Schneider Electric Adds 2 More WEF Lighthouse Factories, Expanding to 11 Globally
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Schneider Electric said on the 29th that its plants in El Paso, the United States, and Beijing, China, have been newly included in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Lighthouse Network.
With the additional selection, the number of Schneider Electric's global lighthouse factory sites rose from 9 to 11, with El Paso named a Customer Centricity lighthouse factory and Beijing named a Sustainability lighthouse factory.
The El Paso plant lifted its on-time delivery rate from 61% to 97% and cut lead time by up to 35%, while the Beijing plant recorded a 65% reduction in Scope 1 emissions, eliminated Scope 2 emissions entirely, and reduced Scope 3 emissions by 43%.
Schneider Electric said on the 29th that its plants in El Paso, the United States, and Beijing, China, have been newly included in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Lighthouse Network. With the latest additions, the number of Schneider Electric's global lighthouse factory sites has increased from 9 to 11.
The newly selected plants are in El Paso, the United States, and Beijing, China. Schneider Electric has added 2 WEF lighthouse factories.
The Global Lighthouse Network is a global collaborative initiative that selects sites and value chains using advanced technologies. The network uses productivity, supply chain resilience, Customer Centricity, Sustainability, and talent performance as its standard and serves as a platform for sharing best practices.
In the announcement made in June this year, the application of AI across manufacturing and supply chain operations was highlighted as a key feature. Strengthened collaboration between people and technology was also highlighted as a key feature, and improving operational performance through Sustainability was likewise highlighted as a key feature.
As a result of the selection, the El Paso plant was named a Customer Centricity lighthouse factory, and the Beijing plant a Sustainability lighthouse factory. Among them, the El Paso plant is the first Engineer-to-Order lighthouse factory in Schneider Electric's global network.
The El Paso plant produces low- and medium-voltage power solutions based on customer-specific requirements. Against the backdrop of rising demand from data centers and greater product customization, it digitized its ETO processes across design, production, and logistics, applying industrial IoT, AI solutions, and advanced analytics in the process. This has enabled more precise visibility into factory operations and strengthened links among design, manufacturing, and supply chain functions.
As a result, the El Paso plant's on-time delivery rate rose from 61% to 97%, and lead time was cut by up to 35%. It also cleared USD 43 million in unprocessed orders.
The Beijing plant focused on decarbonizing the entire value chain in response to business growth, a larger share of in-house production, and stronger Sustainability requirements.
The Beijing plant operated on EcoStruxure-based systems and expanded the provision of sulfur hexafluoride-free solutions. It also introduced a supplier decarbonization program, AI-based energy optimization, and SF₆ circular utilization. In addition, it introduced more than 50 advanced technology use cases.
As a result, Scope 1 emissions were reduced by 65%, Scope 2 emissions were eliminated entirely, and Scope 3 emissions were reduced by 43%. Energy efficiency improved by 36%.
Schneider Electric is pushing ahead with optimizing energy use, shifting to greener logistics, and promoting collaboration across the ecosystem. It is also pushing ahead with decarbonizing the entire value chain, including the supply chain, beyond its own factory operations.
Mourad Tamoud, Schneider Electric's CSCO, said this WEF selection proves the company's efforts to innovate its supply chain through a combination of people, digital technology, and Sustainability. Citing the El Paso and Beijing plants, he said they are using advanced technologies such as AI, which has created opportunities to expand customer value and accelerate decarbonization of their own operations and the broader ecosystem.
Source: TECHWORLD · Park Gyu-chan
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