Operational Excellence through Digital in Manufacturing Industries

whitePaper | January 1, 2020

With over 2,800 campaigns each year delivered through a team of 300+ digital, data, and technology specialists, Deck 7 is a first resource for B2B demand generation services for marketers worldwide. Clients leverage Deck 7’s multichannel content marketing services and Media 7’s network of 30+ online publications for content syndication to engage over 95 million buyers across 16 industries and 120+ countries.

whitePaper | September 30, 2022

Until 2020, progress towards digital transformation for most manufacturers was slow. But the urgency for manufacturers to make successful digital transformations escalated during the first 8-12 months of the global pandemic. As COVID-19 reshaped consumer buying behaviors, the pace jumped from a crawl to a sprint: According to one study, 85% of organizations accelerated their digital transformation initiatives in 2020.[1] Some industry observers believe we witnessed 6.5 years of digital progress in the last eight months of 2020 alone.[2] The pandemic was largely responsible for worldwide supply chain disruptions that slowed down goods production and delivery. As a result, manufacturers justifiably focused on managing and fixing the supply chain problems first. But as the pandemic continued, it became clear that the supply chain issues were a symptom of something deeper than the short-term disruptions.

whitePaper | August 31, 2022

The business case for collaboration and cross-functional transformation Faced with significant and ongoing disruption in the industry, manufacturing companies have known for years that digital transformation is essential to maintain a competitive edge. COVID-19 has only accelerated the need for digital transformation. The pandemic has disrupted supply chains, created an increasingly distributed and remote workforce, caused significant changes in demand, and increased the challenges of providing field service. To address these changes, manufacturing companies have accelerated their investments in digitization. According to McKinsey, advances in this area are now ahead of schedule by three to four years.1

whitePaper | August 23, 2022

The contract packaging industry is growing at a 12.5% annual growth rate1, according to Contract Packaging Association (CPA). Driven by the continued increase in consumer brands (more than 30,0001 ), there are now over 1,0002 contract packaging companies in the U.S., ranging from smaller operations with 20 employees to some with more than 1,000 employees. More and more consumer goods companies are relying on contract packaging partners to continue providing quality products, faster time-to-market, reliable delivery, and continued innovation. While the packaging industry is seeing of opportunity and growth, there are some challenges to carefully navigate.

whitePaper | December 12, 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) can enable a new era in the digital transformation journey, offering tremendous potential to transform industries for greater efficiency, sustainability and workforce engagement. Even though the impact of AI applications in manufacturing and value chains is known, the full opportunity from their deployment is still to be uncovered due to a number of organizational and technical roadblocks. Recognizing this need, the World Economic Forum’s Platform for Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains and Platform for Shaping the Future of Technology Governance: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, together with the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Türkiye, convened industry, technology and academic experts to shed light on these challenges and propose a step-by-step approach to overcome them.

whitePaper | November 15, 2022

The need for modernization based on digital capabilities is evident in almost all areas of the manufacturing enterprise today – not just on the shopfloor, but also in the sales, planning, engineering, and service functions. Significant shifts are underway in the manufacturing industry driven by world events as well as technology. This paper discusses these shifts in the industry along with key business and technology capabilities manufacturers need today to navigate this disruption and stay competitive. It also shows how Infosys Discrete Manufacturing Solution can empower manufacturers with these capabilities.