Operations NExt for Manufacturing: 12-Wk Proof of Concept

Operations NExt for Manufacturing empowers factory workers by leveraging OT and IT data to provide automated root cause analysis, OEE insights, document generation, and industrial operations support. This Generative AI-driven solution ensures data-driven decision-making, minimizes downtime, enhances productivity, and fosters continuous improvement in manufacturing.

Manufacturing Challenges Solved

Despite advancements in Industry 4.0, factory workers face challenges due to siloed data across OT and IT systems like MES, IIoT, WMS, ERP, CMMS, S&OP, and DMS.

Acuvate’s Operations NExt processes structured and unstructured, real-time and historical data from multiple sources, enabling smarter decision-making across industrial operations.

Key Functionalities

• Maintenance: Rapidly identifies root causes of failures for proactive and predictive maintenance.
• Operations: Analyzes and resolves OEE issues to improve efficiency.
• Document Drafting: Automates creation of technical manuals, compliance documents, and QA reports using Gen AI.

Key Benefits

• Boosted OEE & Productivity: Real-time insights reduce downtime, improve cycle times, and lower waste.
• Cost Savings: Faster issue resolution reduces labor costs and production losses.
• Continuous Optimization: Identifies inefficiencies aligned with LEAN principles.
• Standardization & Compliance: Creates structured workflows and ensures smooth knowledge transfer.
• Workforce Empowerment: Improves training and knowledge access for frontline workers.

Unified Integration & AI Insights

Operations NExt integrates enterprise and external data, enabling users to ask questions in natural language and retrieve answers securely. ML algorithms generate alerts and support in-app root cause analysis.

Advanced Analytics & Monitoring

Leverages machine vision and ERP data to provide contextual insights, analyze trends, and forecast performance via time-series visualization.

Preventive Maintenance

Analyzes asset data to trigger real-time alerts. Users inspect timestamped data, review tabular and visual graphs, and perform root cause analysis.

App Integration & Decision Support

Enables ticket/work order creation directly from the interface and delivers Gen AI-driven insights from manuals, documents, and videos.

Scalability & Transformation

Monitors multiple factories, contextualizes information, and accelerates digital transformation across operations.

What’s Included

• Phase 1 (1–2 Weeks, Optional): Identify high-value use cases.
• Phase 2 (1–2 Weeks): Analyze use cases, data availability, and success metrics.
• Phase 3 (6–8 Weeks): Implement PoC with real industrial data.
• Phase 4 (1–2 Weeks): Tune AI models and validate outputs.
• Phase 5: Build roadmap for broader deployment.

Accelerate with Azure

Operations NExt supports your Microsoft Azure journey by enabling data-driven transformation in manufacturing. The 12-week PoC delivers quick value with scalable and seamless Azure integration.