Template For A Practical Provenance And Sustainability Ecosystem

Michael Ford [Aegis Software Corporation]

Tuesday, June 27th - 11: 00 am

Abstract:

Over the last few years, there has been an increasing need for solutions in the digital realm that address and eliminate the ingress of counterfeit materials into the supply chain. At the same time, parallel requirements are gaining momentum in the industry, relating to provenance and sustainability, including energy profiling and accumulation of carbon in materials, both of which require information to be securely exchanged, without violation of privacy or loss of IP. The current path, comprising the development of many parallel, niche, proprietary traceability-sharing solutions, incur repeated development and operational costs, security issues, and in the future, significant costs and delays for data conversion between different vendors or groups. By contrast, could all these requirements be satisfied by a single, interoperable, secure ecosystem, that allows an open market of interoperable solutions, satisfying multiple values, with a single reduced investment? In this presentation, we explore what a “global” ecosystem would look like, how it would work, the requirements that could be met, the dependencies avoided, and the way in which solutions would be organized. A common approach, inclusive of the holistic needs of the industry, is far more likely to succeed from a cost, lead-time, and sustainability perspective. We also look into existing technologies, that would be used to operate within this infrastructure, with relatively minimal cost and change required to existing solutions.

Biography:

Michael Ford [Aegis Software Corporation]

Working for Aegis Software provides Michael with the opportunity to apply his years of electronics assembly manufacturing experience, to drive both business process and technology solution innovation with customers and partners, that satisfy evolving needs in digital manufacturing, in a way that is value-driven and sustainable. Starting his career with Sony, including eight years working in Japan, Michael has been instrumental in creating and evolving leading software solutions for assembly manufacturing, that meet the most demanding expectations, leading the industry forward. Today, Michael is an established thought leader for Industry 4.0 and digital Smart factories, an active contributor to IPC industry standards, including the Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) and IPC-1782 traceability standard, as well as helping promote and position others that together form IPCs digital manufacturing “best practices”. Michael regularly contributes articles, columns, and blogs to several leading industry publications.

Dr. Diganta Das

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Karlie Severinson

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