Vietnamese Teach Carlsberg Industry 4.0

The Vietnamese IT service provider FPT is to support Carlsberg Breweries globally with the introduction of artificial intelligence, among other things.

To this end, the new partners have signed a global framework agreement that makes FPT, headquartered in Hanoi (Vietnam) the official technology partner of Carlsberg. The company provides information technology (IT) and digital transformation (DT) services to the global brewery. Both sides also intend to examine other aspects of digital transformation, including smart brewery, cloud migration to Azure, open API platforms, data strategies, and analytics. 

The collaboration between FPT and Carlsberg began in January 2018. After a few months, FPT has assumed the role of DT partner for many projects related to Manufacturing Execution System (MES), AI for Planning, and Connected Bar for Carlsberg. With MES, FPT supported the implementation of projects related to digital monitoring and control systems and helped Carlsberg to optimize the manufacturing process and expand production. FPT was selected to implement this project because of its proven technology expertise and strong global presence, particularly in Asia. Carlsberg plans to introduce MES at 14 locations in Asia in the near future.

In addition to MES, FPT will use its expertise in artificial intelligence to help Carlsberg analyze consumer behavior, predict demand, and plan production more efficiently. The digital transformation collaboration between FPT and Carlsberg has also been extended to the Connected Bar which is considered to be Carlsberg's "Game Changer". Connected Bars, with their intelligent sensors, help the brewery giant to ensure product quality and also to monitor consumption for more effective delivery management.

The signing took place as part of FPT's 30th anniversary celebrations and marks a milestone for FPT Corporation on its way to becoming a trusted partner to global companies in digital transformation. FPT was founded in 1988 and has become the leading IT service provider in Southeast Asia with a worldwide customer base of more than 500 companies. FPT is a partner of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Siemens, IBM, and GE Predix, among others.