Global State of Smart Manufacturing Report reveals the impact of emerging technologies in addressing workforce, quality, cybersecurity and sustainability challenges
Singapore, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: Korea), the world's largest company specializing in industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced the results of its ninth survey.th Annual “Smart Manufacturing Status Report”. This global study surveyed more than 1,500 manufacturers in 17 major manufacturing countries.
This year's report highlights the focus on leveraging emerging technologies to build resilience, improve quality, maximize workforce potential and drive sustainable growth. It became clear.
“A skilled workforce is the cornerstone of a successful manufacturing operation, but attracting, managing and retaining workers continues to be a challenge,” said Cyril Perducat, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Rockwell Automation. It has been found that.” “Our research shows that technology alone is not the answer. To remain competitive, manufacturers are embracing new technology as a core part of their evolving organizational culture, creating technology and employee partnerships that drive the business forward. We need to focus our staff on building.”
Key global findings include:
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AI ranks among the top features that manufacturers believe will deliver the greatest business outcomes. His 83% of manufacturers expect to use generative AI (GenAI) in their operations in 2024.
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95% of manufacturers are using or evaluating smart manufacturing technologies, up from 84% in 2023.
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94% of manufacturers plan to retain or expand their workforce by implementing smart manufacturing technology, including repurposing employees to new or different roles or hiring more workers. The focus is on doing.
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Change management will be a major workforce-related hurdle for manufacturers in 2024.
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For the second year in a row, manufacturers have cited “improved quality” as the most desirable outcome they hope to achieve from existing smart manufacturing technologies. Additionally, “Quality Management” ranks as the #1 AI/Machine Learning use case in 2024.
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Cybersecurity was named for the first time as one of the top five external risks for manufacturing in 2024, ranking third overall.
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Energy management is the most important element of a manufacturer's sustainability/ESG program.
“The workforce of 2019 is not coming back.” Alison Kuhn, Principal Analyst at LNS Research. “Developing a sustainable workforce strategy is critical to successfully navigating manufacturing challenges. Leaders must embrace this new reality and focus on 1) the total employee experience, 2) servant leadership; 3) We are winning the war for talent by focusing on three imperatives: Connected frontline workforce (CFW) applications.”
Manufacturers continue to face significant challenges in combining people, processes, and technology to drive long-term business growth and resilience. According to the report, nearly one-third of manufacturing leaders cite “aligning technology and talent to business needs” and “effectively deploying talent and resources” as the biggest hurdles their organizations will face in the coming year. “Management.” Manufacturers can overcome this challenge by selecting partners with relevant industry expertise and experience who can provide solutions and support that align technology and talent with business goals.
“At Rockwell, the combination of deep industry expertise and an unparalleled PartnerNetwork™ puts us in the perfect position to advise and guide the world's leading manufacturers. Because we are a company, we strive to help businesses achieve their next goals, and we are committed to the promise and value of digital transformation, no matter where they are on their journey,” said Perducat.
The full results of the report can be found here.
methodology
The report analyzed feedback from 1,567 respondents in C-suite to C-suite roles from 17 top manufacturing countries and was conducted in collaboration with Rockwell Automation and Sapio Research. it was done. The research was drawn from a wide range of industries including consumer goods, food and beverages, automotive, semiconductors, energy, life sciences, and more. The size of the companies is well-balanced and diversified, with a wide range of profits. 100 million dollars go over 30 billion dollarsprovides a broad perspective on the manufacturing industry.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect people's imagination with the potential of technology to expand human potential and make the world more productive and sustainable.Head office location Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 29,000 customer-specific problem solvers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we enable the connected enterprise across industrial enterprises, please visit www.rockwellautomation.com.
About Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork™
At Rockwell Automation, we believe we can make each other better, and we are a broad-based global partner with market-leading technology, superior support and service, and an integrated and streamlined approach to business. We will fulfill this role by providing an ecosystem. We succeed on an international scale by leveraging our network's breadth of innovative technologies and services that no single vendor can offer alone. To learn more about how PartnerNetwork helps deliver value for the Connected Enterprise, please visit our PartnerNetwork Program.
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