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How Manufacturers Can Win With Industrial SaaS Business Models
Industrial SaaS offers manufacturers higher margins and growth, but only 15% have succeeded. Winning businesses combine connected products, customer relevance, and strong relationships, with CEOs able to use BCG’s framework to scale.
Building Better: AI as the Fast Track to 4IR Technology Adoption
AI and generative AI are rapidly accelerating manufacturing’s Fourth Industrial Revolution, driving productivity, quality, and energy gains across operations and beyond the shop floor. Manufacturers with strong data foundations are best positioned to scale these technologies quickly.
Survey: Manufacturers See AI as a “Game-Changer” as They Ramp Up Investments
Manufacturers are rapidly increasing AI investment, with 78% planning higher spending and nearly half already using generative AI tools. Despite early-stage adoption and workforce/data challenges, 55% expect AI to transform the industry by 2030.
Unlocking AI and ML’s Potential in Manufacturing
AI and ML help manufacturers improve quality, reduce downtime, and optimize scheduling and maintenance through real-time data analysis and predictive insights. Success depends on strong data management, collaboration, pilot projects, and ongoing training.
Preparing the Supply Chain Workforce for an AI Revolution
Manufacturers need a strong data foundation and cross-functional collaboration to unlock AI’s supply chain benefits, from better demand forecasting and inventory planning to more efficient admin work.
From Months to Minutes: How GenAI and AI Transform Product Design and Sourcing
GenAI is helping manufacturers cut product design time dramatically by combining historical data with simulations to optimize cost, carbon, performance, and sourcing. Eaton says it has reduced design time by nearly 90%.
Empower Your Workforce with Generative AI
Generative AI can boost manufacturing productivity by putting data-driven insight in workers’ hands, but success depends on strong governance, continuous training, and better data collection across the operation.
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Connected worker solutions combine MBD/E, IoT, and AR to give manufacturing workers real-time guidance and feedback. Benefits include greater agility, compliance, quality, efficiency, and employee empowerment.
Manufacturing in 2030: The Opportunity and Challenge of Manufacturing Data
Manufacturers see data as essential to competitiveness, but survey results show gaps in security, quality, access and analytics. Many still rely on spreadsheets even as data volumes surge toward smarter, more predictive operations.
Intertape Polymer Group, Cooley Named Top Winners in 2024 Manufacturing Leadership Awards
Daniel Dwight named Manufacturing Leader of the Year in awards program's 20th season
Cooley Group’s Daniel Dwight was named 2024 Manufacturing Leader of the Year, while Cooley won Small-Medium Enterprise Manufacturer of the Year and Intertape Polymer Group earned Large Enterprise Manufacturer of the Year for digital transformation and sustainability.
