Manufacturing Automation: The automation agenda: Unlocking potential and building resilience
by David Morgenstern, Accenture Canada
Geopolitical unrest, high energy prices, rising materials costs and demand fluctuations during the pandemic – each of these and more have challenged businesses like never before.
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Canada is on the cusp of seismic change in manufacturing. Innovative technologies, advancements in sustainability and a new generation of talent are reshaping the industry. They’re also creating new opportunities for Canadian companies to scale and build resiliency through technology. This change is desperately needed after several years of historic disruption.
Geopolitical unrest, high energy prices, rising materials costs and demand fluctuations during the pandemic – each of these and more have challenged businesses like never before. Globally, businesses missed out on more than $2 trillion CAD in revenue growth, according to a recent Accenture report. These disruptions have also exposed dangerously low levels of resiliency within engineering, supply chains, manufacturing and operations.
This article originally featured in MRO Magazine. Read the full version here.
