What is Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing?
Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing brings the best of Microsoft and our partners together to accelerate the digital transformation in manufacturing; unlocking engineering and design innovation with cloud computing and AI, building a more resilient supply chain to anticipate risks, enabling intelligent factories, and helping modernize the customer experience with the latest digital technologies.
Manufacturers rely on an ecosystem of different industry solutions from different vendors. Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing orchestrates this complex ecosystem of solutions to deliver transparent, efficient, and interoperable processes. It also solves silo systems between IT, OT, and ET to democratize data insights and promote collaboration across the value chain.
Unlock innovation and introduce new products
Discover and engineer new business values with sustainable products, operations, and digital services. Embrace innovative design and manufacturing paradigms and prepare for the future of manufacturing.
| Core Scenario | Description | Solutions included |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Twins and Simulation | Simulate different scenarios for product design optimization, process improvement, or factory set-up decisions with greater speed and with reduced data sampling | Azure Industrial IoT Azure Compute Azure AI Services Azure Machine Learning |
| Product Lifecycle and Design | Gain agility, efficiency, and scalability. | Azure Compute Azure SQL Database |
For more information: Unlock innovation and introduce new products.
Enable intelligent factories
Drive safe and secure production with reliable quality and yield, and optimize resource utilization and asset maintenance with industrial IoT, data, and AI. Strive for lean, agile, automated, and sustainable manufacturing with an empowered workforce.
| Core Scenario | Description | Solutions included |
|---|---|---|
| Connected and Enabled Workers | Enhance factory workers’ performance via seamless communication and collaboration, data capture, and immersive training for onboarding and upskilling. | Microsoft Teams for Frontline Workers Microsoft Viva Microsoft HoloLens 2 Microsoft Power Apps Dynamics 365 Remote Assist Dynamics 365 Guides |
| Production Monitoring and Optimization | Gain visibility into operations and identify opportunities for optimization with AI. | Microsoft Defender for IoT Azure AI Services Azure Machine Learning Microsoft Fabric |
| Maintenance and Quality | Track materials within the factory and automate complex quality inspection processes. | Azure AI Services Azure Machine Learning Azure IIoT Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management |
For more information, see Enable intelligent factories.
Create resilient manufacturing supply chain
Ensure business continuity, agility, and resiliency. Reduce risk with a secure, flexible, and resilient end-to-end supply chain through real-time visibility, intelligent planning & execution. Drive for an autonomous and sustainable supply chain.
| Core Scenario | Description | Solutions included |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility and Risk Management | Enable continuous supply chain visibility to proactively anticipate and mitigate disruptions, and optimize operations and compliance. | Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management |
| Forecasting and Planning | Create advanced demand forecasting models and optimize supply chain planning. | Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management |
| Warehousing and Fulfillment | Optimize inventory allocation, warehouse operations, and order fulfillment. | Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management |
For more information, see Create resilient manufacturing supply chain.
Modernize manufacturing customer experience
Increase customer satisfaction and profitability with new digital experiences across marketing, sales, and service channels.
| Core Scenario | Description | Solutions included |
|---|---|---|
| Connected Field Service | Help manufacturers proactively address equipment issues before they turn into major problems | Dynamics 365 Field Service Dynamics 365 Guides Dynamics 365 Remote Assist Dynamics 365 Customer Service |
| B2B Customer Engagement | Create delightful digital and physical experiences for customers by being proactive to their needs. | Dynamics 365 Sales Dynamics 365 Customer Insights & Marketing Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform Microsoft Fabric |
For more information, see Modernize manufacturing customer experience.