Microsoft Scenario Library Manufacturing Optimizing asset management

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Manufacturing scenario: Optimizing asset management

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Scenario

Using Copilot for optimizing asset management

Use factory data to enable production visibility, conduct root cause analysis, and improve worker collaboration to improve equipment utilization and factory output.

1. Summarize production performance

A production manager needs to regularly monitor factory assets to quickly address potential inventory shortages and machine downtime.

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Benefit: Create a factory asset performance summary report highlighting the operational status of machinery, underperforming machine alerts, and schedule of upcoming maintenance.

KPIs

Opportunity to impact key functional area KPIs

How Microsoft Copilot can help improve product time to market

Use Copilot capture customer needs and then support coordination of product development activities.
Boost productivity
  • Rapidly find information
  • Diagnose problems faster
  • Check for similar issues and resolutions
  • Quickly send follow-up communications

How Microsoft Copilot can help employee turnover rates

Retain critical plant and headquarters staff by improving the work/life balance of all workers by simplifying overhead tasks. Improve skilling to provide more growth opportunities and increase internal hiring.​
Improve quality of internal materials and processes
  • Improve job descriptions for further role clarity
  • Improve company meetings with summarization and recap
  • Completely focus during the meeting

How Microsoft Copilot can help customer satisfaction

Improve customer service performance with tailored LLMs for higher first-time call resolution. Improve customer communications whether through improved writing or improved call scripts.​
Incorporate feedback
  • Rapidly analyze customer feedback
  • Quickly create recommendations
  • Swiftly update scripts and processes
  • Create communications to socialize the changes

How Microsoft Copilot can help minimize scrap rate

Quickly identify quality issues by accessing and analyzing quality logs. Reduce the cost of any recall programs that are required with effective management and tailored responses.​
Speed problem resolution​
  • Rapidly find information​
  • Diagnose problems faster​
  • Check for similar issues and resolutions​
  • Quickly send follow-up communications​

How Microsoft Copilot can help supply chain performance

Use AI to generate evaluation criteria for new materials and suppliers. Review contracts to make the most effective deals and use AI analysis to evaluate supplier performance.
Speed data analysis and reporting​
  • Quickly analyze trends​
  • Generate informative charts​
  • Create strategy presentations ​

How Microsoft Copilot can help minimize production downtime

Use Copilot to analyze information from manufacturers apps to predict and prevent equipment failures, manage inventory levels and identify training that can help staff keep machines operating. 
Speed problem resolution​
  • Rapidly find information​
  • Diagnose problems faster​
  • Check for similar issues and resolutions​
  • Quickly send follow-up communications​

The content in this example scenario is for demonstration purposes only. You should evaluate how Copilot aligns with your organization’s business processes, regulatory requirements, and responsible AI principles.