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Barilla uses machine learning for predictive maintenance and supply chain optimization

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…els, staff can extract and allocate industrial costs and quantify plant losses. They can also better predict when a machine is likely to fail and schedule maintenance windows proactively. By minimizing unplanned downtime, they have been able to reduce operating costs…

Description

Barilla, the world's largest pasta producer, uses MLflow on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to operationalize machine learning models across its manufacturing operations. Predictive maintenance models forecast machine failures so maintenance can be scheduled proactively, reducing unplanned downtime, energy use, and emissions. Manufacturing cost deployment models help staff extract and allocate industrial costs and quantify plant losses. The company runs 90% of its business (finance, R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing) on the platform, with 40+ data products in production and 1,000+ dashboards, saving millions of euros in production costs.

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…ntal reporting and dashboarding helped propel Barilla’s data-driven transition. Ninety percent of Barilla’s business from finance, R&D, manufacturing, supply chain and marketing now run on the Databricks Data + AI Platform. “Moving to Databricks was a game changer for us. We use all the key Databricks…

Company

Barilla

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…rity and Trust Ready to get started? Get a Demo Login Contact Us Try Databricks Customer Stories / Barilla CUSTOMER STORY Creating a winning recipe for a hyperefficient supply chain 1,00…

Problem

Barilla's legacy on-premises data warehouse was ill-equipped to scale their operations effectively, creating silos that impacted their ability to navigate a growing list of external threats, and data analysts struggled to integrate and analyze the data needed, leading to delays and inefficiencies in delivering value to the business.

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…gy was critical to mitigate these risks and protect operating margins. However, their legacy on-premises data warehouse was ill-equipped to scale their operations effectively, creating silos that impacted their ability to navigate a growing list of external threats to their operations. Moving to the Databricks Data + AI Platform introduced a centralized architectu…

Solution

Barilla moved its data strategy to Azure Databricks, using Delta Lake to create a centralized global repository, Unity Catalog for data discovery and governance, Databricks Lakehouse for BI workloads, and MLflow to operationalize machine learning models; with manufacturing cost deployment models, staff extract and allocate industrial costs and quantify plant losses, and predictive maintenance models forecast when a machine is likely to fail so maintenance can be scheduled proactively.

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…Databricks Data + AI Platform. “Moving to Databricks was a game changer for us. We use all the key Databricks technologies including Delta Lake to create a centralized global repository; Unity Catalog to easily discover, understand and use data more securely through catalogs of data assets that are discoverable through shared tables and views; Databricks Lakehouse to help analysts run BI workloads at scale; and MLflow to operationalize machine learning models,” said Lorenzo. “Using Databricks has helped our data teams work together towar…

Business value

By minimizing unplanned downtime, Barilla has been able to reduce operating costs with less energy and lower emissions associated with running equipment, and Databricks has helped Barilla solve business challenges across a range of departments, saving millions of euros in production costs.

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…when a machine is likely to fail and schedule maintenance windows proactively. By minimizing unplanned downtime, they have been able to reduce operating costs with less energy and lower emissions associated with running equipment. To streamline supply chain management, Barilla has implemented a traceability s…
…ata users across the company delivering business continuity like never before. “Databricks has helped Barilla solve business challenges across a range of departments, saving millions of euros in production costs. With the lakehouse architecture, we now have a centralized enterprise data plat…

Headline outcome

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…ata users across the company delivering business continuity like never before. “Databricks has helped Barilla solve business challenges across a range of departments, saving millions of euros in production costs. With the lakehouse architecture, we now have a centralized enterprise data plat…

Use case type

Predictive operations

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…els, staff can extract and allocate industrial costs and quantify plant losses. They can also better predict when a machine is likely to fail and schedule maintenance windows proactively. By minimizing unplanned downtime, they have been able to reduce operating costs…

AI capabilities

Predictive Analytics

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…els, staff can extract and allocate industrial costs and quantify plant losses. They can also better predict when a machine is likely to fail and schedule maintenance windows proactively. By minimizing unplanned downtime, they have been able to reduce operating costs…

Industry

Consumer Goods

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…illions of euros in manufacturing and production costs. Share this post Details Industry : Retail and Consumer Goods Use Case : Data Warehousing Cloud : Azure Product : Databricks SQL , Unity Cata…

Technology

Databricks Data + AI Platform, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, MLflow

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…Databricks Data + AI Platform. “Moving to Databricks was a game changer for us. We use all the key Databricks technologies including Delta Lake to create a centralized global repository; Unity Catalog to easily discover, understand and use data more securely through catalogs of data assets that are discoverable through shared tables and views; Databricks Lakehouse to help analysts run BI workloads at scale; and MLflow to operationalize machine learning models,” said Lorenzo. “Using Databricks has helped our data teams work together towar…

Deployment model

cloud

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…s post Details Industry : Retail and Consumer Goods Use Case : Data Warehousing Cloud : Azure Product : Databricks SQL , Unity Catalog More from Barilla Ready to get started…

Deployment options

cloud

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…s post Details Industry : Retail and Consumer Goods Use Case : Data Warehousing Cloud : Azure Product : Databricks SQL , Unity Catalog More from Barilla Ready to get started…
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