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Augmented Workforce – digital transformation impact on people…

People know how passionate I am about the influence and opportunities that digital technologies have on the workforce. It’s great to be able to contribute to the World Economic Forum White Paper on “Augmented Workforce: Empowering People, Transforming Manufacturing”. Although technology is an important pillar of organisational strategy, people remain essential on shop floors and …

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Unlocking Business Model Innovation through Advanced Manufacturing

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role that manufacturing and supply chain systems play in powering the global economy. To navigate current and future market and climate change disruptions and stay competitive, the leaders must go beyond the transformation of manufacturing operations and leverage investments in technology to reinvent their business models. Aggregating the …

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Digitally driven value is transforming the world of manufacturing

Nick Leeder spoke to the Technology Record on how digitally driven value is transforming the world of manufacturing. Digital transformation has underpinned the manufacturing industry’s resilience amid unprecedented disruptions to supply chains, markets and operations in recent months.  This article was originally published in the Technology Record by Jaqui Griffths and can be found here. …

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UK Manufacturing: A vital weapon in levelling up

Chris Courtney, UK Research and Innovation, and Francisco Betti, World Economic Forum, continue their conversation with PTC’s Nick Leeder about the much talked about ‘levelling up’ of the UK. If the UK government is to deliver on its much-stated goal of tackling regional economic inequality in the UK, it must focus more on UK manufacturing …

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Where or what’s next for UK manufacturing in the post-brexit era

It would be an understatement to say that the forecast looks decidedly mixed for UK manufacturing post-Brexit.  On the one hand, data from the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for March and April is encouraging. Two consecutive months of strong growth in output, order books and employment would seem to bode well for the …

Enhance human ability with AI and not replace – World Manufacturing Forum Reflection

It was an honour to contribute to the World Manufacturing Forum today and have an opportunity to talk about the impact and the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a modern manufacturing environment. In our discussion I raised two important points companies need to consider on their journey using AI: Anchor the use if AI …

Excited to be part of Manufacturing Leaders Summit next week…

The annual UK Manufacturing Leaders Summit is running from the 9th to the 12th of November. I’m really excited about the opportunity to participate in this great event again this year. I’ll be participating in the discussion room for Smart Connected Operations and Factory Automation with Suresh Daniel of Coats PLC and will be covering …

World Manufacturing Forum 2020

I am honoured to be taking part in a round table discussion at the World Manufacturing Forum 2020 about PREPAREDNESS & PRODUCTIVITY: Transform Traditional Businesses in High Tech Companies. This promises to be a lively discussion with other luminaries in the industry. Why not join me by clicking on the register button below. A quick …