As organizations in the manufacturing and production ecosystem are rethinking and reimagining their business and operating models to rebuild from covid-19, there is now a window of opportunity for shaping more resilient, sustainable and inclusive ways of creating value to all stakeholders.
Firms that emerge from the pandemic disruption will have some choices to make.
The organizations engaged in the World Economic Forum’s Platform for Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Production are working together to advance the above priorities and support an inclusive transformation of businesses across industries and geographies.
This White Paper outlines successful case studies from those who have already started to unlock business model innovation through the adoption of advanced manufacturing. It highlights fiv...
Sinking, swimming or surfing: Perspectives on operating and business models
This report is the result of a collaboration between members of the World Economic Forum Council on Advanced Manufacturing and Production. It summarizes the main findings of work conducte...
Although more than 50% of the world’s total energy is consumed by manufacturing-related activities, advanced manufacturing technologies offer companies dramatic opportunities to boost pro...
If companies adopt only small changes, they run the risk of digitizing the past instead of innovating and transforming for the future.
As the dawn of electrification and the early history of computing show, pioneering technology means little without the right mindset to apply it.
Cybersecurity risks in manufacturing reach far, to consumers and corporate stakeholders; the World Economic Forum's plan seeks collective responsibility.
Automation and digitalization increasingly require workers with specialized knowledge for specific tasks, experts say. This is leading to wage inequality.
