Industry/SMEs
Digitalization for SMEs
Digitalization has the potential to transform the UK's manufacturing, service industries and associated infrastructure systems. This project seeks to work with aerospace SME, supply-chains and other organisations in the East Midlands to develop their digitalization capabilities by establishing a highly efficient integrated supply-chain ecosystem that is connected and smart. It aims to bring about urgent transformational changes and new approaches underpinning high-value engineering supply-chains needed by industry to survive and secure a competitive edge.
The Royal Academy of Engineering have funded a new three year strategic project which aims to significantly add value across the regional SME supply-chain/industry base, by becoming the catalyst for their adoption of key digitalization technologies through cross-sector engagement, and by contributing to solving specific UK societal challenges in terms of contributing to essential future skills development.
A number of useful guides are being produced to provide insights into how the various technologies will shape this exciting evolution:
- 01 - What is Digitalization Transformation (update in preparation)
- 02 - The Role of AI/Machine Learning in Digitalization >>AI Guide 02
- 03 - Systems of Systems their role in the Digitalization Eco-system >>SOS Guide 03
- 04 - Model based systems engineering (MBSE) their role in the Digitalization Eco-system >>MBSE Guide 04
- 05 - The Role of Architecture Frameworks in Engineering Information >>AF Guide 05
- 06 - The role of blockchain technology in Digitalization >>BC Guide 06
- 07 - Demystifying the Role of AR/VR in Engineering (update in preparation)
- 08 - Awareness of Health and Safety Risk Assessments for AR/VR (update under review)
We can recommend the following additional sources that help explain the role of digitalization:
AI related
Artificial Intelligence Roadmap - A human-centric approach to AI in aviation - click link > AI Roadmap and The Age of AI - You Tube series on AI
Access Digitalization Guides from the following links: