EDAUpdate
Inspiration, innovation and recognition atEDADigitalisation Forum The EDA’s recent Digitalisation Forum and Data
Awards attracted over 90 representatives from wholesalers, manufacturers, soſt ware providers and supply chain trade associations.
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ttendees heard how the UK’s electrotechnical sector can stay competitive, boost productivity and improve customer engagement through digital advances.
Richard Baxter, director of systems and procedures at Edmundson Electrical, and incoming chair of EDA Data Services welcomed delegates saying: “Digitalisation is a wide topic, and it is becoming increasingly relevant to businesses that want to make fundamental changes to how they operate, and how they deliver value to their customers. Several dynamics drive this transformation – for example Artifi cial Intelligence which, when used eff ectively, can help to enhance and rationalise business’ processes by automating repetitive tasks, providing insights to speed the analysis of large volumes of data, and therefore improving decision-making.
“But we must not lose sight of the fact that adopting new technologies is not the real reason for embarking on a digitalisation journey. What’s most important are the tangible benefi ts which digitalisation delivers to businesses in the real world, such as: data-driven decision making, using accurate, up-to-date information to make informed decisions, and improve operations to drive business growth.”
Richard Appleton, head of digitalisation at the EDA, demonstrated the rapid progress achieved by the EDATA data pool and the planned introduction of product packaging and carbon facts and fi gures which, increasingly, wholesalers are demanding in response to customer enquiries.
Other expert speakers covered a diverse range of topics including Digital Product Passports, AI, plus a panel discussion gave a vision of the future with ‘Product data – where do we go next?’ Several EDA
solution providers demonstrated the enhanced effi ciencies and improved user experience for EDA wholesalers through clever system integration with the EDATA data pool.
The 2024 EDATA Data Awards were awarded to the following: • Super Rod: Overall Data Quality Award <1,000 SKUs
• D G Control: Overall Data Quality Award 1,000 – 3,000 SKUs
• Collingwood Lighting: Overall Data Quality Award >3,000 SKUs
• Atlantic: EDATA Creator Pioneer Award • Aurora Lighting UK: EDATA Integration Pioneer Award
• BEW Electrical Distributors, LEW Electrical Distributors and Worcester Electrical Distributors each received an EDATA Wholesaler Engagement Award.
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