Welcome to the Operations Calling Content Hub, your ongoing source for insights from the 2024 groundbreaking event. Here, we’ve curated top sessions from the event alongside new resources to keep the conversation going.
Explore this hub for key trends, strategies, and fresh content to help your organization stay adaptable and resilient.
Operations Calling Sessions
Explore our different tracks and see all of the great content from Operations Calling 2024!
"It’s the end of Industry 4.0. That decade is over. Now, we’re moving to a world where operations are truly composable." The manufacturing industry is undergoing significant change. Learn about trends and tools that will shape the future of frontline operations.
Keynote Address
Championing Continuous Improvement in Frontline Operations
Every manufacturer strives for continuous improvement, but making it a core pillar of your organization's operating model is much easier said than done. Daniele Iacovelli, VP, Global Head of Digital, Analytics (AI) & Operational Excellence (PTE) at F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, will share how Roche transformed its global production system, leveraging advanced analytics, AI, lean methodologies, and digital tools to empower frontline workers and achieve industry-leading performance.
Demystifying Industry Trends
Myth Busting: What’s Real and What’s Fluff in Manufacturing Tech?
The manufacturing tech landscape is full of new buzzwords, "unprecedented" shifts, and deja vu-inducing ideas you swear you’ve heard before. It is difficult to distinguish myths from facts. In this fireside chat, we’ll explore what we can learn from the past, how to better invest in technology, and what trends will define the next 10 years.
Unlock Value: Maximizing Impact with a UNS Architecture
Discover the advantages of integrating human data into your Unified Namespace (UNS). Learn how transitioning from inflexible data structures to a human-centric approach can bridge the gap in your operational data, providing a more accurate reflection of operational reality and convincing stakeholders of its value. Watch on the 4.0 Solutions channel.
“So far this year, we've had more than 400 unique changes to the product, and I promise you we're not slowing down.”
Mason GliddenChief Product and Engineering Officer, Tulip
Learn how to design and implement a roadmap for digital transformation that addresses the challenges of today’s manufacturing industry. Industry leaders share best practices for driving the most value as you expand your digital solutions across multiple sites, lines, and use cases. Leaders must embrace open, composable, and value-driven frameworks for transformation or risk falling behind. See how other manufacturers are using apps and unique approaches to drive value.
Empowering a Composable Future
Preventing and Catching Escapes
Hear from Tulip customers
How to make quality more central to operations
Examples of real quality wins with digital solutions
Shifting mindsets and ways of working
Optimizing Turnaround Time
Hear from Tulip customers
Challenges of built-to-order manufacturing
Designing digital solutions to support high-mix operations
Delivering solutions at speed to enable agility
How to Foster Innovation
Hear from frontline engineers
How the roles of frontline engineers are changing
What citizen development looks like
What organizations can do to support engineers
Data with Context
Hear from Tulip customers
What data is critical for measuring performance
Examples of uncovering trends with data from multiple sources
Improving collaboration and continuous improvement
Spotlight Sessions
Enterprise Transformation in Action
LESSONS IN DIGITAL DEPLOYMENT AT SCALE
Rolling out composable digital tools across 50+ sites
Aligning enterprise strategy with local execution
Sustaining momentum through governance and best practices
Proving ROI and Building Momentum
ROADMAPS TO REAL RESULTS
Measuring ROI from connected operations
Communicating impact to earn executive buy-in
Scaling pilot wins into enterprise-wide programs
The Connected Lean Factory
COMPOSABLE SYSTEMS IN PRACTICE
Deploying digital workflows across 1,000+ production stations
Integrating MES, resource data, and Bill of Process
Empowering operators with real-time guidance and insights
Resilience Through Composability
FUTURE-READY STRATEGIES
Using composable systems to reroute production and reallocate talent
Empowering local teams with shared app libraries and real-time tools
Building a digital backbone that adapts, scales, and protects margins
Digital Transformation at Scale
Centralized vs Decentralized
Hear from industry leaders
Managing digital transformation across multiple sites
Balancing top-down consistency with bottom-up innovation
Best practices and lessons learned from leading manufacturers
Navigating the Journey
Hear from Tulip customers
Identifying and prioritizing high-ROI projects
Building consensus and alignment within your organization
When and how to integrate enterprise systems
Future-Proof System Architectures
Learn from Boston Dynamics' success
How to architect a next-gen tech stack
Strategies for building integrated systems
How to ensure agility and flexibility
Enabling Transformation Across the Organization
Hear from seasoned practitioners
How to assess and improve digital maturity
Build cultural and organizational cohesion
Learn best practices from digital transformation veterans
The Movement Continues
From Rebels to Movement Leaders: The Tulip community has evolved from being the “rebels” in the manufacturing industry. Our approach to digital transformation has proven itself with success stories from forward thinking manufacturers large and small—now it’s time for the rest of the industry to follow. Further explore the principles of digital transformation in manufacturing with insights from leaders across the industry.
The Past, Present, and Future of Industrial Software
Rick Bullotta, longtime veteran of the industrial software space joins Natan Linder, CEO of Tulip, to discuss the state of the industry, what we can learn from the past, and where industrial tech is heading.
Daniele Iacovelli, SVP at Roche discusses the company’s digital transformation journey, his perspective on citizen development, and why the traditional software validation approach is no longer sufficient.
Marc Nash, SVP of Operations and R&D at Outset Medical explains how a fundamentally new approach to MES enabled Outset to gain a competitive edge and disrupt the highly concentrated medical device industry.
Uniting the Frontline Operations Community at Operations Calling
Madilynn Castillo, CMO at Tulip joins Tulip CEO Natan Linder for a retrospective on the second annual Operations Calling conference, the importance of community, and a look
Kevin Kidd, Director of Software & Analytics at RFK Racing shares how the team leverages a citizen development approach and an open ecosystem of digital tools to manufacture winning race cars for NASCAR.