Smart Workplace Helps To Achieve Quality Data Analysis, Reduce Labor Costs, Increase Profitability, Reduce Waste, and Make Work More Efficient

 

A smart workplace is simply the application of intelligent technologies to connect and engage employees with their workplace surroundings. Such a workplace is enabled via a structured connection of the internet, applications, intelligent sensors, and digital devices. This workplace acts as a central unit in today’s productive workplace system.

In a smart workplace, traditional office methods such as the manual process steps are replaced with intelligent systems that support decision-making and complex algorithms. Such technologies help to achieve quality data analysis, reduce labor costs, increase profitability, reduce waste, and make work more efficient. Traditional office methods use outdated information technology systems that consume valuable time and man-hours.

Traditional building management systems also include outdated applications that require manual processes to retrieve data. In addition, traditional systems do not support the distributed workforce required for a smart workplace. However, the distributed workforce can be effectively used to leverage digital technologies and deliver optimal results using the building's existing hardware and infrastructures.

The concept of a smart workplace has been around for a long time. However, the concept was not really developed into a practical workplace solution until the mid-90s. Then, the first true enterprise resource planning (ERP) system was developed. ERP provided business users with a more complete view of the company by combining all of the systems associated with the business under one platform. This allowed the integration of all employee data, transactions, and people into a single platform. This brought about major cost savings because users no longer needed to buy or maintain multiple software packages. For building owners, this meant that they could focus their attention on making the most of their assets, rather than worrying about buying additional software packages that did not provide a competitive advantage. However, many business owners are not comfortable with the idea of investing in big brand-name ERP systems and building their business on the cloud. This is why many smart workplaces are now incorporating an ERP solution - to provide building owners with the full functionality necessary for a successful business on the cloud.

Germany is witnessing significant development in smart workplaces. For instance, in June 2020, E.ON Digital Technology developed a new IoT monitoring system to make production facilities greener, healthier and more cost effective.  Earlier, in May 2020, E.ON introduced a new low-carbon district heating and cooling service for municipalities in Germany.