V Balaji

Scaling manufacturing technologies across multiple facilities requires more than successful pilots, it demands standardization, governance, and strong IT/OT collaboration. V. Balaji, Senior Director IT Global Operations & Supply Chain at Medtronic, shares how the company expanded MES, OEE, digital quality, and operational analytics across 8 manufacturing sites and more than 4,000 connected assets while targeting a 15% improvement in OEE.

• Lessons learned scaling manufacturing technologies across multiple sites while maintaining operational stability and consistency 
• How connected asset data is improving visibility into downtime, performance losses, quality issues, and productivity opportunities 
• Approaches for standardizing governance, architecture, and IT/OT ownership to support successful deployment and sustained results 
• Strategies for creating a trusted manufacturing data environment that supports operational decision-making and future analytics initiatives