If the UK government is to deliver on its much-stated goal of tackling regional economic inequality, it must focus more on manufacturing. For some years now, British political discourse has been peppered with mentions of ‘levelling up’. Used to describe plans to tackle regional economic inequality, it was one of prime minister Boris Johnson’s most-used …
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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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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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The term digital transformation has been around for awhile – and, truth be told, it has many different meanings and interpretations, depending on its application and industry. However, we do hear many fallacies about the term and its potential that are universal. This blog post is devoted to debunking the most commonly held digital transformation myths and …
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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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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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 …
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A fascinating read about something all of us experienced over the past 12 months…. How to Lead When Your Team Is Exhausted — and You Are, Too — Read on hbr-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/hbr.org/amp/2020/12/how-to-lead-when-your-team-is-exhausted-and-you-are-too
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 …
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