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The evidence

What the research shows.

Independent research. Not our numbers.

−52%defectsDigital instructions vs paper
Paper3.55
Digital1.69
Letmathe & Rößler, J. Operations Management, 2022
−42%injuriesAfter participatory training
Before89.3
After52.1
Randomized trial, 2017 · PMID 28052163
29%at every siteProduction system fully implemented
Have one74%
Everywhere29%
McKinsey survey of 100+ COOs, 2026
−12%task timeDigital instructions vs paper
Paper9.52
Digital8.37
Letmathe & Rößler, J. Operations Management, 2022
How to read these numbers

Independent, and not ours.

Independent

They come from peer-reviewed studies and published research, cited as published.

Not SmartHow results

They show what digital instructions and participatory training achieved elsewhere, and how few plants run one system everywhere.

Read with care

The instruction study is a controlled experiment; the training study compared participatory with lecture-style training; the McKinsey figure is a survey of more than 100 COOs.

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