February 2021 Archives - Manufacturing Leadership Council

The Future, Coming More Into View

by David R. Brousell | Feb 1, 2021 | Editor's Letter, Factories of the Future, February 2021, December 2019 ML Journal, Ideas & Insights | 0 |

There is nothing like an existential crisis to spur change. And the manufacturing industry seems determined not to waste the opportunity.

Fast Forward for Future Factories

by Paul Tate | Feb 1, 2021 | Factories of the Future, February 2021, Ideas & Insights, Survey | 0 |

The COVID pandemic has triggered a surge in M4.0 adoption across almost every function of manufacturing production that promises to rapidly transform the way factories are designed, operated, and managed in the next decade, reveals the MLC’s latest Factories of the Future survey.

Leaving China? It’s Not That Easy

by Rosemary Coates | Feb 1, 2021 | Factories of the Future, February 2021, Ideas & Insights | 0 |

Trade tensions and the global pandemic’s effect on supply chains have compelled manufacturers to rethink their strategies in China. But pulling up stakes in China is far from simple and may not be in a manufacturer’s long-term interest.

Closing the Loop across Products, Processes, People, and Places

by Craig Melrose, James Zhang, Howard Heppelmann & David Immerman | Feb 1, 2021 | Ideas & Insights, Factories of the Future, February 2021 | 0 |

Lean principles led to standardized performance, but digital performance systems are their high-powered successor.

Modernize Now for the M 4.0 Workforce

by Adam Aguzzi | Feb 1, 2021 | Factories of the Future, February 2021, Ideas & Insights | 0 |

Factories of the future cannot be powered by the workforce of the past.

POV: Factories of the Future

by Paul Tate | Feb 1, 2021 | Factories of the Future, February 2021, POV, Ideas & Insights | 0 |

Digital acceleration may also speed up the race to net zero.

Creating Sustainable Factories in a Circular Production Economy

by Lawrence Whittle & Francisco Betti | Feb 1, 2021 | Factories of the Future, February 2021, Ideas & Insights | 0 |

Digital transformation provides a powerful opportunity for manufacturers to shape increasingly sustainable business and operational models for the decade ahead.

Technology-Driven and Human-Centered

by Sachin Lulla & Himanshu Khandelwal | Feb 1, 2021 | Factories of the Future, February 2021, Ideas & Insights | 0 |

Digital will drive manufacturing’s transformation, but only if it goes with a people-first approach

GM Prepares For an All-Electric Future

by David R. Brousell | Feb 1, 2021 | Factories of the Future, February 2021, Ideas & Insights, Dialogue | 0 |

Gerald Johnson, EVP of Global Manufacturing, believes that technology-powered production agility holds the key to a rapid realization of the company’s “Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, Zero Congestion” vision.

Disruption Will Be Business as Usual

by Paul Tate | Feb 1, 2021 | February 2021, Ideas & Insights, Council Forum | 0 |

Supply chain resiliency and agility are manufacturing’s highest priorities in a world where disruption will become the new business normal, believes ResMed VP Brendan Mullins.