Saint Gobain - Registration document 2016

STRATEGIC DRIVERS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

2. Continuing the Group’s digital transformation

SAINT-GOBAIN

- REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2016

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN OUR FACTORIES TO INCREASE

2.3

Using digital technology in factories

2.3.1

to optimize operations

co-development.

allows for better control of production processes, more rapid

possible to customize customer solutions further along the

value chain and opens up further opportunities for

resolution of any technical issues and, more generally, an

increase in operational efficiency. Digital technology makes it

The way that factories are organized is also being

transformed by digital technology. Real-time data analysis

for standardized, automated lines, to bolster its position as

the technology leader in automotive flat glass. The goal is

intelligent devices are already being examined to assist

production line employees.

produce a certain number of data which can be analyzed to

generate operational efficiency gains. In parallel, various

of advanced robots for industrial tasks. For example, the

Industry 4.0 revolution is underway in Sekurit’s Herzogenrath

The future of industry will be built on automation and the use

factory in Germany, where Sekurit is developing pilot projects

production line and supplies the European market.

featuring a large number of robots. This is the factory’s fourth

the Czech Republic, unveiled a fully automated production

line for automotive flat glass with end-to-end integration,

In spring 2016, the Saint-Gobain Sekurit factory in Hořovice, in

Using digital technology for better

2.3.2

supplier interaction

e-reputation have also been undertaken, with significant

have been automated by means of electronic auctions, with

the use of online tools. Campaigns to monitor suppliers’

suppliers. Digitizing supplier processes means centralizing

and automating the Purchasing Department. Standard tasks

Digital technology is also changing the way we interact with

outcomes, to identify potential problems and promote a

policy of Responsible Purchasing.