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Reducing the carbon footprint of the manufacturing industry through data sharing

by Nick LeederREDUCEit!, World Economic Forum 6 April 20221 April 2024Comments are Disabled

A really interesting read about the need for data sharing needs to drive sustainability changes. Global manufacturing and production sectors are responsible for 20% of the world’s carbon emissions! While the need to reduce the industrial carbon footprint is high, the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) is a first step to successfully measure and determine the …

Driving sustainability in industrial clusters

by Nick LeederREDUCEit!, White Papers 5 April 20221 April 2024Comments are Disabled

This is a really interesting white paper from Microsoft and Accenture driving sustainability in industrial clusters to help cut emissions and accelerate the drive to net-zero. Industrial clusters are geographic areas comprised of co-located companies that represent a single or multiple industries, such as refining, cement or steel. With industry responsible for 30 percent of …

Global Lighthouse Network: The Playbook for Responsible Industry Transformation

by Nick LeederREDUCEit!, World Economic Forum 30 March 20221 April 2024Comments are Disabled

Augmented Workforce – digital transformation impact on people…

by Nick LeederThought Leadership, White Papers, World Economic Forum 1 February 20222 April 2022Comments are Disabled

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 …

The Power in the Hidden Factory: Unlocking the Untapped Potential

by Nick LeederMedia and Publications, Thought Leadership 18 January 202218 March 2022Comments are Disabled

Unlocking Business Model Innovation through Advanced Manufacturing

by Nick LeederACCELERATEit!, Thought Leadership, World Economic Forum 13 January 20221 April 2024Comments are Disabled

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 …

Digitally driven value is transforming the world of manufacturing

by Nick LeederMedia and Publications 26 July 202118 March 2022Comments are Disabled

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. …

UK Manufacturing: A vital weapon in levelling up

by Nick LeederPodcasts 11 June 20211 April 2022Comments are Disabled

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 …

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

by Nick LeederPodcasts 7 May 20211 April 2022Comments are Disabled

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

by Nick LeederEvents, Thought Leadership 12 November 202014 November 2020Comments are Disabled

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 …