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Chapter 3

Future Focus

Positive Steps

Manufacturers' Top 5 Business Area Improvements

  • 69%

    #1 Customer Engagement/Service

  • 67%

    #2 Production Infrastructure 

  • 64%

    #3 Production Processes

  • 62%

    #4 New Product Development/Introduction

  • 61%

    #5 Supply Chain Managment

Spare capacity in human resources and supply chain is critical for an organisation to maintain agility and innovation

Chief of Digital Manufacturing at a global aerospace and defence firm
Positive steps

What business goals are you working towards over the next 12-24 months?

  • 69%

    #1 Become More Environmentally Sustainable

  • 53%

    #2 Increase Manufacturing Agility

  • 51%

    #3 Increase investment in People, Premises and Process

  • 46%

    #4 Foster Deeper Relationships With Suppliers and Partners

  • 42%

    #5 Foster Deeper Relationships With Customers

Despite the events of the last two years or so, our new model plan is still going strong. As much as we can cram in is the way we’re working

Board member at a global automotive manufacturer
Positive Steps

What is your organisation's appetite for reshoring or onshoring over the coming 12 months?

  • 24%

    We have looked at more local Supply but it is currently not feasible

  • 32%

    We have moved some production in-house

  • 26%

    We have already moved one or two suppliers more locally (up to 10%)

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