This series of three articles will explore: (1) the current status of global manufacturing, with a particular focus on (2) what AI looks like among today’s leading manufacturers, and (3) the capabilities they have built to deploy it with both speed and scale. In this first installment, we’ll explore how the maturity of AI marks a 4IR inflection point; examine how leading manufacturers are redefining the leading edge of manufacturing with this technology; and finally, consider three types of strategic responses—to innovate, to accelerate, or to follow fast—that manufacturers will need to consider as industry becomes more competitive.
