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title: Achieving Your Manufacturing Goals in the Age of Uncertainty
description: Using an AI-Assisted Top-Down/Bottoms-Up Process to Accelerate Innovation & Operational Results (part 2 of 2)
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# [Achieving Your Manufacturing Goals in the Age of Uncertainty](https://www.twinthread.com/resources/blog/achieving-manufacturing-goals-in-uncertainty)

 Written by [Sheila Kester](https://www.twinthread.com/resources/blog/author/sheila-kester) | Jun 28, 2023 5:15:15 PM

## TwinThread Seminar Series: Achieving Your Manufacturing Goals in the Age of Uncertainty

*Using an AI-Assisted Top-Down / Bottom-Up Process to Accelerate Innovation & Operationalize Results*

 Typical Manufacturing Exec. Scorecard

We all have them - scorecards and goals.

We all have operating plans to achieve them.

We all have technology and process backing them up.

And yet… Does this sound familiar to you?

- Are you worried about the high cost of materials?
- Have you been given an energy mandate and are uncertain of your order of solve?
- Does operating performance vary by SKU, line, plant or region?
- Do you know why?
- Are you able to pivot quickly in the face of supply chain disruptions?

Starting with a top down approach to select optimum targets, and then implementing a bottoms up approach to hit those targets is common.

However, manufacturing being what it is, you may have run into some hurdles:

Insufficient Data: Data in multiple, unrelated units, not enough data, bad or missing data

Time Constraints: Not enough time to dig into and analyze your data

Human Subjectivity: Meaning it’s hard for someone to analyze a problem objectively when it could mean big changes for them

Change Adoption: Having the ability to confirm that a change, once implemented, continues.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be breaking down the steps of an AI-assisted, top-down approach to optimizing manufacturing performance.

## Topics:

**The Basics**

- What are the elements of an AI Assisted Top Down Approach?
- What is a bottoms up approach and when should it be used?
- The truth about KPIs
- Top Potential V Top Cause

**Technology Assists:**

- Data Lakes
- Digital Twins and Threads
- Reporting Engines V Analytics
- AI

**Making it Stick**

- Execution Execution Execution
- Iteration and Innovation
- Examples 
    - Quality
    - Production
    - Energy Intensity
- Managing Change

[View full post](https://www.twinthread.com/resources/blog/achieving-manufacturing-goals-in-uncertainty)

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