#FOA S02E03 Beyond Intuition: Why SIRI Is the “Gold Standard” for Industry 4.0

How the Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI) and its 3-8-16 matrix turn digital ambitions into a justified, benchmarked investment plan.

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Decisions involving millions in CAPEX need rigorous, engineering-grade justification rather than gut feeling.

In this episode we unpack the Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI), the framework endorsed by the World Economic Forum that has become an internationally recognised standard for assessing digitalisation.

In this episode, you’ll discover

  • The 3-8-16 matrix: how SIRI evaluates a facility across process, technology and organisation
  • How the TIER framework creates a justified list of priorities and removes internal politics from budget decisions
  • How to benchmark your factory against global peers
  • How to present a convincing investment case to the CFO

Read the full article: dbr77.com/siri-2026-the-global-standard-for-industry-4-0

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