For much of the 20th century, manufacturing seemed like the industry most capable of grabbing the future with both hands, propelling itself forward, and bringing the rest of the world along for the ride. Innovations that mass-produced the Model-T were only separated from advances in robotics and automation by a few decades, all while manufacturers created new mindsets and approaches to making things, from the Kanban production system to agile manufacturing.
However, in the past few decades, the industry appears to have lost some of its wow factor. Today the general perception is that manufacturing is a risk-averse, mind-numbing activity where nothing important or innovative happens.
Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, there’s never been a better time to rethink manufacturing according to Forbes. It’s true… Manufacturing is cool again.
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