Over the past few years, workplaces in every industry have dramatically shifted. Manufacturing processes have evolved significantly, with companies increasingly turning to technology to stay competitive. Enterprises today are forced to make their supply chains more efficient, resilient, collaborative, and networked. Necessary supply chain updates and changing compliance and regulation standards, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), have pushed out the old way, encouraging companies worldwide to automate and modernize their manufacturing process. Thankfully, Atlassian Jira can help.
Enhancing Workflow Efficiency and Productivity
In the post-COVID manufacturing industry, efficiency is essential. Every minute saved on the production line can translate into significant cost savings and fewer supply-chain hiccups. Atlassian Jira helps manufacturers streamline workflows, reducing bottlenecks and improving overall productivity.
One of Jira’s core strengths is its ability to automate repetitive tasks. For instance, when a manufacturing defect is reported, Jira can automatically generate tickets for quality control, production, and supply chain teams. These tickets are tracked in real-time, allowing teams to respond quickly and resolve issues before they escalate. The automation engine has saved teams hours each month by simplifying incident and change management.
Enabling Data-Driven Decision Making
Today, manufacturers need to make informed decisions quickly. Teams need shared visibility across the enterprise platform to meet required manufacturing operations. Atlassian recognized this and built the tools necessary to gather and analyze data, helping manufacturers visually optimize their operations.
Jira Service Management empowers teams to interact, providing shared visibility across the enterprise through an open, collaborative platform. This visibility is crucial for manufacturing operations, where understanding the full context of an issue can be the difference between a minor hiccup and a full-blown production halt. Teams can link issues across Jira and incorporate data from other software development tools, giving IT support and operations teams richer contextual information to respond rapidly to requests, incidents, and changes. The full integration power also encourages manufacturers to pull data from various sources, including Atlassian Opsgenie, Jira Software, Bitbucket, and Confluence. This integration eases incident resolution and ensures that decision-makers have all the necessary information at their fingertips.
Facilitating Cross-Departmental Collaboration
A smooth-running manufacturing process requires multiple departments to work together. It is not uncommon for siloes to arise, keeping much-needed information from reaching the rest of the team. Atlassian and their partners dug into modernizing manufacturing by incorporating collaborative DevOps.
While DevOps is traditionally associated with software development, modern businesses increasingly apply it to all aspects, including manufacturing. With the added networking and communication, manufacturing teams can benefit from the same collaborative environment that Dev and Ops teams enjoy. With Jira, teams can share and link tickets, see work across departments, and seamlessly collaborate because they interact on the same platform. This cross-departmental collaboration leads to faster issue resolution and more cohesive teamwork.
Case in Point
Although it sounds too good, leading manufacturers are already implementing these processes. Recently, Forty8Fifty Labs supported a German sports car manufacturer on their journey into automation and modernization. The manufacturer strived to maintain the standard of excellence, commitment, and distinction synonymous with its brand while adapting to the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). With Atlassian’s Jira and Forty8Fifty Lab’s implementation support, the automaker reported they were one of a small subset of competitors to achieve CCPA compliance by the original mandated date.
The innovative design and implementation provided by Forty8Fifty Labs and the use of SmartHandler(Jira) gave the sports car brand the flexibility needed to adjust the solution easily. Ultimately, based on the success of this “out-of-the-box approach” to solving its CCPA compliance needs, the German automaker is now diving into further automating and modernizing its entire manufacturing process.
Automation and modernization are the future of every industry, as they will allow companies to stay ahead of the competition and meet rapidly changing demands. By enhancing workflow efficiency, enabling data-driven decision-making, and facilitating cross-departmental collaboration, Jira is helping manufacturers remain competitive and compliant for whatever comes next. Contact us today if you want to learn how Jira will elevate your business.
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