Industry sector · Case Studies

Industry & Manufacturing
in practice.

French manufacturing is slow to digitise customer relationships and internal management. Yet the gains are rapid and measurable: more accurate quotes, fewer production errors, better margin visibility.

Industrial SME Sub-contracting Agri-food Energy

documented cases
for this sector

intervention pillars
Structure · Accelerate · AI · Prepare

Structure

ERP Dashboard Margin

Real-time production management dashboard

Context

A 35-employee SME produces 800 references. Production data is spread across 4 different Excel spreadsheets. Management has no visibility on margins per line.

Solution

Consolidated dashboard connecting the ERP, machine data and management accounts. Real-time indicators: yield rate, direct costs, margins per reference.

Result

6 references identified as loss-making. Catalogue rationalisation: +3.2 points of overall margin.

Accelerate

B2B Sourcing Industrial leads

B2B acquisition and visibility on specialist markets

Context

A mechanical parts manufacturer is absent from B2B digital. No optimised website, no presence on industrial sourcing platforms.

Solution

Website overhaul as a B2B lead generation tool (technical catalogue, online quote form), registration on sourcing platforms (Europages, Kompass), technical SEO on buyer queries.

Result

12 qualified prospects in the first quarter. 3 contracts signed via digital (0 previously).

IoT Predictive maintenance Production

Machine failure prediction and preventive maintenance

Context

An agri-food plant experiences 2 to 3 unplanned machine stoppages per month. Each stoppage costs an average of €12,000 (production loss + emergency maintenance).

Solution

IoT sensor deployment on critical machines, predictive AI analysis model, automatic alerts 48h before critical thresholds, preventive maintenance dashboard.

Result

-70% unplanned stoppages. Savings: €25,000/month. Installation ROI: 4 months.

Prepare

DDI™ LBO Due diligence

Pre-LBO digital audit for an industrial company

Context

A private equity fund is studying the acquisition of an 80-person industrial SME. It requests a digital maturity audit as part of due diligence.

Solution

Full Digital Discipline Index™ audit: data governance, system dependencies, cyber risks, tool scalability, automation potential. 40-page report with remediation plan.

Result

DDI™ audit delivered in 5 days. Acquisition price renegotiated down on 2 identified risks. Post-LBO transformation plan integrated.

Diagnostic tool

Digital Discipline Index™

Assess your digital maturity in 6–8 minutes. Scoring across 4 strategic pillars, instant result, email summary.

AcquisitionActivationRetentionRevenue

Start the diagnosis

Free · Confidential · ~6 min

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New

IA Diagnostic™

Measure your organisation's AI maturity. 16 questions, 5 domains, personalised recommendations by level.

AI MaturityContentOperationsData

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Free · Instant result · ~8 min

Industry & Manufacturingin practice.

Industry & Manufacturing
in practice.