Data supported work

Our work must be supported by data but people-driven

At the BIRN Group, we have put digitalisation on the agenda. This is because data management and collecting knowledge and information about our production and internal processes will allow us to optimise the work for our employees, so we get simple and standardised workflows and optimal production.

Digitalisation has become an important tool in the BIRN Group, where we want to make it easier for our employees to make the right decisions based on data about our work processes. We thereby ensure that the valuable knowledge our employees and machines possess is brought into play, so that we ultimately make the best decisions on an informed basis.

“A data-supported approach means that our employees must use data to make the best possible decisions. We will abolish the complex processes and work duplication that we were not aware existed, and standardise the workflows so that they are easier to teach others. We have been too dependent in the past on the experience and skills of individual employees, and while experience and knowledge are highly valuable, we become vulnerable when work processes are too person-dependent and not integrated into our systems,” says David Stampe Grønborg, Group IT Manager at BIRN Group

One way to work in a more data-supported manner is via BIRN Group’s data platform, where all essential data has to be gathered, so there are uniform numbers throughout the group. The companies in BIRN Group have complex operations and complex data that can be  understood in different ways depending on how it is to be used.

“For example, if we want a precise overview of what it cost to create an item, we need to define exactly what is to be included in such a calculation. There are many elements and processes in our production. All these must be considered, and be flexible to adjust if conditions change – such as when we had soaring energy prices. All this information is gathered in our data platform, so both our ERP system and production systemswork based on the same data. It’s an extensive task, but it also provides a strong foundation for us to better adapt along the way, so that we always have the most solid data foundation to work from,” explains David Stampe Grønborg.

Digitalisation supports BIRN Group across borders

The companies in the BIRN Group are spread around Europe, and our increased focus on digitalisation creates better cohesion and standardisation across them. It has therefore also been important to create a data collection system that can embrace all companies in the group, so all employees can benefit from easier processes now and in the future.

 “The digital foundation aims to support the journey towards more standardisation and a better overview that we have embarked on. We do this by creating a digital hybrid infrastructure that leverages cloud solutions for data sharing and experience exchange. Through this, we can build a good structure between the various companies, so we can identify improvements and synergies, even though we are geographically dispersed in the group,” says David Stampe Grønborg in conclusion.