Digitization allows us to be more efficient, competitive and agile in the marketplace by giving GE executives mission critical information on a real-time basis. The Digital Cockpit is part of a three-pronged e-Business strategy called Make, Buy & Sell that is focused on internal productivity, external sourcing and customer workflow.

Below is a sample Digital Cockpit. Click any numbered box in the image to learn about a specific section, or scroll down the page to read more. Or, view the Flash version.

Sell:
Monitor important sales-related business metrics and workflow with customers.

Make:
Track information relevant to the core processes of each business.

Buy:
View Inventory and Sourcing-related data in this section.

Alerts:
See how many areas of your business are still within their set specifications and goals.

Result:
Gauge the current performance of your business. Goals that have been reached are flagged green. The rest are red.

Alert Spec:
Keep track of the various performance goals set by your business that are not being met.

Last Update:
You can check this area to see when each item was last updated.

Total:
Use this tab to see an overview of performance data for your entire business.

Sub-business:
Look at information for a separate area of your business by clicking on one of the tabs.

Message Center:
Go here to learn about any changes to the metrics or benchmarks in your Digital Cockpit.

Cockpit Map:
Monitor important sales-related business metrics and workflow with customers.

Cockpit Pop-up:
Keep your information close at hand. Click on the icon to display these figures in a separate window.

Download to PDA:
Take these numbers with you. Click on the icon to download information to your PDA.

View Charts:
Display the information from your Digital Cockpit in printable charts.

GE Stock:
 Watch the daily progress of GE stock with this real-time stock quote.