Ever launched a pilot that never went anywhere? Leo Castillo from ICU Medical unpacks the costly trap of “pilot purgatory”—when promising tech never scales past testing. With nearly two decades of experience spanning supply chain, IT, and operations, Leo shares practical strategies for turning pilots into long-term wins on this episode of Reliability 4.0.
We dig into:
🔸 What pilot purgatory is and how to avoid it
🔸Why appetite, adoption, and alignment matter more than features
🔸 How to track the right KPIs (think: OEE, throughput, scrap rate)
🔸 Why setting expectations and exit strategies is non-negotiable
🔸 Where root cause analysis fits into a scalable digital transformation
If you're running pilots—or stuck in one—this episode will help you rethink how to get out of test mode and into results.
This episode is available on:
📺 YouTube
Or wherever you get your podcasts!
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