The data tells us a disconcerting story. Manufacturing productivity, for the first time in recorded history, has been declining. And at a point in history where, as we’re re-shoring, near-shoring and friend-shoring our strategic manufacturing capacity, there’s an unprecedented demand for an upskilled workforce and sustained productivity growth. Our existing capabilities, methodologies and cultures have brought us this far but are clearly not sufficient; a strong indicator that manufacturing transformation isn’t just a good strategy, it’s a matter of survival.  

Join CESMIIs John Dyck and some of America’s leading manufacturers for an impactful discussion on the characteristics, capabilities and behaviors that represent Smart Manufacturing, and how companies can create a vision for the future of manufacturing that drives transformation, including: 

• Business and technology strategies, best practices and education to equip leadership, upskill the existing workforce and train the next generation workforce  
• Aggressive evolution from proprietary, closed ecosystems, enabling interoperability based on standards that eliminate data silos, stovepipe architectures and vendor lock-in 
• How to convene all relevant stakeholder groups to prioritize and address industry constraints no one organization can solve on its own