Innovation and Technology for Scaled Impact for Small & Midsize Enterprises
Project Lead: FullBore
Partners: None
Member % Cost Share: 50%
CESMII % Cost Share: 50%
Duration: 6 Months
Problem Statement
Small to Medium companies are very skeptical if Digital Technologies can drive value. Specifically, there are two issues: a. they say that the cost and effort of technology far outweigh the benefits they deliver and b. They are also unsure of where to start.
Project Goal
Design and build a simple but unique solution called the “Win the Hour (WTH) that enables SME’s to drive productivity improvements by managing their daily productivity performance on an hourly basis. Specifically, demonstrate improvement of 5-7% of productivity gains at CAAT and/or SME facilities.
Technical Approach
- “Win The Hour” app will include a new SM profile that will be built using microservices using CESMII’s Smart Manufacturing Innovation platform
Deliverables/Outcomes/SM Marketplace
To be listed at project completion.
Potential Impact
By rapidly demonstrating productivity gains in an SME setting, the project has the potential to spur large-scale adoption of digital transformation by SME’s to deliver public economic benefit (US competitiveness, jobs, SME growth, workforce development, training, etc.) through productivity improvement in the range of 5 – 7%.
Benefits
-
By demonstrating the full capabilities of the CESMII platform including the SM Marketplace, SM innovation platform and the SM profiles in CT, the project could serve as the most relevant and complete reference-site for CESMII to expand the coverage and adoption of its platfor
Project Selection & Announcements
