Frontline Talent of the Future Initiative 2024

16Participant Stories Western Digital adopts 4IR technology and upskilling to boost productivity and engagement +13 p.p. engagement +12 p.p OEE improvement 21% Increase in productivity -41% safety incidents Impact Change story Talent innovations Prachinburi encountered a significant technology shift and lack of qualified labor due to its rural location, In addition, learning from COVID impact (high quarantine rate), they revolutionized their manufacturing through 4IR technology adoption with highly automated and intelligent work re - design. They created a digital leadership essential program through partnerships with universities and technological institutes, resulting in 21% improvement in labor productivity. They upskilled/reskilled the workforce by 97%, shifted 37% workforce to higher level jobs, and changed 46% of how jobs are done.” Stability indices like employee engagement improved to 91% (a 13 - percentage point improvement) & attrition maintained at 7.7%. Intelligent Operations with new work design through technologies and automated processes, enhancing productivity and career paths, improving operational efficiency Frontline Workforce Augmentation was implemented to reduce diagnostic times and boost maintenance efficiency Digital Leadership Essential by collaborating with universities to develop 4IR curriculum, enhancing workforce competency Empowering remote technical support and collaboration combined IIoT, Agile, remote sharing to enhance workforce flexibility and retention Talent Pipelining enhanced university engagement and national competitions, inspired 4IR tech adoption