When designing high tech, you need to speak the language of data. Therefore, WILD sees digitalisation not as an IT project but as a digital competence in every division. An intelligently networked process landscape strengthens individual responsibility and delivers maximum agility.

At WILD, precision begins long before the first lens is polished or a casing is assembled. It begins the moment data starts to flow – seamlessly, without interruptions and in real time. In the world of optomechatronics, too, digitalisation is the invisible nervous system  that stabilises numerous processes.

STRATEGIC FOCUS INSTEAD OF TOOL PROLIFERATION
The WILD Group‘s digitalisation strategy opts for a radical focus. Instead of concentrating on a variety of historically evolved individual solutions, WILD focuses on carefully selected high-performance core applications. ”We can‘t have complete mastery of all systems. Therefore, reduction is a key success factor“, believes Jürgen Spitzer, Head of IT at the WILD Group.

The approach involves scaling down from over 30 individual systems to a maximum of ten core applications – from ERP and CRM to quality and process management, work and service management, and business intelligence. According to the best-of-breed principle, WILD uses only market-leading software that undergoes continuous improvement. ”Once established, systems determine work approaches for several years. This is why we choose our digital tools with utmost care“, says Jürgen Spitzer.  Instead of taking purchased products and ”bending“ them with elaborate in-house developments, WILD relies on configuration and established market leaders. The objective is a seamless digital flow that eliminates media discontinuity and improves agility in cooperation with customers.

DATA AS A STRATEGIC RESOURCE
By consistently dissolving data silos and connecting all systems to central interfaces, the company creates genuine ”data enablement“, a tangibly shorter time to market and utmost process stability. ”We link our expert teams with efficient, digital workflows to minimise errors before they even occur“, says Spitzer.

THE DIGITAL SAFETY NET
Measures that have already been implemented such as the establishment of a uniform work and service management and the
digitalisation of process and quality management are having an impact: Today, key figures can be retrieved directly from the systems. In addition, by standardising terminal equipment and IT security processes, the company has enhanced operational security in daily work routines. As a result, the WILD Group has created the necessary agility to continue implementing projects with the accustomed precision, punctuality and top quality in the future.