Using Copilot in Manufacturing
The manufacturing industry requires a steady flow of raw materials while managing costs and minimizing production disruptions.
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Transform Manufacturing processes
Transform factory operations with real-time data access and AI agents
Manufacturers dedicate substantial time to optimizing their processes to ensure efficiency and streamline operations. AI-enabled employees can leverage real-time access to information to help ensure uptime and prevent defects that slow production. Use AI to automate communications and scheduling through data analysis. AI can assist factory and field workers with information and reporting to speed tasks and keep the focus on production. AI can be used to shorten manufacturing cycles, while ensuring higher-quality outputs and faster, more efficient delivery. AI integration helps manufacturers build more agile and responsive operations, driving innovation and competitiveness.
Perform factory maintenance (simple version)
Deliver critical information and expert assistance to workers during maintenance activities to reduce downtime.
Available with: Copilot Studio
Factory operations agent
Use an agent to help improve factory operations and OEE
Available with: Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry
Improve factory safety
Use the Factory Safety Agent to help avoid incidents
Available with: Copilot Studio
Assist field service advisors
Help field engineers solve customer issues
Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio
Perform factory maintenance
Support maintenance activities to reduce downtime.
Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio
Recall management
Streamline the process from early detection to effective communications
Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot
Optimizing asset management
Analyze equipment data and maintenance schedules
Available with: Copilot Studio/GitHub and Azure AI Foundry
Simplify tasks for plant employees
Plant workers can complete a variety of tasks more easily with Copilot
Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Accelerate product development and engineering through generative AI
Product teams spend substantial time refining and optimizing product designs to meet performance, cost, and production requirements. With AI, they can enhance innovation, research, and design with AI support across the entire innovation lifecycle. This support includes using AI to provide ideas, feedback, and intelligently mine customer behavior and interactions for new products. Once products are released companies are increasingly turning to AI for assistance with product support including AI product assistants.
Product predictive capabilities
AI can help manufacturers respond to customer requests for new products and even predict future customer needs for products that do not exist today.
Available with: Copilot Studio/GitHub and Azure AI Foundry
Customer-led product design agent
AI can help customers translate their requirements into product designs and prototypes in minutes.
Available with: Copilot Studio/GitHub and Azure AI Foundry
Product modeling agent
With AI engineers they get assistance with research, ideation, and collaboration to quickly generate innovative solutions.
Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio
Generate new product ideas
With AI product teams can get assistance with research, ideation, and collaboration to quickly generate innovative solutions.
Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
New product ideation and research
Improve product development from ideation to launch.
Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot
Optimize supply chain and logistics management
AI can significantly enhance supply chain management for manufacturers by improving visibility and efficiency. It enables real-time monitoring and predictive analytics, allowing manufacturers to anticipate and mitigate potential disruptions. AI also optimizes inventory management and demand forecasting, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively. Additionally, AI-powered automation can streamline processes, reducing operational costs and increasing overall productivity.
Identify new suppliers
Procurement teams can use Copilot Chat to assist with research and collaboration to find new suppliers.
Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Reduce freight leakage
Automate freight invoice processing and error checking to reduce shipping costs.
Available with: Copilot Studio/GitHub and Azure AI Foundry
Production planning
Set production schedules based on sales and inventory
Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio
Supplier quality optimization
From assessment to transition plans Copilot can help with supplier management
Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot
Supplier RFP
Improve the RFP process from creating the RFP to awarding the contract
Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot
Contract lifecycle management
Using Copilot for contract lifecycle management
Available with: Copilot Studio
