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Organisations will have to appoint executive teams with the diversity of the employee pool, create a purpose and culture that inspires people and help the workforce manage turbulence. Retaining the human element in a virtual world will be vital for success https://t.co/ueAyjxcp7V
New strategies to find and train people won’t be enough. Organisations will have to collaborate with government, educational and vocational institutes and employees to redesign the entire system within which people work https://t.co/ueAyjxcp7V
Today there are 1.8 million industrial robots worldwide. Yet CEOs still need people. Creative, innovative leaders with emotional intelligence are in very short supply @PwC https://t.co/ueAyjxcp7V
Manufacturing jobs are requiring progressively higher skills. From 2000 to 2016 the number of manufacturing workers w/o high school
diplomas fell 46%, while those w/ postgrad degrees rose 35%, and associate degrees rose 23% https://t.co/O36AevmRA4
Today many inefficiencies stem from information lost at points where functions, sites & suppliers intersect. Creating a more seamless flow of data can
itself yield productivity gains. This requires people w/ analytic skills & deep manufacturing know-how https://t.co/O36AevmRA4
Companies can play a role
in strengthening the entire base of manufacturers... through regional organizations. They focus on such issues as technical
assistance, accelerating innovation, workforce development, access to capital, and policy roadblocks. https://t.co/O36AevmRA4
Companies that collaborate effectively with their suppliers show distinct growth in margin
relative to other firms in the same industry. @McKinsey_MGI https://t.co/O36AevmRA4
One of the biggest opportunities associated with Industry
4.0 technologies is creating ecosystems of reliable, innovative small and midsize firms https://t.co/O36AevmRA4
In Industry 4.0 technology, goods and transport containers are tracked with transponders, and whenever a unit is removed from the warehouse, the data is fed into a central system. When inventory reaches a minimum level, reorders are automatically triggered https://t.co/O36AevmRA4
As customers demand more choice and customization, this leaves many niche markets available for small and midsize
manufacturer (and suppliers) to serve directly https://t.co/O36AevmRA4