Manufacturing Transformation: Achieving competitive advantage in a changing global marketplace

November 14, 2017

Manufacturers around the globe are undergoing a profound transformation. External market shifts and technological changes are reshaping the competitive landscape for manufacturing firms, ushering in a new era of growth, change, and economic opportunity. We surveyed over 300 global executives to analyze the ramifications of these changes for manufacturers.

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Sage Automotive Interiors

Sage Automotive Interiors is a leading global supplier of specialty-designed, high-performance technical textiles for the automotive industry. With offices and manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, Brazil, and Korea, Sage has a vision to be the market leader in design, engineering and technical capability supported by world- class manufacturing. Our core strengths include consumer research, sustainability and innovative problem solving for the OEM.

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