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Samir Uppal

Principal , Deloitte Consulting LLP

Samir is a Principal in Deloitte’s Product Development practice, with over 25 years of experience working with global clients across Automotive, Industrial Products, Hi-Tech, and Aerospace industries. He has helped clients improve time-to-market, improve operational efficiencies, reduce product complexity, improve margins, and organize for success. Samir has expertise in leading large digital transformations, with a focus on product complexity, labor and product cost optimization, business process re-engineering, HW-SW convergence, technology enablement, data, organizational design, and change management. He has led several digital transformations that leverage CAx, PLM, ALM, MBSE, MES, ERP, AI-ML, xR, etc. technologies.

Session Track: Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

Tuesday, May 16 1:55 PM - 2:25 PM 105

PL1776B - Building Executive Support for an Effective Digital Thread Transformation

It has never been more crucial for organizations to begin the digital transformation journey for product development. Companies are facing market pressure to dramatically improve time-to-market, product and operational costs, and quality. Hot topics like Digital Thread point toward a fusion of process, technology, and talent that can deliver the game-changing outcomes needed to compete and win. Yet, there remains uncertainty about how these elements come together into a cohesive approach across the product life cycle. Too often, an effort to transform is frustrated by “random acts of digital” that fall far short of delivering value. In this session, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how to orchestrate a Digital Thread initiative and gain executive support for this transformation.

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