Advantech has announced a new roadmap for its mid-to-long-term transformation, with chairman KC Liu stressing that that following a year of operational and business adjustments in 2025, the company will focus its brand around edge computing and AI-powered WISE (wireless IoT solutions embedded) beginning in 2026, to position itself as a key player in deploying scalable edge AI in industrial and enterprise settings.
Speaking at the company's March 4 earnings call, Liu outlined Advantech's five-year corporate vision from 2026 to 2030, with goals including achieving a 30% share of the global edge AI platform market, double-digit growth across the company's embedded IoT, industrial automation, and iService business units, and maintaining its leading position in the industrial PC (IPC) and edge computing domains.
In terms of business operations and governance, Advantech will continue to leverage its Niche-BU-Cluster and Amoeba management structures, in conjunction with its Worldwide Business Operations (WWBO) spanning eight regional sales and operation headquarters. The company will seek to accelerate expansion into high-value markets and application domains through highly disciplined approaches in managing its regional operations and business units.
Advantech also has plans to establish a global end-to-end supply chain, using cross-docking and AI-driven autonomous operations to enhance transparency, improve decision-making efficiency, and further support delivery schedules and cost control measures as its edge AI product portfolio becomes increasingly diversified.
Specific targets within the the next five years include achieving over 80% coverage of end-to-end and cross-docking processes within its supply chain. By digitizing workflows and adopting AI-powered collaboration, it expects to improve inventory turnover by approximately 30% and reduce production cycles by about 50%, thereby boosting overall operational flexibility and capital utilization.
For its products and solutions, Advantech intends to combine its edge computing and WISE software services to deepen and replicate offerings in the smart manufacturing, energy management, smart cities, and healthcare sectors. The company will also leverage partner ecosystems to accelerate commercialization of edge AI technologies, as it progresses toward becoming the most trusted edge AI platform supplier in the AI era.
Article translated by Kevin Wang and edited by Joseph Chen
