SDG 09: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

3 reasons manufacturing in 2021 will focus on connecting workers

A view of the assembly floor inside Chery's first automobile assembly plant in Brazil, in Jacarei, August 28, 2014. Chery executives inaugurated the plant with the presence of Sao Paulo state governor Geraldo Alckmin and Brazil's Vice-President Michel Temer. REUTERS/Roosevelt Cassio (BRAZIL - Tags: BUSINESS TRANSPORT) - GM1EA8T09DP01

In 2021, businesses will become more people-centric than ever before - including manufacturers Image: REUTERS/Roosevelt Cassio

Lawrence Whittle
CEO, Parsable
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The impact of a skills shortage on US manufacturing GDP
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The State of Digital and Connected Work on the Manufacturing Frontlines
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An estimated 2.4 millions jobs could be left unfilled in the US by 2028
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