Digital transformation in manufacturing has been in the forefront of awareness for 2-3 years, with early predictions even dating back a decade. As digital waves transformed the entertainment, media, travel, education, and banking industries, futurists could naturally predict that manufacturing, too, would be prime for upheaval. The pieces, from global e-commerce to demand for product personalization, have been falling in place at a staggering rate.
And yet, for many manufacturers, full-scale adoption of digitalization tactics is stalled. James Toomey has seen this pause phenomenon several times. He calls it the “hesitations before the leap” and compares it to prolonged incubation.
