as Production Planning, Production Execution & Quality, Production Recipes & Costing and Data integration with Automation. This brings several benefits:
Mill efficiency improves through minimal setup times, improved runnability, and a reduction in human error.
Stock management improves through the optimization of material warehousing.
You can improve your sustainability score through minimized waste, energy and gas consumption, and tracking of materials – not forgetting their impact on cost.
Your profit benefits from profit-optimized production planning, integrated replenishment, and embedded costing.
Assisted by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Backbone refines raw data into actionable information. This helps you gain true value and lead your business with data.
What is possible?
- How would it sound if you could achieve:
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvement by 2%
• Customer service improvement by 20%
• Forecast accuracy improvement by 35%
• Inventory reduction of 30%
• Lead times shortened by 10 days
• Achieve tangible ROI faster
Tietoevry’s TIPS for Tissue solution is a fully integrated, industry-specific MES/ERP solution for running a Tissue papermaking and converting business more efficiently and more profitably.
The most modern and globally proven solution, it provides you with relevant KPIs to take timely business actions while enabling continuous efficiency improvements and sustainability.
An all-in-one solution, it integrates data, systems and processes, and people in a way that helps you achieve operational excellence across borders.
Even more savings – TIPS for Tissue from the cloud
TIPS for Tissue is now also available as a SaaS solution. The deployment is quick and can be easily adapted to meet your specific requirements. It is designed to scale with your business, whether you're integrating new machinery into an existing site or establishing a completely new facility.
SaaS is a subscription-based service model with a competitive and transparent pricing model, as opposed to an on-premises deployment licensing model. Every single component of the SaaS deployment is built with high availability and redundancy incorporated. The SaaS solution can be deployed both within our Private Cloud or in Public Cloud for quick deployment time, automation, and global reach.
How to get on board?
Read more about the Tissue Industry Study [link] or TIPS for Tissue [link]. Then get in touch for a talk about TIPS for Tissue benefits and a more detailed outline of how it could best serve your specific business case. - Challenge us. We will be happy to accept the challenge.
Join us at Tissue World Düsseldorf exhibition on April 8-10!
We warmly welcome you to visit the upcoming exhibition next week, where we'll present our state-of-the-art Manufacturing Execution System for the tissue industry. Looking forward to meeting you at our booth G35!
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Director, Business Development, Tissue, Tietoevry Industry
