As more products become smart and lifestyles become digital, demand for Vishay’s Passive Components and Semiconductors is growing. Many new applications put pressure on product variety at the same time as prices. Thus, Vishay seeks to become more cost- effective and efficient through Industry. Vishay Passives did some analysis and pegged its 30+ plants at an average of Industry 2.5 based on Gartner’s maturity scale. To accelerate the move toward Industry 4.0, it sought to modernize and standardize information systems. One of those systems was MES.

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