4E : Empowering Employees for Effectiveness & Efficiency

4E software is the foundation for digitalization to enhance business performance.

Benefits of Industry 4.0 towards achievement of highly challenging goals can only be realized if reliable data is available in real time and at the point of use where decision is to be made. Information and communication technology (ICT) has made it possible to move data in real time to the point of use and that too in a form that enables speedy decisions based on facts. However, reliability of data depends on methods of measurement and its reliability. Sensors can be used in many instances to measure data accurately, but these could be expensive. Hence dependence on manual intervention remains critical.

4E software is designed to achieve appropriate blend of people. Process and technology.

Key elements of 4E are:

1. Collect data at the point of generation at the actual place, actual thing and actual fact (3Gen principle) using scientific approach to ensure accuracy and reliability.

2. Move data from the point of generation to the position, irrespective of the level, where it is required to take decisions with respect to effective and efficient management of product/outcome/process characteristics.

3. Convert data into formats that enable scientific and statistical analysis that can be used for decision making by the concerned person.

4. Monitor projects that may be required to make continual improvement of products, outcomes, and processes.

5. Enable use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for continual improvement with effectiveness and efficiency.

6. Enables fact based communication across the width and the depth of the organization on need bases in real time and makes it visible and transparent.

7. It covers the entire supply chain starting from customer need identification to product / technology development to supplier management to operations to sales, distribution, service and through the life cycle of product / service being used by the customer.

8. Aligns the entire organization from the ground up from all functions to the organizational objectives, goals and the vision of the company.