Hitachi and Microsoft partner in logistics digitalisation
Hitachi and Microsoft has partnered to accelerate the digitalisation of the manufacturing and logistics sector in Southeast Asia, North America and Japan.
Hitachi and Microsoft has partnered to accelerate the digitalisation of the manufacturing and logistics sector in Southeast Asia, North America and Japan.
The multi-year strategic alliance will see the two organisations work together to meet the growing demand for predictive maintenance and process automation in remote areas and support enterprises as they tackle the challenges infused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hitachi will integrate its industry-leading solutions, such as Lumada, and its IoT-ready industrial controllers HX Series, with the Microsoft cloud platform, leveraging Azure, Dynamic 365 and Microsoft 365 to enable businesses to increase their workforce productivity and operational efficiency.
The first solutions are set to be available in Thailand in July 2020, but Hitachi intends to extend the rollout to North America and Japan.
“We are delighted to expand our partnership with Microsoft and combine our OT, IT and products excellence to provide manufacturing and logistics companies with digital solutions,” Jun Abe, Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of Industry & Distribution Business Unit, Hitachi Ltd. “We use Lumada to provide total seamless solutions to solve challenges by connecting cyberspaces with physical spaces. Through this collaboration with Microsoft, we will be able to accelerate our customers’ digital transformation and continue to deliver social, environmental and economic value.”
“Building resilient and flexible digital supply chains is critical to grow a business and meet customer needs in today’s fast-changing environments,” added Çağlayan Arkan, Vice President Manufacturing at Microsoft. “By expanding our collaboration with Hitachi, we’ll unlock new opportunities for manufacturing and logistics companies as they strive to lead in their industries and pioneer with a data-driven mindset and digital capabilities.”
As a result of this collaboration, Hitachi will provide solutions in three key areas: