Episode 1: State of affairs – Initial mapping
Welcome to TETRIS, towards factory 4.0!
In this first season, you will discover our 5-step roadmap to improve the environmental performance of your factory.
Here are the 5 steps:
Step 1 – Assessment to prepare the ground effectively.
Step 2 – Detailed analysis, where we will explore your factory in depth.
Step 3 – Adjustments, to optimize the performance of your factory.
Step 4 – Guidelines and master plan, to define and structure your ideal factory.
Step 5 – Continuous improvement, to sustain your environmental performance.
OK, great, thank you Sébastien! So, today, we start with the very first step to take when wanting to improve the environmental performance of your factory. This initial sub-step is called the initial mapping. But before diving into the heart of the matter, you will talk to us about the Lego theory.
Before wanting to improve the performance of your factory, you first need to know where you are starting from and what ideal goal you want to aim for. This theory allows defining a standardized transversal reference framework to compare factories with each other, block by block. Each block will include business rules and specific data. I let Sébastien define the initial mapping for you.
The idea is for this mapping to become a standard for you, meaning that when an auditor, for example an external one, comes to audit, whether it is an energy audit or another type, your factory, they do it based on this standardized mapping you have.
Sébastien, what are the prerequisites for carrying out mapping and how long does it take?
Can you tell us who is in charge of the initial mapping? How is coordination managed between the different teams?
What are the challenges of mapping? What are the pitfalls to avoid?
This mapping is the starting point, the gateway to any analysis of the factory, whether it is an energy audit or other types of analysis, the mapping will be used later on for data contextualization purposes.
In summary
The initial mapping allows you to have a synthetic and global view of all the processes and flows in your factory.
It allows you to:
1. Visualize all the elements that make up the factory, from raw materials to finished products, including processes and utilities.
2. Finally, it lays the groundwork for defining THE standard of your factory.
In short, initial mapping is the starting point of your industrial environmental transition approach.
