Academy of Digital Transformation

Try out the educational program, which will make your production more efficient. Here you will gain know-how and an overview of options for optimizing daily activities and routines in your company. Under the guidance of people with many years of industry experience, you will create a digitalization plan tailored to your company/process.

The academy is created within the EDIH-DIGIMAT project and is supported by the European Union funds and the Ministry of Industry and Trade. This also results in the subsidized price of this practical training.

Program of the Digital Transformation Academy 

Introduction to Digital Academy
  • Information about the EDIH-DIGIMAT project and the importance of EU involvement, introduction of partners and activities​
  • Introduction of partners, testbeds Intemac and CEITEC, JIC and a cross-section of Digital Academy topics​
  • Intro to Lean methodologies, overview of tools and approaches within production and non-production processes ​
  • Holistic transformation and process streamlining (5S/4R, VM, SW, LineBalancing, VRK, SMED, TPM-AM, SFM, ...)​
  • Industry 4.0 - how does it affect us and do we actually know what it is?​
  • Digitalization in the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sector​
  • Preparation of studies and design of projects of individual participants of the Academy ​
  • Preparation of project plan, milestones, deliverables and expectations​
  • KPIs​
  • Visit testbed Intemac and currently running projects ​
  • Options testbed outside the Digital Transformation Academy​
  • Overview of the most interesting projects and activities in the digitalization - Best Practice ​
  • Financing transformation activities and digitalisation
From the current, ideal state to the ideal-real
  • A cross-section of business processes and how to map them most effectively - PRACTICALLY in the operation of a partner company:
  • VSM/VSD - Value Stream Mapping and Value Stream Design
    • Current status
    • Ideal process design - conceptualisation
    • Design of an ideal real process - conceptualization
  • Order Fulfillment Process Analysis
  • Analog vs. digital in analysis
  • Best Practice examples from analyses from various manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors
  • Excursion to Karel Kaňák - paperless production, capacity planning, navigated assembly
Cleaning before digitization
  • Overview of the status of the participants' individual projects (analytical part and ideal real process)
  • Status assessment + plan for next steps
  • An overview of Lean & Growth tools and their use in eliminating waste and preparing for digitalisation of processes
    • Robust processes (QM tools, 5S/4R, visual management)
    • Flow and rhythm (standardized work, Line-Balancing, variation reduction, SMED, TPM/AM)
    • Pull principles (lean logistics, Kanban systems, JIT-JIS, material and communication flows)
    • CIP - culture of continuous improvement and on-site communication - Shopfloor management
  • Best Practice visit to Erreka - Plast (Olomouc)
    • Visit to the official Best Practice partner of Effectivity
    •  SFM - Shopfloor management / on-site communication
    • Problem Solving Methodology (4F, A3)
    • CIP - a culture of continuous improvement and project work
    • Strategies and Hoshin Kanri
    • Open discussion with management and responsible staff
    • Ideal state before digitisation
    • Idea-Sharing
Problem solving and Power BI
  • Overview of the status of each participant's project (progress after mapping and design of the new process)
  • Assessment of the current situation, discussion of problems and successes within the groups
  • Data-driven organization within Industry 4.0
  • Working with data, quality analysis and organizational readiness phases
  • Best Practice lecture and discussion with inspiring speakers from the Czech Republic and abroad
  • Entering Power BI - how to process data from different inputs, digital dashboard, KPIs and connections
    • Prerequisites for implementation and basics of working with Power BI system - Effectivity
  • The role of a well-set daily communication
    • SFM Shopfloor Management in production and non-production processes
    • Deviation Management in project management and project organisations
    • Escalation and cascading within organisational structures
  • Digital vs. Analog vs. Hybrid Shopfloor Management
  • Best Practice - digital SFM tools, the best alternatives on the market
  • CIP and Problem Solving Organisation
  • Best Practice examples from industry-peers and their approach to daily problem solving
  • Problem Solving - a cross-section of methods
Virtual worlds, digital twins, logistics
  • State of the art in automation and digitalization
    • Overview of trends and market direction
  • Overview of information systems and other SW solutions for increasing the efficiency of the company and the possibilities of their use 
    • Corporate hierarchy
    • Link to the organisational structure of the process
  • ERP + MES
  • SW automation
  • Paperless production
  • Teamwork

Variant thematic blocks:

  • Virtual worlds and digital twins
    • Virtual development, commissioning and implementation of new functions
    • Virtual worlds OMNIVERSE, UNITY, Siemens, UR+, ISAAC and others
  • Education support and service + internal logistics
    • Creating interactive instructions
    • Remote briefing
    • Material flow - indoor localization, pick by light and AI-guided assembly
Robotics, vision systems, AI, 3D printing, 5G, energy

Variant thematic blocks Day 1:

  • 5G industrial networking options
    • Vision of future use
    • Controlling an autonomous robot via 5G
  • Application of AI and ML in trend prediction and general data evaluation
  • Tour of RICAIP Testbed Brno

Variant thematic blocks Day 2:

  • Robotics 
    • Collaborative, autonomous and industrial robotics
  • Industrial automation with AI vision systems
    • Master control system for peripheral collaboration
    • Machine vision
    • AI applications for occupational safety
    • Quality control with AI

What you get by participating in the Academy

  • Verified tools to help you with internal changes
  • Know-how on how to optimize the operation of your company
  • You will learn how to effectively define goals and manage your project
  • You will calculate the return on investment of the project
  • You will learn how to utilize external funding sources and how to assess the necessary level of digitization
  • New contacts – The Academy will be guided by an experienced mentor who will help you with your project, you will meet colleagues from other manufacturing companies with whom you can share your experiences

How does the Academy work?

We have prepared 4 two-day and 2 three-day practical modules for you. The meetings will mostly take place in Moravia, and you will be able to get inspired directly in the production companies of our partners. 

At the beginning of the Academy, each company will set its own optimization project related to process optimization or digitalization, which will be gradually solved.In the first phase, we will focus on the Lean method and prepare the ground for digitalization. You will experience how to set up your production processes, logistics, supply or material purchasing efficiently. We will also show you, for example, how to collect data effectively in production and how to interpret it correctly. We will advise you on how to look for room for automation and digitalization in your company. And last but not least, we will introduce you to the financing options for your newly created projects. 

Everything will be concluded with the sharing of the optimization project.

How does your participation benefit your company?

  • Savings based on the optimization project
  • New know-how combined with increased competitiveness
  • An innovative approach to process digitalization
  • Decision-making based on correctly interpreted data (and not emotions)
  • Reducing the risks of blind alleys
  • Information about financing options for your optimization project

Who is the Academy for?

  • Small and medium-sized manufacturing companies interested in implementing new solutions and gaining new competitive advantages
  • Small and medium-sized manufacturing companies planning to digitize production
  • middle and senior management - open to opportunities
  • production technologists - interested in process innovation
  • process managers, quality managers
  • WCM/Lean coordinators
29.1.2025 - 5.6.2025
  • 14 days of practical training 
  • mentoring of the optimization project
  • refreshments provided
  • materials in printed and electronic form
  • final sharing of the optimization project
Regular price of the Academy: 156 000 CZK
0 CZK with a contribution from EDIH-DIGIMAT

EU Contributions:

100% for companies with up to 499 employees
50% for companies with 500 - 3000 employees + foreign companies

Consortium EDIH-DIGIMAT

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