Technological megatrends affecting industrial and production industry

Early successes have increased many companies’ appetites for further digital exploration and investment. However, the current labour and trade uncertainties within the global manufacturing industry could stall digital progress. Therefore, in recent months, many companies have shifted their efforts toward digital projects that build agility and scalability to help them manage risk.

Digital “empowerment” can be one of the leverage points to increase flexibility in global supply chains. We can see six technological megatrends affecting and challenging the industrial and production industry:

1. predictive maintenance
2. applying artificial intelligence
3. cloud computing
4. advanced analytics
5. robotics
6. additive manufacturing to the value chain

They can increase visibility and transparency, allowing manufacturers to make faster changes to operations to respond to market-based threats or opportunities. As manufacturers continue to seek out the bright spots in the global landscape — including emerging markets — their ability to flex production, delivery, and customer support will continue to be important.

What are the challenges companies are facing? What are the opportunities? What are the leadership implications? And how can Kestria Industrial/Production Practice Group help in resolving that transition process?

Kestria Industrial/Production Practice Group

Clients of our Industrial/Production Practice Group operate on a global level and include some of the world’s largest and most recognized Original Equipment Manufacturers and components producers across industry sectors. Our team recruits world-class leaders from top-level management to functional roles including marketing, sales, finance, human resources and operations.