U.S., Dec. 31 -- Stora Enso is among the world's oldest companies with over 700 years of heritage, encompassing mining, iron and wood activities, stretching back to the 13th century. Today it focuses on all of the possibilities to manufacture a diverse range of products made from renewable materials with the forest and the trees as their foundation.

In an interview with Manufacturing Global magazine, Marko Yli-Pietila, Stora Enso's Head of Smart Operations, talks about meeting the challenges of accelerating a digitalisation programme encompassing operations, customer interface, supply chain, finance, HR and back office processes.

The digitisation of Stora Enso's manufacturing fleet comprises around 100 production lines across many facto...