Protecting our planet's most precious resource isn't just a matter of environmental stewardship. It's a substantial business problem.
As CSCOs shift into a second phase of their COVID-19 response, five key actions will help them prepare for recovery.
This five-pronged approach to reopening has proved to be effective, even as companies tailor their return to their specific culture and context.
By applying best practices during each phase of their response, manufacturers will be better positioned to survive the crisis and meet the surge in demand when the pandemic subsides.
Companies can reduce costly delays and add value by building agile into their factories.
To succeed in a future of electric vehicles, manufacturers must understand and prepare for the profound effects of this transformation on operations and labor requirements.
Companies may finally be able to achieve the long-awaited step change in the industry’s development—if they act collectively, rather than individually.
Shifting tariffs grab the headlines, but the rise of Southeast Asia and differences in worker productivity are also altering the cost equation for global manufacturing.
Manufacturing operations increasingly require data sharing and collaboration across complex networks of companies and machines. Is blockchain the solution to these challenges?
Production lines are interrupted frequently: Micro-stops slow down processes and teams. Companies that eliminate unplanned interruptions can reduce costs by about 15 percent – and increase productivity. That is an important factor in creating conditions for industry 4.0.
Industry 4.0 will help people remain in or return to the workforce. More jobs will be gained than lost, but workers will require significantly different skills.
German and US companies have high ambitions for Industry 4.0, but they need to accelerate their efforts in order to achieve their goals.
Mit Unterstützung von BCGs Innovation Center for Operations in Deutschland, das die Möglichkeit bietet, in die Technologie einzutauchen, können Hersteller die Wirkung ihrer Innovationen und digitalen Technologien ausprobieren, testen und sie sich genau vorstellen.
Even when the global economy fully recovers, the international trade landscape will look dramatically different in the years ahead than it did before the pandemic.
As CSCOs shift into a second phase of their COVID-19 response, five key actions will help them prepare for recovery.
BCG’s Stefan Gstettner compares the “Bionic Supply Chain” – humans and machines using advanced technologies to collaborate far more effectively – with traditional supply chain approaches, in this excerpt from an interview with LokadTV. See the full episode here: The Bionic Supply Chain.
Companies can anticipate risks and make critical optimization decisions far sooner than previously possible.
