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Le CDO chez Groupe Eramet, Ludovic Donati, nous partage comment Groupe Eramet a structuré leur transformation digitale pour habiliter leurs opérateurs et améliorer la performance globale.

Salvadore Dali's The Elephants. Quite fitting to begin a fireside talk about the elephant in the room that is IT. Quite fitting also to see that such massive creatures, in the mind of the Maestro, are resting on thin and fragile legs. In this article, we take a look at the evolution of technology in factories, and how they went from leaders of the pack in terms of integrating mainframe computers to trailing behind the digital revolution.

The startup Mercateam allows factory managers to organize their workforce by tracking the skills of their workers. Plus, having that information at their fingertips empowers the workers as well. In fact, you could call Mercateam as much a social mission as a company.

In the midst of the COVID pandemic, we launched healthcare operations startup. This is the origin story of how MyC went from an idea to startup with funding and incredible sales growth thanks to the dedication of its founders and the OSS team.

Automi AI founder Galem Kayo shares his key components to success for an industry 4.0 startup after refining proof-of-concepts for his own smart factory product.

Manque de talents IT/data dans l'industrie freine sa transformation numérique depuis 40 ans. Sous-investissement chronique crée une dette technologique. Certains leaders attirent ces profils rares en modernisant l'organisation. Mais la plupart pâtissent du présentéisme. La formation interne et la refonte des organisations IT sont des solutions clés pour combler le retard.

La France prend un retard alarmant dans l'industrie 4.0, avec seulement 10% des usines totalement digitalisées. Pourtant, les ruptures technologiques à venir vont bouleverser les secteurs industriels. Ceux qui n'auront pas effectué cette transition numérique risquent le déclin. Une prise de conscience s'impose d'urgence.

Industry 4.0, also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, is transforming the global business landscape. This article explores the concept of Industry 4.0, its key technologies, the transformational role it plays in manufacturing and supply chain management, its impact on the workforce, the future trends and challenges it presents, and its global influence.

In recent years, the manufacturing industry has witnessed a significant transformation with the advent of Industry 4.0. This next phase of industrial revolution is set to revolutionize the future of manufacturing, bringing forth a new era of intelligent factories and digital technologies. Understanding the concept of Industry 4.0 and its implications is crucial for businesses to stay competitive in the rapidly evolving global market.

- OSS specializes in SaaS for operations and has co-created 15 companies in 1080 factories across the world in 3.5 years - Enterprise sales for manufacturing companies present unique challenges and opportunities, with a longer sales cycle and a more decentralized sales approach - Successful companies focus on expanding within existing clients to maximize growth potential and strengthen client relationships - A well-structured sales organization consisting of SDRs, Closers, Account Managers, and Expansion Managers is crucial for success - Common mistakes include a focus on expansion at the expense of new logos, subpar product/customer care teams, and uneven sales pipelines - Best-in-class growth metrics aim for 3x YoY growth while balancing new logo acquisition and strategic expansion within existing accounts - The key to success lies in understanding the unique challenges and implementing effective strategies for sustained growth and a rock-solid, defendable customer base.

Recruitment has been an issue for manufacturing for some time now. And among the hardest profiles to recruit are tech or, more specifically, data talents. OSS Ventures CTO Quentin Dubois breaks down how to attract world-class data talents to your factory in three steps.

Getting a handle on your organization's capability to respond to a cybersecurity threat doesn't have to be a nightmare. OSS Ventures CEO Renan has a checklist to get you started.

Renan Devillières, OSS Ventures CEO, outlines four key principles to guide the ROI measurement of your industry 4.0 roadmap. As for the painting, it's Leon Zernitsky's The Concept of Solution. Getting a handle on the ROI from industry 4.0 investments is key to understanding their success (or lack thereof).

Michael Valentin outlines the case against ERP industrial IT solutions. Plus, he provides four key steps manufacturers can take to retake control of their factory IT.

Being a C-level is lonely, being a manufacturing COO in a post-pandemic world is borderline traumatic. But the worst is yet to come. And the best is yet to come. Happy new year! Joseph Ducreux's Portrait de Joseph Ducreux sous les traits d’un moqueur.

Ensuring your operations software has a great design can make all the difference in user behavior, not to mention user experience. Taking a hint from social media user behavior when designing operation apps can help to improve the experience for users and lead to value creation.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Artist Unknown. Some things can't be stopped. Tsunamis are one. Digitalization is another.

Renan makes the case for taking a hint from the tech industry and opening communications between manufacturers so industrial digital transformation can advance more quickly and with a higher quality.

Most enterprise software has been designed and chosen by people who do not understand the end-user experience. Does that sound wrong to you? In case it doesn't, we'll explain why it is. If it does, we'll present you with a solution.

Being a C-level is lonely, being a manufacturing COO in a post-pandemic world is borderline traumatic. But the worst is yet to come. And the best is yet to come. Happy new year!

Les objectifs de cette phase consistent à confirmer le product market fit naissant, les hypothèses nécessaires à l’accélération de la croissance et solidifier la machine à même de concrétiser cette croissance. Autrement dit, confirmer les éléments permettant de convertir les deals engagés, augmenter le pipeline des opportunités devant assurer la future croissance de façon prédictible et construire la structure à même de soutenir la croissance.

Cet article décrit la première étape du growth process d'OSS Ventures : la promising idea. Son objectif est de confronté le produit au marché, le plus rapidement possible grâce à deux étapes bien distinctes : la garantie d'un accès au marché et l'identification des preferred partners qui sont en réalité les premiers soutiens de la startup.

Pour l’ensemble des équipes Produit et Revenue, l’objectif de cette phase est avant tout de démontrer le Product Market Fit, c’est à dire s’assurer qu’un segment d’entreprises considère que notre produit crée un impact financier suffisamment élevé pour accepter de payer le prix proposé sur une durée suffisamment longue assurant la rentabilité de l’entreprise.

The product process at OSS ventrues

La grande majorité des startups industrielles finissait de deux manières : une vente prématurée ou un échec.Pour vaincre ces difficultés, on a crée le processus OSS Ventures, qui a deux parties : Produit et Growth. Aujourd'hui, on vous partage les étapes de la partie Produit.

Six months after we launched our startup studio, we took a look at what we had learned so far. Our learnings included that our founders wanted meaning and unfair advantage by way of our network, and that when it comes to innovation in manufacturing, user research is key and digital solutions for operations are high in demand.