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Industry 4.0 – is the manufacturing sector ready?

November 20, 2017

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The fourth industrial revolution is a concept the entire manufacturing industry is working towards preparing for – but what does it entail, and how ready are businesses?

Industry 4.0 is expected to enable internal improvements and production innovation across the industry. According to Sapio Research, on behalf of Zetes, bridging the gap between the state of manufacturing now and the operational objectives may be a long way off.

The research suggests that only 29% of manufacturers admit to truly understanding what having a digital supply chain network is, and less than 15% of the respondents have implemented a digital supply network and expect it to become the norm for the company in the next five years.

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