The 3 Pillars of Manufacturing: Anticipation, Innovation, Collaboration

Disruptive digital technology will transform every industry in one way or another. The manufacturing sector is absolutely no exception, having spent the last decade bouncing back from being affected by a down economy.

Yet despite the coronavirus pandemic throwing a wrench in what was poised to be one of the best economic years in recent history, the manufacturing industry is still steadily rising thanks to a multitude of technological advances, and there is plenty more innovation to come.

Whether you are a leader or an employee in manufacturing, it is imperative you implement my Anticipatory Leader System — which in this case focuses on the Hard Trends affecting the manufacturing sector both inside and out — in order to pre-solve problems that can come with those Hard Trends and turn disruption and change into opportunity and advantage.

Next-Generation Manufacturing Principles

In the last decade, manufacturing in the United States faced intense international competition, increasing market volatility and complexity, a declining workforce, and a host of other challenges.

But the industry overcame said obstacles not only by adapting new technology, but by applying Next-Generation Manufacturing…