How Possible Happens
Industrial manufacturing organizations are facing a critical 'value void'—the gap between the promise of transformative technology investments and the results actually delivered. Based on a global survey of over 3,600 respondents across 15 countries, including 500 industrial manufacturers, this report reveals what the most productive organizations are doing differently to drive core business velocity and digital transformation. Key findings show that 76% of industrial manufacturers expect productivity increases, 80% anticipate higher technology investment, and 82% agree that adoptability of new technologies will define future success. The report identifies four core 'Vectors to Value' that anchor how leading organizations are embedding intelligence and resilience into day-to-day operations—moving beyond experimentation to deploying AI and agentic automation at scale.
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- 76% of industrial manufacturing organizations expect productivity increases, with 27% anticipating gains of 20% or more.
- 80% of industrial manufacturers expect increases in technology investment, signaling a strong shift from experimentation to deployment at scale.
- 82% of industrial manufacturing organizations agree that success in their industry will depend on the use and adoptability of new technologies.
- Improving manufacturing and supply chain visibility is the top business priority for 54% of industrial manufacturing organizations, according to a Forbes survey.
- Cloud adoption in industrial manufacturing lags behind other industries, with fragmented enterprise architectures remaining a key barrier to unlocking the full value of digital transformation.