The digitally enabled factory of today looks very different from the leading factory of ten years ago. Advances in technologies like data analytics, AI, and robotics have offered manufacturers hundreds of potential solutions and tech applications to improve their ways of working. “Digital transformations are revolutionizing all aspects of manufacturing, touching not just processes and productivity but also people,” write McKinsey’s Rehana Khanam and Frédéric Lefort. The result? Personalized products, predictive maintenance, and near-zero downtime, pushing the boundaries of efficiency, sustainability, and human-machine synergy.
As we near the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, check out these insights on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and learn more about The Global Lighthouse Network, a WEF initiative co-founded with McKinsey that examines the future of operations and considers how 4IR technologies are shaping production. For daily #WEF24 updates, bookmark this page, and for more on what to expect at Davos, register now for a McKinsey Live session with senior partners Tracy Francis and Daniel Pacthod on Friday, January 12, at 10:30 AM ET / 16:30 CET.
Capturing the true value of Industry 4.0
The continuing evolution of the Global Lighthouse Network
The next chapter: Lighthouses shape the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Lighthouses reveal a playbook for responsible industry transformation
Toward smart production: Machine intelligence in business operations
The Fourth Industrial Revolution will be people powered
The mainstreaming of additive manufacturing
The scaling imperative for industry 4.0
114 down, 10 million to go: The Global Lighthouse Network’s mission