A Hitachi Group site selected as “Global Lighthouse Factory” by the World Economic Forum, marking the Group’s second designation
Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Vantara LLC (”Hitachi Vantara”), a Hitachi Group company, announced that Hitachi Vantara’s storage manufacturing facility in Norman, Oklahoma, United States, has been selected by the World Economic Forum (“WEF”) as one of its “Lighthouse” facilities—the world’s most advanced factories leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, utilizing technologies such as AI and robotics. This marks the second Hitachi Group’s site to receive this recognition, following Hitachi’s Omika Works *1, which was designated a “Lighthouse” in 2020.
The Norman facility serves as an end-to-end digital manufacturing and supply chain hub, producing advanced data infrastructure that supports AI-driven business transformation. The facility has comprehensively deployed AI across its operations. By applying Agentic AI to global demand forecasting and inventory management, the facility achieved a 77% reduction in lead time from order receipt to shipment and a 50% reduction in inventory. This selection was based on recognition of...
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